Patents by Inventor Richard I. Kaufman

Richard I. Kaufman 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).

  • Patent number: 8582648
    Abstract: A video processing method and system for generating a foveated video display with sections having different resolutions uses a network channel for communicating video images having video sections of different resolutions, and includes a video transmission system for processing and transmitting the received video images over the network channel. The system assigns a larger portion of the network channel's bandwidth to a video section with higher resolution. Further, the system includes a video receiving system for receiving and seamlessly combining the first and second video sections of different resolutions to form an output video image on a display device, and a control unit for sending one or more video control parameters to the video transmission system to control capturing, transmitting and processing of the video images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven T. Berman, Paul F. Greier, Kenneth C. Ho, Richard I. Kaufman, Alphonso P. Lanzetta, Michael P. Mastro, Steven Edward Millman, Ron Ridgeway, Kai Schleupen, Steven Lorenz Wright
  • Publication number: 20090167948
    Abstract: A video processing method and system for generating a foveated video display with sections having different resolutions uses a network channel for communicating video images having video sections of different resolutions, and includes a video transmission system for processing and transmitting the received video images over the network channel. The system assigns a larger portion of the network channel's bandwidth to a video section with higher resolution. Further, the system includes a video receiving system for receiving and seamlessly combining the first and second video sections of different resolutions to form an output video image on a display device, and a control unit for sending one or more video control parameters to the video transmission system to control capturing, transmitting and processing of the video images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Steven T. Berman, Paul F. Greier, Kenneth C. Ho, Richard I. Kaufman, Alphonso P. Lanzetta, Michael P. Mastro, Steven Edward Millman, Ron Ridgeway, Kai Schleupen, Steven Lorenz Wright
  • Patent number: 7492821
    Abstract: A video processing method and system for generating a foveated video display with sections having different resolutions uses a network channel for communicating video images having video sections of different resolutions, and includes a video transmission system for processing and transmitting the received video images over the network channel. The system assigns a larger portion of the network channel's bandwidth to a video section with higher resolution. Further, the system includes a video receiving system for receiving and seamlessly combining the first and second video sections of different resolutions to form an output video image on a display device, and a control unit for sending one or more video control parameters to the video transmission system to control capturing, transmitting and processing of the video images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven T. Berman, Paul F. Greier, Kenneth C. Ho, Richard I. Kaufman, Alphonso P. Lanzetta, Michael P. Mastro, Steven Edward Millman, Ron Ridgeway, Kai Schleupen, Steven Lorenz Wright
  • Patent number: 6791836
    Abstract: A fan module including: two or more individual fans, each fan having an air movement means and a motor engaged with the air movement means for accelerating air entering each of the two or more individual fans; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature associated with the two or more fans and for outputting a first signal corresponding to the temperature; rotational speed sensor for outputting a second signal corresponding to a rotational speed of each of the two or more fans; and a processor for receiving the first and second signals and controlling the two or more individual fans based on the first and second signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas M. Cipolla, Richard I. Kaufman, Lawrence S. Mok
  • Publication number: 20030198018
    Abstract: A fan module including: two or more individual fans, each fan having an air movement means and a motor engaged with the air movement means for accelerating air entering each of the two or more individual fans; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature associated with the two or more fans and for outputting a first signal corresponding to the temperature; rotational speed sensor for outputting a second signal corresponding to a rotational speed of each of the two or more fans; and a processor for receiving the first and second signals and controlling the two or more individual fans based on the first and second signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas M. Cipolla, Richard I. Kaufman, Lawrence S. Mok
  • Patent number: 6592449
    Abstract: A fan module including: two or more individual fans, each fan having an air movement means and a motor engaged with the air movement means for accelerating air entering each of the two or more individual fans; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature associated with the two or more fans and for outputting a first signal corresponding to the temperature; rotational speed sensor for outputting a second signal corresponding to a rotational speed of each of the two or more fans; and a processor for receiving the first and second signals and controlling the two or more individual fans based on the first and second signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas M. Cipolla, Richard I. Kaufman, Lawrence S. Mok
  • Publication number: 20020121555
    Abstract: A fan module including: two or more individual fans, each fan having an air movement means and a motor engaged with the air movement means for accelerating air entering each of the two or more individual fans; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature associated with the two or more fans and for outputting a first signal corresponding to the temperature; rotational speed sensor for outputting a second signal corresponding to a rotational speed of each of the two or more fans; and a processor for receiving the first and second signals and controlling the two or more individual fans based on the first and second signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas M. Cipolla, Richard I. Kaufman, Lawrence S. Mok
  • Patent number: 5141602
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for plating metal on a conductor and/or across gaps on insulating substrates is described incorporating two probes, a probe positioner, first circuitry for applying alternating-current electrical power wherein the magnitude of the voltage is controlled as a function of time, and second circuitry for applying alternating-current electrical power wherein the magnitude of the current is controlled as a function of time. The invention overcomes the problem of providing an automatic apparatus for reliably repairing defective wiring or completing seeded sections of wiring having a wide range of initial thermal and electrical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chengjun J. Chen, Richard I. Kaufman, Julian P. Partridge