Patents by Inventor Matthew Hickox

Matthew Hickox 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).

  • Virtual barcodes
    Publication number: 20090212110
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises an electrically-controlled illumination source, and a circuit configured to control the illumination source so as cause the light source to generate at least one sequence of light pulses that mimics those a photo-detector of a bar code reader would observe from a reflected source when reading a printed bar code symbol. In another embodiment, an apparatus comprises an electronically reconfigurable, reflective display that is insensitive to a polarization of an incident illumination source, and a circuit configured to selectively configure the display to display a bar code symbol thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Chamelon Network Inc.
    Inventors: Todd O. Burger, Stuart Lipoff, Matthew Hickox
  • Virtual barcodes
    Publication number: 20070017992
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises an electrically-controlled illumination source, and a circuit configured to control the illumination source so as cause the light source to generate at least one sequence of light pulses that mimics those a photo-detector of a bar code reader would observe from a reflected source when reading a printed bar code symbol. In another embodiment, an apparatus comprises an electronically reconfigurable, reflective display that is insensitive to a polarization of an incident illumination source, and a circuit configured to selectively configure the display to display a bar code symbol thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: Chameleon Network Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Burger, Stuart Lipoff, Matthew Hickox