Patents Assigned to SMART Technologies ULC
  • Method and apparatus for inhibiting a subject's eyes from being exposed to projected light
    Patent number: 7984995
    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 at least one 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Gerald Morrison, David E. Holmgren, Yunqiu (Rachel) Wang, Brian Howse, Alex Chtchetinine, Gregory G. Forrest
  • METHOD FOR HANDLING AND TRANSFERRING DATA IN AN INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM, AND INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM EXECUTING THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20110175920
    Abstract: A method in a computing device of transferring data to another computing device includes establishing wireless communication with the other computing device, designating data for transfer to the other computing device; and in the event that the computing device assumes a predetermined orientation, automatically initiating wireless transfer of the data to the other computing device. A system implementing the method is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventor: Taco van Ieperen
  • HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR IMAGING ASSEMBLY AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20110170253
    Abstract: A housing assembly for an imaging assembly comprises a housing body comprising at least one passage for accommodating a respective light socket; and a filter integrated with the housing body through which an image sensor looks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Ning Liu, Zoran Nesic, Alex Chtchetinine
  • METHOD FOR HANDLING USER INPUT IN AN INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM, AND INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM EXECUTING THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20110169748
    Abstract: An interactive input system comprises a display surface and processing structure communicating with the display surface. The processing structure presents on the display surface at least one graphic object, the graphic object having properties and a respective solution state comprising a value of at least one property. The processing structure in response to gesture input manipulates the value of the at least one property, and provides an indication as to whether the graphic object is in its solution state in response to the application of a predetermined amount of pressure against the display surface in association with the graphic object. A method and computer readable medium are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Edward Tse, Jamie Duncalf, Min Xin, Cheng Guo
  • INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND TOOL TRAY THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20110169736
    Abstract: An interactive input system comprises an interactive surface and a tool tray supporting at least one tool to be used to interact with the interactive surface. The tool tray comprises processing structure for communicating with at least one imaging device and processing data received from the at least one imaging device for locating a pointer positioned in proximity with the interactive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Stephen Patrick Bolt, Trevor Mitchell Akitt, Cheng Guo, Sean Thompson
  • INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20110169727
    Abstract: An interactive input system includes at least one illumination source emitting radiation into a region of interest; at least one imaging assembly capturing image frames of the region of interest, the at least one illumination source being in the field of view of the at least one imaging assembly; and a controller communicating with the at least one illumination source, the controller controlling the intensity of radiation emitted by the at least one illumination source during image frame capture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventor: Trevor Mitchell Akitt
  • SAFETY DEVICE FOR A CANTILEVERED BEAM AND BOOM ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110147562
    Abstract: A safety device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) for a cantilevered beam (86) pivotally mounted adjacent one end thereof to a support surface is adapted to bridge the beam and the support surface (84) and is structured so that when coupled to the beam and support surface, the safety device maintains the beam in a substantially fixed cantilevered condition until a downward force exceeding a threshold is applied to the beam and thereafter controls downward pivoting of the beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventors: Paul Anthony Auger, James Rempel, Matthew Rodgers, Amir Butmir, Mark Fletcher, Gregory G. Forrest
  • MULTI-PAGE ORGANIZING AND MANIPULATING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS
    Publication number: 20110145733
    Abstract: A software tool for organizing and manipulating an electronic document comprising at least one group of document pages, comprises a first user interface module configured to present the document pages of the electronic document in a list-like arrangement; a second user interface module configured to present the document pages of each group in a respective panel; and means operable to manipulate a plurality of selected document pages presented in one or more of the panels simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Smart Technologies Ulc
    Inventors: Jonathan Neitz, Miaosen Wang, Giselle Goncalves, Stewart Schneider, Michael Boyle
  • METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR CAPTURING SCREEN IMAGES AND FOR IDENTIFYING SCREEN IMAGE CHANGES USING A GPU
    Publication number: 20110134120
    Abstract: A method for identifying changes between a current image and a previous image comprises generating a mask using a graphics processing unit, the mask identifying differences between the current and previous images using the graphics processing unit to identify at least a portion of the current image based on the mask and copying image data of the current image corresponding to the identified portions from memory associated with the graphics processing unit to memory associated with a central processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: VIKTOR ANTONYUK, Erik Benner, Shymmon Banerjee
  • INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND BEZEL THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20110128218
    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: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Wallace Kroeker, Roberto A.L. Sirotich, Joyce He, Joe Wright
  • METHOD AND GRAPHICAL INTERFACE FOR EMBEDDING ANIMATED CONTENT INTO A COMPUTER APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20110119608
    Abstract: A method of displaying a computer application comprising a plurality of objects within an initially transparent application window comprises creating an animated content window below the application window for each animated content object of the computer application and directing the player responsible for playing the animated content object to draw the animated content directly therein. The objects of the computer application are examined and a clipping mask for each animated content object corresponding generally to the animated content window created therefor is defined. Starting from bottom to top, an object from the list is selected. If the selected object is not an animated content object, the object is drawn within the application window except in areas corresponding to the clipping masks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventor: Taco van Ieperen
  • INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM INCORPORATING MULTI-ANGLE REFLECTING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20110095977
    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 bezel at least partially surrounds the region of interest. The bezel comprises a multi-angle reflecting structure to reflect emitted radiation from the at least one radiation source towards the at least one imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventor: CHARLES UNG
  • INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND BEZEL THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20110095989
    Abstract: An interactive input system comprises at least one imaging device having a field of view looking into a region of interest, a bezel at least partially surrounding the region of interest and having a surface in the field of view of the at least one imaging device, a first radiation source emitting radiation into the region of interact that is generally matched to the characteristics of the bezel so that the radiation emitted by the first radiation source is reflected by the bezel surface generally towards the at least one imaging device and a second radiation source emitting radiation into the region of interest that is generally unmatched to the characteristics of the bezel so that the radiation emitted by the second radiation source is not reflected by the bezel surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Grant McGibney, Gregory Forrest
  • DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE USERS AND WORKSPACES
    Publication number: 20110087973
    Abstract: A distributed system for managing users and workspaces comprises a network cloud comprising at least one server configured to store and run at least one application and at least one meeting appliance configured to communicate with the network cloud, to run the at least one application on the network cloud, and to display output of the at least application on the meeting appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: DAVID MARTIN, Shymmon Banerjee, Andrew Leung, Umar Farooq, Paul Vanetti, Douglas Hill
  • Display screen with user interface
    Patent number: D635149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Kevin Viggers, Giselle Goncalves, Julie LaFleur, Ron Desnoyers, Jenna Pipchuk
  • Tool tray for interactive surface
    Patent number: D636183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Stephen Patrick Bolt, Paul Anthony Auger, Sean Thompson
  • Portion of a display screen with an icon
    Patent number: D637619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Kevin Viggers, Giselle Goncalves, Julie LaFleur, Ron Desnoyers, Jenna Pipchuk
  • Touch table
    Patent number: D640251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventor: Roberto A. L. Sirotich
  • User interface for a display screen
    Patent number: D643043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Cameron Mark Loken, Jackson Chan, Viktor Antonyuk, Michael Rounding
  • Portion of a display screen with an icon
    Patent number: D643046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Cameron Mark Loken, Kathryn Rounding