Patents by Inventor Tim Yeoh

Tim Yeoh 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: 8462124
    Abstract: An electronic document reading device includes an electronic page having at least one display surface and a page support. The page is attached to the page support such that the page is physically turnable. The device also includes a memory to store at least part of a document to be read and a page driver coupled to the memory, to drive the page display surface to display a first stored portion of the document. The device further includes a sensing system to sense turning of the page and an update control system coupled to the sensing system to control update of the display surface with a second stored portion of the document responsive to sensing of the page turning. The update control system is configured to control the updating such that the updating is at least partially hidden from a viewpoint of a user of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Plastic Logic Limited
    Inventors: Paul Cain, Tim Yeoh
  • Publication number: 20100066685
    Abstract: An electronic document reading device includes an electronic page having at least one display surface; a page support, said page being attached to said page support such that said page is physically turnable; a memory to store at least part of a document to be read; a page driver coupled to said memory, to drive said page display surface to display a first stored portion of said document; a sensing system to sense turning of said page; and an update control system coupled to said sensing system to control update of said display surface with a second stored portion of said document responsive to sensing of said page turning; and wherein said update control system is configured to control said updating such that said updating is at least partially hidden from a viewpoint of a user of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Cain, Tim Yeoh