Patents by Inventor Richard Thayer Wales

Richard Thayer Wales 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 superposition for continuous presence
    Patent number: 8830293
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for combining video frames of two or more real-time video streams into combined video frames of a combined real-time video stream for continuous presence. Video frames of at least two real-time video streams are combined into combined video frames of a combined video stream. The combined video stream is supplied to a video display for displaying the combined video stream. Each video stream includes video frames with subject and background images. The subject images of corresponding video frames of the first and second video streams are combined into a combined video frame of a combined video stream such that the subject image of the first video stream is positioned in an anterior portion of the combined frame and the subject image of the second video stream is positioned in a posterior portion of the combined frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: J. William Mauchly, Richard Thayer Wales
  • Video Superposition for Continuous Presence
    Publication number: 20100302446
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for combining video frames of two or more real-time video streams into combined video frames of a combined real-time video stream for continuous presence. Video frames of at least two real-time video streams are combined into combined video frames of a combined video stream. The combined video stream is supplied to a video display for displaying the combined video stream. Each video stream includes video frames with subject and background images. The subject images of corresponding video frames of the first and second video streams are combined into a combined video frame of a combined video stream such that the subject image of the first video stream is positioned in an anterior portion of the combined frame and the subject image of the second video stream is positioned in a posterior portion of the combined frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: J. William Mauchly, Richard Thayer Wales