Patents by Inventor David B. Craine

David B. Craine 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).

  • System and method providing centricity user environment
    Patent number: 6078326
    Abstract: A processing architecture includes an object instantiation and interaction engine, an CUE interface, and remote processes to create, access, and process objects in a distributed manner. The CUE interface uses an interface wheel divided into portions denoted who, what, when, where, why, how, and now. Selection of a particular portion provides the user with control related to that portion. The interface is adaptable for use with a wide variety of machines, including computers, televisions, telephones, security systems, and automobiles. The wheel is implemented as a display on a video monitor or as a physical disk. Each portion of the wheel is assigned a color that serves as a mnemonic for that portion. A hierarchical network of engines provides distributed storage and access to data in conjunction with the CUE interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Roku Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Richard A. C. Kilmer, Scott J. Dankman, David B. Craine
  • Centricity-based interface and method
    Patent number: 5874954
    Abstract: A processing architecture includes an object instantiation and interaction engine, an CUE interface, and remote processes to create, access, and process objects in a distributed manner. The CUE interface uses an interface wheel divided into portions denoted who, what, when, where, why, how, and now. Selection of a particular portion provides the user with control related to that portion. The interface is adaptable for use with a wide variety of machines, including computers, televisions, telephones, security systems, and automobiles. The wheel is implemented as a display on a video monitor or as a physical disk. Each portion of the wheel is assigned a color that serves as a mnemonic for that portion. A hierarchical network of engines provides distributed storage and access to data in conjunction with the CUE interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Roku Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Richard A.C. Kilmer, Scott J. Dankman, David B. Craine