Patents by Inventor Todd J. JOHNSGARD

Todd J. JOHNSGARD 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: 9444816
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus, system, and method to continuously authenticate a user of a mobile device. The mobile device includes a user interface, a transceiver, a microphone, and processor. The processor continuously samples a user's voice from the microphone during a call by obtaining voice snippets on a pre-defined periodic basis or on a random basis. The processor further compares the sampled voice from the microphone to a stored voice to authenticate a valid user, wherein if the sampled voice matches the stored voice for a valid user, functionality of the mobile device continues. On the other hand, if the sampled voice does not match the stored voice for a valid user, functionality of the mobile device is locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Todd J. Johnsgard, Ta-yan Siu, Guangming Shi
  • Publication number: 20120252411
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus, system, and method to continuously authenticate a user of a mobile device. The mobile device includes a user interface, a transceiver, a microphone, and processor. The processor continuously samples a user's voice from the microphone during a call by obtaining voice snippets on a pre-defined periodic basis or on a random basis. The processor further compares the sampled voice from the microphone to a stored voice to authenticate a valid user, wherein if the sampled voice matches the stored voice for a valid user, functionality of the mobile device continues. On the other hand, if the sampled voice does not match the stored voice for a valid user, functionality of the mobile device is locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Todd J. JOHNSGARD, Ta-yan SIU, Guangming SHI
  • Publication number: 20090164493
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for enhanced editing comprise displaying content comprising data items and a cursor having a position. The apparatus and method further include applying a predetermined aggregation rule to the displayed data items to generate a list of one or more data aggregations. Additionally, the apparatus and methods include displaying the list of data aggregations, and further generating and displaying a list of one or more functions to perform on the one or more data aggregations. The apparatus and methods further include receiving an indication of a selected data aggregation, as well as a selected function to carry out with respect to the selected data aggregation. Further, the apparatus and methods are operable to perform the selected function on the selected data aggregation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Todd J. JOHNSGARD