Patents by Inventor Larry L. Blumer

Larry L. Blumer 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for controlling an imager
    Patent number: 7798408
    Abstract: A method of controlling an imager in a portable data collection device. A plurality of data structures are created with each containing a set of values for controlling an exposure process of an imager in a portable data collection device. One of the plurality of data structures is selected and the values therein are applied to the imager. Thereafter, a frame is captured by the imager and outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry L. Blumer, Daniel Duane Yeakley
  • Apparatus and Methods for Controlling an Imager
    Publication number: 20080121711
    Abstract: A method of controlling an imager in a portable data collection device. A plurality of data structures are created with each containing a set of values for controlling an exposure process of an imager in a portable data collection device. One of the plurality of data structures is selected and the values therein are applied to the imager. Thereafter, a frame is captured by the imager and outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Larry L. Blumer, Daniel Duane Yeakley
  • Keyboard controlled and activated pointing device for use with a windowing system display
    Publication number: 20030231164
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a keyboard controlled and activated windowing system pointing device that is typically implemented on a portable data terminal. The pointing device will typically be activated and deactivated by engaging an activation key on the portable data terminal. This allows for multifunctional keys to exist on the keyboard and for the cursor (i.e. the pointer) to be displayed and removed from the display upon activation. Additionally, the pointing device provides for scrolling of the foreground windowed application when the cursor encounters an edge of display. This allows users to access data in oversized windowed applications that do not fit the size limitations of portable data processing displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Larry L. Blumer, Adam E. Meggitt, Jim T. Sauerwein