公开(公告)号：US09794544B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US14957297

申请日：2015-12-02

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Alistair K. Chan ,  William D. Duncan ,  William Gates ,  Daniel A. Gerrity ,  Pablos Holman ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Edward K. Y. Jung ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Royce A. Levien ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Mark A. Malamud ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Keith D. Rosema ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  H04N13/02 ,  G09G5/30 ,  G06K9/62 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06T7/593

CPC classification number: H04N13/239 ,  G06K9/00228 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06T7/593 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G06T2207/10048 ,  G06T2207/30232 ,  G09G5/30 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: A system for detecting and responding to an intruding camera. The system includes an electronic media display device having a screen configured to display content, a sensor, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to obtain information from the sensor, analyze the information to determine a presence of a camera, and edit any displayed content in response to the presence of the camera.

公开(公告)号：US20170293053A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-12

申请号：US15092367

申请日：2016-04-06

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  Tom Driscoll ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  David R. Smith ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Nicholas W. Touran ,  Yaroslav A. Urzhumov ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Victoria Y.H. Wood

IPC: G02B5/00 ,  G02F1/015

CPC classification number: G02B5/008 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  G01N21/554 ,  G01N21/648 ,  G02B6/1226 ,  G02F1/015 ,  G02F2001/0155 ,  G02F2203/10 ,  G02F2203/15 ,  H01L31/06

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems for tuning nanocube plasmonic resonators and methods for forming tunable plasmonic resonators. A tunable plasmonic resonator system can include a substrate and a nanostructure positioned on a surface of the substrate. The substrate can include a semiconductor material having a carrier density distribution. A junction can be formed between the nanostructure and the substrate forming a Schottky junction. Changing the carrier density distribution of the semiconductor material can change a plasmonic response of the plasmonic resonator.

公开(公告)号：US20170285754A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US14868354

申请日：2015-09-28

Applicant: ELWHA LLC

Inventor： Pablos Holman ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Royce A. Levien ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Mark A. Malamud ,  Clarence T. Tegreene

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/038

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02B2027/0178 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  G06F1/266 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06F3/0383 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04886

Abstract: Computationally implemented methods and systems include facilitating a head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to a limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is indicative of one or more user gestures, the head wearable computing device being designed to be worn on a head of a user and the limb wearable computing device being designed to be worn around a limb of a user; and directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals, the limb wearable computing device being within communication range of the head wearable computing device. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

公开(公告)号：US20170282912A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15626523

申请日：2017-06-19

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Alistair K. Chan ,  Tom Driscoll ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  David R. Smith ,  Clarence T. Tegreene

IPC: B60W30/02 ,  A61B5/18 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B7/04 ,  B60W40/08 ,  A61B5/0205

CPC classification number: B60W30/025 ,  A61B5/0077 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/02055 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/0816 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/14551 ,  A61B5/165 ,  A61B5/18 ,  A61B5/4875 ,  A61B5/6893 ,  A61B7/04 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W50/0098 ,  B60W2040/0872 ,  B60W2040/0881 ,  B60W2420/24 ,  B60W2420/42 ,  B60W2420/54 ,  B60W2540/22 ,  B60W2900/00

Abstract: A vehicle includes an occupant monitoring system and a processing circuit coupled to the occupant monitoring system. The occupant monitoring system is configured to acquire occupant data regarding an occupant of the vehicle. The processing circuit is configured to receive the occupant data; determine a vehicle operation command based on the occupant data, the vehicle operation command configured to affect operation of the vehicle while the vehicle is in a robotic driving mode; and provide the vehicle operation command to a vehicle system.

公开(公告)号：US09779593B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US14461106

申请日：2014-08-15

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Craig J. Mundie ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  Eric D. Rudder ,  Desney S. Tan ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Andrew Wilson ,  Jeannette M. Wing ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood

IPC: G08B7/00 ,  H04N7/14 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04M11/02 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04S7/00 ,  H04R1/32

CPC classification number: G08B7/00 ,  G06F3/165 ,  G06F3/167 ,  H04M11/025 ,  H04N7/142 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N7/186 ,  H04R1/323 ,  H04R1/326 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R2217/03 ,  H04S7/303 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: A hands-free intercom may include a user-tracking sensor, a directional microphone, a directional sound emitter, a display device, and/or a communication interface. The user-tracking sensor may determine a location of a user so the directional microphone can measure vocal emissions by the user and the directional sound emitter can deliver audio to the user. The hands-free intercom may induce the user to move to a desired location and/or to stay within a connectivity area. The hands-free intercom may also or instead induce the user to face in a desired orientation. The directional sound emitter and/or the display device may induce the user by explicitly indicating the desired location, by adjusting an apparent source of the audio or video, by changing quality of delivered audio or video based on user position, by producing irritating audio or video, and/or the like.

公开(公告)号：US09772062B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-26

申请号：US15014944

申请日：2016-02-03

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Paul G. Allen ,  Jeffrey A. Bowers ,  Kenneth G. Caldeira ,  William D. Duncan ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Edward K. Y. Jung ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  John Latham ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Thomas J. Nugent ,  Stephen H. Salter ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  David B. Tuckerman ,  Thomas A. Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood

IPC: F16L59/02 ,  B82Y40/00 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  B82Y30/00

CPC classification number: F16L59/028 ,  B32B2307/206 ,  B32B2307/304 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  B82Y40/00 ,  F16L59/029 ,  Y10T29/49826 ,  Y10T428/24752 ,  Y10T428/24802 ,  Y10T428/24942

Abstract: A thermal insulator includes a plurality of layers. At least some of the layers include phononic crystals having a phononic bandgap, wherein heat transporting phonons within a selected range of frequencies are substantially blocked by each phononic crystal layer. The plurality of layers thermally isolate a first region from a second region, wherein the first region is at one end of the plurality of layers and the second region is at the other end of the plurality of layers.

公开(公告)号：US09770127B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-26

申请号：US14850494

申请日：2015-09-10

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Maxime Jean Jerome Bilet ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Nels R. Peterson ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood ,  Christopher Charles Young

IPC: A47J27/04 ,  A47J27/16 ,  A23L5/10

CPC classification number: A47J27/04 ,  A23L5/13 ,  A47J27/16 ,  A47J2027/043

Abstract: An oven includes a support structure configured to support a food item having multiple cooking sites, a steam nozzle configured to direct a jet of dry steam onto the food item, and a control system configured to determine a targeted subset of the cooking sites in response to a cooking requirement of the food item and configured to dynamically control movement of the support structure or the steam nozzle to direct the jet of dry steam onto the targeted subset of cooking sites in response to the cooking requirement of the food item.

公开(公告)号：US09754474B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US14843707

申请日：2015-09-02

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Roderick A. Hyde ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Mark A. Malamud ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: G08B23/00 ,  G08B21/18 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04B5/00 ,  G08B21/02 ,  G06K19/077

CPC classification number: G08B21/182 ,  G06K19/07758 ,  G08B21/02 ,  H04B5/0062 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: Systems are described for analyzing an environment. A system embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a plurality of sensors, each sensor configured for positioning proximate a respective environmental object, each sensor configured to generate output signals corresponding to a proximity of a human appendage with the sensor or an impact between the human appendage and the respective environmental object; a remote device configured to distinctly identify each of the plurality of sensors and to receive the output signals from each sensor; a processor configured to process the output signals to provide an indication of at least one of the proximity of the human appendage with the sensor or when an impact between the human appendage and the respective environmental object occurs based on a threshold value being exceeded; and an output reporter configured to generate communication signals responsive to instruction by the processor.

公开(公告)号：US09740893B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14843702

申请日：2015-09-02

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Roderick A. Hyde ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Mark A. Malamud ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: G08B1/00 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G08B21/22 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G08G1/005 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/22 ,  G01S13/74

CPC classification number: G06K7/10128 ,  A61B5/22 ,  A61B5/6828 ,  G01S13/74 ,  G01S13/82 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G06K7/10366 ,  G08B21/22 ,  G08G1/005

Abstract: Systems are described for analyzing an environment. A system embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a plurality of tags, at least one tag configured to be coupled to a substrate, at least one other tag configured to be coupled to an environmental object; a remote reader positioned remotely from the plurality of tags and configured to distinctly identify each of the plurality of tags; a processor operably coupled to the remote reader and configured to receive one or more output signals from the remote reader, the one or more output signals corresponding to a threshold associated with the at least one tag coupled to the substrate and the at least one other tag configured to be coupled to the environmental object; and an output reporter operably coupled to the processor and configured to generate one or more communication signals responsive to instruction by the processor.

公开(公告)号：US09739883B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14280463

申请日：2014-05-16

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Craig J. Mundie ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  Eric D. Rudder ,  Desney S. Tan ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Andrew Wilson ,  Jeannette M. Wing ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood

IPC: G01S15/58 ,  G01S15/06 ,  G01S15/02 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S15/00 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G01S15/74 ,  G01S15/87 ,  G01S15/88 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G01S13/58 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01S13/46

CPC classification number: G01S15/58 ,  G01S7/52003 ,  G01S13/58 ,  G01S13/878 ,  G01S15/003 ,  G01S15/025 ,  G01S15/06 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G01S15/74 ,  G01S15/87 ,  G01S15/88 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G01S2013/462

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with determining velocity and/or acceleration information using ultrasound. A system may include one or more ultrasonic transmitters and/or receivers. An ultrasonic transmitter may be configured to transmit ultrasound into a region bounded by one or more surfaces. The ultrasonic receiver may detect a Doppler shift of reflected ultrasound to determine an acceleration and/or velocity associated with an object. The velocity and/or acceleration information may be utilized to modify the state of a gaming system, entertainment system, infotainment system, and/or other device. The velocity and/or acceleration date may be used in combination with a mapping or positioning system that generates positional data associated with the objects.