Patents by Inventor Stuart Taylor
Stuart Taylor 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).
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Publication number: 20150033167Abstract: A set of reconfigurable clip-on modules for mobile computing devices includes two or more modules and at least one of the modules has an input button or other control and at least one of the modules can communicate with the computing device without needing to be connected to it via a wire. The input button is mapped to a user input in a program, such as a game, which is running or displayed on the computing device to which the modules are clipped. In an embodiment, user inputs via the buttons or other controls on the clip-on modules are mapped to user inputs in a game running on the device, which may be a touch-screen device, and the mapping between user inputs via the buttons and user inputs in the game may change dependent upon the game being played, user preference, or other criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: John Helmes, Stuart Taylor, Stephen E. Hodges, Nicolas Villar, James W. Scott
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Publication number: 20140355785Abstract: Mobile device localization using audio signals is described. In an example, a mobile device is localized by receiving a first audio signal captured by a microphone located at the mobile device and a second audio signal captured from a further microphone. A correlation value between the first audio signal and second audio signal is computed, and this is used to determine whether the mobile device is in proximity to the further microphone. In one example, the mobile device can receive the audio signals from the further microphone and calculate the correlation value. In another example, a server can receive the audio signals from the mobile device and the further microphone and calculate the correlation value. In examples, the further microphone can be a fixed microphone at a predetermined location, or the further microphone can be a microphone located in another mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Stuart Taylor, Timothy Regan, Philip Gosset, Dinan Gunawardena, Eno Thereska
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Patent number: 8858335Abstract: A set of reconfigurable clip-on modules for mobile computing devices includes two or more modules and at least one of the modules has an input button or other control and at least one of the modules can communicate with the computing device without needing to be connected to it via a wire. The input button is mapped to a user input in a program, such as a game, which is running or displayed on the computing device to which the modules are clipped. In an embodiment, user inputs via the buttons or other controls on the clip-on modules are mapped to user inputs in a game running on the device, which may be a touch-screen device, and the mapping between user inputs via the buttons and user inputs in the game may change dependent upon the game being played, user preference, or other criteria.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: John Helmes, Stuart Taylor, Stephen E Hodges, Nicolas Villar, James W Scott
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Publication number: 20140257137Abstract: Devices and methods for automatic monitoring of fluid of a patient are disclosed, comprising a patient line, a transfer disk which receives the fluid and controllably transfers the fluid to test substrates, and a sensor disk which houses the test substrates. The sterile transfer disk may be configured to maintain the sterility of the patient sampling assembly while transferring samples to non-sterile components, such as the sensor disk.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: INTELLECTUAL INSPIRATIONS, LLCInventors: Daniel BLOOM, Nicholas A. NELSON, Morten J. JENSEN, Laurence R. SHEA, Edward Paul DONLON, Joseph Anthony VIVOLO, Stuart TAYLOR
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Patent number: 8830792Abstract: Mobile device localization using audio signals is described. In an example, a mobile device is localized by receiving a first audio signal captured by a microphone located at the mobile device and a second audio signal captured from a further microphone. A correlation value between the first audio signal and second audio signal is computed, and this is used to determine whether the mobile device is in proximity to the further microphone. In one example, the mobile device can receive the audio signals from the further microphone and calculate the correlation value. In another example, a server can receive the audio signals from the mobile device and the further microphone and calculate the correlation value. In examples, the further microphone can be a fixed microphone at a predetermined location, or the further microphone can be a microphone located in another mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Stuart Taylor, Timothy Regan, Philip Gosset, Dinan Gunawardena, Eno Thereska
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Publication number: 20140244715Abstract: Methods and apparatus for displaying dynamic status information on a plurality of devices and enabling interactions between these devices are described. In an embodiment, a trigger signal is sent to one or more computing devices to trigger the launch of an application client on the computing device. The trigger signal is generated on another device in response to a user interacting with the displayed status information. This other device may be an impoverished device which displays status information for an application but is not capable of running the application client. In various embodiments, the status information is displayed in the form of a GUI element called a tile and this status information may be pushed to the device by a proxy server. The trigger signal may be sent to multiple devices or in some embodiments, a computing device may be selected to receive the trigger signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen E. Hodges, John Helmes, James W. Scott, Nicolas Villar, Stuart Taylor
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Publication number: 20140206451Abstract: A set of reconfigurable clip-on modules for mobile computing devices includes two or more modules and at least one of the modules has an input button or other control and at least one of the modules can communicate with the computing device without needing to be connected to it via a wire. The input button is mapped to a user input in a program, such as a game, which is running or displayed on the computing device to which the modules are clipped. In an embodiment, user inputs via the buttons or other controls on the clip-on modules are mapped to user inputs in a game running on the device, which may be a touch-screen device, and the mapping between user inputs via the buttons and user inputs in the game may change dependent upon the game being played, user preference, or other criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: John Helmes, Stuart Taylor, Stephen E Hodges, Nicolas Villar, James W Scott
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Patent number: 8753290Abstract: Devices and methods for automatic monitoring of fluid of a patient are disclosed, comprising a patient line, a transfer disk which receives the fluid and controllably transfers the fluid to test substrates, and a sensor disk which houses the test substrates. The sterile transfer disk may be configured to maintain the sterility of the patient sampling assembly while transferring samples to non-sterile components, such as the sensor disk.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Intellectual Inspiration, LLCInventors: Daniel Bloom, Nicholas A. Nelson, Morten J. Jensen, Laurence R. Shea, Ed Donlon, Joe Vivolo, Stuart Taylor
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Patent number: 8704822Abstract: A volumetric display system which enables user interaction is described. In an embodiment, the system consists of a volumetric display and an optical system. The volumetric display creates a 3D light field of an object to be displayed and the optical system creates a copy of the 3D light field in a position away from the volumetric display and where a user can interact with the image of the object displayed. In an embodiment, the optical system involves a pair of parabolic mirror portions.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Alexander Butler, Stephen E. Hodges, Shahram Izadi, Stuart Taylor, Nicolas Villar
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Patent number: 8607178Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) chip having repeaters for propagating signals along relatively long wires that extend between and among lower-level physical blocks of the IC chip, wherein the repeaters are implemented as clocked flip-flops (or “repeater flops”). A method for automatically inserting and allocating such repeater flops during the logical and physical design of the IC chip is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: Stuart A. Taylor, Victor Ma, Bharat Patel
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Patent number: 8581852Abstract: Touch detection systems and methods are described. The system comprises a light guiding sheet, a light source, a reflective layer and a detector. When a fingertip or other suitable object is pressed against the light guiding sheet, light which is undergoing total internal reflection within the sheet is scattered. The scattered light is reflected by the reflective layer and detected by the detector. In an embodiment, the light is infra-red light. The touch detection system may, in some embodiments, be placed on a display and the touch events used to control the display.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2007Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Shahram Izadi, Stuart Taylor, Stephen E. Hodges
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Patent number: 8553068Abstract: In one implementation, a conference bridge connects endpoints in a media conference. The various endpoints may have a wide range of video capabilities and audio capabilities. The video conference bridge learns the video capabilities of the endpoints and formulates a media plan based on these capabilities. The media plan instructs the endpoints on the types of media streams to produce. The video conference bridge may shape a media stream received from one of the endpoints by removing one or more layers. Accordingly, each endpoint decodes only the media streams that can be encoded by another endpoint and receives the best possible media stream from each endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Stuart A. Taylor, Vikram Khurana, Charles U. Eckel
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Patent number: 8502816Abstract: A tabletop display providing multiple views to users is described. In an embodiment the display comprises a rotatable view-angle restrictive filter and a display system. The display system displays a sequence of images synchronized with the rotation of the filter to provide multiple views according to viewing angle. These multiple views provide a user with a 3D display or with personalized content which is not visible to a user at a sufficiently different viewing angle. In some embodiments, the display comprises a diffuser layer on which the sequence of images are displayed. In further embodiments, the diffuser is switchable between a diffuse state when images are displayed and a transparent state when imaging beyond the surface can be performed. The device may form part of a tabletop comprising with a touch-sensitive surface. Detected touch events and images captured through the surface may be used to modify the images being displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Alexander Butler, Stephen Edward Hodges, Shahram Izadi, Nicolas Villar, Stuart Taylor, David Molyneaux, Otmar Hilliges
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Patent number: 8489569Abstract: Retrieval and display of digital media items is described. For example, the digital media items may be photographs, videos, audio files, emails, text documents or parts of these. In an embodiment a dedicated apparatus having a touch display screen is provided in a form designed to look like a domestic fish tank. In an embodiment graphical animated agents are depicted on the display as fish whose motion varies according to at least one behavior parameter which is pseudo random. In embodiments, the agents have associated search criteria and when a user selects one or more agents the associated search criteria are used in a retrieval operation to retrieve digital media items from a store. In some embodiments media items are communicated between the apparatus and a portable communications device using a communications link established by tapping the portable device against the media retrieval and display apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Kirk, Nicolas Villar, Richard Banks, David Alexander Butler, Shahram Izadi, Abigail Sellen, Stuart Taylor
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Patent number: 8400410Abstract: Ferromagnetic user interfaces are described. In embodiments, user interface devices are described that can detect the location of movement on a user-touchable portion by sensing movement of a ferromagnetic material. In some embodiments sensors are arranged in a two dimensional array, and the user interface device can determine the location of the movement in a plane substantially parallel to the two-dimensional array and the acceleration of movement substantially perpendicular to the two-dimensional array. In other embodiments, user interface devices are described that can cause a raised surface region to be formed on a ferrofluid layer of a user-touchable portion, which is detectable by the touch of a user. Embodiments describe how the raised surface region can be moved on the ferrofluid layer. Embodiments also describe how the raised surface region can be caused to vibrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Stuart Taylor, Jonathan Hook, Shahram Izadi, Nicolas Villar, David Alexander Butler, Stephen E. Hodges
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Publication number: 20120324424Abstract: According to exemplary embodiments, method and systems for software accessibility testing are provided. Aspects of the exemplary embodiments include: obtaining accessibility information on content of a graphical user interface (GUI) of software under test, wherein accessibility information is content of the GUI for which describing text is available or content of the GUI which is accessible by keyboard use; determining content of the GUI which should not be available in a test due to a lack of accessibility information; restricting the GUI to restrict access to the content not available; and providing the restricted GUI to a user for testing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Robert John Breeds, James Stuart Taylor
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Publication number: 20120317290Abstract: Asset control system that includes a network management system and a command and control system being structured and arranged to control assignments to assets and being integrated with the network management system to manage resource assignments to the assets controlled by the command and control system within a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: ASTRIUM LTD.Inventor: Stuart TAYLOR
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Publication number: 20120274507Abstract: An antenna communication architecture for simultaneous optimal tracking of multiple broadband satellite terminals in support of in theatre operations and rapid deployment applications, and methods in relation therewith. This communication architecture is especially suitable for implementation as a hosted payload configuration on a host spacecraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Inventors: Jaafar Cherkaoui, Peter Takats, Stuart Taylor, Peter Garland, Luigi Pozzebon
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Publication number: 20120263020Abstract: Mobile device localization using audio signals is described. In an example, a mobile device is localized by receiving a first audio signal captured by a microphone located at the mobile device and a second audio signal captured from a further microphone. A correlation value between the first audio signal and second audio signal is computed, and this is used to determine whether the mobile device is in proximity to the further microphone. In one example, the mobile device can receive the audio signals from the further microphone and calculate the correlation value. In another example, a server can receive the audio signals from the mobile device and the further microphone and calculate the correlation value. In examples, the further microphone can be a fixed microphone at a predetermined location, or the further microphone can be a microphone located in another mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Stuart Taylor, Timothy Regan, Philip Gosset, Dinan Gunawardena, Eno Thereska
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Publication number: 20120242609Abstract: Existing tools for organizing family memories offer few possibilities for easily integrating both physical and digital materials in order to produce a single archive for a family (or other group of users). This also applies to archiving of physical objects and digital media in general (even for applications outside the field of family use). An archiving system is described which incorporates at least one image capture device, a display, a sensing apparatus arranged to detect user input associated with the display, a processor and memory, and a receptacle for holding digital media storage devices such as mobile telephones, digital cameras, personal digital assistants and the like. The image capture device is operable to capture digital images of physical objects for archiving. The receptacle comprises a data transmission apparatus for automatically transferring data with the digital media storage devices and optionally also a power charging apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Shahram Izadi, Abigail J. Sellen, Richard M. Banks, Stuart Taylor, Stephen E. Hodges, Alex Butler