Inventor Profile

Kenneth L. Poindexter Jr.

Independent Inventor and Interaction Institute Leader

Kenneth L. Poindexter Jr. is the independent inventor of Haptic Zones technology, the inventor named on U.S. Patent No. 10,225,471 B2, known as Poindexter 471, and Principal Executive Director of the Interaction Institute. His work centers on zone-based interaction architecture and the relationship among location, gesture, context, interface state, and machine response across interactive surfaces.

Identity

Name
Kenneth L. Poindexter Jr.
Known for
Poindexter 471
Patent
U.S. Patent No. 10,225,471 B2
Technology organization
Haptic Zones Technology
Research and education
Haptic Zones Institute
Location
United States

Invention

Poindexter 471 documents zone-based interaction architecture for interactive surfaces. Review the official record and the Haptic Zones evidence layer for primary-source context.

Research Areas

  • Zone-based interaction architecture
  • Human-machine interaction
  • Touchscreen interaction
  • Dynamic interaction zones
  • Context-aware interfaces
  • Automotive displays
  • Interactive surfaces
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Computer vision
  • Gesture and location-based input systems

Selected Publications

Public research and white papers are available through the Haptic Zones Institute.

Patent Record

The official record for U.S. Patent No. 10,225,471 B2 is available through Google Patents.

Haptic Zones Technology

Haptic Zones Technology documents, researches, and licenses zone-based interaction architecture.

Institute

The Haptic Zones Institute provides public research, white papers, technical definitions, and introductory education.

Teaching the Architecture

Through The Interaction Institute, the architecture associated with Poindexter 471 is translated into structured learning for people studying interaction systems, interface behavior, human-machine interaction, artificial intelligence, computer vision, interactive surfaces, and location-dependent computing.

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Contact

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