Patents by Inventor Allison A. Carleton

Allison A. Carleton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for switching data connection to use first channel and second channel without substantial interruption of transfer of audio signals and image data between computers
    Patent number: 5717857
    Abstract: The invention concerns placing an exploratory telephone call to a party, using a first telephone channel, in order to inquire whether the party wishes to hold a video conference. If the party does, the caller then actuates the invention, which establishes an initial video conference on a second data channel, without disrupting the existing telephone call. Then, after the video conference has been established, the exploratory telephone call is terminated, and the first channel is used to carry the video conference data, along with the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Allen P. Burkman, Allison A. Carleton, Theresa M. Pommier, Paul A. Peterson, Shiv M. Seth
  • System for allowing user of any computer to draw image over that generated by the host computer and replicating the drawn image to other computers
    Patent number: 5649104
    Abstract: The invention concerns using multiple computers to hold a conference. Under the invention, an application program can run on a single computer, yet remote participants can issue commands to the program. Remote participants can watch the program operate, because the invention replicates the display window of the running program onto the displays of the remote computers. Any participant can make annotations on the participant's own computer display. The invention copies the annotations to the displays of the other participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Allison A. Carleton, Catherine M. FitzPatrick, Theresa M. Pommier, Krista S. Schwartz
  • System for allowing all remote computers to perform annotation on an image and replicating the annotated image on the respective displays of other comuters
    Patent number: 5608872
    Abstract: The invention concerns using multiple computers to hold a conference. Under the invention, an application program can run on a single computer, yet remote participants can issue commands to the program. Remote participants can watch the program operate, because the invention replicates the display window of the running program onto the displays of the remote computers. Any participant can make annotations on the participant's own computer display. The invention copies the annotations to the displays of the other participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Krista S. Schwartz, Allison A. Carleton, Catherine M. FitzPatrick, Theresa M. Pommier