Patents by Inventor Suzanne Marion Beaumont

Suzanne Marion Beaumont 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: 9939874
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, input of a sensor; mapping, using a processor, the sensor input to a sensor disabling condition; selecting, using a processor, a sensor based on the mapping; and disabling, using a processor, the sensor according to the sensor disabling condition. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert James Kapinos, Axel Ramirez Flores, Suzanne Marion Beaumont, James Anthony Hunt, Rod D. Waltermann
  • Publication number: 20180081523
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to receive user input into the apparatus implicating an output in response, and present the response on a device separate and apart from the apparatus instead of presenting the response on the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Russell Speight VanBlon, Rod D. Waltermann
  • Patent number: 9921805
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an audio receiver of a device, a voice input; selecting, using a processor of a device, an active target voice enabled resource for the voice input from among a plurality of active target voice enabled resources; and providing, using a processor of the device, the voice input to the active target voice enabled resource selected. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Rod D. Waltermann, Antoine Roland Raux
  • Patent number: 9875007
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to receive user input into the apparatus implicating an output in response, and present the response on a device separate and apart from the apparatus instead of presenting the response on the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE)
    Inventors: Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Russell Speight VanBlon, Rod D. Waltermann
  • Patent number: 9820103
    Abstract: A device accesses not only an electronic map to provide directions on the device, but also accesses personal experience information of a user to augment the directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: LENOVO (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Paul Plaskonos, Rod D. Waltermann
  • Patent number: 9653073
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: accepting, at an audio receiver of an information handling device, voice input of a user; interpreting, using a processor, the voice input; thereafter receiving, at the audio receiver, repeated voice input of the user; identifying a correction using the repeated voice input; and correcting, using the processor, the voice input using the repeated voice input, wherein the corrective voice input does not include a predetermined voice command. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Rod D. Waltermann, Suzanne Marion Beaumont
  • Patent number: 9632747
    Abstract: For tracking a recitation of text, a method is disclosed that includes displaying, by use of a processor, a segment of text, receiving an audio signal, and indicating a position in the segment of text determined by a correspondence between the audio signal and the segment of text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Suzanne Marion Beaumont
  • Patent number: 9633083
    Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: accessing a tagging profile based on a store of historical user object information; determining, using the processor, a current user object search has been made by a user; determining, using the processor, a priority smart tag for providing results for the current user object search based on the tagging profile; and providing the results of the current user object search according to the priority tag determined. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Rod D. Waltermann, Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Jonathan Gaither Knox, Peter Hamilton Wetsel
  • Publication number: 20170076508
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a camera accessible to the processor, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to receive data from the camera, establish a three-dimensional (3D) model of at least a portion of a location based at least in part on the data from the camera, identify at least one object at the location from the data from the camera, and associate the at least one object with time-related metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, David Alexander Schwarz, Axel Ramirez Flores, Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Ming Qian
  • Patent number: 9531333
    Abstract: A method can include receiving audio data within a band of frequencies; amplifying individualized formant frequencies within the band of frequencies; and outputting audio data that includes at least one of the amplified individualized formant frequencies. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert James Kapinos, Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Axel Ramirez Flores, James Anthony Hunt, Rod D. Waltermann
  • Publication number: 20160371054
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an audio receiver of a device, a voice input; selecting, using a processor of a device, an active target voice enabled resource for the voice input from among a plurality of active target voice enabled resources; and providing, using a processor of the device, the voice input to the active target voice enabled resource selected. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Rod D. Waltermann, Antoine Roland Raux
  • Patent number: 9460067
    Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device input component, user input comprising a sentence; identifying, using a processor, the sentence; determining, using the processor, correct punctuation for the sentence identified; determining, using the processor, a confidence level for the correct punctuation determined; and responsive to the confidence level exceeding a predetermined threshold, automatically modifying, using the processor, the sentence based on the correct punctuation determined. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Jefferson Logan Holt, Rod D. Waltermann
  • Publication number: 20160283453
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method including receiving, at a key input device, an electronic text input; obtaining, using a processor, an additional input comprising audio and relating to the electronic text input; modifying, using a processor, the electronic text input based upon the additional input; and providing, on a display device, electronic text which has been modified. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Rod D. Waltermann
  • Publication number: 20160259827
    Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: receiving, at an input component of an information handling device, user input comprising one or more words; identifying, using a processor of the information handling device, an emotion associated with the one or more words; creating, using the processor, an emotion tag including the emotion associated with the one or more words; storing the emotion tag in a memory; analyzing one or more emotion tags; and modifying an operation of an application based on the analyzing. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Russell Speight VanBlon, Rod D. Waltermann
  • Publication number: 20160258760
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a position receiver, and storage bearing instructions. The instructions are executable by the processor to receive from the position receiver data indicating a location of the device. The instructions are also executable to receive a map of a facility, present on the device at least a portion of the map, receive a selection of a destination indicated on the map, and at least in part based on the selection and the data indicating the location of the device, present on the device directions to the destination in the facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Rod David Waltermann
  • Publication number: 20160227107
    Abstract: Methods, devices and program products are provided for presenting a notification on a device, which includes a camera and a processor, detects a gaze event utilizing the camera and processor, and dismisses the notification based on the gaze event. The device comprises a processor and a display configured to present a notification. The device also comprises a camera configured to collect image frame data, and a local storage medium storing program instructions accessible by the processor. The processor, responsive to execution of the program instructions, detects a gaze event based on the image frame data and dismisses the notification based on the gaze event. The computer program product comprises a non-signal computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable code which presents a notification on a device, the device including a camera and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventor: Suzanne Marion Beaumont
  • Publication number: 20160148163
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to predict a time to travel at least one of to an event entered in an electronic calendar and from the event indicated in the electronic calendar. The instructions are also executable to represent the time to travel in the electronic calendar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Rod D. Waltermann, Grigori Zaitsev
  • Publication number: 20160135752
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using a processor of an electronic device, at least one user associated with a user of the electronic device; receiving, using a network component of the electronic device, health-related information associated with the at least one user; generating, using a processor of the electronic device, a notification based on the health-related information; and providing, using an output device of the electronic device, the notification to the user of the electronic device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Suzanne Marion Beaumont
  • Patent number: 9342501
    Abstract: An aspect provides a method, identifying: receiving, at an input component of an information handling device, user input comprising one or more words; identifying, using a processor of the information handling device, an emotion associated with the one or more words; creating, using the processor, an emotion tag including the emotion associated with the one or more words; and storing the emotion tag in a memory. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Russell Speight VanBlon, Rod D. Waltermann
  • Publication number: 20160026370
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to receive user input into the apparatus implicating an output in response, and present the response on a device separate and apart from the apparatus instead of presenting the response on the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Suzanne Marion Beaumont, Russell Speight VanBlon, Rod D. Waltermann