Patents by Inventor Tom Cool

Tom Cool 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: 11849312
    Abstract: An agent device for assisting one or more users is provided. The agent device supports a first operation mode in which the agent device is configured to identify individual users. Further, the agent device supports a second operation mode in which the agent device is configured to not identify individual users. The agent device includes a receiver circuit configured to receive, from an external device, a signal indicating that a person in the vicinity of the agent device does not want to be identified. Additionally, the agent device includes a control circuit configured to set an operation mode of the agent device to the second operation mode in response to receiving the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Philip Marivoet, Olivier Demarto, Tom Cool
  • Patent number: 11748507
    Abstract: A method of providing information about a device is proposed. According to the method, user-specific information of a first user is provided to the device. The user-specific information is related to a user experience of the device used by the first user. The user-specific information is stored in a non-volatile memory of the device. Upon a request of a second user, device-specific information based on the stored user-specific feedback information from the non-volatile memory of the device is outputted to the second user. A device with an electrical circuit, non-volatile memory, and an output circuit is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tom Cool, Daavid Hentunen, Olivier Demarto, Fabien Cardinaux
  • Publication number: 20210058775
    Abstract: An agent device for assisting one or more users is provided. The agent device supports a first operation mode in which the agent device is configured to identify individual users. Further, the agent device supports a second operation mode in which the agent device is configured to not identify individual users. The agent device includes a receiver circuit configured to receive, from an external device, a signal indicating that a person in the vicinity of the agent device does not want to be identified. Additionally, the agent device includes a control circuit configured to set an operation mode of the agent device to the second operation mode in response to receiving the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Philip MARIVOET, Olivier DEMARTO, Tom COOL
  • Publication number: 20190303612
    Abstract: A method of providing information about a device is proposed. According to the method, user-specific information of a first user is provided to the device. The user-specific information is related to a user experience of the device used by the first user. The user-specific information is stored in a non-volatile memory of the device. Upon a request of a second user, device-specific information based on the stored user-specific feedback information from the non-volatile memory of the device is outputted to the second user. A device with an electrical circuit, non-volatile memory, and an output circuit is proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Cool, Daavid Hentunen, Olivier Demarto, Fabien Cardinaux