Patents by Inventor David G. Longendyke
David G. Longendyke 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).
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Patent number: 8819173Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image manager device includes one or more input/output interfaces for bi-directionally communicating with various information sources to transfer content information that includes image data. The electronic image manager device also includes a memory device for archiving the content information, and an application program that manipulates the content information by performing various procedures such as downloading and uploading the content information, organizing and managing the content information, editing the content information, and displaying the content information.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Harold A. Ludtke, Steven G. Goldstein, David G. Longendyke, Philip M. Abram
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Patent number: 8558895Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image hub device includes a peripheral device, such as a digital camera, that may be periodically connected to the image hub device by a system user. The system user may then utilize the image hub device to transfer captured data from the peripheral device to a specific data destination, such as a user service on a distributed computer network. The peripheral device also may utilize the image hub device to recharge batteries that become depleted through operation of the peripheral device. The system user may then subsequently access and utilize the captured data from the data destination in accordance with the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Clay H. Fisher, Steven G. Goldstein, David G. Longendyke
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Patent number: 8345105Abstract: A system and method for accessing and utilizing ancillary data with an electronic camera device includes a data source that stores various selectable ancillary data files such as image template files, text overlay files, image background files, and special program instruction files. The data source may be implemented in any effective manner, including as a service on an distributed computer network like the Internet, as a discrete electronic device such as a personal computer, or as a removable, non-volatile memory device such as a flash memory. The electronic camera device may then utilize an ancillary data module to access, select, and download the ancillary data files from the data source for subsequently combining with other captured image data to thereby produce new composite images.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2001Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Clay H. Fisher, Steven G. Goldstein, Neal J. Manowitz, David G. Longendyke
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Publication number: 20120158902Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image manager device includes one or more input/output interfaces for bi-directionally communicating with various information sources to transfer content information that includes image data. The electronic image manager device also includes a memory device for archiving the content information, and an application program that manipulates the content information by performing various procedures such as downloading and uploading the content information, organizing and managing the content information, editing the content information, and displaying the content information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Harold A. Ludtke, Steven G. Goldstein, David G. Longendyke, Philip M. Abram
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Patent number: 8131819Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image manager device includes one or more input/output interfaces for bi-directionally communicating with various information sources to transfer content information that includes image data. The electronic image manager device also includes a memory device for archiving the content information, and an application program that manipulates the content information by performing various procedures such as downloading and uploading the content information, organizing and managing the content information, editing the content information, and displaying the content information.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Harold A. Ludtke, Steven G. Goldstein, David G. Longendyke, Philip M. Abram
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Publication number: 20110211078Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image hub device includes a peripheral device, such as a digital camera, that may be periodically connected to the image hub device by a system user. The system user may then utilize the image hub device to transfer captured data from the peripheral device to a specific data destination, such as a user service on a distributed computer network. The peripheral device also may utilize the image hub device to recharge batteries that become depleted through operation of the peripheral device. The system user may then subsequently access and utilize the captured data from the data destination in accordance with the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventors: Clay H. Fisher, Steven G. Goldstein, David G. Longendyke
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Patent number: 7961219Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image hub device includes a peripheral device, such as a digital camera, that may be periodically connected to the image hub device by a system user. The system user may then utilize the image hub device to transfer captured data from the peripheral device to a specific data destination, such as a user service on a distributed computer network. The peripheral device also may utilize the image hub device to recharge batteries that become depleted through operation of the peripheral device. The system user may then subsequently access and utilize the captured data from the data destination in accordance with the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Clay H. Fisher, Steven G. Goldstein, David G. Longendyke
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Publication number: 20110093563Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image manager device includes one or more input/output interfaces for bi-directionally communicating with various information sources to transfer content information that includes image data. The electronic image manager device also includes a memory device for archiving the content information, and an application program that manipulates the content information by performing various procedures such as downloading and uploading the content information, organizing and managing the content information, editing the content information, and displaying the content information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Harold A. Ludtke, Steven G. Goldstein, David G. Longendyke, Philip M. Abram
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Patent number: 7882199Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image manager device includes one or more input/output interfaces for bi-directionally communicating with various information sources to transfer content information that includes image data. The electronic image manager device also includes a memory device for archiving the content information, and an application program that manipulates the content information by performing various procedures such as downloading and uploading the content information, organizing and managing the content information, editing the content information, and displaying the content information.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Harold A. Ludtke, Steven G. Goldstein, David G. Longendyke, Philip M. Abram
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Publication number: 20090102930Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image hub device includes a peripheral device, such as a digital camera, that may be periodically connected to the image hub device by a system user. The system user may then utilize the image hub device to transfer captured data from the peripheral device to a specific data destination, such as a user service on a distributed computer network. The peripheral device also may utilize the image hub device to recharge batteries that become depleted through operation of the peripheral device. The system user may then subsequently access and utilize the captured data from the data destination in accordance with the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Clay H. Fisher, Steven G. Goldstein, David G. Longendyke
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Patent number: 7479983Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image hub device includes a peripheral device, such as a digital camera, that may be periodically connected to the image hub device by a system user. The system user may then utilize the image hub device to transfer captured data from the peripheral device to a specific data destination, such as a user service on a distributed computer network. The peripheral device also may utilize the image hub device to recharge batteries that become depleted through operation of the peripheral device. The system user may then subsequently access and utilize the captured data from the data destination in accordance with the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2001Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Clay H. Fisher, Steven G. Goldstein, David G. Longendyke
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Patent number: 6621423Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic visual map device comprises a visual map application that provides selected route images for display upon a display device in an initial route mode. The visual map application may also provide selected destination images and related destination information for display upon the display device in a final destination mode. The route images and the destination images may be stored locally in a memory device, or alternately may be downloaded as needed from a distributed computer network using a network manager.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2000Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Ted J. Cooper, Michael W. Blasgen, David G. Longendyke
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Patent number: 6532075Abstract: A system and method for utilizing a topology detector to capture visual information comprises a topology detector that propagates a detection pulse towards a target object using a transmitter module, and then senses wave segments of the detection pulse with a sensor array as the wave segments are reflected back toward the topology detector. The topology detector may then generate contour values that correspond to localized areas of the target object. A detection manager may then access the contour values to responsively generate and store topology values that may be mapped to respective pixel values of a set of captured image data that represents the target object.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2000Date of Patent: March 11, 2003Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Eric D. Edwards, Steven G. Goldstein, David G. Longendyke
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Publication number: 20020054067Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image manager device includes one or more input/output interfaces for bi-directionally communicating with various information sources to transfer content information that includes image data. The electronic image manager device also includes a memory device for archiving the content information, and an application program that manipulates the content information by performing various procedures such as downloading and uploading the content information, organizing and managing the content information, editing the content information, and displaying the content information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2001Publication date: May 9, 2002Inventors: Harold A. Ludtke, Steven G. Goldstein, David G. Longendyke, Philip M. Abram
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Publication number: 20010034772Abstract: A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image hub device includes a peripheral device, such as a digital camera, that may be periodically connected to the image hub device by a system user. The system user may then utilize the image hub device to transfer captured data from the peripheral device to a specific data destination, such as a user service on a distributed computer network. The peripheral device also may utilize the image hub device to recharge batteries that become depleted through operation of the peripheral device. The system user may then subsequently access and utilize the captured data from the data destination in accordance with the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2001Publication date: October 25, 2001Inventors: Clay H. Fisher, Steven G. Goldstein, David G. Longendyke
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Publication number: 20010025303Abstract: A system and method for accessing and utilizing ancillary data with an electronic camera device includes a data source that stores various selectable ancillary data files such as image template files, text overlay files, image background files, and special program instruction files. The data source may be implemented in any effective manner, including as a service on an distributed computer network like the Internet, as a discrete electronic device such as a personal computer, or as a removable, non-volatile memory device such as a flash memory. The electronic camera device may then utilize an ancillary data module to access, select, and download the ancillary data files from the data source for subsequently combining with other captured image data to thereby produce new composite images.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2001Publication date: September 27, 2001Inventors: Clay H. Fisher, Steven G. Goldstein, Neal J. Manowitz, David G. Longendyke