Patents by Inventor Ruth Ann Lim

Ruth Ann Lim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10725586
    Abstract: An example method is provided for presentation of a digital image of an object. The method comprises aligning a plurality of sensors with a projector unit, receiving, from a sensor of the plurality of sensors, an image of an object on a surface, detecting features of the object, and presenting the image on the surface based on the features of the object. The features include location and dimensions, wherein dimensions of the image match the dimensions of the object and location of the image overlap with the location of the object on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David Bradley Short, Jinman Kang, Ruth Ann Lim
  • Patent number: 10481733
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving, on a touch sensitive mat of a computing system, a touch input associated with a first event type. The method further includes determining whether to transform the touch input associated with the first event type to a different event type, and sending, to an application, the touch input associated with an event type based according to the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Arman Alimian, Diogo Strube de Lima, Bradley Neal Suggs, Immanuel Amo, Nicholas P Lyons, Evan Wilson, Ruth Ann Lim
  • Publication number: 20190220146
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving, on a touch sensitive mat of a computing system, a touch input associated with a first event type. The method further includes determining whether to transform the touch input associated with the first event type to a different event type, and sending, to an application, the touch input associated with an event type based according to the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Arman Alimian, Diogo Strube de Lima, Bradley Neal Suggs, Immanuel Amo, Nicholas P. Lyons, Evan Wilson, Ruth Ann Lim
  • Publication number: 20190155452
    Abstract: An example method is provided for presentation of a digital image of an object. The method comprises aligning a plurality of sensors with a projector unit, receiving, from a sensor of the plurality of sensors, an image of an object on a surface, detecting features of the object, and presenting the image on the surface based on the features of the object. The features include location and dimensions, wherein dimensions of the image match the dimensions of the object and location of the image overlap with the location of the object on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: David Bradley Short, Jinman Kang, Ruth Ann Lim
  • Patent number: 10275092
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving, on a touch sensitive mat of a computing system, a touch input associated with a first event type. The method further includes determining whether to transform the touch input associated with the first event type to a different event type, and sending, to an application, the touch input associated with an event type based according to the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Arman Alimian, Diogo Strube de Lima, Bradley Neal Suggs, Immanuel Amo, Nicholas P Lyons, Evan Wilson, Ruth Ann Lim
  • Patent number: 10255019
    Abstract: In example implementations, a method for configuring displays and an apparatus for performing the same is provided. The method is performed by a processor of a computing system having a main display and a projected display having a touch interface. The method includes executing an application that uses the main display, the projected display, and an external display. The main display, the projected display, and the external display are set to an extended display configuration. A list of displays and display data associated with the list of displays is obtained. A display configuration request is received from an application being executed by the processor of the computing system and the main display, the projected display, and the external display are configured in accordance with the display configuration request based on the display data that is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Ruth Ann Lim
  • Patent number: 10168833
    Abstract: An example method is provided for. The method comprises receiving an image of an object on a surface, detecting features of the object, and presenting the image on the surface based on the features of the object. The features include location and dimensions, wherein dimensions of the image match the dimensions of the object and location of the image overlap with the location of the object on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David Bradley Short, Jinman Kang, Ruth Ann Lim
  • Publication number: 20180285049
    Abstract: In example implementations, a method for configuring displays and an apparatus for performing the same is provided. The method is performed by a processor of a computing system having a main display and a projected display having a touch interface. The method includes executing an application that uses the main display, the projected display, and an external display. The main display, the projected display, and the external display are set to an extended display configuration. A list of displays and display data associated with the list of displays is obtained. A display configuration request is received from an application being executed by the processor of the computing system and the main display, the projected display, and the external display are configured in accordance with the display configuration request based on the display data that is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Ruth Ann Lim
  • Publication number: 20170308241
    Abstract: An example method is provided for. The method comprises receiving an image of an object on a surface, detecting features of the object, and presenting the image on the surface based on the features of the object. The features include location and dimensions, wherein dimensions of the image match the dimensions of the object and location of the image overlap with the location of the object on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David Bradley Short, Jinman Kang, Ruth Ann Lim
  • Publication number: 20170300174
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving, on a touch sensitive mat of a computing system, a touch input associated with a first event type. The method further includes determining whether to transform the touch input associated with the first event type to a different event type, and sending, to an application, the touch input associated with an event type based according to the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Arman Alimian, Diogo Strube de Lima, Bradley Neal Suggs, Immanuel Amo, Nicholas P Lyons, Evan Wilson, Ruth Ann Lim
  • Publication number: 20170220234
    Abstract: A method of implicitly grouping annotations with a document includes with a projection device, projecting an image of a document onto a touch sensitive pad. The method further includes receiving a number of user-input annotations to the document, and with a processor, implicitly associating the annotations with the document without receiving selection of an annotation grouping mode from a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Jordi Morillo Peres, Lynna Wuhyun Chung, Ruth Ann Lim
  • Patent number: 9602171
    Abstract: A near field communication device is disclosed herein. An example of such a device includes a user interface and an application that displays information on the user interface. The device also includes a non-transitory storage medium including a list of data elements that may appear within the information displayed in the user interface and a near field communication filter module to automatically extract any of the data elements from the information displayed on the user interface via the application. The example additionally includes a near field communication write module to automatically record any of the extracted data elements transferred by the near field communication filter module to a near field communication data tag. Examples of a method for use in a near field communication device and a non-transitory storage medium are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.
    Inventor: Ruth Ann Lim
  • Publication number: 20150207544
    Abstract: A near field communication device is disclosed herein. An example of such a device includes a user interface and an application that displays information on the user interface. The device also includes a non-transitory storage medium including a list of data elements that may appear within the information displayed in the user interface and a near field communication filter module to automatically extract any of the data elements from the information displayed on the user interface via the application. The example additionally includes a near field communication write module to automatically record any of the extracted data elements transferred by the near field communication filter module to a near field communication data tag. Examples of a method for use in a near field communication device and a non-transitory storage medium are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Deveolment Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Ruth Ann Lim
  • Patent number: 8365083
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for accessing, managing, organizing and using local and online content from a personal computer. The graphical user interface is divided into several modules, displayed on the display screen of the computer. Some of these modules are categories, which contain links to content online and on the hard drive of the computer. The user can customize these categories and the links within them to suit his or her personal needs, interests, and tastes. One or more of the modules within the GUI are media players. The user can select content by dragging and dropping a link from the desktop, another application, or a category within the GUI onto the media player. Applications required to access content referred to by links within the categories of the graphical user interface are launched at the time that the GUI is launched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Martin, Frank E. La Fetra, Jr., Ruth Ann Lim, Janet L. Sailor
  • Publication number: 20120302266
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to communicating an Internet Protocol address to a mobile phone. For example, an electronic device may create a message that includes the Internet Protocol address of the electronic device. The electronic device may transmit the message to an intermediary for communicating the message as a Short Message Service message to the mobile phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Ruth Ann Lim, Molly Joy
  • Publication number: 20120019572
    Abstract: A computing device includes a user input device (810); and a memory (815) comprising a display driver (820), a first color matrix (202) and a second corresponding color matrix (208). A user interface (825) of the display driver (820) is configured to match a color selected with the user input device (810) in the first color matrix (202) with a color in the second color matrix (208) to identify a background and foreground color pair and to display background and foreground elements on a display device (805) using the color pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Ruth Ann Lim
  • Patent number: 7987425
    Abstract: An exemplary method for handling a hidden dialog in a media centered graphical user environment is presented including: detecting the hidden dialog; determining whether the hidden dialog is an approved dialog; if the hidden dialog is an approved dialog, providing a notification to a user of the hidden dialog such that the media centered graphical user environment is interrupted; and if the hidden dialog is not an approved dialog, ignoring the hidden dialog such that the media centered graphical user environment is uninterrupted. In some embodiments, the hidden dialog originates from any WINDOWS™ compatible program. In some embodiments, the hidden dialog is a pop-up notification. In some embodiments, the approved dialog is user configurable. In some embodiments, the approved dialog may be: a programmatic subscription dialog, a programmatic update dialog, a programmatic alert dialog, and a system alert dialog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ruth Ann Lim, Chandar Kumar Oddiraju
  • Patent number: 7716583
    Abstract: There is read information on a system indicative of how to reach at least one pre-configured, pre-designated application in the system. The information is used to build at least one software button in at least one group of software buttons that allows launching of the pre-configured, pre-designated application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Ruth Ann Lim
  • Patent number: 7489336
    Abstract: A method for adjusting images displayed on a television set, the television set being coupled to receive image information from an image-generating electronic device. The method includes displaying on the television set, using test image information from the image-generating electronic device, a test image. The method also includes receiving, from a human operator, user input. The method further includes employing the user input to form scaled test image information that corresponds to a scaled test image, the scaled test image representing a scaled version of the test image. The method yet also includes displaying on the television set, using the scaled test image information, the scaled test image on the television set in lieu of the test image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Ruth Ann Lim