公开(公告)号：US10825441B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US15683517

申请日：2017-08-22

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： Jeffrey A. Bowers ,  Paul Duesterhoft ,  Daniel Hawkins ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Edward K. Y. Jung ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Michael A. Smith

IPC分类号： G10K11/34 ,  H04R1/40

摘要： The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with acoustic transmitters, receivers, and antennas. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a transducer system for transmitting and receiving acoustic energy according to a determined acoustic emission/reception pattern. In various embodiments, an acoustic transducer system may include an array of sub-wavelength transducer elements each configured with an electromagnetic resonance at one of a plurality of electromagnetic frequencies. Each sub-wavelength transducer element may generate an acoustic emission in response to the electromagnetic resonance. A beam-forming controller may cause electromagnetic energy to be transmitted at select electromagnetic frequencies to cause a select subset of the sub-wavelength transducer elements to generate acoustic emissions according to a selectable acoustic transmission pattern. A common port may facilitate electromagnetic communication with each of the sub-wavelength transducer elements.

公开(公告)号：US10765817B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US14620586

申请日：2015-02-12

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： Edward S. Boyden ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC分类号： A61M15/00 ,  A61M16/00 ,  A61M11/00 ,  A61M16/20 ,  A61M11/02

摘要： Devices, systems, and methods that may be used to controllably deliver alcohol to a subject using an inhaler, wherein the inhaler may include a housing having a flow channel coupled to an ethanol-containing inhalant reservoir, an actuator configured to facilitate release of the inhalant, a constituent sensor, and a control unit. The control unit may accept parameters associated with the subject, create an inhalant delivery regime, and control operation of the actuator based at least partially on a sensed constituent level to facilitate release of an ethanol-containing inhalant from the reservoir into the flow channel in accordance with the regimen.

公开(公告)号：US10733396B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US16018295

申请日：2018-06-26

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： Daniel A. Gerrity ,  William Gates ,  Pablos Holman ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Edward K. Y. Jung ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Royce A. Levien ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Mark A. Malamud ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  John D. Rinaldo, Jr. ,  Keith D. Rosema ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Thomas Allan Weaver ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06K7/10 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G02B27/01

摘要： According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device.

公开(公告)号：US10587156B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US15357344

申请日：2016-11-21

申请人： ELWHA LLC

发明人： Roderick A. Hyde ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC分类号： H02J50/90 ,  H02J50/30 ,  H02J50/20 ,  B60L53/60 ,  H02J7/02 ,  B60L53/12 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L53/30 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/80 ,  H02J50/40

摘要： In an embodiment, a wireless power distribution system is disclosed. The wireless power distribution system includes a routing module having at least one processor configured to determine a route for a power-receiving device to travel responsive to receiving input about one or more characteristics associated with the power-receiving device or one or more wireless power transmitters for delivering power to the power-receiving device. The wireless power distribution system further includes the one or more wireless power transmitters operably coupled to the routing module. The one or more wireless power transmitters are configured to wirelessly transmit the power to the device at one or more locations along the route.

公开(公告)号：US10528913B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US13705327

申请日：2012-12-05

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： Roderick A. Hyde ,  Edward K. Y. Jung ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Royce A. Levien ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Mark A. Malamud ,  John D. Rinaldo, Jr. ,  Dennis J. Rivet ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q50/24 ,  G06F19/00

摘要： Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally. Such signaling may be partly based on one or more symptoms, regimen attributes, performance indicia (compliance indications, e.g.), privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.), contextual considerations (being in or admitted by a care facility, e.g.), sensor data, or other such determinants. In some contexts this may trigger an incentive being manifested (as a dispensation of an item, e.g.), an intercommunication (telephone call, e.g.) beginning, a device being configured (enabled or customized, e.g.), data distillations being presented or tracked, or other such results.

公开(公告)号：US10456241B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US15298945

申请日：2016-10-20

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： Roderick A. Hyde ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  John Marshall ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Roberto Zaldivar ,  Roger Zaldivar

IPC分类号： A61F2/16 ,  G02C7/08 ,  G02C7/10

摘要： Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to switchable lens devices, systems, and methods related to detecting one or more commands and switching one or more switchable lenses responsive to one or more detected commands.

公开(公告)号：US10430557B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15400462

申请日：2017-01-06

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： Jeffrey A. Bowers ,  Paul Duesterhoft ,  Daniel Hawkins ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Edward K. Y. Jung ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Michael A. Smith ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC分类号： G10L15/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G10L25/66 ,  G10L25/78 ,  G16H10/60 ,  A61B3/113 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G06Q50/24 ,  G16H10/20 ,  G16H15/00 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/0476 ,  A61B5/117 ,  A61B5/16

摘要： Methods and systems for monitoring compliance of a patient with a prescribed treatment regimen are described. Patient activity is detected unobtrusively with an activity sensor at the patient location, and activity data is transmitted to a monitoring location. Patient speech detected during use of a communication system such as a mobile telephone by the patient may also be used as an activity signal. Patient activity and/or speech is processed at the patient location or monitoring location to identify activity parameters or patterns that indicate whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen. The activity sensor and other components at the patient location may be incorporated into, or associated with, a cell phone, computing system, game system, or vehicle system, for example. The system may provide a report to an interested party, for example a medical care provider or insurance company, regarding patient compliance with the prescribed treatment regimen.

公开(公告)号：US10304068B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US13728834

申请日：2012-12-27

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/22

摘要： Described embodiments include a computer-implemented method, device, and computer program product. A computer-implemented method includes electronically receiving a previously prepared estimate of fees and costs to deliver a diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a particular disease, illness, injury, or other physical or mental impairment (hereafter “healthcare service”) to a particular patient. The computer-implemented method includes electronically receiving data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date. The computer-implemented method includes estimating probable fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient. The estimating is responsive to the received data indicative of at least part of the healthcare service provided to date. The computer-implemented method includes outputting in substantially real time information indicative of the probable fees and costs incurred to date in view of the previous estimate of the fees and costs for providing the healthcare service.

公开(公告)号：US20190141196A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16175600

申请日：2018-10-30

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： H04M11/02 ,  H04R27/00 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/20 ,  H04M1/60 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04R1/32 ,  G10K11/178 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04S7/00

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 provide privacy to the user. The hands-free intercom may prevent an eavesdropper from hearing the user's vocal emissions, for example, by canceling the vocal emissions at the eavesdropper's ear. The directional sound emitter may deliver out-of-phase sound to cancel the vocal emissions. The hands-free intercom may also, or instead, cancel ambient noise at the user's ear. The hands-free intercom may measure or predict a filtration of the sound to be canceled and compensate for the filtration when canceling the sound.

公开(公告)号：US10271772B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-30

申请号：US15697713

申请日：2017-09-07

申请人： Elwha LLC ,  Julie G. Lord ,  Jacqueline S. Deerr-Lord

发明人： Roderick A. Hyde ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC分类号： G08B23/00 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/00

摘要： A system for warning of protruding body parts of a medical vehicle occupant includes a sensor, a feedback device, and a processing circuit. The sensor is configured to generate sensor data based on a position of the occupant, and the processing circuit is configured to determine a contour of the medical vehicle, detect a protruding extremity of the occupant based on the sensor data and the contour, and generate a warning using the feedback device, where the warning is based on the detected protruding extremity.