Patents by Inventor Chad M. Henry

Chad M. Henry 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).

  • Speech recognition camera utilizing a flippable graphics display
    Patent number: 6021278
    Abstract: A camera for recognizing voice commands, and for visually displaying an image to be captured by the camera with camera operations performed thereon as instructed by the voice commands, the camera comprises a camera body; a microphone disposed on the camera body for inputting voice commands; a controller disposed in the camera body for receiving and recognizing voice commands, and for implementing results of the voice command; and a display attached to the camera body for visually displaying the image to-be-captured by the camera with the camera operations performed thereon as instructed by the voice commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Bryan D. Bernardi, Chad M. Henry, Thomas M. Stephany
  • Camera tripod having speech recognition for controlling a camera
    Patent number: 5980124
    Abstract: A camera tripod for receiving a camera, the camera tripod comprises: a tripod foundation for providing a structure on which the camera may be disposed; a voice receiving mechanism disposed on said tripod foundation for receiving vocal instructions; a speech recognition system disposed in the foundation for recognizing the vocal instructions, and for initiating signals to the camera for implementation of the received vocal instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Bryan D. Bernardi, Chad M. Henry, Thomas M. Stephany