Patents by Inventor Sean Dare Smith

Sean Dare Smith 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).

  • Publication number: 20090037821
    Abstract: An electronic presentation system and method provides multiple display screens for presentation materials as well as permits dynamic annotations to presentation materials that do not permanently alter the presentation materials. In a multi-windowed display interface, a currently displayed slide or the next-to-display slide can be easily annotated or otherwise modified. Thus, the presentation materials can easily be directed to any one of the display screens and any annotations can be saved for future use or simply deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: David Sheldon O'Neal, Sean Dare Smith, Stuart Ackerman, Stacy Diehl, Steve Lockwood
  • Patent number: 7454708
    Abstract: An electronic presentation system and method provides multiple display screens for presentation materials as well as permits dynamic annotations to presentation materials that do not permanently alter the presentation materials. In a multi-windowed display interface, a currently displayed slide or the next-to-display slide can be easily annotated or otherwise modified. Thus, the presentation materials can easily be directed to any one of the display screens and any annotations can be saved for future use or simply deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Learning Tree International
    Inventors: David Sheldon O'Neal, Sean Dare Smith, Stuart Ackerman, Stacy Diehl, Steve Lockwood
  • Patent number: 7134079
    Abstract: An electronic presentation system and method provides multiple display screens for presentation materials as well as permits dynamic annotations to presentation materials that do not permanently alter the presentation materials. The presentation materials can easily be directed to any one of the display screens and any annotations can be saved for future use or simply deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Learning Tree International
    Inventors: Christopher Robert Brown, John Michael Moriarty, Sean Dare Smith, Stuart M. Ackerman, Leslie E. Laine, William H. Adams
  • Patent number: 7131068
    Abstract: An electronic presentation system and method provides multiple display screens for presentation materials as well as permits dynamic annotations to presentation materials that do not permanently alter the presentation materials. The presentation materials can easily be directed to any one of the display screens and any annotations can be saved for future use or simply deleted. A single interface screen allows simple annotation of either the left or right screen images while a zoom feature allows slides to be presented in a variety of different ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Learning Tree International
    Inventors: David Sheldon O'Neal, Sean Dare Smith, Stuart Ackerman
  • Patent number: 7058891
    Abstract: An electronic presentation system and method provides multiple display screens for presentation materials as well as permits dynamic annotations to presentation materials that do not permanently alter the presentation materials. The presentation materials can easily be directed to any one of the display screens and any annotations can be saved for future use or simply deleted. A single interface screen allows simple annotation of either the left or right screen images while a zoom feature allows slides to be presented in a variety of different ways. Additional features include tracking and displaying an indication of how a presentation is progressing relative to a pre-set timeline, identifying and tracking slides of a presentation which need correction or updating, and permitting a presenter to annotate slides of a presentation while located remotely from the presentation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Learning Tree International, Inc.
    Inventors: David O'Neal, Sean Dare Smith, Stuart Ackerman
  • Publication number: 20040113935
    Abstract: An electronic presentation system and method provides multiple display screens for presentation materials as well as permits dynamic annotations to presentation materials that do not permanently alter the presentation materials. The presentation materials can easily be directed to any one of the display screens and any annotations can be saved for future use or simply deleted. A single interface screen allows simple annotation of either the left or right screen images while a zoom feature allows slides to be presented in a variety of different ways. Additional features include tracking and displaying an indication of how a presentation is progressing relative to a pre-set timeline, identifying and tracking slides of a presentation which need correction or updating, and permitting a presenter to annotate slides of a presentation while located remotely from the presentation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: David O'Neal, Sean Dare Smith, Stuart Ackerman
  • Publication number: 20040008221
    Abstract: An electronic presentation system and method provides multiple display screens for presentation materials as well as permits dynamic annotations to presentation materials that do not permanently alter the presentation materials. The presentation materials can easily be directed to any one of the display screens and any annotations can be saved for future use or simply deleted. A single interface screen allows simple annotation of either the left or right screen images while a zoom feature allows slides to be presented in a variety of different ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: David Sheldon O'Neal, Sean Dare Smith, Stuart Ackerman
  • Publication number: 20020186236
    Abstract: An electronic presentation system and method provides multiple display screens for presentation materials as well as permits dynamic annotations to presentation materials that do not permanently alter the presentation materials. The presentation materials can easily be directed to any one of the display screens and any annotations can be saved for future use or simply deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Christopher Robert Brown, John Michael Moriarty, Sean Dare Smith, Stuart M. Ackerman, Leslie E. Laine, William H. Adams