Hewinson
John Hewinson, Poole GB
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20080217518 | ELECTRONIC DETECTING APPARATUS - An electronic detecting apparatus is provided for detecting an output of an external device such as a light emitter. The apparatus comprises a detector operative to detect a variable relating to the output of the external device, and a controller operative to receive a detector signal from the detector indicative of an initial non-steady state value of the detected variable. The controller is further operative to process the detector signal to generate a processed signal, the controller combining the detector signal and the processed signal to generate an output signal indicative of a future steady state value of the variable. The apparatus thus speeds up the time taken for the steady state value of the variable to be determined. | 09-11-2008 |
20080218748 | MEASURING APPARATUS COMPRISING A PELTIER-SEEBECK DETECTOR - A measuring apparatus comprises a detector device for detecting a variable to be measured, and a controller operative to control the detector device and generate an output signal indicative of the magnitude of the variable being measured. The detector device comprises a housing on which are mounted two Peltier-Seebeck detectors, the detectors being arranged on the housing such that only the first Peltier-Seebeck detector is exposed, in use, to the variable to be measured. The controller is operative to generate the output signal based on the output of the first Peltier-Seebeck detector and the output of the second Peltier-Seebeck detector so as to account for the effect of the ambient heat on each Peltier-Seebeck detector. | 09-11-2008 |
Phil Hewinson, London GB
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20130219454 | LOCATION-BASED SECURITY SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A location-dependent security method and system for a portable electronic device is disclosed. Without requiring that the user enter any location information, the system determines one or more familiar areas for the device based on locations where the device has received at least a threshold amount of successful user authentication entries. Thereafter, when a user attempts to access the device or an application of the device, the device will implement a first authentication process if the device is in one of the familiar areas, or a different authentication process if the device is not in one of the familiar areas. | 08-22-2013 |
20150052133 | LOCATION-BASED SECURITY SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A location-dependent security method and system for a portable electronic device is disclosed. Without requiring that the user enter any location information, the system determines one or more familiar areas for the device based on locations where the device has received at least a threshold amount of successful user authentication entries. Thereafter, when a user attempts to access the device or an application of the device, the device will implement a first authentication process if the device is in one of the familiar areas, or a different authentication process if the device is not in one of the familiar areas. | 02-19-2015 |
Philip Hewinson, London GB
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20130339142 | ONLINE CONTENT BASED ON INTERNET ACTIVITY - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media that may be used to provide advertisements to a second user based on the first user's online interactions. One method receiving, at an advertising system comprising at least one server computing system, web pages that were visited by a first user that is connected to a second user on an online social network. The method further includes determining, using the advertising system, an advertisement to be provided to a second user based on the web pages that were visited by the first user. The method further includes providing, using the advertising system, the advertisement for presentation to the second user. | 12-19-2013 |
20140067935 | MOVIE FINDING - A method for provisioning of media is disclosed and may include detecting a plurality of users located at a common location. A personal profile for each of the plurality of users may be accessed. The personal profile for each of the plurality of users may include at least one personal media preference related to consumption of media items. Each of the plurality of available media items may be weighted for each of the plurality of users based on the at least one personal media preference. One of the plurality of available media items may be selected for consumption by the plurality of users at the common location, based on the weighting of each of the plurality of available media items. The plurality of users may be detected at the common location by receiving a near field communication (NFC) signal from a user device for each of the plurality of users. | 03-06-2014 |