Thomas K Fitzsimmons

US Patent:

20190244631, Aug 8, 2019

Filed:

Apr 15, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/384162

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Thomas D. Fitzsimmons - Lancaster PA, US
Maurice M. Materise - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Jessie Yu - Wappingers Falls NY, US

International Classification:

G10L 25/66
H04R 25/00
G06F 17/27
A61B 5/00

Abstract:

Aspects relate to computer implemented methods and systems for monitoring a user's hearing and comprehension. The methods and systems include receiving, by an audio capture device, a first audio input, receiving, by the audio capture device, a second audio input, converting the first and second audio inputs into respective first and second audio signals, transcribing the first and second audio signals into respective first and second transcriptions, analyzing, by a processor of the remote resource, the first and second transcriptions to determine if a content of the second transcription is related to a content of the first transcription to determine degradation of hearing of the user.

US Patent:

20190149114, May 16, 2019

Filed:

Jan 10, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/244323

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Thomas D. Fitzsimmons - Lancaster PA, US
Maurice M. Materise - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Jessie Yu - Wappingers Falls NY, US

International Classification:

H03G 3/00
H03G 3/30
H03G 3/32
H03G 3/04

Abstract:

Audio information of audio content being listened to by a user is received. An aspect of a listening environment of the user is identified. A volume preset, based on the audio information and the aspect of the listening environment, is determined to be available. A first volume of the audio content being listened to by the user is determined to be different from the volume preset. The first volume of the audio content is adjusted to a second volume.

US Patent:

20190064536, Feb 28, 2019

Filed:

Aug 24, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/685331

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Thomas D. Fitzsimmons - Lancaster PA, US
Jessie Yu - Wappingers Falls NY, US

International Classification:

G02B 27/22
G02B 27/00
H04N 13/04

Abstract:

A system and method to dynamically control a configuration of parallax barriers includes performing skeletal tracking, using a skeletal tracking system, to determine a position of each viewer of content displayed by an image source. One of the parallax barriers among the parallax barriers is determined as being most closely associated with a viewing angle of each viewer, and the one of the parallax barriers is adjusted as needed to display the content as a three-dimensional image to one or more of the viewers with the viewing angle that is the most closely associated.

US Patent:

20180349948, Dec 6, 2018

Filed:

May 30, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/608235

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Thomas D. Fitzsimmons - Lancaster PA, US
Jessie Yu - Wappingers Falls NY, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02
G09F 7/14
G09F 27/00

Abstract:

An embodiment of a method of evaluating an effectiveness of a sign includes detecting whether a user is within a selected range of a location of a sign, and based on the user being within the selected range, acquiring a visible image of the user. The method also includes estimating, by a gaze monitoring device, a direction of a gaze of the user, and determining whether the estimated direction of the gaze is toward the location. The method further includes, based on determining that the gaze is toward the location, performing, by a processing device, estimating an amount of time during which the estimated direction of the gaze is toward the location, and based on the amount of time being greater than or equal to a threshold amount, determining that the user has at least a threshold level of interest in the sign.

US Patent:

20180278223, Sep 27, 2018

Filed:

Jan 25, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/879466

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Thomas D. Fitzsimmons - Lancaster PA, US
Maurice M. Materise - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Jessie Yu - Wappingers Falls NY, US

International Classification:

H03G 3/00
H03G 3/32

Abstract:

Audio information of audio content being listened to by a user is received. An aspect of a listening environment of the user is identified. A volume preset, based on the audio information and the aspect of the listening environment, is determined to be available. A first volume of the audio content being listened to by the user is determined to be different from the volume preset. The first volume of the audio content is adjusted to a second volume.

US Patent:

20180267817, Sep 20, 2018

Filed:

Mar 17, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/462042

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Thomas D. Fitzsimmons - Lancaster PA, US
Johnathon J. Hoste - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Angel A. Merchan - Poughkeepsie NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

Abstract:

A computer system with a hypervisor detects the local physical connection of a portable storage device with an operating system image thereon. The computer system installs an instance of the operating system on the hypervisor, and the hypervisor assigns a set of resources to the instance to generate a virtual machine. As further portable storage devices with operating systems thereon are locally, physically connected to the computer system, additional virtual machines are generated, each with a different operating system instance, which may be the same or different from the other operating system instances. The resources of the computer system are assigned and reassigned among the virtual machines as the portable storage devices are connected and disconnected.

US Patent:

20180108370, Apr 19, 2018

Filed:

Oct 13, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/292164

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Thomas D. Fitzsimmons - Lancaster PA, US
Maurice M. Materise - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Jessie Yu - Wappingers Falls NY, US

International Classification:

G10L 25/66
G06F 17/27
G10L 25/72
A61B 5/00
H04R 25/00
G10L 15/26

Abstract:

Aspects relate to computer implemented methods and systems for monitoring a user's hearing and comprehension. The methods and systems include receiving, by an audio capture device, a first audio input, receiving, by the audio capture device, a second audio input, converting the first and second audio inputs into respective first and second audio signals, transmitting said first and second audio signals to a remote resource, transcribing the first and second audio signals into respective first and second transcriptions, analyzing, by a processor of the remote resource, the first and second transcriptions to determine if a content of the second transcription is related to a content of the first transcription, and recording the analysis to track a hearing and comprehension ability of the user.

US Patent:

20180081431, Mar 22, 2018

Filed:

Sep 19, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/269063

Inventors:

- ARMONK NY, US
Thomas D. Fitzsimmons - Lancaster PA, US
Maurice M. Materise - Wiliamsville NY, US
Jessie Yu - Wappingers Falls NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06T 11/20

Abstract:

Described herein are methods, systems, and computer program products for providing supplementary information with an initial visualization. To provide supplementary information, a display device can provide the initial visualization, a gaze tracker can capture gaze direction data from a user viewing the initial visualization, and a processor of a computing device can process the gaze direction data to determine a point of interest. The display device can then provide the supplementary information with the initial visualization based on the point of interest.