Patents by Inventor STEPHEN WHEATLEY

STEPHEN WHEATLEY 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: 12556854
    Abstract: A system including wireless headphones, a computer, and software stored on the computer, the computer configured to communicate wirelessly with the wireless headphones, wherein the wireless headphones are configured to provide audio output, to quantify hearing dose associated with the audio output, and to record the quantified hearing dose on the wireless headphones in a quantified hearing dose record during a first period when the wireless headphones are not in wireless communication with the computer; wherein the software is executable on the computer such that in response to the wireless headphones being in wireless communication with the computer following the first period, the software is executable to receive from the wireless headphones the quantified hearing dose record corresponding to the first period, and to store the received quantified hearing dose record in a hearing dose record on the computer. Related systems, headphones and computer program products are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: LIMITEAR LTD.
    Inventors: Richard Glover, Stephen Wheatley
  • Publication number: 20230362528
    Abstract: A system including wireless headphones, a computer, and software stored on the computer, the computer configured to communicate wirelessly with the wireless headphones, wherein the wireless headphones are configured to provide audio output, to quantify hearing dose associated with the audio output, and to record the quantified hearing dose on the wireless headphones in a quantified hearing dose record during a first period when the wireless headphones are not in wireless communication with the computer; wherein the software is executable on the computer such that in response to the wireless headphones being in wireless communication with the computer following the first period, the software is executable to receive from the wireless headphones the quantified hearing dose record corresponding to the first period, and to store the received quantified hearing dose record in a hearing dose record on the computer. Related systems, headphones and computer program products are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Richard GLOVER, Stephen WHEATLEY
  • Publication number: 20170324390
    Abstract: There is disclosed a portable programmable device including a battery, a memory and a terminal connectable to earpieces, the device including in the memory a calibration file, parameter or parameters relating to audio sensitivity of the earpieces, the device being configured to play media data including audio, and to provide audio output to the earpieces, the device being further configured to, using the calibration file, parameter or parameters, calculate a noise dose relating to a sound exposure of a user resulting from audio output provided to the earpieces, and to record the noise dose on the device, wherein the device is configured to adjust audio output level in response to: (a) audio content included in played media data; (b) the calibration file, parameter or parameters, and (c) noise dose data of the user recorded on the device. A related method and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: LIMITEAR LTD.
    Inventors: Stephen WHEATLEY, Richard GLOVER, Steve BLINCOE
  • Patent number: 8937588
    Abstract: A method of operating an interactive input system comprises capturing images of a region of interest at a first frame rate; processing a first pixel subset of images captured at the first frame rate to detect the presence of an object; and if an object is detected, capturing images of the region of interest at a second frame rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Stephen Wheatley, Jeremy Hansen, Gregory Forrest
  • Publication number: 20120319941
    Abstract: A method of operating an interactive input system comprises capturing images of a region of interest at a first frame rate; processing a first pixel subset of images captured at the first frame rate to detect the presence of an object; and if an object is detected, capturing images of the region of interest at a second frame rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventors: STEPHEN WHEATLEY, JEREMY HANSEN, GREGORY FORREST