Patents by Inventor Philip E. Marechal
Philip E. Marechal 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).
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Patent number: 8427523Abstract: A system for enhancing eye gaze in a telepresence system includes a plurality of local cameras coupled to at least one local display. Each local camera is directed to at least one respective local user section and operable to generate an image of the respective local user section. The system also includes a plurality of remote displays. Each remote display is operable to reproduce the local video image of the local user section. Within the system the plurality of remote displays and the plurality of local cameras are aligned such that when a first local user within a local user section looks at a target at least one remote display is operable to reproduce the local video image of the first user section comprising the first local user such that the eye gaze of the reproduced image of the first local user is directed approximately at a corresponding target.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Randy K. Harrell, Michael J. Dhuey, Richard T. Wales, Philip E. Marechal, Philip R. Graham, Ashok T. Desai, Andrew D. Grunes, Tark Abed, Pete Lombrozo, Peter H. J. How
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Publication number: 20100214391Abstract: A system for providing location-specific sound in a telepresence system includes a plurality of remote microphones. Each remote microphone is associated with a respective area and operable to generate a sound signal from the voice of at least one user within the respective area. The system also includes a plurality of remote cameras. Each remote camera is associated with a respective remote microphone of the plurality of remote microphones and aligned to generate an image of its associated respective area. The system further includes a plurality of local displays. Each local display is operable to reproduce the image of a respective area generated by a respective remote camera. The system also includes a plurality of local loudspeakers. Each local loudspeaker is positioned proximate to a respective local display and operable to reproduce the sound signal from the voice of the at least one user within the respective area reproduced by the respective local display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Philip R. Graham, Randy K. Harrell, Hugh J. McLaughlin, Philip E. Marechal, Marc L. Richman, Tark Abed, Feng Hao Yu
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Publication number: 20100171808Abstract: A system for enhancing eye gaze in a telepresence system includes a plurality of local cameras coupled to at least one local display. Each local camera is directed to at least one respective local user section and operable to generate an image of the respective local user section. The system also includes a plurality of remote displays. Each remote display is operable to reproduce the local video image of the local user section. Within the system the plurality of remote displays and the plurality of local cameras are aligned such that when a first local user within a local user section looks at a target at least one remote display is operable to reproduce the local video image of the first user section comprising the first local user such that the eye gaze of the reproduced image of the first local user is directed approximately at a corresponding target.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Randy K. Harrell, Michael J. Dhuey, Richard T. Wales, Philip E. Marechal, Philip R. Graham, Ashok T. Desai, Andrew D. Grunes, Tark Abed, Pete Lombrozo, Peter H.J. How
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Patent number: 7710448Abstract: A method for preventing movement in a telepresence system, includes a plurality of cameras. Each camera has a respective field of vision for viewing one or more users. The fields of vision each have lateral boundaries. The system also includes a plurality of restrictive elements. Each restrictive element is positioned along a respective lateral boundary of a field of vision of the fields of vision of the plurality of cameras such that viewed users each positioned within a field of vision of the plurality of cameras are restricted by the plurality of restrictive elements from moving outside of the field of vision in which each viewed user is positioned.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2006Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Marthinus F. De Beer, Philip R. Graham, Randy K. Harrell, Ashok T. Desai, Philip E. Marechal, Andrew D. Grunes, Tark Abed, Martin Leugers, Joshua T. Druker, Feng Hao Yu, Peter H. J. How
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Patent number: 7692680Abstract: A system for providing location-specific sound in a telepresence system includes a plurality of remote microphones. Each remote microphone is associated with a respective area and operable to generate a sound signal from the voice of at least one user within the respective area. The system also includes a plurality of remote cameras. Each remote camera is associated with a respective remote microphone of the plurality of remote microphones and aligned to generate an image of its associated respective area. The system further includes a plurality of local displays. Each local display is operable to reproduce the image of a respective area generated by a respective remote camera. The system also includes a plurality of local loudspeakers. Each local loudspeaker is positioned proximate to a respective local display and operable to reproduce the sound signal from the voice of the at least one user within the respective area reproduced by the respective local display.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Philip R. Graham, Randy K. Harrell, Hugh J. McLaughlin, Philip E. Marechal, Marc L. Richman, Tark Abed, Feng Hao Yu
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Patent number: 7679639Abstract: A system for enhancing eye gaze in a telepresence system includes a plurality of local cameras coupled to at least one local display. Each local camera is directed to at least one respective local user section and operable to generate an image of the respective local user section. The system also includes a plurality of remote displays. Each remote display is operable to reproduce the local video image of the local user section. Within the system the plurality of remote displays and the plurality of local cameras are aligned such that when a first local user within a local user section looks at a target at least one remote display is operable to reproduce the local video image of the first user section comprising the first local user such that the eye gaze of the reproduced image of the first local user is directed approximately at a corresponding target.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2006Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Randy K. Harrell, Michael J. Dhuey, Richard T. Wales, Philip E. Marechal, Philip R. Graham, Ashok T. Desai, Andrew D. Grunes, Tark Abed, Pete Lombrozo, Peter H. J. How
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Publication number: 20070263081Abstract: A method for preventing movement in a telepresence system, includes a plurality of cameras. Each camera has a respective field of vision for viewing one or more users. The fields of vision each have lateral boundaries. The system also includes a plurality of restrictive elements. Each restrictive element is positioned along a respective lateral boundary of a field of vision of the fields of vision of the plurality of cameras such that viewed users each positioned within a field of vision of the plurality of cameras are restricted by the plurality of restrictive elements from moving outside of the field of vision in which each viewed user is positioned.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2006Publication date: November 15, 2007Inventors: Marthinus F. De Beer, Philip R. Graham, Randy K. Harrell, Ashok T. Desai, Philip E. Marechal, Andrew D. Grunes, Tark Abed, Martin Leugers, Joshua T. Druker, Feng Hao Yu, Peter H.J. How
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Publication number: 20070263079Abstract: A system for providing location-specific sound in a telepresence system includes a plurality of remote microphones. Each remote microphone is associated with a respective area and operable to generate a sound signal from the voice of at least one user within the respective area. The system also includes a plurality of remote cameras. Each remote camera is associated with a respective remote microphone of the plurality of remote microphones and aligned to generate an image of its associated respective area. The system further includes a plurality of local displays. Each local display is operable to reproduce the image of a respective area generated by a respective remote camera. The system also includes a plurality of local loudspeakers. Each local loudspeaker is positioned proximate to a respective local display and operable to reproduce the sound signal from the voice of the at least one user within the respective area reproduced by the respective local display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2006Publication date: November 15, 2007Inventors: Philip R. Graham, Randy K. Harrell, Hugh J. McLaughlin, Philip E. Marechal, Marc L. Richman, Tark Abed, Feng Hao Yu
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Publication number: 20070263080Abstract: A system for enhancing eye gaze in a telepresence system includes a plurality of local cameras coupled to at least one local display. Each local camera is directed to at least one respective local user section and operable to generate an image of the respective local user section. The system also includes a plurality of remote displays. Each remote display is operable to reproduce the local video image of the local user section. Within the system the plurality of remote displays and the plurality of local cameras are aligned such that when a first local user within a local user section looks at a target at least one remote display is operable to reproduce the local video image of the first user section comprising the first local user such that the eye gaze of the reproduced image of the first local user is directed approximately at a corresponding target.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2006Publication date: November 15, 2007Inventors: Randy K. Harrell, Michael J. Dhuey, Richard T. Wales, Philip E. Marechal, Philip R. Graham, Ashok T. Desai, Andrew D. Grunes, Tark Abed, Pete Lombrozo, Peter H.J. How