Patents by Inventor Ernie Martin

Ernie Martin 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).

  • METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING GROUP INTERACTIVITY WITH ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCES
    Publication number: 20080168485
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method system for providing group interactivity. The system includes a module that determines a size of an audience in an image provided by an image acquisition device and a module that controls interaction in a small audience environment. In addition, the system includes a module that controls interaction in a large audience environment. The present invention can also be viewed as a method for providing group interactivity. The method operates by determining size of an audience in a image, interacting in a small audience environment and interacting in a large audience environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernie Martin, Peter Stepniewicz