公开(公告)号：US09451394B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-20

申请号：US13732004

申请日：2012-12-31

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： Philip Lionel Barnes ,  Hon Wah Chin ,  Howard L. Davidson ,  Kimberly D. A. Hallman ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Brian Lee ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Craig J. Mundie ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Nicholas F. Pasch ,  Eric D. Rudder ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Marc Tremblay ,  David B. Tuckerman ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC分类号： H04W4/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/863 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W4/26 ,  H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W4/02 ,  H04L47/50 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04M15/85 ,  H04M15/88 ,  H04M15/93 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/21 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W4/38

摘要： Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision concerning a wireless service or device within a region to a network participant or other communication device (smartphone or motor vehicle, e.g.).

公开(公告)号：US20150334346A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-19

申请号：US14280466

申请日：2014-05-16

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： 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分类号： H04N7/14 ,  G10L25/78

CPC分类号： H04N7/14 ,  G10L13/02 ,  G10L25/48 ,  G10L25/78 ,  G10L2015/223 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N21/4367 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/44218

摘要： A hands-free intercom may include a user-tracking sensor, a directional microphone, a directional sound emitter, and 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 include a directional camera to capture video of the user and/or a directional video projector to deliver video to the user. The captured video may be provided to a remote entity and/or the delivered video may be received from the remote entity. The captured video may be used to identify vocal commands, gestures, facial expressions, and/or eye movements from the user. The projected video may be used to provide status information to the user.

摘要翻译： 免提对讲机可以包括用户跟踪传感器，定向麦克风，定向声发射器和通信接口。 用户跟踪传感器可以确定用户的位置，使得定向麦克风可以测量用户的声音发射，并且定向声音发射器可以向用户传送音频。 免提对讲机可以包括定向摄像机，以捕获用户的视频和/或定向视频投影仪，以向用户传送视频。 捕获的视频可以被提供给远程实体和/或可以从远程实体接收所传递的视频。 捕获的视频可以用于识别来自用户的声带命令，手势，面部表情和/或眼睛运动。 投影视频可以用于向用户提供状态信息。

公开(公告)号：US09131068B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-08

申请号：US14174650

申请日：2014-02-06

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： 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分类号： H04M1/00 ,  H04M1/60 ,  H04M9/00 ,  H04M11/02 ,  G10L25/48

CPC分类号： H04M11/025 ,  G10L15/1822 ,  G10L25/48

摘要： A hands-free intercom may include a user-tracking sensor, a directional microphone, a directional sound emitter, and 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 directional sound emitter may emit ultrasonic waves configured to frequency convert to produce the audio. The communication interface may be configured to identify an entity of interest with which the user wishes to interact based on gestures and/or vocal emissions by the user and may automatically communicatively couple the user to the entity of interest. The hands-free intercom may determine whether remote entities requesting to communicatively couple with the user should be allowed to couple. The hands-free intercom may detect eavesdroppers and warn the user of the detected eavesdroppers.

摘要翻译： 免提对讲机可以包括用户跟踪传感器，定向麦克风，定向声发射器和通信接口。 用户跟踪传感器可以确定用户的位置，使得定向麦克风可以测量用户的声音发射，并且定向声音发射器可以向用户传送音频。 定向声发射器可以发射配置成频率转换以产生音频的超声波。 通信接口可以被配置为基于用户的手势和/或声音发射来识别用户希望与之交互的感兴趣的实体，并且可以将用户自动地通信地耦合到感兴趣的实体。 免提对讲机可以确定请求与用户通信地耦合的远程实体是否应该允许耦合。 免提对讲机可以检测窃听者并向用户发出警报的窃听者。

公开(公告)号：US20140266405A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US13800888

申请日：2013-03-13

申请人： ELWHA LLC

发明人： Philip Lionel Barnes ,  Hon Wah Chin ,  Howard Lee Davidson ,  Kimberly D.A. Hallman ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Brian Lee ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Craig J. Mundie ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Nicholas F. Pasch ,  Eric D. Rudder ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Marc Tremblay ,  David B. Tuckerman ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR.

IPC分类号： G05F5/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/206 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/203 ,  H05B1/023

摘要： Described embodiments include a portable electronic device. The device includes a shell housing components of the portable electronic device and a heat-generating component. The device includes a contact sensor configured to determine a user touch to the shell. The device includes a temperature sensor configured to determine an exterior temperature of the shell. The device includes a thermal manager configured to reduce the exterior shell temperature by regulating heat generation by the heat-generating component. The regulating heat generation is responsive to the determined user touch and the measured determined temperature of the shell.

摘要翻译： 所描述的实施例包括便携式电子设备。 该装置包括壳体，其容纳便携式电子装置的部件和发热部件。 该设备包括被配置为确定用户对壳的触摸的接触传感器。 该装置包括配置成确定外壳的外部温度的温度传感器。 该装置包括热管理器，其被配置为通过调节发热部件的发热来减小外壳温度。 调节发热响应于所确定的用户触摸和所测量的壳体的温度。

公开(公告)号：US20170371038A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15682154

申请日：2017-08-21

申请人： ELWHA LLC

发明人： 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 ,  Victoria Y.H. Wood

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

CPC分类号： 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

摘要： 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.

公开(公告)号：US09779593B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US14461106

申请日：2014-08-15

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： 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分类号： G08B7/00 ,  H04N7/14 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04M11/02 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04S7/00 ,  H04R1/32

CPC分类号： 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

摘要： 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：US09739883B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14280463

申请日：2014-05-16

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： 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分类号： 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分类号： 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

摘要： 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.

公开(公告)号：US09618618B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-11

申请号：US14203401

申请日：2014-03-10

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： 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分类号： G01S15/89 ,  G01S5/18 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S15/08 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G01S15/74 ,  G01S15/87

CPC分类号： G01S15/89 ,  G01S5/18 ,  G01S7/52003 ,  G01S15/08 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G01S15/74 ,  G01S15/876

摘要： The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with determining position and/or movement 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 receive direct ultrasonic reflections and/or rebounded ultrasonic reflections from one or more objects within the region. A mapping or positioning system may generate positional data associated with one or more of the object(s) based on the direct ultrasonic reflection(s) and/or the rebounded ultrasonic reflection(s). The mapping or positioning system may generate enhanced positional data by combining the direct positional data and the rebounded positional data.

公开(公告)号：US20170031021A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-02

申请号：US14815538

申请日：2015-07-31

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： 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分类号： G01S15/62 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S15/02

CPC分类号： G01S15/62 ,  G01S13/522 ,  G01S13/862 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01S15/025 ,  G01S15/52 ,  G01S15/89

摘要： The present disclosure provides systems and methods for using compressed sensing for imaging an object for use in combination with an entertainment or infotainment device. For example, the system may utilize a few—(e.g., 1, 2, 3 . . . ) pixel imaging sensor to obtain coarse image data from each of a plurality of subregions of a region of interest. Compressed sensing techniques may then be used to estimate a higher resolution image of the region of interest using the coarse image data from the plurality of subregions.

摘要翻译： 本公开提供了使用压缩感测来成像物体以与娱乐或信息娱乐装置组合使用的系统和方法。 例如，该系统可以利用几个（例如，1,2,3，...）像素成像传感器从感兴趣区域的多个子区域中的每一个获得粗略图像数据。 然后可以使用压缩感测技术来使用来自多个子区域的粗略图像数据来估计感兴趣区域的较高分辨率图像。

公开(公告)号：US09437002B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-06

申请号：US14496037

申请日：2014-09-25

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： 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分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/20

CPC分类号： G06T7/0042 ,  A63F13/215 ,  A63F13/424 ,  A63F13/428 ,  G01S13/862 ,  G01S15/003 ,  G01S15/025 ,  G01S15/58 ,  G01S15/74 ,  G01S15/87 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G06K9/00201 ,  G06K9/00362 ,  G06K9/00375 ,  G06K9/3233 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/207 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G06T2207/10132 ,  G06T2207/20016 ,  G06T2207/20212 ,  G06T2207/30196

摘要： The present disclosure provides systems and methods for using two imaging modalities for imaging an object at two different resolutions. For example, the system may utilize a first modality (e.g., ultrasound or electromagnetic radiation) to generate image data at a first resolution. The system may then utilize the other modality to generate image data of portions of interest at a second resolution that is higher than the first resolution. In another embodiment, one imaging modality may be used to resolve an ambiguity, such as ghost images, in image data generated using another imaging modality.

摘要翻译： 本公开提供了使用两种成像模态来以两种不同分辨率成像对象的系统和方法。 例如，系统可以利用第一模态（例如，超声波或电磁辐射）以第一分辨率产生图像数据。 然后，该系统可以利用其他模态以高于第一分辨率的第二分辨率生成感兴趣部分的图像数据。 在另一个实施例中，可以使用一种成像模态来解析在使用另一成像模态生成的图像数据中的模糊性，例如重影图像。