Patents by Inventor Curtis R. Cates

Curtis R. Cates 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).

  • Scheduling between digital projection and film projection corresponding to a predetermined condition
    Patent number: 7034916
    Abstract: A method is described for scheduling a playlist from digital content supplied to a server in a multi-screen digital cinema theater. The playlist includes digital content stored in the server and that is subsequently projected in the digital cinema theater. The method includes: (a) generating and displaying a table of playlists currently available for scheduling; (b) generating and displaying a schedule table showing a schedule view for each screen as an elongated timeline bar representing a time dimension. The method further includes: (c) selecting a playlist from the table of playlists and specifying a scheduled start time and a selected screen; and (d) updating the schedule table by inserting the selected playlist as an elongated element into the elongated timeline bar for the selected screen, whereby the updated schedule table is used to schedule the selected playlist for the selected screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Walter C. Bubie, Curtis R. Cates, David S. Jones, Paul Tomblin, Michael E. McCrackan, William A. Orfitelli
  • Streamlined methods and systems for scheduling and handling digital cinema content in a multi-theatre environment
    Patent number: 6812994
    Abstract: A method is described for scheduling a playlist from digital content supplied to a server in a multi-screen digital cinema theater, where the playlist includes components of the content stored in the server and represents a digital entity that is subsequently projected in the digital cinema theater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Walter C. Bubie, Curtis R. Cates, David S. Jones, Paul Tomblin, Michael E. McCrackan, William A. Orfitelli
  • Streamlined methods and systems for scheduling and handling digital cinema content in a multi-theatre environment
    Publication number: 20040109137
    Abstract: A method is described for scheduling a playlist from digital content supplied to a server in a multi-screen digital cinema theater, where the playlist includes components of the content stored in the server and represents a digital entity that is subsequently projected in the digital cinema theater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Walter C. Bubie, Curtis R. Cates, David S. Jones, Paul Tomblin, Michael E. McCrackan, William A. Orfitelli