Patents Assigned to Smart Technologies Inc.
  • Patent number: 12282881
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for remote capture and viewing of workstation activity are provided. The system may comprise a worker computer, a data-streamer, a segmenter, a server, a requester, a stitcher, and a watcher computer. The segmenter creates segment files associated with segments of data-streams of captures of workstation activity. The stitcher creates data-streams of captures of workstation activity from such segment files. Gains in speed and efficiency are achieved by segmenting data-streams into segments for transmission, storage, and processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Smart Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Stanton
  • Publication number: 20110128219
    Abstract: An interactive input system comprises at least one imaging device having a field of view looking into a region of interest. At least one radiation source emits radiation into the region of interest. A pliable bezel at least partially surrounds the region of interest. The pliable bezel has a reflective surface in the field of view of said at least one imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto A.L. Sirotich, Wallace I. Kroeker, Joyce He, Joe Wright, Sean Thompson
  • Publication number: 20110115746
    Abstract: An interactive input system comprises a touch surface, and imaging system associated with the touch surface and processing structure. The imaging system comprises an optical sensor array that spans at least a portion of the area of the touch surface, and the processing structure communicates with the imaging system and analyzes images received by the imaging system to determine whether at least one pointer is near to the touch surface and the location of the at least one pointer in respect of the touch surface based at least in part on the edge sharpness of the at least one pointer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: YUNQUI (RACHEL) WANG, Grant McGibney, Gerald Morrison
  • Publication number: 20100215224
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for improved fingerprint recognition. A fingerprint image associated with an authorized user can be captured with a sensor. Direction vectors for a plurality of pixels of the first fingerprint image are then calculated. Next, characteristic points of the fingerprint image are located in a first coordinate system. The fingerprint central nucleus is determined based on the calculated direction vectors, and is expressed in the first coordinate system. Subsequently, a second coordinate system having an origin located relative to the fingerprint central nucleus is determined. Thereafter, the characteristic points of the fingerprint image are mapped to the second coordinate system. Finally, the fingerprint central nucleus and fingerprint characteristic points expressed in the second coordinate system are saved as a fingerprint template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: IVI Smart Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
    Inventor: Tamio Saito
  • Publication number: 20090027357
    Abstract: A system for detecting contact on a display is provided. The system comprises a planar medium associated with the display and includes at least one edge facet and opposing surfaces. The system also includes one or more optical sources operatively coupled to the at least one edge facet for transmitting an optical signal into the planar medium such that the transmitted optical signal is totally internally reflected between the at least one edge facet and opposing surfaces. An optical sensing device is positioned to substantially face at least a portion of the edge facet and adapted to detect at least one object contacting a first surface of the opposing surfaces. The optical sensing device is operative to detect a portion of the optical signal emitted from the first surface at a location corresponding to the object contacting the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: SMART Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald Morrison
  • Publication number: 20090020342
    Abstract: A touch panel comprises a substrate having a forward major surface and formed of a plurality of assembled substrate segments. Cover material overlies the forward major surface to reduce the visibility of seams between adjacent substrate segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: SMART Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Tanya Oleskevich, Don Robertson, Nicole Martin
  • Publication number: 20090022394
    Abstract: A method for dividing a digital image into regions comprises identifying potential region borders based on edge content in the digital image. The digital image is divided into regions based on user-selected ones of the potential region borders. A method of processing a region of a digital image comprises receiving gesture data for characterizing the region. A processing tool associated with the gesture data is automatically launched, and the region is processed using the processing tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: SMART Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Shymmon Banerjee, Wallace Kroeker, Erik Benner, Andy Leung
  • Publication number: 20080303794
    Abstract: A media integration device associated with a touch system including a touch screen, comprises a media control module operative to receive media information from a plurality of devices and generate media data associated with each of the plurality of devices. The media control module selects one device from the plurality of devices for displaying media data associated with the one device on the touch screen. A program module is operatively coupled to the media control device and adapted to generate a graphical user interface including a first display on the touch screen for operationally controlling the selected one device from the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: SMART Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Bolt, James Rempel, Paul A. Auger
  • Publication number: 20080201658
    Abstract: A wireless media player device includes (a) a flash memory, (b) a main processor adapted to process digital signals and to control wireless communications, the main processor including first and second interfaces adapted to wirelessly communicate with an external host computer and an external headset, respectively, (c) a signal antenna coupled to the main processor, (d) a power circuit coupled to the main processor, adapted to provide power to components of the media player device, (e) a wireless charger adapted to receive power from an external power source and charge the power circuit, and (f) a display provided on a surface of the media player device. The media player device is wearable and may further includes a casing and an attacher (such as a wrist band) adapted to fasten the media player device onto a user such that the display is visible from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: IVI Smart Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tamio Saito, Juergen F. Kienhoefer
  • Patent number: 7372456
    Abstract: A method of calibrating an interactive touch system includes moving a pointer along at least one path on a touch surface over a calibration image presented on the touch surface. Pointer coordinates are generated generally continuously during the tracing representing pointer contact locations on the touch surface. The coordinate system of the touch surface is mapped to the coordinate system of the calibration image using the pointer coordinates and the calibration image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Smart Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin S. McLintock
  • Publication number: 20080106706
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting a subject's eyes from being exposed to projected light when the subject is positioned in front of a background on which an image is displayed comprises capturing an image of the background including the displayed image, processing the captured image to detect the existence of the subject and to locate generally the subject and masking image data used by the projector to project the image corresponding to a region that encompasses at least the subject's eyes, the image data masking compensating for differing camera and projector viewpoints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: SMART Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David E. Holmgren, Erik Benner
  • Publication number: 20080083602
    Abstract: A tensioned touch panel includes a support structure having a substrate with a generally planer conductive surface disposed thereon and an insulating spacer generally about the periphery of the substrate. A pretensioned conductive member overlies the support structure. The spacer separates the conductive membrane and the conductive surface thereby to define an air gap therebetween. A conductive membrane is secured to the support structure under sufficient tension to inhibit slack from developing in the conductive membrane as a result of changes in environmental conditions. A method of assembling a tensioned touch panel is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: SMART Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Auger, Amir Butmir
  • Patent number: 7355593
    Abstract: A touch system comprises overlapping coordinate input sub-regions defining a generally contiguous input surface. Each coordinate input sub-region generates pointer coordinate data in response to pointer contacts thereon. When a pointer contact is made on a region of a coordinate input sub-region that overlaps with an adjacent coordinate input sub-region, each overlapping coordinate input sub-region processes acquired images to derive pointer data and triangulates the position of the pointer using the derived pointer data. Thereafter, the triangulated positions generated by the overlapping coordinate input sub-regions are processed in accordance with defined logic thereby to determine the position of the pointer contact relative to the touch surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Smart Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas B. Hill, Scott Yu Tseng Su, David E. Holmgren
  • Publication number: 20080068352
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a pointer within a region of interest includes at least one pair of imaging devices. The imaging devices have overlapping fields of view encompassing the region of interest. At least one light source provides illumination across the region of interest and is within the field of view of at least one of the imaging device. A filter is associated with the at least one imaging device whose field of view sees the light source. The filter blocks light projected by the light source to inhibit the imaging device from being blinded by the projected light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: SMART Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Worthington, Gerald Morrison, Patrick Gurtler
  • Publication number: 20080054875
    Abstract: A biometric sensor panel includes (a) a first flexible substrate, (b) a plurality of first electrodes formed on the first flexible substrate, the first electrodes being arranged in a first direction, (c) a semiconductor layer formed on the first electrodes, (d) a second flexible substrate, (e) a plurality of second electrodes formed on the second flexible substrate, the second electrodes being arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, and (f) a pressure sensitive conductive layer formed on the second electrodes, wherein the first and second flexible substrates face each other such that the semiconductor layer is in contact with the pressure sensitive conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: IVI Smart Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Tamio Saito
  • Publication number: 20080019578
    Abstract: A high security identification card includes an on-board memory for stored biometric data and an on-board sensor for capturing live biometric data. An on-board processor on the card performs a matching operation to verify that the captured biometric data matches the locally stored biometric data. Only if there is a positive match is any data transmitted from the card for additional verification and/or further processing. Preferably, the card is ISO SmartCard compatible. In one embodiment, the ISO SmartCard functions as a firewall for protecting the security processor used for storing and processing the protected biometric data from malicious external attack via the ISO SmartCard interface. In another embodiment, the security processor is inserted between the ISO SmartCard Interface and an unmodified ISO SmartCard processor and blocks any external communications until the user's fingerprint has been matched with a previously registered fingerprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: IVI Smart Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tamio Saito, Wayne Drizin, Takashi Aida
  • Publication number: 20080005425
    Abstract: An electronic card includes (a) a card body substrate, (b) a flash memory device embedded in the card body substrate, (c) a microprocessor unit coupled to the flash memory device, and (d) a wireless interface adapted to communicate with a wireless headphone. The electronic card may also includes a battery for providing power to the flash memory, the microprocessor unit, and the wireless interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: IVI Smart Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Tamio Saito
  • Patent number: 7289113
    Abstract: An interactive display system comprising a touch sensitive display surface for sensing pressure applied thereto and in response generating control signals indicating locations of the applied pressure, a personal computer for receiving the control signals and in response generating graphic images, and an LCD panel in combination with an overhead projector for receiving and projecting the graphic images onto the touch sensitive display surface at the indicated locations. The LCD panel and overhead projector may be provided an integral unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Smart Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: David A. Martin
  • Patent number: 7283126
    Abstract: A touch system comprises a touch panel having a touch surface and a projector presenting images onto the touch surface. A computer executing an applications program is coupled to the touch panel and the projector. The computer is responsive to contact output generated by the touch panel in response to proximity of a pointer to the touch surface and updates image data conveyed to the projector so that images presented on the touch surface reflect pointer activity. The computer executes a gesture suggestion and writing recognition routine. The gesture suggestion and writing recognition routine performs recognition to convert ink on the touch surface into another object based on a selected interpretation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Smart Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Andy Leung
  • Patent number: 7278025
    Abstract: A high security identification card includes an on-board memory for stored biometric data and an on-board sensor for capturing live biometric data. An on-board processor on the card performs a matching operation to verify that the captured biometric data matches the locally stored biometric data. Only if there is a positive match is any data transmitted from the card for additional verification and/or further processing. Preferably, the card is ISO SmartCard compatible. In one embodiment, the ISO SmartCard functions as a firewall for protecting the security processor used for storing and processing the protected biometric data from malicious external attack via the ISO SmartCard interface. In another embodiment, the security processor is inserted between the ISO SmartCard Interface and an unmodified ISO SmartCard processor and blocks any external communications until the user's fingerprint has been matched with a previously registered fingerprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: IVI Smart Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tamio Saito, Wayne Drizin, Takashi Aida