Patents by Inventor Steven Richards

Steven Richards 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 communicating and switching between components in a hybrid computing environment
    Patent number: 9379942
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a system having: a display device having a first operating platform; a base device having a second operating platform and being configured to connect with the display device through a hardware connection; the hardware connection including a communication link between the first and second operating platforms; and a server module and a client module; the server module configured to, responsive to selecting an active operating platform, communicate settings of a previously active operating platform via the hardware connection to the client module to maintain continuity of settings after switching active operating platforms. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthew Roper, Steven Richard Perrin, Scott Edwards Kelso, Mark Charles Davis, Li Bin, Wang Sheng
  • UNDO OPERATION FOR INK STROKE CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20160179224
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: accepting, at an input and display device, an ink stroke provided to an input overlay application; providing a display of the ink stroke on the input and display device; converting the ink stroke input into a converted input for an underlying application; providing the converted input to the underlying application; detecting a user input associated with the converted input; and reverting to the ink stroke on the input and display device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Jianbang Zhang, Steven Richard Perrin, Russell Speight VanBlon, Joshua Neil Novak, Bradley Park Strazisar, Sarah Jane E Cox, John Weldon Nicholson, Jonathan Jen-Wei Yu, Aaron Michael Stewart
  • FORMATTING HANDWRITTEN CONTENT
    Publication number: 20160179764
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: accepting, in an input and display device, handwriting ink strokes; providing, using a handwriting recognition engine, one or more machine words for the one or more ink strokes; determining a characteristic of the one or more handwriting ink strokes; changing, based on the characteristic of the handwriting ink strokes, input formatting for the one or more machine words; and inputting the one or more machine words according to the input formatting. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Edwards Kelso, John Weldon Nicholson, Bradley Park Strazisar, Steven Richard Perrin, Jianbang Zhang, Sarah Jane E Cox, Russell Speight VanBlon
  • CANDIDATE HANDWRITING WORDS USING OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION AND SPELL CHECK
    Publication number: 20160179941
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, in an overlay handwriting application, one or more handwriting strokes; processing the one or more handwriting strokes to obtain at least one candidate machine input word; generating, using a spell check application, at least one spell check word using the at least one candidate machine input word; and providing, on a display device, the at least one spell check word generated by the spell check application. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Joshua Neil Novak, Steven Richard Perrin, Jianbang Zhang
  • CURSOR INDICATOR FOR OVERLAY INPUT APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20160179363
    Abstract: One embodiment a method, including: providing, on an input and display device, an overlay handwriting input application that provides handwriting input to an underlying application; and providing, on the input and display device, a cursor initiated by the overlay handwriting application that represents an input location within at least one input field of the underlying application. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Steven Richard Perrin, Jianbang Zhang
  • REFLOW OF HANDWRITING CONTENT
    Publication number: 20160179772
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: accepting, in an input overlay application, handwriting ink strokes; determining handwriting units for the handwriting ink strokes; accepting editing input of the handwriting ink strokes; and reflowing handwriting ink strokes based on the editing input. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Steven Richard Perrin, Jianbang Zhang, John Weldon Nicholson, Scott Edwards Kelso, Bradley Park Strazisar, Matthew Lloyd Hagenbuch
  • HANDWRITING PREVIEW WINDOW
    Publication number: 20160179758
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, in an overlay input application, one or more ink strokes provided to an input field overlay area; and providing, in the overlay input application, a preview area that displays a typeset preview for the one or more ink strokes; wherein the preview area is displayed in a location determined by an area associated with current ink stroke input. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Steven Richard Perrin, Jianbang Zhang, Russell Speight VanBlon, Joshua Neil Novak, Aaron Michael Stewart, Jonathan Jen-Wei Yu, Sarah Jane E Cox, Geoffrey Simon Bula, Rajesh Krishna Daivajna
  • DISPLAYING AND INSERTING HANDWRITING WORDS OVER EXISTING TYPESET
    Publication number: 20160180161
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: accepting, in an overlay input application, one or more ink strokes provided to an input field overlay area; wherein the input field overlay area is located on top of an underlying application display; and providing, in the input field overlay area, an at least partially opaque background. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua Neil Novak, Steven Richard Perrin, Jianbang Zhang, Russell Speight VanBlon, Sarah Jane E Cox, Jonathan Jen-Wei Yu
  • Pillow
    Patent number: 9370269
    Abstract: A pillow that includes two sheets of flexible material, joined together to define a space and that is inflatable to provide a cushioned support. The pillow has a head zone that provides cushioning for a user's head and two wings that are configured to extend away from the head zone such that the pillow is substantially U-shaped in the plane of the pillow, when deflated. A channel extends between the sheets of flexible material to connect the wings. The channel is positioned at a point in the head zone furthermost from the wing ends. The width of the channel increases from the center line such that when the pillow is inflated, the pillow has a substantially V-shaped profile that is formed about the centerline and centered on the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: D G CAPITAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Barnaby Bevan Edwards, Steven Richard Spong
  • PROJECTILE
    Publication number: 20160169652
    Abstract: A rock-fracturing mining explosive element; said explosive element subjected to an initial spreading against a target surface on impact of said explosive element with said target surface; said explosive element so constructed as to control the rate of spreading and compression against said surface prior to detonation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: APPLIED EXPLOSIVES TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Chris MURRAY, Steven Richard COURTLEY, Ron GILBERT, Craig BROWN
  • Methods of treating a Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase disease or disorder
    Patent number: 9364476
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating, stabilizing or lessening the severity or progression of a disease or disorder associated with BTK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Celgene Avilomics Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Richard Witowski, William Frederick Westlin, III, Heather Lounsbury, Kathryn Stiede, Bruce A. Silver, Jay M. Mei
  • INITIATING APPLICATION AND PERFORMING FUNCTION BASED ON INPUT
    Publication number: 20160154555
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a touch-enabled display accessible to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to receive first input to the touch-enabled display at an area of the touch-enabled display which presents at least partially thereat an icon associated with a first application. The instructions are also executable to, in response to receipt of the first input, initiate the first application and execute a search at least in part based on the first input using the first application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Steven Richard Perrin, Jianbang Zhang, John Weldon Nicholson, Scott Edwards Kelso
  • ADAPTIVE GUIDELINES FOR HANDWRITING
    Publication number: 20160148046
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, involving: receiving, at a device, handwriting input from a user; detecting, using a processor, a location of at least a part of the handwriting input; and providing, on a display device, at least one adaptive line to guide the handwriting input; wherein the at least one adaptive line is positioned based on the location of at least a part of the handwriting input. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Jianbang Zhang, Steven Richard Perrin, Russell Speight VanBlon, Joshua Neil Novak
  • Systems and methods of interactive voice response speed control
    Patent number: 9344565
    Abstract: A user may accelerate or decelerate the speed of playback of a recorded message provided by an interactive voice response (IVR) system at any time during the course of listening to the recorded message. The user may provide speed control instructions using predetermined keys or buttons on a communications device to modify the speed of the recorded message playback. Alternatively or additionally, the user may speak words to adjust the speed that a recorded message is being played to them. A speed control instruction may cause some or all of the recorded message to be repeated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Steven Richard Wilson
  • BENZOXAZINE RESINS
    Publication number: 20160115317
    Abstract: A curable polymer composition containing: (A) a thermoset benzoxazine resin precursor component; (B) optionally, an aryl sulphone-containing benzoxazine component, and (C) a polyarylsulphone thermoplastic toughening agent, wherein in the absence of component (B), component (C) contains one or more benzoxazine pendant- and/or end-groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Steven Richard Ward, Paul Mark Cross, Robin Maskell
  • Phantom Electric Motor System with Parallel Coils
    Publication number: 20160105139
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating an electric motor is presented. A transmit magnetic field is received at a group of receive coils having a group of axes oriented substantially parallel to magnetic field lines from a transmit coil and having a group of resonant frequencies. A resonant frequency in the group of resonant frequencies is different from other receive coils in the group of receive coils. A receive magnetic field is generated at a receive coil in the group of receive coils having the resonant frequency when the transmit magnetic field has a selected frequency matching the resonant frequency. The receive magnetic field attracts a rotor in the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Brian J. Tillotson, Peng Zeng, Steven Richard Corey
  • Optimizing the Legibility of Displayed Text
    Publication number: 20160093080
    Abstract: Input data may define an approach, model or theme for presenting text in a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional display environment. The input data may be analyzed to determine a legibility score of the text. The legibility score may be based on a number of factors including the characteristics of the text, characteristics of the environment, an aggregate contrast ratio derived from aggregate luminance values, a relative importance of legibility, other contextual information and/or combinations thereof. If the legibility score does not meet at least one threshold, one or more treatments may be applied to the input data. For example, a treatment may involve a modification of the text size, font, text position, text color and/or modifications to the display environment, to improve the legibility of the text and/or the overall aesthetics of the display environment and the text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Ilya Tumanov, Karim Farouki, David Benjamin Lee, Nathaniel George Freier, Steven Richard Hollasch
  • TRANSFORMING DATA INTO CONSUMABLE CONTENT
    Publication number: 20160085786
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for transforming data into consumable content. In accordance with the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a computing device can execute a transformation engine for transforming data into the consumable content. The computing device can be configured to analyze the data to identify relationships within data elements or other portions of the data. The computing device also can determine a visualization model to apply to the data and to choose a world based upon the determined visualization model. The computing device can obtain rules associated with the selected or chosen world, and can apply the rules to the data to generate the output. In some embodiments, the computing device can be configured to obtain and apply feedback to the output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jennifer Michelstein Halberstam, David Benjamin Lee, Nathaniel George Freier, Katrika Morris, Christopher Hugh Pratley, Brett David Brewer, Sarah Faulkner, Steven Richard Hollasch, Ilya Tumanov
  • Interactive Video Advertisement in a Mobile Browser
    Publication number: 20160088369
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for presenting an interactive video ad in a mobile web browser that does not support embedded video playback in the browser. The interactive video ad comprises an overlay of transparent frame and visible elements, wherein the visible elements include instructions on performing a gesture to interact with the video ad. The system generates an HTML underlay, which is a web page with embedded link to continue playback of the interactive video ad and one or more interactivity options. The HTML underlay is displayed when the gesture is performed. Interactions with the video ad can be selected from the one or more options presented by the HTML underlay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Steven Richard Terpe
  • Projectile
    Patent number: 9291439
    Abstract: A rock-fracturing mining explosive element; said explosive element subjected to an initial spreading against a target surface on impact of said explosive element with said target surface; said explosive element so constructed as to control the rate of spreading and compression against said surface prior to detonation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: APPLIED EXPLOSIVES TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Chris Murray, Steven Richard Courtley, Ron Gilbert, Craig Brown