Patents by Inventor De Tran

De Tran 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: 7313589
    Abstract: A network projector interface system is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes client software stored on a recordable medium and at least partially executable on a client computer on a network, where the client software provides a client interface configured to aid a user in directing a presentation file to a selected network projector. The system also includes presentation manager software stored on a recordable medium executable on the network, where the presentation manager software produces a presentation manager configured to manage storage and access to the presentation file, and a network projector coupled to a projector computer, where the projector computer is coupled to the network and communicates with the presentation manager to display the presentation file on the selected network projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: InFocus Corporation
    Inventors: De Tran, Kevin D. Thompson, Steve Murtha
  • Patent number: 7197562
    Abstract: A system and methods for managing a plurality of projector devices over a computer network are provided. The system includes a projector manager linked to a computer network, wherein the projector manager is configured to monitor over the network a status of a selected feature of a selected projector device, and to change the status of the selected feature when requested. The system also includes a projector manager controller linked to the computer network, wherein the projector manager controller is configured to request the projector manager to perform at least one of the functions of reporting the status of the selected feature and requesting the selected projector device to change the status of the selected feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: InFocus Corporation
    Inventors: Steve Murtha, De Tran, Jim Wenban, Alan Cossitt, Joe Castaldi
  • Patent number: 6735616
    Abstract: A remote projector and administration control method and apparatus enables the integration of presentation projector resources in an networked enterprise environment. A projector server computer connected to the network hosts one or more presentation data/video projectors. Alternatively, a network enabled projector functions as both the projector server host and projector. Residing on the projector server host are a repository for storing presentation data and user profiles, a projector server and three interfaces: a projector interface to communicate with the hosted projector, a host discovery interface to discover other projector server hosts or network enabled projectors on the network, and a host interface to interact with the identified hosts using the facilities of the remote projector and administration method and apparatus. The host discovery interface discovers the identity of other active projector servers or network enabled projectors on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: InFocus Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Thompson, De Tran, Derek Jensen
  • Publication number: 20030191836
    Abstract: A system and methods for managing a plurality of projector devices over a computer network are provided. The system includes a projector manager linked to a computer network, wherein the projector manager is configured to monitor over the network a status of a selected feature of a selected projector device, and to change the status of the selected feature when requested. The system also includes a projector manager controller linked to the computer network, wherein the projector manager controller is configured to request the projector manager to perform at least one of the functions of reporting the status of the selected feature and requesting the selected projector device to change the status of the selected feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Steve Murtha, De Tran, Jim Wenban, Alan Cossitt, Joe Castaldi
  • Publication number: 20030115263
    Abstract: A network projector interface system is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes client software stored on a recordable medium and at least partially executable on a client computer on a network, where the client software provides a client interface configured to aid a user in directing a presentation file to a selected network projector. The system also includes presentation manager software stored on a recordable medium executable on the network, where the presentation manager software produces a presentation manager configured to manage storage and access to the presentation file, and a network projector coupled to a projector computer, where the projector computer is coupled to the network and communicates with the presentation manager to display the presentation file on the selected network projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: De Tran, Kevin D. Thompson, Steve Murtha
  • Patent number: 5333291
    Abstract: A stride enhancer provides high memory bandwidth on strides greater than one and minimizes requests to memory. The basic memory module (BSM) design uses line fetches as the basic cache complex fetch mechanism and allows operation of the BSM to be stride independent. In the preferred implementation, the BSM has two fetch modes; a normal mode and a line fetch mode. In the normal mode, a quadword (QW) is fetched as in the conventional design. In the line fetch mode, all double words (DWs) within the referenced line are returned to the storage control element (SCE) at two DWs per cycle for strides one through eight (twice the conventional bandwidth) or at least one DW per cycle for all other strides (equal to the conventional bandwidth). This is accomplished with two DW busses rather than a single QW bus and by interleaving DW storage locations within the BSM. In line fetch mode for strides one through eight, DWs are read out according to the stride on the two DW busses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Warren W. Grunbok, Donald W. Price, De Tran
  • Patent number: 5278800
    Abstract: A memory system and a unique memory chip is disclosed wherein multiple islands on a chip can be separately accessed by separate island controllers whereby concurrent use of the several islands or arrays on a chip can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Warren W. Grunbok, Billy J. Knowles, William R. Milani, Douglas R. Moran, Dale E. Pontius, Donald W. Price, Robert Tamlyn, Yee-Ming Ting, De Tran, Henry Yeh