Hand-held (e.g., Portable) Patents (Class 235/472.01)
  • Patent number: 11606631
    Abstract: The invention relates to devices intended for reading and recognizing printed or written characters or for recognizing patterns, e.g., fingerprints, for document verification/authentication (e.g., passport verification). A portable hardware-software complex (PHSC) includes a housing with a visible spectrum camera and a fingerprint scanner. The housing includes a power supply unit and a processor. On the housing from the fingerprint scanner side there is a display, and on the back side of the housing there is a visible spectrum camera with two or more sources of visible spectrum radiation and UV radiation, installed to illuminate the visible spectrum camera field of view. On the back side of the body there is an infrared camera and one or more sources of infrared radiation, for illuminating the field of view of the infrared camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Regula Ltd.
    Inventors: Ivan Shumsky, Ihar Kliashchou, Yury Rahazhynski
  • Patent number: 11601274
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, an enrollment device is provided, comprising: a token interface unit configured to couple the enrollment device to an external user authentication token; a user interface unit configured to provide visual information to a user through a plurality of optical output elements, said visual information being indicative of a progress of a biometric template enrollment in the authentication token; a user interface control unit configured to receive input data indicative of said progress from the authentication token through the token interface unit and to control the user interface unit using said input data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Thomas Suwald
  • Patent number: 11599756
    Abstract: A flexible chip card such as a credit card or a debit card that incorporates a protective layer that precludes unauthorized access to the chip in the chip card. The protective layer is a highly conductive layer that shields the chip and prevents electromagnetic waves that may be emitted by an illicit device from accessing the chip. This protective layer thus prevents any unauthorized persons from obtaining confidential information from the chip card that may then be used to consummate fraudulent transactions or conduct other illicit activities. In one embodiment, the flexible chip card includes one or more stiffening structures to provide rigidity to the chip card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Robert Lee Black, Matthew Ryan Santacroce, Andre Rene Buentello, Jose L. Romero, Jr., Timothy Blair Chalmers, Samip Dilip Mehra
  • Patent number: 11582422
    Abstract: A conference device comprising a first image sensor for provision of first image data, a second image sensor for provision of second image data, a first image processor configured for provision of a first primary videostream and a first secondary videostream based on the first image data, a second image processor configured for provision of a second primary videostream and a second secondary videostream based on the second image data, and an intermediate image processor in communication with the first image processor and the second image processor and configured for provision of a field-of-view videostream and a region-of-interest videostream, wherein the field-of-view videostream is based on the first primary videostream and the second primary videostream, and wherein the region-of-interest videostream is based on one or more of the first secondary videostream and the second secondary videostream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventor: Yashket Gupta
  • Patent number: 11565915
    Abstract: A compact wireless remote control for the wireless remote control of a machine is described, having an upper-face operating surface having a display device and at least one free space which is below the upper-face operating surface so as to be at least partly covered by same, is open towards the outside at least laterally on one side, and is delimited by wall portions of the wireless remote control. At least one operating element which can be actuated by an operator at least from the open lateral side of the free space is provided on at least one of said wall portions on the free space side. The free space is preferably formed continuously from one lateral side to the other lateral side and is open at both lateral sides. At least one operating element in each case can be manually accessed from each open lateral side for actuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Brendel Holding GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Wolfgang Brendel
  • Patent number: 11562351
    Abstract: A transaction is pre-staged by providing transaction preferences, such as a financial instrument, a transaction type, and a transaction amount, to a user device. The user device captures a visual code at a terminal, such as an ATM. The visual code includes terminal attributes, including a signed hash and call-back URI. The user device authenticates the visual code using the signed hash and requests the transaction through the issuer server. The issuer server creates and sends the card data to the call-back URI. The terminal uses the card data to create a transaction request it routes to through its acquirer server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: ITS, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Green, Manish Nathwani
  • Patent number: 11543528
    Abstract: A system and method of adjusting a field of view in an imaging system includes transmitting light across a transmission optical path and defining a field of view encompassing both uniform and spatially tenuous target objects within the transmitted light. A sensor within a return optical path of reflected light from at least a portion of one of the target objects allows a data processing computer to compile an image from a series of data outputs from the sensor. The image is analyzed to determine a region of interest within the image and by dynamically adjusting the light source, the computer is configured to change the field of view of the light source such that the image includes a higher resolution and/or signal intensity for the region of interest. The region of interest may include at least one spatially tenuous target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventor: Dennis Karl Killinger
  • Patent number: 11539872
    Abstract: To provide a system, a method and the like for acquiring more images or more quickly focused images. A control device acquires information regarding a situation of a range captured by an imaging device, determines a mode according to an assumed situation of the range captured by the imaging device among a plurality of focusing modes, and transmits designation information specifying the determined mode to the imaging device. The imaging device receives the designation information from the control device, and captures an image using the mode specified by the received designation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi Chono, Masato Tsukada, Chisato Funayama, Ryuichi Akashi, Yuka Ogino, Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Hiroshi Imai, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
  • Patent number: 11521187
    Abstract: A wireless device is provided for retrofitting ATMs. The wireless device including a memory; at least one hardware processor coupled to the memory; a hardware interface coupled to the least one hardware processor; and, at least one antenna coupled to the at least one hardware processor, where the at least one hardware processor is configured to: (i) receive over the at least one antenna an instruction to retrieve state data; (ii) receive the state data over the hardware interface from an ATM; and, (iii) transmit over a virtual private network (VPN) using the at least one antenna the state data, where the VPN is separate from a financial institution network the ATM communicates with to perform transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Kashish Raaj Dhanjani
  • Patent number: 11500068
    Abstract: A lidar apparatus includes a sensor configured to convert light into an electrical signal, a light receiving lens configured to receive light and to guide the received light toward the sensor, a lens barrel that supports the light receiving lens, a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) mirror arranged at a first position in which the MEMS mirror defines a first plane that forms a first acute angle with respect to at least one surface of the lens barrel, and a light output device that is configured to output a laser light toward the MEMS mirror and that is arranged at a second position in which the light output device defines a second plane that forms a second acute angle with respect to the at least one surface of the lens barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yonghyun Lee, Sunghoon Cha, Jejong Lee, Gyujin Kim
  • Patent number: 11495008
    Abstract: A sensor device includes an array sensor having a plurality of detection elements arrayed in one or two dimensional manner, a signal processing unit configured to acquire a detection signal by the array sensor and perform signal processing, and a calculation unit. The calculation unit detects an object from the detection signal by the array sensor, and gives an instruction, to the signal processing unit, on region information generated on the basis of the detection of the object as region information regarding the acquisition of the detection signal from the array sensor or the signal processing for the detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Takatsuka, Chikashi Yajima, Hiroki Tetsukawa
  • Patent number: 11481567
    Abstract: A method for processing the packages in a material handling environment is disclosed. The method includes receiving an image of a field of view of an image capturing device. The image comprising at least one decodable indicia having a predefined shape, the at least one decodable indicia attached to a package. The method further includes identifying one or more decodable indicia image coordinates, wherein each of the one or more decodable indicia image coordinates define a corner of the at least one decodable indicia using a 2-dimensional (2D) coordinate system. The method further includes transforming the one or more decodable indicia image coordinates to one or more decodable indicia spatial coordinates in the 3D coordinate system. Further, the method includes comparing the one or more decodable indicia spatial coordinates with one or more 3D region coordinates to determine whether the package is within a 3D region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Franck Laffargue, Jean-Luc Courtemanche, Robert Michael Hussey
  • Patent number: 11468487
    Abstract: An apparatus for delivering information to a mobile computing device regarding a packaged food product includes an information delivery computing device comprising a processor and non-transitory memory. The non-transitory memory includes executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the information delivery computing device to send information about one or more characteristics of the packaged food product to the mobile computing device in response to a request from the mobile computing device. The request from the mobile computing device can be received by the information delivery computing device when a customer scans a QR code on the packaged food product with a camera on the mobile computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: TYSON FOODS, INC.
    Inventors: Erin Tilley, Jake Wiedower
  • Patent number: 11449698
    Abstract: An automatic object identification scanner is equipped with recognition units that provide detection results for objects and a controller that resolves potential conflicts in the results. One form of recognition unit detects product identifiers and flags in a digital payload that is encoded redundantly across packaging or labels applied to packaging. The controller gets detection results and evaluates them relative to a state data structure, which maintains state for identifiers obtained within a time interval, such as a timeout interval or waiting period after a detection result. Identifiers are reported to a POS system depending on logic that evaluates code priority and pending waiting periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur L. Powell, Tony F. Rodriguez, Scott M. Long
  • Patent number: 11443392
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods herein relate to generating a machine learning model for providing access to earned income. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive calibration datasets including (1) historical time data indicating time worked by a set of users and (2) historical earnings data indicating earnings made by the set of users. The processor may be configured to construct, based on the calibration datasets, a model for identifying anomalous data. The processor may be configured to receive, from a compute device associated with an entity, raw data for a current time period. The processor may be configured to process the raw data by removing anomalous data to produce processed data. The processor may be configured to determine an available balance for each user from the set of users based on the processed data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: DailyPay, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Lee, Robert Louis Law, II, Konstantin Getmanchuk
  • Patent number: 11417138
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a cover glass, including a first side and a second side; an ultrasonic wave transmitter and an ultrasonic wave receiver, arranged on the second side of the cover glass. Orthographic projections of the ultrasonic wave transmitter and the ultrasonic wave receiver onto the cover glass may be at two opposing ends of the cover glass. The ultrasonic wave transmitter is configured to emit an ultrasonic wave, the ultrasonic wave is able to enter the cover glass from an end, reflected between the first side and the second side for a plurality of times, emitted out of the cover glass from another end, and received by the ultrasonic wave receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Anping Wu
  • Patent number: 11386414
    Abstract: A white label merchant stored value account peer linking/funding system includes a payment service provider database storing associations between different merchants and respective groups of white label merchant stored value accounts. A payment service provider links, in the database, a first user identifier received from a first user device with a first white label merchant stored value account that is included in a first group of white label merchant stored value accounts that are associated with a first merchant in the database. The payment service provider device then receives second user identifiers from the first user device, and links each of the second user identifiers with the first white label merchant stored value account in the database. The payment service provider device then receives respective second user account information from the second user devices and funds the first white label merchant stored value account with respective first funding amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick Babcock, Prashant Jamkhedkar, Aravindan Ranganathan
  • Patent number: 11348329
    Abstract: Provided is a method of recognizing a business card by a terminal through federated learning, including receiving an image of the business card; extracting a feature value from the image including text related to a field of an address book set in the terminal; inputting the feature value into a first common prediction model and determining first text information from an output of the first common prediction model; analyzing a pattern of the first text information and inputting the first text information into the field; caching the first text information and second text information received for error correction of the first text information from a user; and training the first common prediction model using the image, the first text information, and the second text information, whereby each terminal may train and share the first common prediction model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Daesung Kim, Heeyeon Nah, Jaewoong Yun
  • Patent number: 11347983
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting a wireless reader action comprising the steps of a wireless communication identification device which is a wireless identification device transmitting output data; the wireless reader thereafter receives the output data, wherein the output data comprises an instruction set how to process the output data; and the wireless reader processing the output data and performing a suitable action in compliance with said output data instructions. The wireless identification device comprises at least one of a unique data address and a unique variable encryption key, which is transmitted as part of the instruction set. Authentication of data and resulting permission to decrypt the wireless identification device output data is transmitted to at least one of an authentication server or user API, which processes the data, and generates an authentication code where the wireless identification device output data corresponds with authentication criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: HIVE TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Terrence Keith Ashwin
  • Patent number: 11342482
    Abstract: Gallium nitride based devices and, more particularly to the generation of holes in gallium nitride based devices lacking p-type doping, and their use in light emitting diodes and lasers, both edge emitting and vertical emitting. By tailoring the intrinsic design, a wide range of wavelengths can be emitted from near-infrared to mid ultraviolet, depending upon the design of the adjacent cross-gap recombination zone. The innovation also provides for novel circuits and unique applications, particularly for water sterilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: Wright State University, The Government of the United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy, Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Elliott R. Brown, Weidong Zhang, Tyler Growden, Paul Berger, David Storm, David Meyer
  • Patent number: 11321545
    Abstract: A system and method for providing animated feedback for a barcode scanning system may include receiving image data from a camera, processing the image data, detecting a machine-readable indicia in the image data, and attempting to decode the machine-readable indicia. In response to successfully decoding the machine-readable indicia, displaying a first animation indicative of successfully decoding the machine-readable indicia. Otherwise, in response to not successfully decoding the machine-readable indicia, displaying a second animation indicative of not successfully decoding the machine-readable indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Datalogic IP Tech, S.R.L.
    Inventors: Simone Spolzino, Luca Perugini, Federico Canini
  • Patent number: 11317042
    Abstract: An image sensor apparatus includes a pixel array having pixel units each including an image sensor cell and a processing circuit. The processing circuit includes a bias transistor, second floating diffusion node, first switch unit, signal transfer capacitor, reset transfer capacitor, second switch unit, and third switch unit. Bias transistor is coupled between first and second floating diffusion nodes and has control terminal coupled to bias voltage. First switch unit is coupled between first and second floating diffusion nodes. Second switch unit is coupled between second floating diffusion node and signal transfer capacitor. Third switch unit is coupled between second floating diffusion node and reset transfer capacitor. Signal transfer capacitor is selectively coupled to second floating diffusion node. Reset transfer capacitor is selectively coupled to second floating diffusion node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan Tang, Yi-Cheng Chiu, Jui-Te Chiu
  • Patent number: 11308301
    Abstract: Even if a size of a read image is large, a code search process can be speeded up to enable immediate output of a decoding result. Each time a predetermined number of lines of image data is taken, a pre-processing circuit executes pre-processing on the image data and calculates a characteristic amount indicating the likelihood of the code for each area in the image data. A processor determines a code candidate area based on the acquired characteristic amount and executes a decoding process of the determined area to generate a decoding result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: KEYENCE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ikuo Yamada
  • Patent number: 11265506
    Abstract: An image sensor apparatus includes a pixel array having pixel units each including an image sensor cell and a processing circuit. The processing circuit includes a bias transistor, second floating diffusion node, first switch unit, signal transfer capacitor, reset transfer capacitor, second switch unit, and third switch unit. Bias transistor is coupled between first and second floating diffusion nodes and has control terminal coupled to bias voltage. First switch unit is coupled between first and second floating diffusion nodes. Second switch unit is coupled between second floating diffusion node and signal transfer capacitor. Third switch unit is coupled between second floating diffusion node and reset transfer capacitor. Signal transfer capacitor is selectively coupled to second floating diffusion node. Reset transfer capacitor is selectively coupled to second floating diffusion node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan Tang, Yi-Cheng Chiu, Jui-Te Chiu
  • Patent number: 11256771
    Abstract: A display device notifies a server device of identification information for specifying an electronic file to be displayed. The server device specifies the electronic file and page information based on the notified identification information to transmit the electronic file and the page information to the display device. The display device displays, as an initial screen, a specified page of the received electronic file based on the received electronic file and page information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryousuke Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11231832
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification generally relates to providing content related to text depicted in images. In one aspect, a system includes a data processing apparatus configured to extract text from an image. The extracted text is partitioned into multiple blocks. The multiple blocks are presented as respective first user-selectable targets on a user interface at a first zoom level. A re user selection of a first block of the multiple blocks is detected. In response to detecting the user selection of the first block, portions of the extracted text in the first block are presented as respective second user-selectable targets on the user interface at a second zoom level greater than the first zoom level. In response to detecting a user selection of a portion of the extracted text within the first block, an action is initiated based on content of the user-selected text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Charles Yang, Louis Wang, Charles J. Rosenberg
  • Patent number: 11222730
    Abstract: A health and fitness management system utilizing an algorithm to suggest actions to improve a user's health and fitness. The system obtains a user's health indicating measurement from a respective acquisition device. The user is never informed of the acquired data. The health indicating measurement can include a heart/pulse rate, blood pressure measurement, weight, blood sugar level, etc. Base line data (age, ideal age, initial weight, current weight, ideal weight, etc.) can be considered in the algorithm. Examples include the user's environment, sleep habits, exercise routines, medical records, and the like. The health index number is used to determine recommended actions, which can include changes to environments, routines, activities, etc. Data collection, the algorithm, and other features of the system can be provided by an Application operating on a portable computing device. Features of the portable computing device can be employed to automatically acquire data for the algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventors: Natan Lavi, Dan Ariely
  • Patent number: 11205060
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, at a mobile device, a request to capture an image. In response to the request to capture the image, the mobile device may determine whether a camera of the mobile device is in a loopback mode to bypass the camera. In response to the camera being in the loopback mode, the mobile device may capture the image by generating a screenshot of a display associated with the mobile device. Alternatively, in response to the camera not being in the loopback mode, the mobile device may allow the camera at the apparatus to capture the image. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Jin Li, Guoyi Zhou
  • Patent number: 11182663
    Abstract: A chip card such as a credit card or a debit card that incorporates a protective layer that precludes unauthorized access to the chip in the chip card. The protective layer is a highly conductive layer that shields the chip and prevents electromagnetic waves that may be emitted by an illicit device from accessing the chip. This protective layer thus prevents any unauthorized persons from obtaining confidential information from the chip card that may then be used to consummate fraudulent transactions or conduct other illicit activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Robert Lee Black, Matthew Ryan Santacroce, Andre Rene Buentello, Jose L. Romero, Jr., Timothy Blair Chalmers, Samip Dilip Mehra
  • Patent number: 11158308
    Abstract: Example embodiments provide techniques for configuring a natural language processing (NLU) system for new functionalities using sample user inputs provided by a developer. The system may determine intent labels associated with the sample user inputs using previous user inputs previously processed by the NLU system. The system may configure a new NLU model, using the NLU model associated with the intent label determined by the system, where the new NLU model is configured to enable invocation of the new functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Bissell, Pragati Verma, Skye Loren Huerta, Akhil Chandrashekhar Acharya, Susanna Rose Young, Jean-Michel Caruge, Christopher Wheeler
  • Patent number: 11160026
    Abstract: A system and method for conducting battery charge aware communications is disclosed. A system receives a content request from a client device, wherein the content request indicates one or more content items. The system retrieves the one or more requested content items from a content database at the system. The system determines whether the content request includes current remaining battery power data for the client device. In response to determining that the content request includes the current remaining battery power data for the client device, the system determines whether a current remaining battery power is below a predetermined threshold. In response to determining that the current remaining battery power is below the predetermined threshold, the system analyzes the one or more requested content items to determine core content sections. The system transmits the determined core content sections to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Lakshmanan Velusamy
  • Patent number: 11157168
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for a sensor network, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of things (IoT). This disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cards, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related services, etc.), based on the above techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manjib Han, Jaehong Kim, Jin Ra, Hyejung Cho
  • Patent number: 11120240
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for correcting auto-exposure settings of a barcode reader based on modifying an auto-exposure region at a barcode reader for decoding a barcode in response to identifying a barcode and failing to decode the barcode due to incorrect initial exposure parameters, wherein the modified auto-exposure region is based at least in part on the barcode location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Duanfeng He
  • Patent number: 11106285
    Abstract: Systems and methods are involved with an apparatus including a keyboard containment system, which includes an engageable keyboard and an engageable keyboard tray wherein the engageable keyboard tray can be shaped and sized to receive the engageable keyboard and the engageable keyboard tray can be couplable with the engageable keyboard. In addition, other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: PIONEER SQUARE BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Lewis Piper, Michael Cooper Ferren
  • Patent number: 11073887
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing content to improve battery life of client devices. A data processing system receives requests for content items from client devices. The data processing system selects the content items from a set of content items and transmits the content items to the respective client devices. The client devices acquire battery status information related to the displaying or rendering of their respective content item. The data processing system receives the battery status information from the client devices and determines a power consumption value associated with the content items. Based on the power consumption value being greater than a threshold power consumption value, the data processing system modifies a policy for selecting the content items from the set of content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Eugenio Marchiori, Abhijit Chandgadkar
  • Patent number: 11060966
    Abstract: The invention relates to a docking station 2 for a surface measuring apparatus 1, more particularly an optical surface measuring apparatus. The docking station has a reference measuring surface 4 which can be brought into a covered state in which it is covered from the environment of the docking station 2 and an uncovered state in which it is not covered from the environment of the docking station 2. When the surface measuring apparatus 1 is in the docking station 2 and the reference measuring surface 4 is in the uncovered state, the surface measuring apparatus 1 can perform a reference measurement of the reference measuring surface 4 and can calibrate the surface measuring apparatus 1 using the reference measurement. In contrast, when the reference measuring surface 4 is in the covered state, it is not exposed to the environment of the docking station 2 and is therefore protected from, for example, dust, light, moisture or mechanical impacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: BYK-GARDNER GMBH
    Inventor: Peter Schwarz
  • Patent number: 11042247
    Abstract: The logic of a handheld controller system may use a clustering algorithm to determine which sensors of a touch sensor array, such as capacitive pads, to assign to individual fingers of a user's hand. The clustering algorithm disclosed herein allows for dynamically determining the controller configuration on-the-fly for a given user. An example process includes receiving data generated by a plurality of sensors of a touch sensor array of the handheld controller, generating a covariance matrix that indicates correlations between pairs of sensors, determining a plurality of feature vectors based at least in part on the covariance matrix, each feature vector corresponding to an individual sensor and describing that sensor's correlation(s) with one or more other sensors, clustering the feature vectors using a clustering algorithm, and configuring the touch sensor array according to a controller configuration that assigns sensors to respective fingers of a hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventor: Scott Douglas Nietfeld
  • Patent number: 11042826
    Abstract: A method and system for viral identification of evacuees are provided. The method is recursive and involves bringing an emergency warden and a midstream evacuee in close proximity with one another to enable a handheld computing device belonging to one of the two to read information from the other, enabling the handheld computing device to read the information, having the handheld computing device read the information to enable an identification of the midstream evacuee, providing the identifier of the midstream evacuee to a central mustering server, whereby the midstream evacuee is enabled to act as an emergency warden, and performing the method with the midstream evacuee acting as an emergency warden with respect to another evacuee before the central mustering server. The method provides the advantage of virally identifying evacuees within the confines of a muster point in an efficient and reliable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Inventor: Pierre Racz
  • Patent number: 11036949
    Abstract: An automatic object identification scanner is equipped with recognition units that provide detection results for objects and a controller that resolves potential conflicts in the results. One form of recognition unit detects product identifiers and flags in a digital payload that is encoded redundantly across packaging or labels applied to packaging. The controller gets detection results and evaluates them relative to a state data structure, which maintains state for identifiers obtained within a time interval, such as a timeout interval or waiting period after a detection result. Identifiers are reported to a POS system depending on logic that evaluates code priority and pending waiting periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur L. Powell, Tony F. Rodriguez, Scott M. Long
  • Patent number: 11003882
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for directing an aim light through a window of an image reader. The window has a cylindrically curved section. The aim light impinges on a portion of the cylindrically curved section of the window prior to partially passing through the window. A first amount of the aim light is passed through the window, and a second amount of the aim light is reflected into the cavity resulting in reflected aim light. The reflected aim light is directed away from the imaging assembly such that no or substantially no reflected aim light impinges on the imager of the imaging assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William P. Hurley, IV, Igor Vinogradov, Darran Michael Handshaw, Chinh Tan
  • Patent number: 10992899
    Abstract: An image capture device may capture visual content using a capture setting. A machine-readable optical code conveying the capture setting may be generated. The machine-readable optical code may convey the capture setting such that an image capture device capturing an image including the machine-readable optical code: (1) identifies the machine-readable optical code within the image; (2) determines the capture setting conveyed by the machine-readable optical code; and (3) stores the capture setting for use in visual content capture. A graphical user interface may enable a user to associate the machine-readable optical code with the visual content. The association of the machine-readable optical code with the visual content may cause subsequent presentation of the visual content to include presentation of the machine-readable optical code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventor: Grant Adam McCauley
  • Patent number: 10977295
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems and, more particularly, to systems that incorporate digital downloading jukebox features and improved user interfaces. For instance, a smart search may be provided, e.g., where search results vary based on the popularity of songs within the venue, in dependence on songs being promoted, etc. As another example, a tile-based approach to organizing groupings of songs is provided. Groupings may involve self-populating collections of songs that combine centrally-promoted songs, songs in a given genre that are popular across an audiovisual distribution network, and songs that are locally popular and match up with the given genre (e.g., because of shared attributes such as same or similar genre, artist, etc.). Different tile visual presentations also are contemplated, as are different physical jukebox designs. In certain example embodiments, a sealed core unit with the “brains” of the jukebox is insertable into a docking station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: TouchTunes Music Corporation
    Inventors: Francois Beaumier, Karim Dhambri, Daniel Susla, Matthew Labunka, Ian Moulton, Samer Alameer, Michael Tooker
  • Patent number: 10970674
    Abstract: A mobile tablet gun system interchangeably attaches and electronically couples a mobile tablet device to a base form factor through a base mount universal receiver with rotational coupling and electrical communication, allowing conversion of the mobile tablet device from a portrait mode to a landscape mode without operational delay. The base form factor has a bar code scanner and bar code scanner interface PCB activated by a trigger, in communication with the mobile tablet device. The mobile tablet device includes mobile application software and a Primary Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for processing commands for running real-time custom retail applications, system applications and firmware executable on an operating system. A USB payment card reader supports MSR and EMV payment card readers. POS transactions and real-time daily store-level inventory management functions are carried out, including physical inventory, cycle counting, inventory receiving, store transfers, returns, and re-ticketing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: RETAILTECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bruce J Hicks, James F Morris, Brian K McWhirter, DeVan McArthur
  • Patent number: 10970505
    Abstract: The present specification provides a two-part code reading apparatus, including: a supporting base with a reading window that comprises: a cavity formed in the supporting base; a reflector disposed on one side of the cavity, wherein the reflector is parallel to a flat surface when the supporting base is placed on the flat surface; a translucent plate that covers an opening of the cavity and forms an acute angle with the reflector; and a hole disposed on a side of the cavity opposite to the reflector, the hole allows light to pass through; and a handheld code scanner with a camera, wherein the camera is aligned with the hole when the handheld code scanner is detachably placed on the supporting base, so that incoming light reflected by the reflector is capable of being directed to the camera through the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingwei Zhang, Fenghuan Gu
  • Patent number: 10963008
    Abstract: A mobile computing device includes: a device housing including a base, a perimeter wall extending from the base to a perimeter upper edge and having a forward section and a rear section, and an external frame member including: (i) a U-shaped wall removably affixed to the forward section of the perimeter wall and terminating at the rear section of the perimeter wall; and (ii) a retaining bezel extending from the U-shaped wall over the perimeter upper edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Yanmin Mao, I-Heng Tsai, Huang Chih Huang, JaeHo Choi, Mark X. Lamont, Carl A. Thelemann, Bo Xu, Xinghua Shi
  • Patent number: 10949851
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing fraud deterrents during payment card transactions especially for e-commerce and e-transactions. Fraud deterrents may be selected and configured by a client, bank, or other third-party and provided to a client in customized manners which may be configured on a client's authorized device or otherwise as defined in an e-profile associated with a payment card. Fraud deterrent options may be contingent upon transaction features including a client's profile, transaction value, or other preferences. The deterrent features may be customized by the client and include use of conceptual passwords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Sasha John
  • Patent number: 10867554
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pixel circuit, a compensation method and a display device. The pixel circuit includes a first switching circuit for supplying a data voltage to a first node in response to a first scan signal being valid, a second switching circuit for conductively connecting a sensing signal line with a second node in response to a second scan signal being valid, a reset circuit for supplying a reset voltage to the sensing signal line in response to a reset control signal being valid, a light-emitting element, and a driving transistor for enabling, when the light-emitting element emits light, the sensing signal line to be charged in response to the second scan signal being valid and the reset control signal being invalid, the voltage of the sensing signal line is sensed after it was charged so as to compensate the data voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min He, Song Meng, Fei Yang, Chun Cao, Xiaolong Wei
  • Patent number: 10853601
    Abstract: A barcode reading device includes an image sensor comprising a photosensor array and control circuitry configured to control an exposure period for the photosensor array. The barcode reading device also includes one or more illumination sources configured to generate illumination for illuminating a target area. The barcode reading device also includes circuitry that is configured to read out image data from the photosensor array in response to a trigger signal. The circuitry is also configured to, independent of controlling the exposure period for the photosensor array, illuminate a target area by activating the one or more illumination sources in response to the trigger signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: The Code Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Ashby, Ryan Hoobler
  • Patent number: 10839741
    Abstract: A display and image-capture device comprises a plurality of image sensors and a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed on a substrate. A plurality of lenses is disposed on a light-incident side of the image sensors, and the lenses are configured to direct light toward the image sensors. The image sensors may be configured to detect directional information of incident light, enabling the device to function as a plenoptic camera. In some examples, the image sensors and lenses are integrated into a plurality of microcameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventor: David Elliott Slobodin
  • Patent number: 10746761
    Abstract: A connection interface for connecting one or more devices under test (DUTs) to one or more remote test and measurement instruments includes a device-under-test connector for connecting a DUT to the interface, a host-instrument connector for connecting the interface to a host test and measurement instrument, and an electrical path between the device-under-test connector and the host-instrument connector. The connection interface also includes a display that has a first portion visually associated with the device-under-test connector and configured to display an identifier for a particular connection point on the DUT. In some embodiments, the first portion of the display is configured to display measurement data from the particular connection point on the DUT. In some embodiments, the display has a second portion that is configured to display information related to the host test and measurement instrument, or to display a name for a particular measurement of the DUT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Keithley Intstruments, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Rayman, Gregory Sobolewski