Patents by Inventor Zia SYED

Zia SYED 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING ANOTHER APPARATUS AND HAVING SELF-ORIENTATING CAPABILITY
    Publication number: 20140333562
    Abstract: An apparatus for communicating with a target device includes: a sensing portion for sensing points of user contact with the apparatus and user gestures; a transmitting device for sending signals representative of user commands to the target device; a controller; and a memory including instructions for configuring the controller to perform a self-orientation process to determine a forward direction of a plane of operation for defining the user gestures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: DAVID KRYZE, ZIA SYED, LUCA RIGAZIO, TIFFANY YUN
  • APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING ANOTHER APPARATUS AND HAVING SELF-ORIENTATING CAPABILITY
    Publication number: 20120162073
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus for communicating with a target device includes: a sensing portion for sensing points of user contact with the apparatus, user gestures, and an acceleration value of the apparatus; a transmitting device for sending signals representative of user commands to the target device; a controller; and a memory including instructions for configuring the controller to perform a self-orientation process based upon at least one of the acceleration value and the points of user contact to determine a forward direction of a plane of operation for defining the user gestures. An axis of the determined plane of operation substantially intersects the apparatus at any angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: David KRYZE, Zia SYED, Luca RIGAZIO, Tiffany YUN