Ideas that were new enough to protect, and concrete enough to build.
I hold more than 55 granted U.S. patents and have filed more than 200 patent applications, most of them from HARMAN’s Future Experience Team, with earlier work at HP/Palm. Nearly every one started as a working prototype.
This archive lists 63 records verified against Google Patents, including European grants and family members. For the complete list see Google Patents or Justia.
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- US 10685550 B2
Granted 2020
Gesture-enabled audio device with visible feedback
HARMAN International and Google
Input & InteractionJBL × Google Soli - US 10591723 B2
Granted 2020
In-vehicle projection display system with dynamic display area
HARMAN International
Gaze & AttentionEye Vergence - US 10585486 B2
Granted 2020
Gesture interactive wearable spatial audio system
HARMAN International
Audio & HearablesGesture Sound Panorama - US 10540138 B2
Granted 2020
Wearable sound system with configurable privacy modes
HARMAN International
Wearables - EP 3254121 B1
Granted 2019 · CN EP JP KR US WO
Center of gravity shifting force device
HARMAN International · Publication US 2017/0153268 A1
Haptics & ForceNudging Headphones - US 10481858 B2
Granted 2019 · CN EP US
Generating personalized audio content based on mood
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - EP 3082120 B1
Granted 2019 · CN EP US
Techniques for transmitting an alert towards a target area
HARMAN International · Family: US9809163B2
Gaze & AttentionEye Vergence - EP 2893867 B1
Granted 2019 · CN EP JP US
Detecting visual inattention based on eye convergence
HARMAN International · Family: US9298994B2
Gaze & AttentionEye Vergence - US D862416 S1
Granted 2019
Loudspeaker
HARMAN International and Google
Audio & HearablesJBL × Google Soli - EP 3040699 B1
Granted 2019 · CN EP US
Force measuring steering wheel
HARMAN International
Automotive HMI - EP 3081011 B1
Granted 2019 · CN EP US WO
Name-sensitive listening device
HARMAN International · Publication US 2015/0170645 A1
Audio & HearablesAudio AR - US 10399575 B2
Granted 2019 · EP US WO
Cognitive load driving assistant
HARMAN International
Gaze & AttentionPupil-Based DMS - EP 3231194 B1
Granted 2019 · CN EP US WO
Techniques for analyzing connectivity within an audio transducer array
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - US 10362385 B1
Granted 2019 · CN EP JP KR US
Controlling perceived ambient sounds based on focus level
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - EP 3018847 B1
Granted 2019 · EP US
Apparatus for labeling inputs of an audio mixing console system
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - EP 3151581 B1
Granted 2019 · CN EP US
Headphones with thermal control
HARMAN International
Wearables - US 10318016 B2
Granted 2019 · CN EP JP KR US WO
Hands free device with directional interface
HARMAN International
Input & Interaction - EP 3040811 B1
Granted 2019 · CN EP US
Vehicle control system and operating method
HARMAN International
Automotive HMI - US 10299064 B2
Granted 2019 · US WO
Surround sound techniques for highly-directional speakers
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - US 10296018 B2
Granted 2019 · CN EP JP KR US
Pseudo force device
HARMAN International
Haptics & ForceNudging Headphones - EP 3192240 B1
Granted 2019 · CN EP JP KR US WO
Techniques for generating multiple listening environments via auditory devices
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - US 10261519 B2
Granted 2019 · CN EP US
Techniques for arranging stage elements on a stage
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - US 10255930 B2
Granted 2019 · CN EP US WO
Wireless control of linked devices
HARMAN International
Input & Interaction - US 10257637 B2
Granted 2019 · US WO
Shoulder-mounted robotic speakers
HARMAN International
Wearables - US 10157626 B2
Granted 2018 · CA CN EP JP KR US
Voice affect modification
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - US 10137902 B2
Granted 2018 · CN EP US
Adaptive interactive voice system
HARMAN International
Input & Interaction - US 10126823 B2
Granted 2018 · CN EP JP US WO
In-vehicle gesture interactive spatial audio system
HARMAN International
Audio & HearablesGesture Sound Panorama - EP 2896531 B1
Granted 2018 · CN EP JP US
Virtual three-dimensional instrument cluster with three-dimensional navigation system
HARMAN International · Family: US10062204B2
Displays & ARPseudo-Holographic Cluster - US 10067568 B2
Granted 2018
Augmented reality writing system and method thereof
Qualcomm (originally HP / Palm)
Displays & ARAR Writing - EP 2891952 B1
Granted 2018 · CN EP JP US
Seamless content transfer
HARMAN International
Input & Interaction - US 10062204 B2
Granted 2018
Virtual three-dimensional instrument cluster with three-dimensional navigation system
HARMAN International · Family: EP2896531B1
Displays & ARPseudo-Holographic Cluster - US 10035539 B2
Granted 2018 · CN EP US
Steering wheel control system
HARMAN International
Automotive HMI - US 9984540 B2
Granted 2018 · CN EP JP KR US WO
Fan-driven force device
HARMAN International
Haptics & ForceNudging Headphones - US 9952665 B2
Granted 2018 · CN EP JP US
Eye vergence detection on a display
HARMAN International · Publication US 2015/0192992 A1
Gaze & AttentionEye Vergence - US 9947215 B2
Granted 2018 · CN JP KR US WO
Pedestrian information system
HARMAN International
Automotive HMI - US 9937839 B2
Granted 2018 · CN EP JP US
Feedback by modifying stiffness
HARMAN International
Haptics & ForceSurface-Changing Controllers - EP 3094113 B1
Granted 2018 · EP US
Techniques for autonomously calibrating an audio system
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - US 9876985 B2
Granted 2018 · EP US
Providing a log of events to an isolated user
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - US 9870764 B2
Granted 2018 · CN EP JP US
Using external sounds to alert vehicle occupants of external events and mask in-car conversations
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - US 9864570 B2
Granted 2018 · CN JP US
Proximity based temporary audio sharing
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - US 9836124 B2
Granted 2017 · CN EP JP US
Techniques for dynamically changing tactile surfaces of a haptic controller to convey interactive system information
HARMAN International
Haptics & ForceSurface-Changing Controllers - US 9808084 B2
Granted 2017 · EP JP US
Technique for adjusting the posture of a seated person
HARMAN International
Automotive HMI - US 9811991 B2
Granted 2017 · CN EP JP KR US
Do-not-disturb system and apparatus
HARMAN International
Input & Interaction - US 9809163 B2
Granted 2017
Techniques for transmitting an alert towards a target area
HARMAN International · Family: EP3082120B1
Gaze & AttentionEye Vergence - US 9795015 B2
Granted 2017 · CN EP US
Automatic identification and localization of wireless light emitting elements
HARMAN International
Input & Interaction - US 9791286 B2
Granted 2017 · CN EP US WO
Eye-gaze enabled navigation system
HARMAN International
Gaze & AttentionEye Vergence - US 9756319 B2
Granted 2017 · CN EP JP US
Virtual see-through instrument cluster with live video
HARMAN International
Displays & ARSee-Through Dashboard - US 9727129 B2
Granted 2017
System and method for audio augmented reality
HARMAN International
Audio & HearablesAudio AR - US 9720591 B2
Granted 2017 · CN EP KR US WO
Multitouch chording language
HARMAN International
Input & Interaction - US 9720510 B2
Granted 2017 · CN EP JP US
User-directed personal information assistant
HARMAN International
Input & Interaction - US 9716939 B2
Granted 2017 · CN EP JP KR US WO
System and method for user controllable auditory environment customization
HARMAN International · Publication US 2015/0195641 A1
Audio & HearablesAudio AR - US 9663031 B2
Granted 2017 · CN DE JP US
Modifying an audio panorama to indicate the presence of danger or other events of interest
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - US 9623907 B2
Granted 2017 · CN EP JP US
Haptic language through a steering mechanism
HARMAN International · Family: EP2907725B1
Haptics & ForceShape-Shifting Controllers - US 9622013 B2
Granted 2017 · CN EP KR US
Directional sound modification
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - US 9591149 B2
Granted 2017
Generation of a combined image of a presentation surface
Qualcomm (originally HP / Palm)
Displays & AR - US 9573523 B2
Granted 2017 · EP JP KR US
Spatial sonification of accelerating objects
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - US D773433 S1
Granted 2016
Wearable loudspeaker
HARMAN International
Wearables - US 9481287 B2
Granted 2016 · CN EP JP US
Roadway projection system
HARMAN International
Automotive HMI - US 9414964 B2
Granted 2016 · CN EP JP US
Earplug for selectively providing sound to a user
HARMAN International
Audio & Hearables - US 9358887 B2
Granted 2016 · CN US
User interface (steering wheel)
Harman Becker Automotive Systems
Automotive HMI - US 9354073 B2
Granted 2016
Eye gaze enabled navigation system
HARMAN International
Gaze & AttentionEye Vergence - US 9298994 B2
Granted 2016
Detecting visual inattention based on eye convergence
HARMAN International · Family: EP2893867B1
Gaze & AttentionEye Vergence - US 2013/0257734 A1
Published 2013
Use of a sensor to enable touch and type modes for hands of a user via a keyboard
HP / Palm (individual filing)
Filed at HP/Palm, later transferred to Qualcomm as part of a larger IP transfer and subsequently abandoned, leaving the concept publicly available.
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