Patents by Inventor Colin Dere

Colin Dere 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: 9787731
    Abstract: A method is described for dynamically determining session boundary coordinates within a canvas. As described, an initial explored area of the canvas is defined. The initial explored area is expanded. When the size of the expanded explored area of the canvas reaches a predefined maximum size, the explored area coordinates are set as the session boundary coordinates. A computing device and a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions configured to implement the method are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventors: Colin Dere, Elmar Manarang, Erica Arnoldin, Kathryn Rounding
  • Publication number: 20160179351
    Abstract: A method is provided for automatically grouping objects on a canvas in a collaborative workspace. At least one zone is defined within the canvas into which at least a subset of a plurality of users of the collaborative workspace can contribute content. In response to a user-based manipulation of the zone, all of the content contained within the zone is automatically manipulated. In response to a user-based manipulation, by one of the subset of the plurality of users, of selected ones the content within the zone, only the selected ones of the content are manipulated. An interactive input system configured to implement the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: ERICA ARNOLDIN, KATHRYN ROUNDING, COLIN DERE
  • Publication number: 20150277656
    Abstract: A method is described for dynamically determining session boundary coordinates within a canvas. As described, an initial explored area of the canvas is defined. The initial explored area is expanded. When the size of the expanded explored area of the canvas reaches a predefined maximum size, the explored area coordinates are set as the session boundary coordinates. A computing device and a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions configured to implement the method are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Colin Dere, Elmar Manarang, Erica Arnoldin, Kathryn Rounding
  • Publication number: 20120258435
    Abstract: A computerized method comprises creating an answer key for an assessment comprising one or more questions to be delivered to one or more participants, where the answer key comprises assessment information and question information; delivering the assessment to the participants; collecting responses from the participants; and saving question descriptions, any annotations made thereon and the collected responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventors: Kimberly Eleanor Tee, Ping-Kwan Lai, Lucien W. Dupont, Colin Dere, David Labine
  • Patent number: D690721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Kimberly Tee, Ping-Kwan Lai, Colin Dere