Patents by Inventor Tony L. Robinson

Tony L. Robinson 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).

  • Bitmap image compressing
    Patent number: 7715642
    Abstract: An image (e.g., a sprite) having at least three textures is compressed by generating a map which represents boundaries separating regions in the image, and generating pointers that associate each of the regions with one of the textures. The resulting data structure may be used in decompressing the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Roger S. Collins, Tony L. Robinson
  • Computer resource regulation
    Patent number: 6097385
    Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the invention features a system for operating the computer in any of at least two different interactive modes, along with a switch having at least two states. An access control device allows a user to change the state of the switch, for changing which interactive mode is currently active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventor: Tony L. Robinson