Patents by Inventor William Owen Brown

William Owen Brown 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).

  • Adaptive mute status reminder
    Patent number: 8494153
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing mute status reminders are presented. The system and method includes monitoring a mute status duration upon activation of a mute status at a communication device, outputting a periodic mute reminder having an output period responsive to activation of the mute status, and adjusting the output period responsive to the mute status duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: William Owen Brown, Anthony Reese
  • Infrared derived user presence and associated remote control
    Patent number: 8363098
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for reporting user presence associated with orientation and proximity of a user to a display device are disclosed. In one example, image data associated with a head mounted device and one or more infrared light sources is captured and processed to identify the presence of infrared light source objects. A detection status is output based on the presence of infrared light source objects, and the detection status is translated to an associated user presence state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Kenneth Rosener, William Owen Brown
  • Antenna diversity to improve proximity detection using RSSI
    Patent number: 8340614
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining proximity of a mobile radio relative to its base radio. Antenna diversity is utilized to provide improved proximity detection, such as NEAR state or FAR state, of the mobile radio relative to its base radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Kenneth Rosener, William Owen Brown
  • User validation of body worn device
    Patent number: 8009874
    Abstract: A headset includes a detector providing an output indicating a donned or doffed condition, a memory storing a fingerprint data of an authorized headset user, and a fingerprint scanner for generating a fingerprint scan upon detecting a donned condition. The headset includes a finger pad on an exterior of the headset on which a fingerprint of a headset wearer is placed during a validation process and a processor for processing the fingerprint scan to validate the identity of a headset user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventor: William Owen Brown
  • Optical headset user interface
    Patent number: 7631811
    Abstract: A headset includes a finger pad on an exterior of the headset on which a finger of a headset wearer is placed. The headset includes an optical line scanner which scans the finger pad and outputs a series of successive images of the finger placed on the finger pad. A headset processor processes the output of the optical line scanner to detect relative motion of the finger on the finger pad or detect tapping of the finger on the finger pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventor: William Owen Brown
  • User validation of body worn device
    Publication number: 20090041313
    Abstract: A headset includes a detector providing an output indicating a donned or doffed condition, a memory storing a fingerprint data of an authorized headset user, and a fingerprint scanner for generating a fingerprint scan upon detecting a donned condition. The headset includes a finger pad on an exterior of the headset on which a fingerprint of a headset wearer is placed during a validation process and a processor for processing the fingerprint scan to validate the identity of a headset user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventor: William Owen Brown