Patents by Inventor Craig R. Burfeind

Craig R. Burfeind 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).

  • Method and apparatus for mobile personal radar
    Publication number: 20020152266
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided through which a radar image centered on a location of interest, is displayed. Alternatively, other predetermined personal locations that are within the range of the radar display are also displayed in the radar image. The personal locations are stored in a database, and the location of interest is selected from the personal locations. The radar image is dynamic, and changes when a different location of interest is selected from the list of personal locations. In another embodiment, the location of interest is the current physical location of the computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Craig R. Burfeind, Peter Resch, Anthony Case
  • Method and system for display of weather-related information
    Patent number: 6052648
    Abstract: A method and a system for the display of weather-related information are described. The display is interactive, three-dimensional, and weather forecaster-immersive. A three-dimensional image from a computer is integrated with a video feed source of a weather forecaster preferably in real time, so that the resulting image is a weather forecaster who is inside or a part of the visualized weather information. The integrated images of the forecaster and the weather display are preferably generated quickly, so that they appear animated when shown in succession.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: EarthWatch Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig R. Burfeind, Christopher F. Ebbert, Douglas P. Kruhoeffer, Peter Resch