Patents by Inventor Tim Althoff

Tim Althoff 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).

  • Sleep monitoring from implicitly collected computer interactions
    Patent number: 10559387
    Abstract: A method may include receiving implicitly collected computer interaction data of a user from a computing device; accessing a data store of previously collected computer interaction data, the previously collected computer interaction data correlated with sleep patterns of users; comparing the users implicitly collected computer interaction data to the previously collected computer interaction data; and inferring the user's sleep pattern based on the comparing. The method may provide an indication of real-world cognitive performance that varies throughout the day, and which is influenced by both circadian rhythms, chronotype (morning/evening preference), and prior sleep duration and timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tim Althoff, Eric J. Horvitz, Ryen W. White
  • SLEEP MONITORING FROM IMPLICITLY COLLECTED COMPUTER INTERACTIONS
    Publication number: 20180365384
    Abstract: A method may include receiving implicitly collected computer interaction data of a user from a computing device; accessing a data store of previously collected computer interaction data, the previously collected computer interaction data correlated with sleep patterns of users; comparing the users implicitly collected computer interaction data to the previously collected computer interaction data; and inferring the user's sleep pattern based on the comparing. The method may provide an indication of real-world cognitive performance that varies throughout the day, and which is influenced by both circadian rhythms, chronotype (morning/evening preference), and prior sleep duration and timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Tim Althoff, Eric J. Horvitz, Ryen W. White