152 patents
Utility
Clamping system for a computer peripheral device
2 Jan 24
In some embodiments, a computer peripheral mounting device for connecting a peripheral device to a support, wherein the support defines a thickness, comprises a fixed tubing extending in a longitudinal direction; a clamp coupled to a first end of the fixed tubing; an adjustment mechanism positioned at a second end of the fixed tubing, opposite the first end, and a shaft positioned within the fixed tubing and coupled between the adjustment mechanism and the clamp, wherein the adjustment mechanism is configured to rotate around the longitudinal direction relative to the fixed tubing in order to rotate the shaft within the fixed tubing and without the adjustment mechanism nor the shaft translating along the longitudinal direction relative to the fixed tubing, and wherein rotation of the shaft is configured to cause the distance between the first surface and the second surface to change.
James Edward Renwick, Adam Bennett, Steven Takayama, Branko Lukic, Homin Lee
Filed: 21 Jul 21
Utility
System and methods for interactive filters in live streaming media
2 Jan 24
This present disclosure describes a system and methods for interactive filters in live streaming multimedia.
Ross Alan Kakuschke, Andrew John Creeth, Eddy Gharbi
Filed: 10 Feb 21
Utility
Hard and soft light module with ambient light sensing
2 Jan 24
The disclosed technology relates to a hard and soft light module having a housing with a first surface that accommodates a lens.
Wei Cao, Scott Gant, Xiaoshan Liu, Zhiyong Dai
Filed: 29 Mar 22
Utility
Color matching system for product manufacturing
19 Dec 23
Automation of the comparison of the colors of small surfaces of products.
Peng-Jian Yang, Shang-Yu Yu, Yi-Hsieh Wang, Ko Chun Lin, Zhaoyan Han
Filed: 28 Feb 22
Utility
Adaptive scroll wheel
21 Nov 23
A peripheral device with an adaptive scroll wheel can be used to provide additional control of a host computing device.
Jean-Claude Dunant, Jan Stoeckli, Maxim Vlasov, Nicolas Ramond, Patrick Cerisier
Filed: 4 Aug 22
Utility
Webcam privacy shutter
14 Nov 23
Webcams may include a camera housing having a front cover.
Drew Putterman, Kyle Chung
Filed: 31 Aug 22
Utility
Microphone suspension system
7 Nov 23
A microphone includes a housing.
Clayton Christopher Williamson, Tzyy-Woei Richard Sung, Adam Kirk Bennett, Matthew Fumio Yamamoto, Aron Michael Rosenberg
Filed: 8 Feb 22
Utility
High resolution, wide FOV static lens assembly
24 Oct 23
A static lens system is disclosed and includes the following in one embodiment: a lens assembly housing defining a front opening; an imaging sensor; a lens assembly disposed within the lens assembly housing and comprising: first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens elements, the sixth lens element being adjacent to the imaging sensor and the first lens element being adjacent to the front opening; wherein the first through third and sixth lens elements are concave lenses have a negative focal length and the fourth and fifth lens elements are concave lens and have a positive focal length.
Hsu Ting Chia, Ian Chen
Filed: 18 Dec 19
Utility
Light guide for a keyboard
24 Oct 23
Aspects of the invention relate to a keyboard key structure, a light guide for the keyboard key structure, and a computer key mechanism.
Fu-Kai Hsu, Yung-Lin Chen, Feng-Hao Lin
Filed: 29 Sep 22
Utility
Image generating system with background replacement or modification capabilities
24 Oct 23
Embodiments of the disclosure provided herein generally relate to methods and video system components that have integrated background differentiation capabilities that allow for background replacement and/or background modification.
Joseph Yao-Hua Chu, Jeffrey Phillip Fisher, Ting Chia Hsu
Filed: 24 Feb 21
Utility
Smart webcam system
24 Oct 23
Embodiments of the disclosure generally relate to video-conferencing systems, and more particularly, to advanced camera devices with integrated background differentiation capabilities, such as background removal, background replacement, and/or background blur capabilities, which are suitable for use in a video-conferencing application.
Joseph Yao-Hua Chu, Ting Chia Hsu, Jeffrey Phillip Fisher
Filed: 11 Feb 21
Utility
Advanced video conferencing systems and methods
24 Oct 23
The present disclosure generally provides for advanced single camera video conferencing systems and methods related thereto.
Oleg Ostap, Henry Levak, John Scott Skeehan
Filed: 16 May 22
Utility
Mount for a computer peripheral device
17 Oct 23
A camera mounting system comprises a clip body configured to be coupled to a rear surface of the display monitor.
Daphne Li, Drew Putterman, Chia-Jung Lin
Filed: 29 Oct 21
Utility
Dynamic adjustment of earbud performance characteristics
10 Oct 23
In some embodiments, a system comprises a host computing device and an audio device including at least one speaker and a plurality of microphones, the audio device being wirelessly and communicatively coupled to the host computing device.
John Chen, Ganesh Kandiga, Karthikayan Vellaikkannu, Hari Chakravarthula
Filed: 12 May 22
Utility
Doorbell system with energy storage device
19 Sep 23
In some embodiments, a video doorbell system includes a video doorbell device on an exterior surface of a structure and a chime kit within an interior of the structure.
Aron Rosenberg, John M. Long, Nick Stoughton
Filed: 18 Feb 21
Utility
Hybrid voice command processing
19 Sep 23
Digitized audio command is decoded to generate audio features.
Arash Salarian, Milos Cernak, Pablo Mainar, Jean-Michael Chardon, Niccolò Antonello
Filed: 21 Jun 21
Utility
Electro-permanent-magnet-based force profile for an input element on an input device
8 Aug 23
An input device comprising a processor(s), an input element, an electropermanent magnet (EPM) assembly including: a permanent magnet operable to generate a magnetic field; and a magnetizing assembly configured to set a magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet, a first ferromagnetic element, and a second ferromagnetic element.
Nuno Miguel Pereira dos Anjos Valverde, Jan Stoeckli, Kevin Forde, Artur Miller
Filed: 16 Dec 21
Utility
Power efficiency based on a dynamic report rate
1 Aug 23
A method and system configured to receive a first report from a computer peripheral device by a receiver, determine that the first report is corrupted or received at a rate slower than the first report rate, compute a current trajectory of the computer peripheral device based on one or more intervals of movement data in the first report, compute a predicted trajectory of the computer peripheral device based on the first report, compute an incremental displacement of the computer peripheral device based on the predicted trajectory.
Nicolas Chauvin, Philippe Chazot, Myriam Douvé
Filed: 5 Oct 21
Utility
Pre-amplification conditioning circuit for a transducer audio device
25 Jul 23
A microphone system includes a microphone and a pre-amplification conditioning circuit configured within a housing and comprising a pair of matched JFETs configured in a differential pair with common-source configuration and, when biased, are operable to receive and amplify the differential microphone output signal.
Aron Michael Rosenberg, Darrell Hayes, Matthew Fumio Yamamoto, Tyler Copeland Barkley
Filed: 31 Jan 22
Utility
User recognition and gaze tracking in a video system
4 Jul 23
Some embodiments include a method comprising receiving gaze data from an image sensor that indicates where a user is looking, determining a location that the user is directing their gaze on a display based on the gaze data, receiving a confirmation input from an input device, and generating and effectuating an input command based on the location on the display that the user is directing their gaze when the confirmation input is received.
Ludovico Novelli
Filed: 31 Dec 20