Hewlett-Packard Patent Applications

Display Panel Operation Based on Eye Gaze Patterns

Granted: November 7, 2024
Application Number: 20240370086
In some examples, a computer-readable medium storing executable code which, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the processor to store a relationship between a user eye gaze pattern and first conditions of the electronic device, identify second conditions of the electronic device, determine whether the second conditions match the first conditions, and responsive to the second conditions matching the first conditions, selectively operate a display panel of the…

IMAGE ANALYSIS TO SWITCH AUDIO DEVICES

Granted: October 31, 2024
Application Number: 20240362796
An example non-transitory machine-readable medium includes instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to analyze a video captured by a computing device to detect a sequence of motion in the video, and select an audio endpoint of the computing device based on the sequence of motion.

COMPONENTS DEVIATION DETERMINATIONS

Granted: October 31, 2024
Application Number: 20240362542
In an example, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor of a computing device to receive device usage data of an electronic device. Further, instructions may be executed by the processor to receive sensor data indicative of an internal state of the electronic device. The sensor data may include first data associated with a first characteristic of the internal state and second data associated with a second characteristic of the…

GENERATING A PRINT DATA FOR AN IMAGE

Granted: October 31, 2024
Application Number: 20240362443
Image data may indicate an average number of drops of printer fluid per pixel. Print data may be generated such that a total number of drops of printing fluid are deposited to a print medium during a pass in a forward direction and a pass in the reverse direction according to a distribution.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE POWER STATE CONTROLS

Granted: October 31, 2024
Application Number: 20240361821
An electronic device may include a first wireless transceiver, a second wireless transceiver, and a processor. The processor may establish a first wireless communication with an external device via the first wireless transceiver. Further, processor may monitor a distance between the electronic device and the external device via the first wireless transceiver. In response to a determination that the monitored distance crosses a first threshold, the processor may establish a second…

DEVELOPING DEVICE WITH STRUCTURE TO REGULATE DISCHARGING AMOUNT OF DEVELOPER

Granted: October 31, 2024
Application Number: 20240361721
A developing device includes a conveying member to circulate a developer in a housing, a developer discharge portion extending from one end portion of the housing to form a passage through which surplus developer is discharged from the housing, and a discharge regulation member located on an upstream side of the developer discharge portion with respect to a direction in which the developer is conveyed to the developer discharge portion by the conveying member to partially block a…

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

Granted: October 31, 2024
Application Number: 20240359408
According to an example, a method for setting print parameters for a subsequent printing operation may comprise forming a layer of powder, printing a plurality of patches on the formed layer, obtaining sensor data corresponding to at least two patches of the plurality of patches, determining for each of the at least two of the plurality of patches characteristics of the interaction between the printing liquid and powder in the formed layer based on the obtained sensor data, and setting…

FIBER MOLDING SCREEN PORE TRAJECTORY

Granted: October 24, 2024
Application Number: 20240352680
In an example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fiber molding screen is described. The fiber molding screen includes a first region and a second region. The fiber molding screen includes a first set of pores formed within the first region. Each pore of the first set of pores has a first pore trajectory angle between a longitudinal axis of the pore and the first region surface. The fiber molding screen also includes a second set of pores formed within the second region. Each…

MICROPHONE DIRECTIONAL BEAMFORMING ADJUSTMENTS

Granted: October 24, 2024
Application Number: 20240357284
Example implementations relate to microphone directional beamforming adjustments. In some examples, a computing device can include a microphone, a wireless receiver, and a processor, where the processor is to receive a wireless signal from a peripheral device, determine a location of the peripheral device based on a signal strength between the peripheral device and the wireless receiver, and cause, based on the location of the peripheral device, the microphone to adjust a beamforming…

NUCLEIC ACID STRAND DETECTIONS

Granted: October 24, 2024
Application Number: 20240355423
Examples of methods are described herein. In some examples, a method includes determining signal variation data of a fluorescence signal measured from an amplification procedure of a nucleic acid sample. In some examples, the method includes detecting, using a machine learning model, a target nucleic acid strand in the nucleic acid sample based on the signal variation data.

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION TEST WELL INCLUDING RESISTIVE SHEET

Granted: October 24, 2024
Application Number: 20240351039
A device includes at least one well to receive a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) mixture and including a bottom. The bottom includes an electrically resistive sheet which has a relative magnetic permeability no greater than about 1.01, wherein the resistive sheet is to receive a signal from a signal source to cause the resistive sheet to generate heat to form a pulse-controlled amplification, thermal cycling zone in close thermal proximity to the bottom.

Intelligent Schedules

Granted: October 17, 2024
Application Number: 20240346456
In some examples, a computer-readable medium stores instructions. When executed by a processor, the instructions cause the processor to execute an intelligent scheduling application to capture, via the intelligent scheduling application, processor data of a computing device indicating usage statistics of a user using the computing device, analyze the usage statistics to determine a usage pattern of the user, analyze calendar data of the user, and based on the usage pattern of the user…

CONTROL OF DRIVE UNIT ACCORDING TO DETECTION OF AMOUNT OF TONER IN TONER REFILL CARTRIDGE

Granted: October 17, 2024
Application Number: 20240345518
An image forming apparatus includes: a body comprising a developing device, and a mounting unit from which a toner refill cartridge is detachable and which is connected to the developing device and delivers toner accommodated in the toner refill cartridge to the developing device. The body includes a housing having a communication hole so that the toner refill cartridge is mounted on the mounting unit from outside the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a drive…

TONER REFILL CARTRIDGE HAVING PUMP FOR AUTOMATIC TONER REFILLING

Granted: October 17, 2024
Application Number: 20240345507
A toner refill cartridge includes a housing having an opening; a toner storage portion arranged inside the housing and to store a toner; a toner discharge portion at an end of the toner storage portion and to discharge the toner; a pump including a variable volume member capable of retracting and expanding, the pump to provide pressure, through a volume change of the variable volume member, for discharging the toner; a driving force input portion rotatable by a driving force received…

PRODUCING MESSAGES

Granted: October 10, 2024
Application Number: 20240338465
In an example, apparatus is described. The apparatus comprises a processor associated with a secure interface of the apparatus for managing communications with a communications interface communicatively coupled to the secure interface via a communication path. The apparatus further comprises a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions readable and executable by the processor. The instructions cause the processor to receive, via the secure interface, a request generated…

MOVABLE ARMS FOR PRINTER INPUT TRAYS

Granted: October 10, 2024
Application Number: 20240336076
Examples include a device for offsetting printing media in a printer input tray. The device comprises a support, a movable arm extended along the media advance direction, a spring for generating a spring force urging the movable arm against the support, and a releasable actuator for compensating the spring force and for selectively offsetting the movable arm away from the support in a plane parallel to a base of the input tray. The movable arm is maintained parallel to the media advance…

SURFACE MARKING ROBOTS AND OBSTACLES

Granted: October 10, 2024
Application Number: 20240335946
In an example, a method comprises receiving a digital representation of a floor plan to be printed by a surface marking robot guided using a remote guiding system, receiving guiding system position information, and receiving obstacle information identifying an obstacle. The method also comprises identifying a specific floor plan feature of the digital representation which intersects a shadow region of the obstacle from a guiding system point of view, and, in response to this, modifying…

PRINT MEDIUM FEED

Granted: October 3, 2024
Application Number: 20240327148
Disclosed are a printing device, a system and a method for printing medium feed. A device may comprise a support member and multiple rollers. The support member may support a print medium. The multiple rollers may each advance the print medium from the support member in an advance direction. The multiple rollers are arranged in a distributed manner along a width direction. The multiple rollers are operable in a disengage state detached from the print medium and the support member and in…

APPLICATION ASSURANCE SYSTEM HAVING A METHOD OF OFFLOADING SERVICE FROM AN EDGE DEVICE TO THE CLOUD

Granted: October 3, 2024
Application Number: 20240333684
A cloud-based application assurance service system and method using Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) enables Network Elements (NE) to access the cloud-based application assurance service to search a rules/signature database, without impacting latency on network-firewall decisions. Additionally, the application assurance service system distributes the associated mapping of the NE cache's latest contents to neighboring NEs, where a given user might next access the network. The system can…

LIQUID CRYSTAL TUNABLE POLARIZATION FILTERS FOR COLOR IMAGERS

Granted: October 3, 2024
Application Number: 20240329434
A color camera system according to an example includes a red, green, blue (RGB) color camera device to capture images of an object, and a polarized illumination source to illuminate the object during the capture of the images. The color camera system further includes a liquid crystal tunable polarization filter positioned between the camera device and the object, wherein the liquid crystal tunable polarization filter is to provide the camera device with selectable linear polarization…