Patents by Inventor Aric W. Peterson

Aric W. Peterson 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).

  • N-way multimedia collaboration systems
    Patent number: 7925980
    Abstract: A method (400) for online collaboration among users at different locations sharing common motion imagery (302). The method involves storing data defining the motion imagery (MID) in a data store (104) associated with a motion image server (MIS) and communicating the motion imagery to a first client device (FCD). The method also involves generating at the FCD (106) an annotation (304, . . . , 308) capable of being displayed together with the motion imagery. The annotation is defined by metadata distinct from the MID and containing information to associate the metadata with the motion imagery. The method further involves communicating the metadata to the MIS (102), storing the metadata in the data store, and communicating the MID and the metadata to a second client device (SCD). The SCD (108) selectively displays the annotation together with the motion imagery in response to an input command of a second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Tariq Bakir, Aric W. Peterson, John Heminghous
  • N-WAY MULTIMEDIA COLLABORATION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20090210801
    Abstract: A method (400) for online collaboration among users at different locations sharing common motion imagery (302). The method involves storing data defining the motion imagery (MID) in a data store (104) associated with a motion image server (MIS) and communicating the motion imagery to a first client device (FCD). The method also involves generating at the FCD (106) an annotation (304, . . . , 308) capable of being displayed together with the motion imagery. The annotation is defined by metadata distinct from the MID and containing information to associate the metadata with the motion imagery. The method further involves communicating the metadata to the MIS (102), storing the metadata in the data store, and communicating the MID and the metadata to a second client device (SCD). The SCD (108) selectively displays the annotation together with the motion imagery in response to an input command of a second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Tariq Bakir, Aric W. Peterson, John Heminghous