Patents by Inventor Stephen McAnearney

Stephen McAnearney 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: 12737110
    Abstract: A method of identifying devolved sequences of handwriting motions is described. The method includes obtaining, via sensors of a wearable device of a computing system, data corresponding to a user attempting to perform a sequence of handwriting motions associated with one or more target inputs while wearing the wearable device. The method includes identifying, based on at least (i) the data corresponding to the user attempting to perform the sequence of handwriting motion and (ii) the one or more target inputs associated with the sequence of handwriting motions, a devolved sequence of handwriting motions to suggest to the user for inputting a respective target input of the one or more target inputs. The devolved sequence of handwriting motions is a different sequence and includes fewer handwriting motions as compared to the sequence of handwriting motions. And the method includes presenting a representation of the devolved sequence of handwriting motions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Evgeniy Gabrilovich, Patrick William John Kaifosh, Shagun Sodhani, Michael Mandel, Stephen McAnearney, Adam Calhoun, Adam Berenzweig, Laurentius Johannes Paulus van der Maaten, Salvatore Candido, Chia-Jung Chang, Siddharth Reddy, Thomas Robert Reardon
  • Publication number: 20250117131
    Abstract: A method of identifying devolved sequences of handwriting motions is described. The method includes obtaining, via sensors of a wearable device of a computing system, data corresponding to a user attempting to perform a sequence of handwriting motions associated with one or more target inputs while wearing the wearable device. The method includes identifying, based on at least (i) the data corresponding to the user attempting to perform the sequence of handwriting motion and (ii) the one or more target inputs associated with the sequence of handwriting motions, a devolved sequence of handwriting motions to suggest to the user for inputting a respective target input of the one or more target inputs. The devolved sequence of handwriting motions is a different sequence and includes fewer handwriting motions as compared to the sequence of handwriting motions. And the method includes presenting a representation of the devolved sequence of handwriting motions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Evgeniy Gabrilovich, Patrick William John Kaifosh, Shagun Sodhani, Michael Mandel, Stephen McAnearney, Adam Calhoun, Adam Berenzweig, Laurentius Johannes Paulus van der Maaten, Salvatore Candido, Chia-Jung Chang, Siddharth Reddy, Thomas Robert Reardon
  • Publication number: 20250068250
    Abstract: A method includes detecting, by a wearable device worn by a user, a text-symbolic hand gesture performed by the user. The method includes, in response to detecting the text-symbolic hand gesture, causing a display to present (i) a representation of an application-specific action associated with a character identified from the text-symbolic hand gesture and (ii) a predicted user input based on the character. The method includes detecting, by the wearable device, a subsequent input performed by the user. The method includes, in response to a determination that the subsequent input selects the predicted user input, providing instructions that cause the wearable device to initiate sending of the predicted user input to another electronic device; and, in response to a determination that the subsequent input selects the representation of the application-specific action associated with the character, providing instructions that cause the wearable device to initiate performance of the application-specific action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Swati Goel, Stephen McAnearney