Patents by Inventor Teresa A. Oliver
Teresa A. Oliver 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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Patent number: 11740694Abstract: Various embodiments include processing devices and methods for managing multisensor inputs on a mobile computing device. Various embodiments may include receiving multiple inputs from multiple touch sensors, identifying types of user interactions with the touch sensors from the multiple inputs, identifying sensor input data in a multisensor input data structure corresponding with the types of user interactions, and determining whether the multiple inputs combine as a multisensor input in an entry in the multisensor input data structure having the sensor input data related to a multisensor input response. Various embodiments may include detecting a trigger for a multisensor input mode, entering the multisensor input mode in response to detecting the trigger, and enabling processing of an input from a touch sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Robyn Teresa Oliver, Robert Tartz, Douglas Brems, Suhail Jalil, Jonathan Kies
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Patent number: 11635810Abstract: Various embodiments include processing devices and methods for managing multisensor inputs on a mobile computing device. Various embodiments may include receiving multiple inputs from multiple touch sensors, identifying types of user interactions with the touch sensors from the multiple inputs, identifying sensor input data in a multisensor input data structure corresponding with the types of user interactions, and determining whether the multiple inputs combine as a multisensor input in an entry in the multisensor input data structure having the sensor input data related to a multisensor input response. Various embodiments may include detecting a trigger for a multisensor input mode, entering the multisensor input mode in response to detecting the trigger, and enabling processing of an input from a touch sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Robyn Teresa Oliver, Robert Tartz, Douglas Brems, Suhail Jalil, Jonathan Kies
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Patent number: 11460918Abstract: Various embodiments include processing devices and methods for managing multisensor inputs on a mobile computing device. Various embodiments may include receiving multiple inputs from multiple touch sensors, identifying types of user interactions with the touch sensors from the multiple inputs, identifying sensor input data in a multisensor input data structure corresponding with the types of user interactions, and determining whether the multiple inputs combine as a multisensor input in an entry in the multisensor input data structure having the sensor input data related to a multisensor input response. Various embodiments may include detecting a trigger for a multisensor input mode, entering the multisensor input mode in response to detecting the trigger, and enabling processing of an input from a touch sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Robyn Teresa Oliver, Robert Tartz, Douglas Brems, Suhail Jalil, Jonathan Kies
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Patent number: 11353956Abstract: In some embodiments, a processor of the mobile computing device may receive an input for performing a function with respect to content at the mobile device in which the content at the mobile device is segmented into at least a first command layer having one or more objects and a second command layer having one or more objects. The processor may determine whether the received input is associated with a first object of the first command layer or a second object of the second command layer. The processor may determine a function to be performed on one of the first or second objects based on whether the first command layer or the second command layer is determined to be associated with the received input, and the processor may perform the determined function on the first object or the second object.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jonathan Kies, Robyn Teresa Oliver, Robert Tartz, Douglas Brems, Suhail Jalil
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Patent number: 11231827Abstract: Techniques are provided for integrating mobile device and extended reality experiences. Extended reality technologies can include virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), etc. In some examples, a synthetic (or virtual) representation of a device (e.g., a mobile device, such as a mobile phone or other type of device) can be generated and displayed along with VR content being displayed by a VR device (e.g., a head-mounted display (HMD)). In another example, content from the device (e.g., visual content being displayed and/or audio content being played by the device) can be output along with VR content being displayed by the VR device. In another example, one or more images captured by a camera of the device and/or audio obtained by a microphone of the device can be obtained from the device by a virtual reality device and can be output by the virtual reality device.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Douglas Brems, Robert Tartz, Robyn Teresa Oliver
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Publication number: 20210382550Abstract: Various embodiments include processing devices and methods for managing multisensor inputs on a mobile computing device. Various embodiments may include receiving multiple inputs from multiple touch sensors, identifying types of user interactions with the touch sensors from the multiple inputs, identifying sensor input data in a multisensor input data structure corresponding with the types of user interactions, and determining whether the multiple inputs combine as a multisensor input in an entry in the multisensor input data structure having the sensor input data related to a multisensor input response. Various embodiments may include detecting a trigger for a multisensor input mode, entering the multisensor input mode in response to detecting the trigger, and enabling processing of an input from a touch sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Robyn Teresa OLIVER, Robert Tartz, Douglas Brems, Suhail Jalil, Jonathan Kies
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Patent number: 11126258Abstract: Various embodiments include processing devices and methods for managing multisensor inputs on a mobile computing device. Various embodiments may include receiving multiple inputs from multiple touch sensors, identifying types of user interactions with the touch sensors from the multiple inputs, identifying sensor input data in a multisensor input data structure corresponding with the types of user interactions, and determining whether the multiple inputs combine as a multisensor input in an entry in the multisensor input data structure having the sensor input data related to a multisensor input response. Various embodiments may include detecting a trigger for a multisensor input mode, entering the multisensor input mode in response to detecting the trigger, and enabling processing of an input from a touch sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Robyn Teresa Oliver, Robert Tartz, Douglas Brems, Suhail Jalil, Jonathan Kies
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Publication number: 20210278897Abstract: Various embodiments include processing devices and methods for managing multisensor inputs on a mobile computing device. Various embodiments may include receiving multiple inputs from multiple touch sensors, identifying types of user interactions with the touch sensors from the multiple inputs, identifying sensor input data in a multisensor input data structure corresponding with the types of user interactions, and determining whether the multiple inputs combine as a multisensor input in an entry in the multisensor input data structure having the sensor input data related to a multisensor input response. Various embodiments may include detecting a trigger for a multisensor input mode, entering the multisensor input mode in response to detecting the trigger, and enabling processing of an input from a touch sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Robyn Teresa OLIVER, Robert TARTZ, Douglas BREMS, Suhail JALIL, Jonathan KIES
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Publication number: 20210278896Abstract: Various embodiments include processing devices and methods for managing multisensor inputs on a mobile computing device. Various embodiments may include receiving multiple inputs from multiple touch sensors, identifying types of user interactions with the touch sensors from the multiple inputs, identifying sensor input data in a multisensor input data structure corresponding with the types of user interactions, and determining whether the multiple inputs combine as a multisensor input in an entry in the multisensor input data structure having the sensor input data related to a multisensor input response. Various embodiments may include detecting a trigger for a multisensor input mode, entering the multisensor input mode in response to detecting the trigger, and enabling processing of an input from a touch sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Robyn Teresa OLIVER, Robert Tartz, Douglas Brems, Suhail Jalil, Jonathan Kies
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Patent number: 11009995Abstract: Various embodiments include methods and devices for implementing refining of user interface (UI) behavior. Embodiments may include creating a touch-profile of a touch-panel of a computing device from results of a self-diagnostic test measuring capacitance of capacitive sensors of the touch-panel, embedding the touch-profile in a framework of an operating system of the computing device, determining an unusable area of the touch-panel from the touch-profile, and determining a UI modification based on the unusable area of the touch-panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Shantanu Jain, Aditya Parulkar, Salman Mohammad, Vevek Venkatesan, Aditya Prakash, Jonathan Kies, Douglas Brems, Robyn Teresa Oliver
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Publication number: 20210117038Abstract: Various embodiments include methods and devices for implementing refining of user interface (UI) behavior. Embodiments may include creating a touch-profile of a touch-panel of a computing device from results of a self-diagnostic test measuring capacitance of capacitive sensors of the touch-panel, embedding the touch-profile in a framework of an operating system of the computing device, determining an unusable area of the touch-panel from the touch-profile, and determining a UI modification based on the unusable area of the touch-panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Shantanu JAIN, Aditya PARULKAR, Salman MOHAMMAD, Vevek VENKATESAN, Aditya PRAKASH, Jonathan KIES, Douglas BREMS, Robyn Teresa OLIVER
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Publication number: 20210109611Abstract: In some embodiments, a processor of the mobile computing device may receive an input for performing a function with respect to content at the mobile device in which the content at the mobile device is segmented into at least a first command layer having one or more objects and a second command layer having one or more objects. The processor may determine whether the received input is associated with a first object of the first command layer or a second object of the second command layer. The processor may determine a function to be performed on one of the first or second objects based on whether the first command layer or the second command layer is determined to be associated with the received input, and the processor may perform the determined function on the first object or the second object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Jonathan KIES, Robyn Teresa OLIVER, Robert TARTZ, Douglas BREMS, Suhail JALIL
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Publication number: 20210034222Abstract: Techniques are provided for integrating mobile device and extended reality experiences. Extended reality technologies can include virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), etc. In some examples, a synthetic (or virtual) representation of a device (e.g., a mobile device, such as a mobile phone or other type of device) can be generated and displayed along with VR content being displayed by a VR device (e.g., a head-mounted display (HMD)). In another example, content from the device (e.g., visual content being displayed and/or audio content being played by the device) can be output along with VR content being displayed by the VR device. In another example, one or more images captured by a camera of the device and/or audio obtained by a microphone of the device can be obtained from the device by a virtual reality device and can be output by the virtual reality device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Douglas BREMS, Robert TARTZ, Robyn Teresa OLIVER
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Patent number: 10901606Abstract: In some embodiments, a processor of the mobile computing device may receive an input for performing a function with respect to content at the mobile device in which the content at the mobile device is segmented into at least a first command layer having one or more objects and a second command layer having one or more objects. The processor may determine whether the received input is associated with a first object of the first command layer or a second object of the second command layer. The processor may determine a function to be performed on one of the first or second objects based on whether the first command layer or the second command layer is determined to be associated with the received input, and the processor may perform the determined function on the first object or the second object.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jonathan Kies, Robyn Teresa Oliver, Robert Tartz, Douglas Brems, Suhail Jalil
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Patent number: 10551984Abstract: Methods, devices, non-transitory processor-readable media of various embodiments may enable contextual operation of a mobile computing device including a capacitive input sensor, which may be a rear area capacitive input sensor. In various embodiments, a processor of a mobile computing device including a rear area capacitive input sensor may monitor sensor measurements and generate an interaction profile based on the sensor measurements. The processor of the mobile computing device may determine whether the interaction profile is inconsistent with in-hand operation and may increase sensitivity of the capacitive input sensor in response to determining that the interaction profile is inconsistent with in-hand operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jonathan Kies, Robyn Teresa Oliver, Robert Tartz, Douglas Brems, Suhail Jalil
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Patent number: 10482843Abstract: In an embodiment, a user equipment (UE) coupled to a display screen enters into a reduced blue light (RBL) mode. The UE determines, while operating in accordance with the RBL mode, a degree of blue light reduction in at least a portion of a display frame to be output on the display screen using at least one RBL rule from a set of RBL rules that is based upon one or more of (i) application-specific information of an application that is contributing image data to the portion of the display frame, and (ii) content-specific information that characterizes the image data in the portion of the display frame. The UE selectively reduces the blue light in the at least a portion of the display frame based on the determining. The UE sends the display frame with the selectively reduced blue light portion to the display screen for output.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Daniel James Guest, Min Dai, Robyn Teresa Oliver
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Patent number: 10459561Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are related to a method for determining a touch pressure level on a touchscreen, comprising: detecting a touch event by the touchscreen; obtaining data relating to features associated with the touch event comprising a capacitance value, a touch area, and/or a touch duration; and determining a touch pressure level based on one or more of the features.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Marc Bosch Ruiz, Galit Hofree, Robert Scott Tartz, Robyn Teresa Oliver, Jonathan Karl Kies, Virginia Walker Keating
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Publication number: 20190113995Abstract: In some embodiments, a processor of the mobile computing device may receive an input for performing a function with respect to content at the mobile device in which the content at the mobile device is segmented into at least a first command layer having one or more objects and a second command layer having one or more objects. The processor may determine whether the received input is associated with a first object of the first command layer or a second object of the second command layer. The processor may determine a function to be performed on one of the first or second objects based on whether the first command layer or the second command layer is determined to be associated with the received input, and the processor may perform the determined function on the first object or the second object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Jonathan Kies, Robyn Teresa Oliver, Robert Tartz, Douglas Brems, Suhail Jalil
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Publication number: 20190114021Abstract: Various embodiments include processing devices and methods for managing multisensor inputs on a mobile computing device. Various embodiments may include receiving multiple inputs from multiple touch sensors, identifying types of user interactions with the touch sensors from the multiple inputs, identifying sensor input data in a multisensor input data structure corresponding with the types of user interactions, and determining whether the multiple inputs combine as a multisensor input in an entry in the multisensor input data structure having the sensor input data related to a multisensor input response. Various embodiments may include detecting a trigger for a multisensor input mode, entering the multisensor input mode in response to detecting the trigger, and enabling processing of an input from a touch sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Robyn Teresa OLIVER, Robert TARTZ, Douglas BREMS, Suhail JALIL, Jonathan KIES
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Publication number: 20190114005Abstract: Methods, devices, non-transitory processor-readable media of various embodiments may enable contextual operation of a mobile computing device including a capacitive input sensor, which may be a rear area capacitive input sensor. In various embodiments, a processor of a mobile computing device including a rear area capacitive input sensor may monitor sensor measurements and generate an interaction profile based on the sensor measurements. The processor of the mobile computing device may determine whether the interaction profile is inconsistent with in-hand operation and may increase sensitivity of the capacitive input sensor in response to determining that the interaction profile is inconsistent with in-hand operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Jonathan KIES, Robyn Teresa Oliver, Robert Tartz, Douglas Brems, Suhail Jalil