Patents by Inventor Shawn M. Spencer

Shawn M. Spencer 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: 20230282240
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can guide a user of the computing device through creation of media content using storyboard templates. For example, the user may invoke a media editing application on the computing device. The media editing application can be configured with a plurality of different storyboard templates to be used for the creation of different types or categories of content. A storyboard template corresponding to a particular type of content can include suggested media segments and suggested media clips for the particular type, or topic, of content. Thus, a particular storyboard template can include suggested media segments and suggested media clips that are different from other storyboard templates. The media editing application can include features that allow the user to edit the storyboard template and/or the media content corresponding to a storyboard project created by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Wiersema, Teresa F. Perera, Jennifer L. Nassef Anderson, David R. Black, Ivan Pinzon, Nathalie Castel, Andrea L. Angquist, Kain Osterholt, Peter A. Steinauer, Shawn M. Spencer, Hans H. Kim
  • Patent number: 10032311
    Abstract: Present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for enhancing a three-dimensional synthetic image are disclosed. The image generating system is comprised of a first image data source, a second image data source, an image processing unit (“IPU”), and a display system. The IPU may be configured to receive first image data of a first image of a first external scene produced from object data; receive second image data of a second image of a second external scene produced from point cloud data acquired by one or more image capturing devices or object data augmented with point cloud data; combine the first image data with the second image data to produce third image data of a third image of the first external scene; and provide the third image data set to the display system. Fourth image data could be received and included in the production of the three image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Max G. Taylor, Scott E. Schultz, Matthew J. Cunnien, Michael J. Armstrong, Ryan J. Olson, Peter J. Flugstad, Shawn M. Spencer
  • Patent number: 9648313
    Abstract: An aviation display system includes an input source configured to provide a left eye input channel including a first band and an input source configured to provide a right eye input channel having a second band different from the first band. A processor is coupled with the input sources and with a non-transitory processor readable medium storing processor executable code, which causes the processor to receive data indicative of the left eye and right eye input channels from the input sources and to generate a left eye output channel and a right eye output channel. A display is configured to receive the left and right eye output channels from the processor and to provide an image indicative of the left eye output channel to a left eye of a user, and an image indicative of the right eye output channel to a right eye of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Henry, Matthew J. Cunnien, Michael J. Armstrong, Peter J. Flugstad, Shawn M. Spencer, Thomas Schnell, Donald E. Glass, Max G. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9501938
    Abstract: A present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for generating surface information presentable on a display unit is disclosed, where the surface information may be presented to draw a viewer's attention to the presence of threatening object(s). An image generator (“IG”) may be configured to receive navigation data; retrieve object data representative of vertical measurements of objects; and generate an image data set representative of an image comprised of object highlighting band(s) capable of highlighting object(s) which meet object highlighting band criteria, where such criteria could include an object reference. In one embodiment, the object highlighting band could be horizontally-disposed, where the object reference may be a horizontal measurement referenced to aircraft position to which the retrieval of the object data may be limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan J. Olson, Scott E. Schultz, Max G. Taylor, Peter J. Flugstad, Shawn M. Spencer
  • Patent number: D822060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Max G. Taylor, Shawn M. Spencer, Jennifer A. Myren, Matthew Jacob Cunnien, Michael Armstrong, Peter J. Flugstad, Roy Allen Rhodes, Ryan J. Olson, Scott E. Schultz
  • Patent number: D839916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Max G. Taylor, Shawn M. Spencer, Jennifer A. Myren, Matthew Jacob Cunnien, Michael J. Armstrong, Peter J. Flugstad, Roy Allen Rhodes, Ryan J. Olson, Scott E. Schultz
  • Patent number: D839917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Max G. Taylor, Shawn M. Spencer, Jennifer A. Myren, Matthew Jacob Cunnien, Michael J. Armstrong, Peter J. Flugstad, Roy Allen Rhodes, Ryan J. Olson, Scott E. Schultz
  • Patent number: D842335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Max G. Taylor, Shawn M. Spencer, Jennifer A. Myren, Matthew Jacob Cunnien, Michael J. Armstrong, Peter J. Flugstad, Roy Allen Rhodes, Ryan J. Olson, Scott E. Schultz
  • Patent number: D857059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Max G. Taylor, Shawn M. Spencer, Jennifer A. Myren, Matthew Jacob Cunnien, Michael J. Armstrong, Peter J. Flugstad, Roy Allen Rhodes, Ryan J. Olson, Scott E. Schultz