Patents by Inventor Daniel P. McReynolds

Daniel P. McReynolds 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: 9600101
    Abstract: An interactive board comprises an interactive surface; at least one user selectable element; and processing structure in communication with at least one imaging device and configured to process data received from said at least one imaging device to locate at least one pointer positioned in proximity with said interactive surface and update digital ink according to pointer location, said processing structure being further configured to send said digital ink to one or more devices in communication with the interactive board in response to selection of said at least one user selectable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventors: Michael Trenholm-Boyle, Roberto Sirotich, Joe Wright, Daniel P. McReynolds, Tim Schanne, Stanley Tarng, Evan Ross, Warren Barkley, Neil Gaydon
  • Patent number: 9383864
    Abstract: An illumination structure for an interactive input system having a display surface and a light source for backlighting the display surface is provided. The illumination structure includes at least one redirection structure positioned with respect to the display surface to receive excess light produced by the light source and to redirect the excess light generally across the display surface for backlighting one or more pointers. A method is provided for determining the location of at least one pointer in an interactive input system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventors: Gerald D. Morrison, Grant McGibney, Daniel P. McReynolds
  • Publication number: 20150277586
    Abstract: An interactive board comprises an interactive surface; at least one user selectable element; and processing structure in communication with at least one imaging device and configured to process data received from said at least one imaging device to locate at least one pointer positioned in proximity with said interactive surface and update digital ink according to pointer location, said processing structure being further configured to send said digital ink to one or more devices in communication with the interactive board in response to selection of said at least one user selectable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: MICHAEL TRENHOLM-BOYLE, ROBERTO SIROTICH, JOE WRIGHT, DANIEL P. MCREYNOLDS, TIM SCHANNE, STANLEY TARNG, EVAN ROSS, WARREN BARKLEY, NEIL GAYDON
  • Publication number: 20110241984
    Abstract: An illumination structure for an interactive input system having a display surface and a light source for backlighting the display surface is provided. The illumination structure includes at least one redirection structure positioned with respect to the display surface to receive excess light produced by the light source and to redirect the excess light generally across the display surface for backlighting one or more pointers. A method is provided for determining the location of at least one pointer in an interactive input system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Gerald D. Morrison, Grant McGibney, Daniel P. McReynolds
  • Publication number: 20110193777
    Abstract: A method of resolving ambiguities between at least two pointers in an interactive input system comprises capturing images of a region of interest, processing image data to determine a plurality of potential targets for the at least two pointers within the region of interest and a current target location for each potential target, the plurality of potential targets comprising real and phantom targets, tracking each potential target within the region of interest and calculating a predicted target location for each potential target and determining a pointer path associated at least with each real target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Ye Zhou, Daniel P. McReynolds, Brian L.W. Howse, Brinda Prasad, Grant H. McGibney
  • Publication number: 20090278794
    Abstract: An interactive input system comprises at least one imaging device capturing images of a region of interest, a plurality of radiation sources, each providing illumination to the region of interest and a controller coordinating the operation of the radiation sources and the at least one imaging device to allow separate image frames based on contributions from different radiation sources to be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventors: Daniel P. McReynolds, Gerald Morrison, Grant McGibney