Patents by Inventor C. Phillip Callaway

C. Phillip Callaway 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).

  • Device control system
    Patent number: 8103363
    Abstract: A device control system includes a general device component, a feature definition set, and a specific device component. The feature definition set is operatively connected to the general device component. The specific device component is operatively connected to the general device component. The general device component defines an application program interface (API) for accessing a device. The feature definition set defines features associated with the device. The specific device component supports the features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ted W. Beers, Michael Worley, C. Phillip Callaway
  • Consistent quality for multipoint videoconferencing systems
    Patent number: 7924305
    Abstract: A technique for maintaining consistent video quality between a plurality of videoconference sites is disclosed. Calibration correction factors are determined from video calibration data obtained from the videoconference sites. The calibration factors are applied to transmissions between the videoconference sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thielman, C. Phillip Callaway, Scott Grasley
  • Device control system
    Publication number: 20080183309
    Abstract: A device control system includes a general device component, a feature definition set, and a specific device component. The feature definition set is operatively connected to the general device component. The specific device component is operatively connected to the general device component. The general device component defines an application program interface (API) for accessing a device. The feature definition set defines features associated with the device. The specific device component supports the features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Ted W. Beers, Michael Worley, C. Phillip Callaway
  • Consistent quality for multipoint videoconferencing systems
    Publication number: 20080068444
    Abstract: A technique for maintaining consistent video quality between a plurality of videoconference sites is disclosed. Calibration correction factors are determined from video calibration data obtained from the videoconference sites. The calibration factors are applied to transmissions between the videoconference sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thielman, C. Phillip Callaway, Scott Grasley