Patents by Inventor Christian Collins

Christian Collins 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).

  • Patent number: 10306092
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a self-contained imaging device that takes digital photographs of portions of documents (such as photos or photo albums) instead of scanning those images. The imaging device uses a lens to zoom in on specific portions of the document that represent images that are to be digitized. Generally speaking, disclosed embodiments utilize a physical device having a housing, a location for retaining or holding an image to be imaged, such as a platen or image conveyance mechanism, a light source and the imaging system (which can be a digital camera). The disclosed device camera provides a low-cost mechanism that can at-once capture a high resolution image without the delays associated with most scanners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: YesVideo, Inc.
    Inventors: Sai-Wai Fu, Rolf Breuer, Christian Collins, Cris Delos Reyes, Eric Muzzi
  • Patent number: 9473665
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a self-contained imaging device that takes digital photographs of portions of documents (such as photos or photoalbums) instead of scanning those images. The imaging device uses a lens to zoom in on specific portions of the document that represent images that are to be digitized. Generally speaking, disclosed embodiments utilize a physical device having a housing, a location for retaining or holding an image to be imaged, such as a platen or image conveyance mechanism, a light source and the imaging system (which can be a digital camera). The disclosed device camera provides a low-cost mechanism that can at-once capture a high resolution image without the delays associated with most scanners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: YesVideo, Inc.
    Inventors: Sai-Wai Fu, Rolf Breuer, Christian Collins, Cris Delos Reyes, Eric Muzzi
  • Patent number: 9118787
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a self-contained imaging device that takes digital photographs of portions of documents (such as photos or photoalbums) instead of scanning those images. The imaging device uses a lens to zoom in on specific portions of the document that represent images that are to be digitized. Generally speaking, disclosed embodiments utilize a physical device having a housing, a location for retaining or holding an image to be imaged, such as a platen or image conveyance mechanism, a light source and the imaging system (which can be a digital camera). The disclosed device camera provides a low-cost mechanism that can at-once capture a high resolution image without the delays associated with most scanners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: YesVideo, Inc.
    Inventors: Sai-Wai Fu, Rolf Breuer, Christian Collins, Cris Delos Reyes, Eric Muzzi
  • Publication number: 20130222247
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to adjustment of a virtual keyboard based on an offset of user input. In example embodiments, a computing device displays a virtual keyboard including a number of virtual keys selectable based on touch input. The device may then receive touch user inputs, where each user input corresponds to a selection of a particular virtual key. In response, the device may adjust a position and/or size of at least a given virtual key based on an offset with respect to the virtual key of each user input corresponding to the virtual key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Eric Liu, Christian Collins, Stefan J. Marti
  • Patent number: 6031843
    Abstract: A type of switching fabric for exchanging variable-size frames of digital information between frame processors coupled directly or indirectly to one or more digital communication lines. It comprises one or more multi-line serial communication controllers (MSCCs), and a backplane providing a full mesh of serial point-to-point bi-directional links between each MSCC, and, in a loopback, from each MSCC back to itself. The MSCCs collectively manage the transfer of variable-size frames between the frame processors. To transfer digital information from a source line to a destination line, a frame processor coupled to the ingress line drives the switching fabric by signaling its MSCC that there is information. The ingress MSCC then switches the digital information through the backplane to the MSCC serving the frame processor coupled to the egress line. The switching fabric uses a clocking scheme that makes possible high throughput rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel Data Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Adam R. Swanbery, Christian Collin Dit de Montesson, Michel Accarion, David E. Williamson, Perry W. Makris, Jonathan B. White, Jean-Claude Brethome