Patents by Inventor Steven M. Kyle

Steven M. Kyle 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).

  • Ergonomic computer alignment
    Patent number: 8139034
    Abstract: A system and computer program product for automatically positioning a computer to an ergonomically correct orientation are presented. An optic sensor at a top of a computer monitor measures a distance and angle to a user's eye. This distance and angle, along with stored anatomical data for a specific user, are used to automatically adjust a base of the computer, thus positioning the computer's keyboard in an ergonomically correct alignment for the specific user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shadi E. Albouyeh, Steven M. Kyle, Yen-Kwang Lin
  • AUTOMATIC FAIL-OVER FOR GAMING CONTROLLERS
    Publication number: 20090258713
    Abstract: A set of controllers can be communicatively linked to a gaming console. One of the controllers can be programmatically designed as an active controller and another can be programmatically designed as a fail-over controller. A failure of an active controller can be determined. Responsive to this determination, the fail-over controller can be automatically substituted for the active controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: SHADI E. ALBOUYEH, STEVEN M. KYLE, YEN-KWANG LIN
  • ERGONOMIC COMPUTER ALIGNMENT
    Publication number: 20090150006
    Abstract: A system and computer program product for automatically positioning a computer to an ergonomically correct orientation are presented. An optic sensor at a top of a computer monitor measures a distance and angle to a user's eye. This distance and angle, along with stored anatomical data for a specific user, are used to automatically adjust a base of the computer, thus positioning the computer's keyboard in an ergonomically correct alignment for the specific user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: SHADI E. ALBOUYEH, Steven M. Kyle, Yen-Kwang Lin
  • Ergonomic computer alignment
    Patent number: 7439956
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for automatically positioning a computer to an ergonomically correct orientation are presented. An optic sensor at a top of a computer monitor measures a distance and angle to a user's eye. This distance and angle, along with stored anatomical data for a specific user, are used to automatically adjust a base of the computer, thus positioning the computer's keyboard in an ergonomically correct alignment for the specific user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shadi E. Albouyeh, Steven M. Kyle, Yen-Kwang Lin