Patents by Inventor Stephen Lawrence Tomlin

Stephen Lawrence Tomlin 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).

  • Systems and methods for location, motion, and contact detection and tracking in a networked audiovisual device
    Patent number: 8121808
    Abstract: Systems and methods for location, motion, and contact detection and tracking in a portable networked device are disclosed. A portable device may include a motion detection unit including an accelerometer for detecting accelerations in one or more axes. Signals associated with the detected motion are processed to generate estimates of device acceleration, velocity, and relative and absolute locations. Additional processing may be performed to detect user gestures or other user input relevant to portable device control. Particular motion or vibrational characteristics may be also be detected and used by other processes in the portable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Chumby Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Shane Huang, Duane Stewart Maxwell, Kenneth Earl Steele, Stephen Lawrence Tomlin, Steven Michael Adler
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION, MOTION, AND CONTACT DETECTION AND TRACKING IN A NETWORKED AUDIOVISUAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110093227
    Abstract: Systems and methods for location, motion, and contact detection and tracking in a portable networked device are disclosed. A portable device may include a motion detection unit including an accelerometer for detecting accelerations in one or more axes. Signals associated with the detected motion are processed to generate estimates of device acceleration, velocity, and relative and absolute locations. Additional processing may be performed to detect user gestures or other user input relevant to portable device control. Particular motion or vibrational characteristics may be also be detected and used by other processes in the portable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew Shane Huang, Duane Stewart Maxwell, Kenneth Earl Steele, Stephen Lawrence Tomlin, Steven Michael Adler
  • Systems and methods for location, motion, and contact detection and tracking in a networked audiovisual device
    Patent number: 7778792
    Abstract: Systems and methods for location, motion, and contact detection and tracking in a portable networked device are disclosed. A portable device may include a motion detection unit including an accelerometer for detecting accelerations in one or more axes. Signals associated with the detected motion are processed to generate estimates of device acceleration, velocity, and relative and absolute locations. Additional processing may be performed to detect user gestures or other user input relevant to portable device control. Particular motion or vibrational characteristics may be also be detected and used by other processes in the portable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Chumby Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Shane Huang, Duane Stewart Maxwell, Kenneth Earl Steele, Stephen Lawrence Tomlin, Steven Michael Adler
  • Systems and methods for location, motion, and contact detection and tracking in a networked audiovisual device
    Publication number: 20080228429
    Abstract: Systems and methods for location, motion, and contact detection and tracking in a portable networked device are disclosed. A portable device may include a motion detection unit including an accelerometer for detecting accelerations in one or more axes. Signals associated with the detected motion are processed to generate estimates of device acceleration, velocity, and relative and absolute locations. Additional processing may be performed to detect user gestures or other user input relevant to portable device control. Particular motion or vibrational characteristics may be also be detected and used by other processes in the portable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew Shane Huang, Duane Stewart Maxwell, Kenneth Earl Steele, Stephen Lawrence Tomlin, Steven Michael Adler