Patents by Inventor Don C. Atwood

Don C. Atwood 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: 10230719
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for securely displaying media using a pair of goggles are generally described herein. A method may include playing secure media using a lens of the pair of goggles, monitoring a plurality of gaskets mounted on the pair of goggles to determine whether a breach has occurred, and detecting, using a camera mounted on the pair of goggles, whether inorganic matter is present within a field of view. The method may include issuing an alert in response to detecting the breach or detecting inorganic matter, and ceasing playback of the secure media in response to the alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Lawson Vaughn, Don C Atwood
  • Publication number: 20180082474
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for securely displaying media using a pair of goggles are generally described herein. A method may include playing secure media using a lens of the pair of goggles, monitoring a plurality of gaskets mounted on the pair of goggles to determine whether a breach has occurred, and detecting, using a camera mounted on the pair of goggles, whether inorganic matter is present within a field of view. The method may include issuing an alert in response to detecting the breach or detecting inorganic matter, and ceasing playback of the secure media in response to the alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Lawson Vaughn, Don C. Atwood