Patents by Inventor Bruce A. Augustine
Bruce A. Augustine 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).
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Patent number: 11977730Abstract: A method for scrolling through a representation of data that is too large to be presented legibly in its entirety within confines of a display is disclosed. The method includes presenting a section of the representation on the display. A portion of the representation is selected, using the section presented on the display, for scrolling on. The presentation of the section presented on the display is modified to include additional representation based on the portion selected. The additional content is to be presented in a non-linear fashion. Input from a user interface associated with movement through the additional content is received. The movement is to provide non-linear scrolling through the additional content. Apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLCInventors: Bruce A. Augustine, Allyson J. Beuhler, Kevin M. Brooks, Jeffrey E. Tycz, Xia Yue
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Publication number: 20210326034Abstract: A method for scrolling through a representation of data that is too large to be presented legibly in its entirety within confines of a display is disclosed. The method includes presenting a section of the representation on the display. A portion of the representation is selected, using the section presented on the display, for scrolling on. The presentation of the section presented on the display is modified to include additional representation based on the portion selected. The additional content is to be presented in a non-linear fashion. Input from a user interface associated with movement through the additional content is received. The movement is to provide non-linear scrolling through the additional content. Apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Bruce A. AUGUSTINE, Allyson J. BEUHLER, Kevin M. BROOKS, Jeffrey E. TYCZ, Xia YUE
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Patent number: 11073979Abstract: A method for scrolling through a representation of data that is too large to be presented legibly in its entirety within confines of a display is disclosed. The method includes presenting a section of the representation on the display. A portion of the representation is selected, using the section presented on the display, for scrolling on. The presentation of the section presented on the display is modified to include additional representation based on the portion selected. The additional content is to be presented in a non-linear fashion. Input from a user interface associated with movement through the additional content is received. The movement is to provide non-linear scrolling through the additional content. Apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Bruce A. Augustine, Allyson J. Beuhler, Kevin M. Brooks, Jeffrey E. Tycz, Xia Yue
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Patent number: 8494224Abstract: A system and method for reducing distance-based distortion in a camera image of an object, where the distanced-based distortion is due to differences in distance from the camera to different parts of the object. In one approach, the distortion is reduced by estimating distances to different parts of the object and then generating a reprojected image of the object dependent upon the estimated distances and upon a virtual viewpoint that is more distant than the camera from the object. In a further approach, the image is warped such that points in the image match corresponding points in one or more stored templates. In a still further approach, if excessive distortion is present in the image, the camera zoom is increased and a magnified image is displayed, prompting a person to move farther from the camera thereby reducing the distortion.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Boaz J. Super, Bruce A. Augustine, James E. Crenshaw, Evan A. Groat, Michael S. Theims
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Patent number: 8237769Abstract: A videotelephony system has an electronically controllable camera with a field of view, a visual token disposed within the field of view, and a camera controller. The camera controller is configured to detect the visual token and reconfigure the field of view relative to a detected position of the visual token.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2007Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: James Crenshaw, Bruce Augustine, Kevin Jelley, Zhiyuan Li, Michael Thiems
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Publication number: 20110169986Abstract: A system and method for reducing distance-based distortion in a camera image of an object, where the distanced-based distortion is due to differences in distance from the camera to different parts of the object. In one approach, the distortion is reduced by estimating distances to different parts of the object and then generating a reprojected image of the object dependent upon the estimated distances and upon a virtual viewpoint that is more distant than the camera from the object. In a further approach, the image is warped such that points in the image match corresponding points in one or more stored templates. In a still further approach, if excessive distortion is present in the image, the camera zoom is increased and a magnified image is displayed, prompting a person to move farther from the camera thereby reducing the distortion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2011Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.Inventors: Boaz J. Super, Bruce A. Augustine, James E. Crenshaw, Evan A. Groat, Michael S. Theims
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Publication number: 20100208943Abstract: A system and method for reducing distance-based distortion in a camera image of an object, where the distanced-based distortion is due to differences in distance from the camera to different parts of the object. In one approach, the distortion is reduced by estimating distances to different parts of the object and then generating a reprojected image of the object dependent upon the estimated distances and upon a virtual viewpoint that is more distant than the camera from the object. In a further approach, the image is warped such that points in the image match corresponding points in one or more stored templates. In a still further approach, if excessive distortion is present in the image, the camera zoom is increased and a magnified image is displayed, prompting a person to move farther from the camera thereby reducing the distortion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.Inventors: Boaz J. Super, Bruce A. Augustine, James E. Crenshaw, Evan A. Groat, Michael S. Thiems
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Patent number: 7742624Abstract: A system and method for reducing distance-based distortion in a camera image of an object, where the distanced-based distortion is due to differences in distance from the camera to different parts of the object. In one approach, the distortion is reduced by estimating distances to different parts of the object and then generating a reprojected image of the object dependent upon the estimated distances and upon a virtual viewpoint that is more distant than the camera from the object. In a further approach, the image is warped such that points in the image match corresponding points in one or more stored templates. In a still further approach, if excessive distortion is present in the image, the camera zoom is increased and a magnified image is displayed, prompting a person to move farther from the camera thereby reducing the distortion.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2006Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Boaz J. Super, Bruce A. Augustine, James E. Crenshaw, Evan A. Groat, Michael S. Thiems
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Publication number: 20100067531Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for synchronizing multimedia in asynchronous networks. In this invention, clock domains are first reduced to separate hardware clock correction circuits at the separate endpoints of an asynchronous network. At each end of the network node, the controllable input device such as a video device is synchronized to the non-controllable output device such as a set top box to prevent unknown or poor-quality alterations by the output device. Output device timestamp packets are regularly sent to the input device, which then adjusts its clock accordingly. The exchange of packets between input devices over the asynchronous network is then subjected to a software-based scheme to effectively synchronize these devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2008Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Michael Stephen Thiems, Bruce A. Augustine
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Publication number: 20090168185Abstract: A system [200] includes a first camera system [215, 220] to capture first images of a selected person [100] within a vehicle [105] having a windshield [120] with an electrochromic layer [300] comprised of a plurality of electrochromic pixels [305], and to determine a location of the selected person's eyes. A second camera system [205, 210] captures second images of an area in front of the vehicle and detects a glare source. A processing unit [225] is operably coupled to the first and second camera systems and determines (a) a line-of-sight vector between the location of the eyes of the selected person and the location of the glare source; (b) a location of the windshield through which the line-of-sight vector passes; and (c) changes an opacity of at least one of the electrochromic pixels within a designated distance of the location of the windshield through which the line-of-sight vector passes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.Inventor: Bruce A. Augustine
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Publication number: 20090079812Abstract: A videotelephony system has an electronically controllable camera with a field of view, a visual token disposed within the field of view, and a camera controller. The camera controller is configured to detect the visual token and reconfigure the field of view relative to a detected position of the visual token.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2007Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATIONInventors: James Crenshaw, Bruce Augustine, Kevin Jelley, Zhiyuan Li, Mike Thiems
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Patent number: 7363406Abstract: Bus transactions in a memory controller are scheduled by storing a set of configuration parameters that define a bus scheduling policy, generating values of a set of dynamic cost functions for each bus transaction, ordering the bus transactions in accordance with the bus scheduling policy to produce ordered bus transactions and generating a memory transaction that is derived from the ordered bus transactions. The memory controller includes one or more control registers for storing the set of configuration parameters, a bus interface operable to capture bus transactions from applications, a set of buffers operable to store the bus transactions and the set of dynamic cost functions and one or more registers operable to store the statistical data and a cost policy. The memory controller selects the order of the bus transactions based on an arbitration and selection policy and generates memory transactions to an external memory.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2004Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Sek M. Chai, Bruce A. Augustine, Daniel A. Linzmeier
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Publication number: 20070248281Abstract: A system and method for reducing distance-based distortion in a camera image of an object, where the distanced-based distortion is due to differences in distance from the camera to different parts of the object. In one approach, the distortion is reduced by estimating distances to different parts of the object and then generating a reprojected image of the object dependent upon the estimated distances and upon a virtual viewpoint that is more distant than the camera from the object. In a further approach, the image is warped such that points in the image match corresponding points in one or more stored templates. In a still further approach, if excessive distortion is present in the image, the camera zoom is increased and a magnified image is displayed, prompting a person to move farther from the camera thereby reducing the distortion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2006Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.Inventors: Boaz Super, Bruce Augustine, James Crenshaw, Evan Groat, Michael Thiems
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Publication number: 20060267927Abstract: A user interface controller of a handheld electronic device (100) that has a camera that generates video images presents (1005) information on a display (105) of the handheld electronic device, processes (1010) the video images to track a three dimensional position of a directing object (260) that is within a field of view (225) of the camera, generates (1015) a two dimensional position of the directing object that is used to control a corresponding location in a scene on the display, and controls (1020) a function of the handheld electronic device in response to a comparison of the track of the directing device to a virtual surface (805, 810, 920, 925) that is defined relative to the handheld electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2005Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: James Crenshaw, Bruce Augustine, Kevin Jelley, Russell Mareachen, Michael Thiems
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Publication number: 20060123169Abstract: Bus transactions in a memory controller are scheduled by storing a set of configuration parameters that define a bus scheduling policy, generating values of a set of dynamic cost functions for each bus transaction, ordering the bus transactions in accordance with the bus scheduling policy to produce ordered bus transactions and generating a memory transaction that is derived from the ordered bus transactions. The memory controller includes one or more control registers for storing the set of configuration parameters, a bus interface operable to capture bus transactions from applications, a set of buffers operable to store the bus transactions and the set of dynamic cost functions and one or more registers operable to store the statistical data and a cost policy. The memory controller selects the order of the bus transactions based on an arbitration and selection policy and generates memory transactions to an external memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2004Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Sek Chai, Bruce Augustine, Daniel Linzmeier
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Patent number: 6519287Abstract: A system (10) which encodes and decodes video signals in accordance with a compression standard, such as H.263, efficiently stores and retrieves motion vectors associated with the signals. An encoder (16) and a decoder (22) each use a motion vector storage and retrieval circuit (38, 72) which addresses a respective SRAM array (52, 52′). Advanced Prediction Mode for a video signal is implemented by storing only a minimum number of motion vectors by eliminating storage of motion vectors which are not needed for a real-time current calculation. Storage of selected top motion vectors associated with predetermined macroblocks of video information is avoided to gain a memory savings.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1998Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: David J. Hawkins, Bruce A. Augustine