Patents by Inventor Christopher Watson

Christopher Watson 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: 9009071
    Abstract: A method and system for providing synchronous display at a customer mobile device of a vendor point of sale register receipt in the process of being created is disclosed. The method may include, at a customer mobile wireless device, initiating a live register receipt application and authentication process with a live register receipt provider, receiving and forwarding unique vendor register identification information and forwarding that information to the live register receipt provider. In response the customer mobile device receives and displays line item data from the identified vendor register via the provider in real-time. The system may include a customer mobile device configured to implement the live register receipt functionality described and a live register receipt provider configured to communicate live register data from vendor registers and mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: James Christopher Watson, Gina Smith
  • Patent number: 8818148
    Abstract: In a ridge waveguide serial interferometer mode conversion is induced by a first mode conversion section, a phase difference between modes is introduced by propagation over a length of waveguide and optical interference is produced following further mode conversion induced in a second mode conversion section. The first mode conversion section has a first radius of curvature, which is equal to a second radius of curvature of the second mode conversion section. The ridge waveguide interferometer advantageously provides an equal phase dependency as a function of temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Oclaro Technology Limited
    Inventors: Marcel Boudreau, Ian Brian Betty, Christopher Watson
  • Publication number: 20140097325
    Abstract: A system for mounting a portable electronic device may include a mount, a holster, and a clip. The holster may be configured to secure to a portable electronic device and the clip may engage with the holster. The clip may have top and bottom portions. The top clip portion may have a distal end and a mating portion proximate the distal end. The bottom clip portion may have a distal end and a mating portion proximate the distal end. The bottom clip portion, but not the top clip portion may slide through a receiving aperture in the mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: WIMO LABS LLC
    Inventors: Daniel T. Berg, Christopher Watson, David Brian Seal, Michael Scum
  • Publication number: 20140094313
    Abstract: A client device platform may provide an emulator with game inputs to advance an emulated game from a first state to a second state. The emulator may record the game inputs. Once the emulation of the game is suspended, the client device platform may deliver a replay request to the emulator. Upon receiving the replay request, the emulator may re-emulate the game inputs that have been stored in the emulator's memory. The re-emulation will produce the replay which may be delivered back to the client device platform. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Brian Michael Christopher Watson, Victor Octav Suba Miura, Jacob P. Stine, Nicholas J. Cardell
  • Publication number: 20140094314
    Abstract: A starting location for the mini-game is chosen in the legacy game state. A snapshot is generated of that location. Once the snapshot is taken, trigger events are identified. Triggers corresponding to the trigger events are identified. A mini-game script is generated using the snapshot and triggers. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Brian Michael Christopher Watson, Victor Octav Suba Miura, Jacob P. Stine, Nicholas J. Cardell
  • Publication number: 20140004957
    Abstract: A snapshot of an emulated game may be generated by a snapshot generator. At some point during the emulation of the emulated game, a snapshot generator delivers a suspension request to an emulator. Once the suspension request is received, the emulator will suspend the emulated title. The emulator generates a snapshot of the emulated game by recording the current state of all devices being emulated. The snapshot is then delivered to the snapshot generator. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob P. Stine, Brian Michael Christopher Watson, Victor Octav Suba Miura, Nicholas J. Cardell
  • Publication number: 20140004962
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe the addition of a haptic response to legacy games that were not originally programed to support haptics. The haptic capabilities may be added to the legacy game while it is being emulated by an emulator. The emulator is designed to generate a haptic stimulus that may be sent to the client device platform when a haptic trigger is present in the legacy game. The client device platform may then use the haptic stimulus to generate a haptic response. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Victor Octav Suba Miura, Brian Michael Christopher Watson, Jacob P. Stine, Nicholas J. Cardell
  • Publication number: 20140004949
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe the addition of a haptic response to legacy games that were not originally programed to support haptics. The haptic capabilities may be added to the legacy game while it is being emulated by an emulator. The emulator is designed to generate a haptic stimulus that may be sent to the client device platform when a haptic trigger is present in the legacy game. The client device platform may then use the haptic stimulus to generate a haptic response. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Octav Suba Miura, Brian Michael Christopher Watson
  • Publication number: 20140004956
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe the addition of a haptic response to legacy games that were not originally programed to support haptics. The haptic capabilities may be added to the legacy game while it is being emulated by an emulator. The emulator is designed to generate a haptic stimulus that may be sent to the client device platform when a haptic trigger is present in the legacy game. The client device platform may then use the haptic stimulus to generate a haptic response. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Victor Octav Suba Miura, Brian Michael Christopher Watson, Jacob P. Stine, Nicholas J. Cardell
  • Publication number: 20140004941
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe the addition of a screen event stimulus to emulated legacy game data when a haptic stimulus is present in the emulated legacy game data. The client device platform may then use the screen event stimulus to generate a screen event when the game is displayed on the display unit of the client device platform. This invention enables a client device platform to provide a visual representation of the haptic information that may not be able to be otherwise communicated to the game player. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Michael Christopher Watson, Victor Octav Suba Miura
  • Patent number: 8316361
    Abstract: A method of enabling a user to update one or more low-level resources of a computer system in a user-friendly manner is described. In particular, multiple computer files are grouped. These computer files are utilized in a pre-boot environment to provide a menu-driven update guide that requests one or more responses from the user. Moreover, the computer files are utilized to initiate updating of the low-level resources based on the responses. Furthermore, a bootable image file of the computer files is generated. The user is provided access to the bootable image file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Christopher Watson, Michael Joseph McGrath
  • Publication number: 20120134623
    Abstract: In a ridge waveguide serial interferometer mode conversion is induced by a first mode conversion section, a phase difference between modes is introduced by propagation over a length of waveguide and optical interference is produced following further mode conversion induced in a second mode conversion section. The first mode conversion section has a first radius of curvature, which is equal to a second radius of curvature of the second mode conversion section. The ridge waveguide interferometer advantageously provides an equal phase dependency as a function of temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Marcel Boudreau, Ian Brian Betty, Christopher Watson
  • Publication number: 20120106583
    Abstract: A VCSEG-DFB laser, fully compatible with MGVI design and manufacturing methodologies, for single growth monolithic integration in multi-functional PICs is presented. It comprises a laser PIN structure, in mesa form, etched from upper emitter layer top surface through the active, presumably MQW, gain region, down to the top surface of the lower emitter. Lower electrical contacts sit adjacent the mesa disposed on the lower emitter layer with upper strip contacts disposed atop the upper emitter layer on the mesa top. An SEG is defined/etched from mesa top surface, between the upper strip contacts, through upper emitter layer down to or into the SCH layers. Vertical confinement is provided by the SCH structure and the lateral profile in the bottom portion of the mesa provides lateral confinement. The guided mode interacts with the SEG by the vertical tail penetrating the SEG and evanescent field coupling to the SEG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: ONECHIP PHOTONICS INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Watson, Kirill Pimenov, Valery Tolstikhin, Fang Wu, Yury Logvin
  • Patent number: 8098969
    Abstract: The invention describes an integrated-photonics arrangement, implementable in a multi-guide vertical integration (MGVI) structure composed from III-V semiconductors and grown in one epitaxial growth run, allowing for the integration of semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) and PIN photodetector (PIN) structures within a common wavelength-designated waveguide of the plurality of the vertically integrated wavelength-designated waveguides forming the MGVI structure. The integration includes a wavelength filter integrated between the SOA and PIN to reduce noise within the PIN arising from ASE generated by the SOA. In exemplary embodiments of the invention, the wavelength filter is integrated into MGVI structure either within a common wavelength designated waveguide or within the wavelength-designated waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Onechip Photonics Inc.
    Inventors: Valery Tolstikhin, Fang Wu, Christopher Watson, Yury Logvin, Kirill Pimenov
  • Patent number: 8033711
    Abstract: A bendable line voltage track lighting system includes a track having a conductor subassembly and first and second bendable sheaths that engage the conductor subassembly. The conductor subassembly includes first and second insulators that receive first and second bus-bars, respectively, and a compression gasket for biasing the two insulators into engagement with guide grooves in the bendable sheaths. Power is fed to the track by power connectors that engage the bus-bars contained within the conductor subassembly. Light fixtures are powered by making electrical contact with the bus-bars of the conductor subassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Tech Lighting L.L.C.
    Inventors: Aaron Mobarak, Victor Smith, Christopher Watson, Michael Shulman, Paul Furlow, Gregory Kay, Wallace Hepkema
  • Publication number: 20110217045
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of improving the performance of optical receivers within optical transceivers by compensating for crosstalk, both optical and electrical. Optical crosstalk may arise within the optical receiver from a variety of sources including directly from the optical emitter within, indirectly from the optical emitter via losses, and losses of other received wavelengths within the optical transceiver coupled to the optical receiver. Electrical crosstalk may arise for example between the electrical transmission lines of the optical transmitter and optical receiver. The method comprises providing a secondary optical receiver in predetermined location to the primary optical receiver, the optical receivers being electrically coupled such that the crosstalk induced photocurrent in the secondary optical receiver is subtracted from the photocurrent within the primary optical receiver. The method may be applicable to either monolithic and hybrid optical transceivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: ONECHIP PHOTONICS INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Watson, Michael Vitic
  • Publication number: 20110135314
    Abstract: The invention describes an integrated-photonics arrangement, implementable in a multi-guide vertical integration (MGVI) structure composed from III-V semiconductors and grown in one epitaxial growth run, allowing for the integration of semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) and PIN photodetector (PIN) structures within a common wavelength-designated waveguide of the plurality of the vertically integrated wavelength-designated waveguides forming the MGVI structure. The integration includes a wavelength filter integrated between the SOA and PIN to reduce noise within the PIN arising from ASE generated by the SOA. In exemplary embodiments of the invention, the wavelength filter is integrated into MGVI structure either within a common wavelength designated waveguide or within the wavelength-designated waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: ONECHIP PHOTONICS INC.
    Inventors: Valery Tolstikhin, Fang Wu, Christopher Watson, Yury Logvin, Kirill Pimenov
  • Patent number: 7945813
    Abstract: Method and system are disclosed for redelivering failed messages in asynchronous communication systems. The methods and systems automatically delay redelivery of such failed messages in order to allow required system resources to become available. In one implementation, the methods and systems provide two levels of redelivery: a micro level in which redelivery is attempted right away for a certain number of times, and a macro level in which a predefined, user-selectable delay is imposed before any additional micro level redeliveries are attempted. After a certain number of unsuccessful macro level redeliveries, the message is backed out to a backout queue for manual intervention by a system operator. Such an arrangement reduces or eliminates the burden on the system operator to manually resolve failed message deliveries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: James Christopher Watson, Frank Leslie Bain, III
  • Patent number: D677047
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Inventor: Molly Christopher Watson
  • Patent number: D748343
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Ansell Limited
    Inventors: Chancelor Wyatt, Louis Orotelli, Richard Christopher Watson