Patents by Inventor Timothy E. Hansen

Timothy E. Hansen 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: 9407751
    Abstract: A data processing system includes components for providing a pleasant user experience. Those components may include a family interaction engine that provides a family channel. The family interaction engine may provide for creation of a user group. The family channel may present content of interest to multiple users in the user group. When a user is detected near the data processing system, the family interaction engine may automatically present content of interest to that user. When used for presenting media content, the data processing system may also cause supplemental data to automatically be presented, wherein the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to a predetermined interest of the user. The data processing system may also provide a ranked list of applications for potential activation by the user. The applications may be ordered based on the current context. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy E. Hansen, Ashwini Asokan, Adam Jordan
  • Patent number: 9310881
    Abstract: A data processing system includes components for providing a pleasant user experience. Those components may include a family interaction engine that provides a family channel. The family interaction engine may provide for creation of a user group. The family channel may present content of interest to multiple users in the user group. When a user is detected near the data processing system, the family interaction engine may automatically present content of interest to that user. When used for presenting media content, the data processing system may also cause supplemental data to automatically be presented, wherein the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to a predetermined interest of the user. The data processing system may also provide a ranked list of applications for potential activation by the user. The applications may be ordered based on the current context. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy E. Hansen, Ashwini Asokan, Adam Jordan, James W. Lundell, Michael J. Payne, Giuseppe Raffa, Rahul Shah, Chieh-Yih Wan
  • Patent number: 9077812
    Abstract: A data processing system includes components for providing a pleasant user experience. Those components may include a family interaction engine that provides a family channel. The family interaction engine may provide for creation of a user group. The family channel may present content of interest to multiple users in the user group. When a user is detected near the data processing system, the family interaction engine may automatically present content of interest to that user. When used for presenting media content, the data processing system may also cause supplemental data to automatically be presented, wherein the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to a predetermined interest of the user. The data processing system may also provide a ranked list of applications for potential activation by the user. The applications may be ordered based on the current context. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy E. Hansen, Ashwini Asokan, Adam Jordan
  • Patent number: 8674951
    Abstract: Embodiments of an apparatus, system and method are described for implementing a contoured thumb touch sensor. An apparatus may comprise, for example, an input device configured on a side of an apparatus, the input device having a concave shape in a direction from a top of the apparatus to a bottom of the apparatus, the input device comprising a touch-sensitive surface operative to detect movement input. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bran Ferren, Timothy E. Hansen
  • Publication number: 20140075351
    Abstract: A data processing system includes components for providing a pleasant user experience. Those components may include a family interaction engine that provides a family channel. The family interaction engine may provide for creation of a user group. The family channel may present content of interest to multiple users in the user group. When a user is detected near the data processing system, the family interaction engine may automatically present content of interest to that user. When used for presenting media content, the data processing system may also cause supplemental data to automatically be presented, wherein the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to a predetermined interest of the user. The data processing system may also provide a ranked list of applications for potential activation by the user. The applications may be ordered based on the current context. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Timothy E. Hansen, Ashwini Asokan, Adam Jordan
  • Publication number: 20140075352
    Abstract: A data processing system includes components for providing a pleasant user experience. Those components may include a family interaction engine that provides a family channel. The family interaction engine may provide for creation of a user group. The family channel may present content of interest to multiple users in the user group. When a user is detected near the data processing system, the family interaction engine may automatically present content of interest to that user. When used for presenting media content, the data processing system may also cause supplemental data to automatically be presented, wherein the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to a predetermined interest of the user. The data processing system may also provide a ranked list of applications for potential activation by the user. The applications may be ordered based on the current context. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Timothy E. Hansen, Ashwini Asokan, Adam Jordan
  • Publication number: 20140075328
    Abstract: A data processing system includes components for providing a pleasant user experience. Those components may include a family interaction engine that provides a family channel. The family interaction engine may provide for creation of a user group. The family channel may present content of interest to multiple users in the user group. When a user is detected near the data processing system, the family interaction engine may automatically present content of interest to that user. When used for presenting media content, the data processing system may also cause supplemental data to automatically be presented, wherein the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to a predetermined interest of the user. The data processing system may also provide a ranked list of applications for potential activation by the user. The applications may be ordered based on the current context. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Timothy E. Hansen, Ashwini Asokan, Adam Jordan, James W. Lundell, Michael J. Payne, Giuseppe Raffa, Rahul Shah, Chieh-Yih Wan
  • Publication number: 20100315356
    Abstract: Embodiments of an apparatus, system and method are described for implementing a contoured thumb touch sensor. An apparatus may comprise, for example, an input device configured on a side of an apparatus, the input device having a concave shape in a direction from a top of the apparatus to a bottom of the apparatus, the input device comprising a touch-sensitive surface operative to detect movement input. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Bran Ferren, Timothy E. Hansen