Patents by Inventor Thomas Gitzinger

Thomas Gitzinger 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: 12250332
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a device housing and a blade assembly carrying a blade and slidably coupled to the device housing. The electronic device includes a translation mechanism operable to slide the blade assembly relative to the device housing. The electronic device includes one or more processors operable with the translation mechanism. The one or more processors automatically transition the blade assembly to the peek position when a front-facing imager or front-facing loudspeaker is required unless a privacy mode of operation is enabled, wherein transition of the blade assembly to the peek position is precluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Sridhar Vashist, Marcello Zuffo, Sanjeev Kumar Poluru Venkata, Thomas Gitzinger, Rohit Sisodia, Kathryn Ellen Thomas, Alexis Grace Valasek
  • Publication number: 20250028355
    Abstract: An electronic device, method, and computer program product provide a wearable flexible display that is configurable when not being worn to increase a display area from one strap length by one strap width to one half strap length by two strap width. A mechanism enables pivoting between serial alignment and non-serial juxtaposed alignment of first and second half straps. In response to determining that the first half strap is in the juxtaposed parallel alignment with the second half strap, display engine(s) selectively renders and presents display content within a pivoted display area of one strap length by two strap width or less. In response to determining the first half strap is not in the juxtaposed parallel alignment but in serial alignment with the second half strap, the display engine(s) selectively renders and present displays content within a full-length display area of two half strap length by one strap width or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: GILES T DAVIS, KEITH J PUMP, THOMAS GITZINGER
  • Publication number: 20250029536
    Abstract: An electronic device, method, and computer program product provide a flexible display that is configurable when being worn around a wrist of a user to increase a display width area. The electronic device includes a strap having an outer layer presenting the flexible display and an inner support layer attached to an underside of the flexible display. The strap is positionable between an uncoiled position and the coiled position with lateral edges of first and second terminal ends of the strap juxtaposed in abutted alignment. In response to determining the coiled position based on a sensor or a user interface input, a display driver of the electronic device selectively renders display content and presents rendered display content within a coil display area that is two straps wide of terminal ends of the strap in juxtaposed adjacent position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: GILES T. DAVIS, KEITH J. PUMP, THOMAS GITZINGER
  • Patent number: 12205505
    Abstract: An electronic device, method, and computer program product provide a flexible display that is configurable when being worn around a wrist of a user to increase a display width area. The electronic device includes a strap having an outer layer presenting the flexible display and an inner support layer attached to an underside of the flexible display. The strap is positionable between an uncoiled position and the coiled position with lateral edges of first and second terminal ends of the strap juxtaposed in abutted alignment. In response to determining the coiled position based on a sensor or a user interface input, a display driver of the electronic device selectively renders display content and presents rendered display content within a coil display area that is two straps wide of terminal ends of the strap in juxtaposed adjacent position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Giles T Davis, Keith J Pump, Thomas Gitzinger
  • Patent number: 12184982
    Abstract: An apparatus for autonomous form factor control of a foldable mobile device includes a processor that determines a current form factor of the foldable mobile device and senses a forward motion or a backward motion of a subject within a field of view of a camera of the device. In response to forward motion of a user, the processor raises a pointing elevation angle of the camera to maintaining the user within the field of view by autonomously controlling the hinge angle between the first device housing and the second device housing of the foldable mobile device and in response to backward motion the processor lowers the pointing elevation angle by autonomously using shape memory actuators to control the hinge angle in the direction determined based on the form factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bill Ryan, Nigil George Valikodath, Thomas Gitzinger
  • Publication number: 20240323535
    Abstract: An apparatus for autonomous form factor control of a foldable mobile device includes a processor that determines a current form factor of the foldable mobile device and senses a forward motion or a backward motion of a subject within a field of view of a camera of the device. In response to forward motion of a user, the processor raises a pointing elevation angle of the camera to maintaining the user within the field of view by autonomously controlling the hinge angle between the first device housing and the second device housing of the foldable mobile device and in response to backward motion the processor lowers the pointing elevation angle by autonomously using shape memory actuators to control the hinge angle in the direction determined based on the form factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bill Ryan, Nigil George Valikodath, Thomas Gitzinger
  • Publication number: 20240241688
    Abstract: In implementations, audio data packets of an audio stream are received by an audio output device. An audio drop of the audio stream is predicted based on an increase in path loss of signals exchanged between the audio output device and an audio source device, a decrease in the number of the signals that travel via reflected signal paths, and a threshold number of the signals being lost. Based on the audio drop prediction, broadcast signals are exchanged via multiple audio connections between multiple audio source devices and multiple audio output components of the audio output device. Further, an audio connection is selected based on signal strength data, time of arrival data, and signal loss data for each of the audio connections. A transfer of the audio stream is initiated to provide the audio data packets of the audio stream to the audio output device via the selected audio connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Michael E Russell, Thomas Gitzinger
  • Publication number: 20240126335
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a flexible display and a device housing that defines a translation surface for the flexible display. A blade assembly is positioned between the flexible display and the translation surface. A rotor is positioned within a curvilinear section of the blade assembly and flexible display. A translation mechanism translates the blade assembly and flexible display between an extended position, a retracted position, and a peek position revealing an image capture device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel P Groebe, Thomas Gitzinger, Jun Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20240129396
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a device housing and a blade assembly carrying a blade and slidably coupled to the device housing. The electronic device includes a translation mechanism operable to slide the blade assembly relative to the device housing. The electronic device includes one or more processors operable with the translation mechanism. The one or more processors automatically transition the blade assembly to the peek position when a front-facing imager or front-facing loudspeaker is required unless a privacy mode of operation is enabled, wherein transition of the blade assembly to the peek position is precluded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Sridhar Vashist, Marcello Zuffo, Sanjeev Kumar Poluru Venkata, Thomas Gitzinger, Rohit Sisodia, Kathryn Ellen Thomas, Alexis Grace Valasek
  • Patent number: 11797050
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first device housing and a second device housing that is slidable along the first device housing. The electronic device includes a flexible display and a slider framework fixedly coupled to the first device housing. A display mover slidably couples the flexible display to the slider framework, while a housing mover slidably couples the second device housing to the slider framework. An actuator coupled between the display mover and the housing mover causes the display mover and the housing mover to slide symmetrically in opposite directions along the slider framework when the second device housing slides relative to the first device housing between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Yong-Ho Lim, Thomas Gitzinger, Steve C Emmert, Daniel P Groebe
  • Publication number: 20230305593
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first device housing and a second device housing that is slidable along the first device housing. The electronic device includes a flexible display and a slider framework fixedly coupled to the first device housing. A display mover slidably couples the flexible display to the slider framework, while a housing mover slidably couples the second device housing to the slider framework. An actuator coupled between the display mover and the housing mover causes the display mover and the housing mover to slide symmetrically in opposite directions along the slider framework when the second device housing slides relative to the first device housing between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yong-Ho Lim, Thomas Gitzinger, Steve C Emmert, Daniel P Groebe
  • Patent number: 11528352
    Abstract: A hinge housing of an electronic device is coupled to a first hinge arm extending into to a first device housing a second hinge arm extending into a second device housing. The first hinge arm has a first pin extending from a terminal edge of the first hinge arm that engages a first slot defined by a first plate fixedly coupled to the first device housing. The second hinge arm has a second pin extending from a terminal edge of the second hinge arm that engages a second slot defined by a second plate fixedly coupled to the second device housing. The pins translate when the first device housing and the second device housing pivot to change a displacement between the hinge housing and the device housings, as well as to separate proximal ends of the first device housing and the second device housing in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Yong-Ho Lim, Alberto R. Cavallaro, Thomas Gitzinger
  • Patent number: 11522985
    Abstract: An electronic device includes first device housing and a second device housing. The hinge housing is coupled to a first hinge arm extending into to the first device housing a second hinge arm extending into the second device housing. The first hinge arm has a first pin extending from a terminal edge of the first hinge arm that engages a first slot defined by a first bracket fixedly coupled to the first device housing. The second hinge arm has a second pin extending from a terminal edge of the second hinge arm that engages a second slot defined by a second bracket fixedly coupled to the second device housing. The first pin translates with the first slot and the second pin translates within the second slot, respectively, when the first device housing and the second device housing pivot to change a displacement between the hinge housing and the device housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Yong-Ho Lim, Alberto R. Cavallaro, Thomas Gitzinger
  • Patent number: 11146565
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing multiple paths through a mobile electronic device entail providing one of multiple levels of device access and cloud access based on an identity determination and authentication as to a potential user. In an embodiment, the device attempts to identify the user based on traditional touch/touchless authentication techniques. If this attempt is unsuccessful, the device then tries to identify the user by alternative means. If the user can be identified, the device attempts to authenticate the user for full access to the device and associated cloud data. If this is successful, the user is granted full access. If instead the identified user is not qualified for full access, the user is given pass-through access to their personal cloud storage. If, however, the device is unable to even identify the user, the user may be given pass-through access to the cloud generally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Rachid Alameh, Jarrett Simerson, Thomas Gitzinger
  • Patent number: 11049404
    Abstract: An Internet-of-things device can detect, using one or more sensors, a condition exceeding a predefined condition threshold. If the condition is occurring at a location outside of an area monitored by the sensors of the Internet-of-things device, a communication device can transmit an investigation request to an unmanned aircraft. The investigation request can include a request to monitor an environment at the location. The Internet-of-things device can then receive an event report identifying whether a class of event is or was occurring at the location from the unmanned aircraft. The event report can include one or more event labels. The Internet-of-things device can transform, with an artificial intelligence engine, the one or more event labels into machine learned knowledge in an Internet-of-things knowledge domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: John Gorsica, Rachid Alameh, Zhengping Ji, Yi Wu, Thomas Gitzinger
  • Publication number: 20200404424
    Abstract: A method in an electronic device includes receiving, with an audio input device, audio input from a source. The method estimates, with one or more processors operable with the audio input device, a sound pressure level of the audio input when emanating from the source. The method adjusts, with the one or more processors, an audio output sound pressure level of an audio output device to mimic the sound pressure level of the audio input when emanating from the source, and outputs audio output at the audio output sound pressure level in response to receiving the audio input from the source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Rachid Alameh, Thomas Gitzinger, Eric Krenz, John Gorsica
  • Publication number: 20200250994
    Abstract: An Internet-of-things device can detect, using one or more sensors, a condition exceeding a predefined condition threshold. If the condition is occurring at a location outside of an area monitored by the sensors of the Internet-of-things device, a communication device can transmit an investigation request to an unmanned aircraft. The investigation request can include a request to monitor an environment at the location. The Internet-of-things device can then receive an event report identifying whether a class of event is or was occurring at the location from the unmanned aircraft. The event report can include one or more event labels. The Internet-of-things device can transform, with an artificial intelligence engine, the one or more event labels into machine learned knowledge in an Internet-of-things knowledge domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: John Gorsica, Rachid Alameh, Zhengping Ji, Yi Wu, Thomas Gitzinger
  • Patent number: 10713002
    Abstract: A method in an electronic device includes receiving, with an audio input device, an audio input from one or more sources. The method includes determining, with one or more sensors operable with one or more processors, whether the audio input was received from a single source or a plurality of sources. Where the audio input is received from the single source, the method includes adjusting, with one or more processors, an audio output sound pressure level of an audio output device to a first audio output sound pressure level. Where the audio input is received from the plurality of sources, the method include adjusting, with the one or more processors, the audio output sound pressure level of the audio output device to a second audio output sound pressure level that is less than the first audio output sound pressure level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Rachid Alameh, Thomas Gitzinger, Eric Krenz, John Gorsica
  • Publication number: 20200218290
    Abstract: Methods and systems for attaching an unmanned aircraft suspension perch to a surface with an unmanned aircraft are provided. One method includes retrieving, with the unmanned aircraft, the unmanned aircraft suspension perch. The method can include selecting, with one or more processors carried by the unmanned aircraft, an attachment location for the unmanned aircraft suspension perch. A flight engine responsive to the one or more processors can navigate the unmanned aircraft to the attachment location. The unmanned aircraft can attach the unmanned aircraft suspension perch to the surface at the attachment location. The unmanned aircraft can then suspend itself from the unmanned aircraft suspension perch, or alternatively release, with a perch interface of the unmanned aircraft, the unmanned aircraft suspension perch while the unmanned aircraft suspension perch remains attached to the surface at the attachment location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: John Gorsica, Rachid Alameh, Yi Wu, Zhengping Ji, Thomas Gitzinger
  • Publication number: 20200169612
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing multiple paths through a mobile electronic device entail providing one of multiple levels of device access and cloud access based on an identity determination and authentication as to a potential user. In an embodiment, the device attempts to identify the user based on traditional touch/touchless authentication techniques. If this attempt is unsuccessful, the device then tries to identify the user by alternative means. If the user can be identified, the device attempts to authenticate the user for full access to the device and associated cloud data. If this is successful, the user is granted full access. If instead the identified user is not qualified for full access, the user is given pass-through access to their personal cloud storage. If, however, the device is unable to even identify the user, the user may be given pass-through access to the cloud generally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Rachid Alameh, Jarrett Simerson, Thomas Gitzinger