Patents by Inventor Floyd Steven Hall

Floyd Steven Hall 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).

  • Publication number: 20200184791
    Abstract: A fingernail-attachable covert communications system that enables a victim to capture evidence electronically, and communicate that evidence electronically, while said victim is in the process of being victimized, without the perpetrator knowing that the communications is occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Floyd Steven Hall, JR.
  • Patent number: 9857590
    Abstract: A method and system to provide an alternative to head-mounted displays, which is socially acceptable across mainstream consumers, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Inventor: Floyd Steven Hall, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160320583
    Abstract: Using this invention, smartwatches can provide a big screen viewing experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventor: FLOYD STEVEN HALL, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160103322
    Abstract: A method and system to provide an alternative to head-mounted displays, which is socially acceptable across mainstream consumers, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Floyd Steven Hall, JR.
  • Patent number: 6768816
    Abstract: A method and a system by which a document image is analyzed for the purposes of establishing a searchable data structure characterizing ground-truthed contents of the document represented by the document image operates by segmenting a document image into a set of image objects, and linking the image objects with fields that store metadata. Image objects identified by segmenting the document image are grouped into subsets. The image objects are grouped according to characteristics suggesting that the image objects may have common ground-truthed metadata. By grouping the image objects into subsets, the image objects may be indexed to facilitate the ground-truthing process. In some embodiments, the index of representative image objects is presented to the user in a table form. A database of image objects with ground-truthed metadata is formed. Interactive tools and processes facilitate ground-truthing based on paired image objects and metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Convey Corporation
    Inventors: Floyd Steven Hall, Jr., Cameron Telfer Howie
  • Publication number: 20030152277
    Abstract: A method and a system by which a document image is analyzed for the purposes of establishing a searchable data structure characterizing ground-truthed contents of the document represented by the document image operates by segmenting a document image into a set of image objects, and linking the image objects with fields that store metadata. Image objects identified by segmenting the document image are grouped into subsets. The image objects are grouped according to characteristics suggesting that the image objects may have common ground-truthed metadata. By grouping the image objects into subsets, the image objects may be indexed to facilitate the ground-truthing process. In some embodiments, the index of representative image objects is presented to the user in a table form. A database of image objects with ground-truthed metadata is formed. Interactive tools and processes facilitate ground-truthing based on paired image objects and metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: Convey Corporation
    Inventors: Floyd Steven Hall, Cameron Telfer Howie
  • Patent number: 6275610
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic file and file structure solution for comprehensive management of documents captured as scanned objects, raster objects or representation. Using the present invention a representation of a document is created using any type of imaging device. The representation includes objects present in the document. The location in the document of the objects in the plurality of objects is identified. One copy of each different object in the plurality of objects is stored in the file. The location of objects in the plurality of objects are stored in the file in a spatial layout index. The file thus contains all of the information required to faithfully reproduce the original document. In order to reconstruct the document, the objects are placed at the locations identified by the spatial layout index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Convey Corporation
    Inventors: Floyd Steven Hall, Jr., Cameron Telfer Howie
  • Patent number: 6094484
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for character recognition using pattern recognition. In one embodiment of the invention, a plurality of representations of a plurality of characters is received by a system. A plurality of cipher labels are assigned to representations in the plurality of representations. The plaintext identity of cipher labels in the plurality of cipher labels is determined using isomorphic pattern recognition. The present invention includes A plaintext isomorphic dictionary containing plaintext words organized by their root isomorphic patterns. Additionally, the present invention includes a Raster-Plaintext Library which contains extensive data on taster letters, and their plaintext identities, from an exhaustive collection of fonts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Convey Corporation
    Inventors: Floyd Steven Hall, Jr., Cameron Telfer Howie