HARRIS TECHNOLOGY, LLC Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140320741 | ASPECT RATIO ENHANCEMENT - An adaptive compensation system for aspect ratio conversion. Video information, intended for her first aspect ratio display, e.g. the standard NTSC aspect ratio, is processed to determine additional information that can enable that video to be displayed and fill a wider aspect ratio screen. The processing can be a calculation which calculates, for example, texture, color and/or brightness of the edge portions, and automatically calculates video information to match the texture, brightness or color. The processing can be a database lookup, which automatically looks up likely portions from a database. The processing can also be an adaptive determination of what vertical portions of the image can be stretched without affecting the viewability, and then an adaptive stretching of different portions by different amounts. | 10-30-2014 |
20140212056 | Composite Label with History Feature - A code that stores a history of what has been done to it and where it has been. The history can be stored in a local memory. The code can be changed based on that history. | 07-31-2014 |
20140193137 | Locking of Programs Against Fast Forwarding - Speed of commercial playing is detected and used for determining whether program information can be played. | 07-10-2014 |
20130297945 | Using biometrics as an encryption key - An image of an biometric part is used as encryption or decryption key. The biometric part image is obtained, and items within the biometric part are analyzed. Relationships between those parts are determined, e.g. ratios between different parameters of different parts. Those ratios are then used to form the key. A sequence of biometric information can used in which case both the information itself and the sequence are used to form to the key. | 11-07-2013 |
20130109445 | Portable telephone with connection indicator | 05-02-2013 |
20120331306 | Adjustable resolution media format - A play limit is set for a media file. The play limit can be, for example a date, or a number of times that the file has been played. When the file exceeds the play limit, the quality of the file playing is degraded. | 12-27-2012 |
20120280787 | Electronics antitheft Authorizing Unit - Locked electronic device, e.g., a device which produces a video output, such as a game console or TV. The device is shipped in a locked state, and cannot be used as a game console or a TV until it is unlocked. The unlocking is carried out by a code. The code is provided separately from the device, and only once authorized sale is detected. | 11-08-2012 |
20120260302 | Video Player and Portable Computer with Detection - A television or computer detects the presence of the other, and takes an action based on that detecting. | 10-11-2012 |
20120211557 | Friending Codes - Codes that can be used to cause automatic connections with a friend on a social network. In one embodiment, the code can be created by the social network, including information representing the social networks address, and information about the user with whom the connection is desired. In one embodiment, that connection information can create an automatic connection with the user, without requiring the user to accept the “friend request”. The code can be a barcode such as a QR code. | 08-23-2012 |
20120094690 | Autolocation of Gray Goods - A device is allowed to be used only in a specified country. The device has an automatic location detection part, and automatically determines its location, and whether that location is authorized. If unauthorized, or if no location detection signal is detected for too long a time, the device is deactivated. | 04-19-2012 |
20120087499 | Read/write encrypted media and method of playing - A new media device including a decryption device that is operable to create a decryption key to read media. The decryption device is itself a read/write device that allows reducing or decrementing each time the decryption key is used. | 04-12-2012 |
20120067949 | INTELLIGENT CREDIT CARD SYSTEM - A new credit card system which enables improved reading and other operations. Reading can be done in the short edge of the credit card thereby shortening the aspect ratio and size of the card reader. The reader can be electrical, reading information via contacts, or can be optical readers. | 03-22-2012 |
20120042378 | Login system for a graphical user interface - A user sets a design and uses that to get access to a resource. The design can include lines, and distances of lines, directions and locations. The design can require a user to select a color and can include colors and amounts by which the different entered parts need to overlap. | 02-16-2012 |
20110317977 | Locking of Programs Against Fast Forwarding - Speed of commercial playing is detected and used for determining whether program information can be played. | 12-29-2011 |
20110312273 | Cellular Phone Entry Techniques - A cell phone is mated with the vehicle system and thereafter used to obtain access to the vehicle. A user who has a cell phone automatically can obtain access to the vehicle. An embodiment describes a USB key that provides access to the vehicle, and in an emergency, either a complete or partial version of the key can be downloaded from a server. | 12-22-2011 |
20110279729 | ASPECT RATIO ENHANCEMENT - An adaptive compensation system for aspect ratio conversion. Video information, intended for her first aspect ratio display, e.g. the standard NTSC aspect ratio, is processed to determine additional information that can enable that video to be displayed and fill a wider aspect ratio screen. The processing can be a calculation which calculates, for example, texture, color and/or brightness of the edge portions, and automatically calculates video information to match the texture, brightness or color. The processing can be a database lookup, which automatically looks up likely portions from a database. The processing can also be an adaptive determination of what vertical portions of the image can be stretched without affecting the viewability, and then an adaptive stretching of different portions by different amounts. | 11-17-2011 |
20110267752 | Round Housings for Virtual computing systems with Stylesheets - A computer system that has an outer shape that is round in outer cross-section. The computer housing can be formed of first and second housing parts that are each round in outer cross-section where one unscrews relative to another like taking the lid off a jar. The inside of the housing can store various kinds of nonvolatile memory and a processor. The user's entire processing environment may be stored within the memory and processor, and part of that environment may include stylesheet that represents specific styles of the user. | 11-03-2011 |
20110252182 | Storage Device with Wireless Capability - Wireless USB device with security that allows the information to be automatically exchanged with the USB device wirelessly when it is in one location, and when in another location, only certain information can be so exchanged. | 10-13-2011 |
20110221964 | Remote Frames - A device that can operate according to a menu. A first aspect describes an array of preview frames were each preview frame can represent a program such as a video program or an intranet site. A selection window within the array allows selecting different preview frames Another aspect describes use of this sliding array system within a GPS device. | 09-15-2011 |
20110136574 | Interactive music game - An interactive game and controller that has advanced functions. The controller may be reconfigurable between different configurations, each representing a different instrument. The game can also reconfigure the controller, both to change the function of the controller, but also to change its other characteristics, such as the sound it produces, and the way it reacts to playing notes. | 06-09-2011 |
20110126092 | Smart Paste - Information in a document is automatically parsed to determine its context. That context forms a score for the document, and that's score is later used to determine if or to determine something about other documents. Portions can be automatically pasted based on that information. | 05-26-2011 |
20110113130 | Address Sharing Network - Network time techniques. An ip address can be assigned that is only valid for a specified time, so that the same IP address can be used for multiple different units, but each IP address is valid only for certain time periods. Another technique describes using the network to continually provide a time indication. | 05-12-2011 |
20110090192 | Projected Display - A reprojection system which allows a projection to be displayed onto a display screen, and reprojected by that display screen. The display is received on the surface that itself displays, and it is then redisplayed on the surface. The redisplay can be at the same size or at a different size as the original projection. Preferably the redisplay is at the same relative intensity but a brighter actual intensity than the original display. The information is can be received and redisplayed in a number of different ways. | 04-21-2011 |
20110068177 | Composite Label with History Feature - A code that stores a history of what has been done to it and where it has been. The history can be stored in a local memory. The code can be changed based on that history. | 03-24-2011 |
20110046760 | Personal Audio Player with Wireless File Sharing and Radio Recording and Timeshifting - A portable MP3 player, which includes radio capability therein. The device includes a radio part which enables receiving radio, either over the airwaves, or via a network. The radio information can be time shared for later use, and sequences within the radio information can be identified for storage within the memory. The memory can store compressed information, such as MP3 information, indicative of songs which are stored. The memory can also store information that is received over the radio. | 02-24-2011 |
20110045866 | Cooling System for a Portable Device - A cellular cooling part includes a number at least one movable part, that can be the removable flap or movable cover for a fan. The fan, for example, can be moved or opened to expose it. A flap can also be opened. In addition, different covering structures can be used. | 02-24-2011 |
20110029915 | Layered desktop system - Different windows and layers on the computer can be either shown on the local screen or projected. Some windows on the local screen might not be projected windows. The user can check email or do other personal things in the non-projected screen without seeing those things on the projection. | 02-03-2011 |
20110019240 | Digital control and processing of transferred Information - Access control for documents, that uses a computer to first check an access control of the document, and allow the specified access to the document only if the access control indicates that the specified access should be granted. After granting the specified access, the access control is changed to indicate that the specified access has been granted, for example, by incrementing a counter or the like. | 01-27-2011 |
20110000960 | INTELLIGENT CREDIT CARD SYSTEM - A new credit card system which enables improved reading and other operations. Reading can be done in the short edge of the credit card thereby shortening the aspect ratio and size of the card reader. The reader can be electrical, reading information via contacts, or can be optical readers. | 01-06-2011 |
20100330979 | Portable Phone Remote - A video device and a remote control function for a video device that can be carried out over a remote device such as a phone. The phone connects to the video device over a network. | 12-30-2010 |
20100327726 | LED bulb - Semiconductor, e.g. LED, lighting device. The device cools a housing on which the LEDs are coupled. | 12-30-2010 |
20100318373 | Carbon footprint determination device - A carbon footprint calculator that carries out certain parts of the detection of the carbon footprint automatically. | 12-16-2010 |
20100316354 | Preference setting in a computer system - A profile of likelihoods of actions that will occur on a computer is stored. The computer may be likely to be off between time periods, e.g., between midnight and 7 am. Some action is taken relative to the actions that are likely to occur, before those actions actually happen. | 12-16-2010 |
20100297930 | Portable Device with a Vehicle driver Detection - Detection of a user sitting in a driver's seat is used to prevent operation of a specified function of a portable device. For example, the cell phone can be prevented from texting when the user is sitting in the driver's seat. | 11-25-2010 |
20100297929 | Prevention against Texting and other Keyboard Operations While Driving - Prevention against some, but not all, users in a vehicle using the keyboard on a device while driving. This can prevent the driver texting while driving, or can prevent the driver entering the destination on a GPS while driving. | 11-25-2010 |
20100295315 | Air regeneration for a moving vehicle - Airflow regeneration device, which generates electricity from air resistance, but only when the vehicle is in the speed reduction mode. In the non-speed reduction mode, the air resistance is minimally increased. In the speed reduction mode, the air resistance is intentionally increased. | 11-25-2010 |
20100293389 | Playback of Information Content using Keys - Media, e.g., video, is played on a player that can store multiple items of video. Some video can be played using a stored key; other video needs to have an external key present. The key can decrypt the video or it can supplement the content of the video. If a request is made to play a video, that video can be automatically downloaded. | 11-18-2010 |
20100245288 | Touch Tunnels - A touch screen that operates by conducting an environmental change—e.g heat, radiation such as light, or RF environment, to the other side where it can be detected. The shape of the actuating device can also be detected and used for analyzing whether to allow the actuation. One embodiment uses nano fibers or nano tubes to conduct the environmental change from the front side to the back side. | 09-30-2010 |
20100212021 | Decrement software - Computer system that detects license characteristics, and detects if the use of specified software is within those license characteristics. If not, the software use is limited to less than the specified use. This allows all versions of the software to have all features, but limits the amount by which those features can be used. | 08-19-2010 |
20100199101 | Adjustable resolution media format - A play limit is set for a media file. The play limit can be, for example a date, or a number of times that the file has been played. When the file exceeds the play limit, the quality of the file playing is degraded. | 08-05-2010 |
20100197359 | Automatic Detection of Wireless Phone - Cell phone in the area of the driver is detected. The detection of the cell phone in the area of the driver causes an action. The phone can be automatically paired with a Bluetooth capability in the vehicle. That pairing can be temporary. The vehicle can be made less pleasant to drive, e.g., by using a buzzer or limiting the speed of the vehicle. | 08-05-2010 |
20100180273 | Virtualized operating system - Multiple operating systems that run at the same time. A virtualization layer can run on a multiple core operating system to run the different operating systems. The cores can be powered down, for example, when one of the operating systems is not running. | 07-15-2010 |
20100177240 | ASPECT RATIO ENHANCEMENT - An adaptive compensation system for aspect ratio conversion. Video information, intended for her first aspect ratio display, e.g. the standard NTSC aspect ratio, is processed to determine additional information that can enable that video to be displayed and fill a wider aspect ratio screen. The processing can be a calculation which calculates, for example, texture, color and/or brightness of the edge portions, and automatically calculates video information to match the texture, brightness or color. The processing can be a database lookup, which automatically looks up likely portions from a database. The processing can also be an adaptive determination of what vertical portions of the image can be stretched without affecting the viewability, and then an adaptive stretching of different portions by different amounts. | 07-15-2010 |
20100173615 | Locating Lost Cell Phones - A phone sends information about its whereabouts periodically to a receiving part. The receiving part can then report the last location or information about the last known location of the phone. The query can return a map of both coarse and fine. This allows determining the location of the phone, even when the phone is off or not receiving cell service. A special message can be to the phone, indicating that the phone is trying to be found. This puts the phone into an “im lost” mode, from which it does not recover until a code is entered. | 07-08-2010 |
20100172635 | Frame correlating content determination - Identifying and determining content in media, correlating among frames to find that content in other frames, and making a list of that content; and also describes a player which can play the media to include or exclude the content. | 07-08-2010 |
20100153381 | Automatic Mail Rejection Feature - A spam defining system defines rules about emails depending on user's reactions to emails. A user can delete an email as spam, or not spam, or without committing to whether the email is spam or not. If the user indicates whether the email is spam or not spam; characteristics of the email are used to update a database. Incoming emails are compared against the database, to determine a likelihood of whether they are spam. | 06-17-2010 |
20100046811 | Using biometrics as an encryption key - An image of an biometric part is used as encryption or decryption key. The biometric part image is obtained, and items within the biometric part are analyzed. Relationships between those parts are determined, e.g. ratios between different parameters of different parts. Those ratios are then used to form the key. A sequence of biometric information can used in which case both the information itself and the sequence are used to form to the key. | 02-25-2010 |
20100026235 | Charging Control in an Electric Vehicle - A charging system for a vehicle rearranges the bank of battery cells between a series connection for delivering voltage to a load, e.g. a motor; and a parallel connection for being charged. The battery bank can thus be charged by a 12 volt battery charger. The charger can be a plug in charger, or can be a solar cell. For example, the solar cell can be moved to cover a windshield or other surface of the vehicle whenever the vehicle is shut down. | 02-04-2010 |
20090313054 | Graphical Travel System for the Internet - A graphical user interface for a travel system allows the beginning and end points to be selected, and then displays a line indicating the travel, and calculates fares. | 12-17-2009 |
20090281913 | Real time auction with end game - A real time auction system operates in a non real time mode, and an end game mode in which the users are placed in a forum. In both modes the users are capable of placing bids along with times when those bids should be executed. An agent treats the bids as secret until the time, and then at the time executes those bids. | 11-12-2009 |