Patents by Inventor Jennifer Jaffe

Jennifer Jaffe 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).

  • Video dock for portable media player
    Patent number: 7599177
    Abstract: A docking station for a portable media player. The docking station includes a docking connector to physically secure the portable media player and a communication interface to communicatively couple the portable media player to the docking station when the docking connector is physically securing the portable media player. A projection module operably linked to the communication interface and configured to receive video information from the portable media player via the communication interface projects a video image derived from the video information away from the docking station onto a viewing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: InFocus Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer Jaffe, Scott Ballantyne, Steve Stark, Joe O'Sullivan, Phillip H. Salvatori, Donald Rhodes
  • VIDEO DOCK FOR PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER
    Publication number: 20070247794
    Abstract: A docking station for a portable media player. The docking station includes a docking connector to physically secure the portable media player and a communication interface to communicatively couple the portable media player to the docking station when the docking connector is physically securing the portable media player. A projection module operably linked to the communication interface and configured to receive video information from the portable media player via the communication interface projects a video image derived from the video information away from the docking station onto a viewing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: INFOCUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jennifer Jaffe, Scott Ballantyne, Steve Stark, Joe O'Sullivan, Phillip Salvatori, Donald Rhodes
  • System and method for updating an image display device from a remote location
    Patent number: 7182462
    Abstract: In a computing device, a method of updating over a network a set of executable instructions stored on an image-rendering device is disclosed, wherein the image-rendering device is operably associated with a projection device. The method includes detecting a version of the set of executable instructions on the image-rendering device, and sending an updated set of the executable instructions to the image-rendering device over the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: InFocus Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Castaldi, Robin F. Hoeye, Karla Fisher, Greg Kim, Steve Hampson, Susan Michalak, Mark Porter, Kevin Thompson, Jennifer Jaffe, Sonia Carver, Leon Dagler
  • Projector device user interface system
    Patent number: 7118220
    Abstract: A method for interfacing a device to a projector including identifying a network to which the device is connected, identifying at least one projector on network, identifying status of at least one projector, enabling selection of at least one projector based on identified status, and transmitting data to at least one projector depending on whether it is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: InFocus Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Castaldi, Robin F. Hoeye, Mark Porter, Karla Fisher, Kevin Thompson, Jennifer Jaffe, Susan Michalak, Leon Dagler, Steven Hampson, Sonia Carver, Greg Kim
  • Projector device user interface system
    Patent number: 7018043
    Abstract: A method for interfacing a device to a projector including identifying a network to which the device is connected, identifying at least one projector on the network, identifying a status of at least one projector, enabling selection of at least one projector based on the identified status, and transmitting data to at least one projector depending on whether it is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: InFocus Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Castaldi, Robin F. Hoeye, Mark Porter, Karla Fisher, Kevin Thompson, Jennifer Jaffe, Susan Michalak, Leon Dagler, Steve T. Hampson, Sonia Carver, Greg Kim
  • Projector device user interface system
    Publication number: 20060050240
    Abstract: A method for interfacing a device to a projector including identifying a network to which the device is connected, identifying at least one projector on network, identifying status of at least one projector, enabling selection of at least one projector based on identified status, and transmitting data to at least one projector depending on whether it is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Castaldi, Robin Hoeye, Mark Porter, Karla Fisher, Kevin Thompson, Jennifer Jaffe, Susan Michalak, Leon Dagler, Steven Hampson, Sonia Carver, Greg Kim
  • System and method for updating an image display device from a remote location
    Publication number: 20060007400
    Abstract: In a computing device, a method of updating over a network a set of executable instructions stored on an image-rendering device is disclosed, wherein the image-rendering device is operably associated with a projection device. The method includes detecting a version of the set of executable instructions on the image-rendering device, and sending an updated set of the executable instructions to the image-rendering device over the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Castaldi, Robin Hoeye, Karla Fisher, Greg Kim, Steven Hampson, Susan Michalak, Mark Porter, Kevin Thompson, Jennifer Jaffe, Sonia Carver, Leon Dagler
  • Projector device user interface system
    Publication number: 20050110953
    Abstract: A method for interfacing a device to a projector is disclosed, wherein the method includes identifying a network to which the device is connected, identifying at least one projector on said network, identifying status of said at least one projector, enabling selection of said at least one projector based on said identified status, and transmitting data to said at least one projector depending on whether it is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Joseph Castaldi, Robin Hoeye, Mark Porter, Karla Fisher, Kevin Thompson, Jennifer Jaffe, Susan Michalak, Leon Dagler, Steven Hampson, Sonia Carver, Greg Kim
  • Video dock for portable media player
    Patent number: RE45320
    Abstract: A docking station for a portable media player. The docking station includes a docking connector to physically secure the portable media player and a communication interface to communicatively couple the portable media player to the docking station when the docking connector is physically securing the portable media player. A projection module operably linked to the communication interface and configured to receive video information from the portable media player via the communication interface projects a video image derived from the video information away from the docking station onto a viewing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer Jaffe, Scott Ballantyne, Steve Stark, Joe O'Sullivan, Phillip H. Salvatori, Donald Rhodes