Patents by Inventor Eric R. Mark

Eric R. Mark 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing images
    Patent number: 7355561
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing images are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of the system for providing images includes a first image display device for displaying a first image at a first image plane and a second image display device for displaying a second image at a second image plane. The first image plane is in front of the second image plane relative to an audience. The system also includes a real-object tracking system for tracking the position and orientation of a real object positioned between the first image plane and the second image plane and a video sub-system coupled to the first and second image display devices and the real-object tracking system for synchronizing the first image with the second image and the first and second images with the position and orientation of the real object placed between the first and second image planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Jerry A. Clarke, John M. Vines, Eric R. Mark