Patents by Inventor Frederick J. Cooper

Frederick J. Cooper 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).

  • Controlling processor-based systems using a digital camera
    Patent number: 7231083
    Abstract: A processor-based system may be controlled using a digital camera. The digital camera can provide luminance and motion information which may be analyzed to determine whether to alter one or more of the power consumption state, the operation of system utilities, or the operation of a screen saver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick J. Cooper, Ranjit R. Menon, Teresa L. Urutia, Girish Gopal, Keith E. Hopper, Blake R. Bender
  • Time shifting by concurrently recording and playing an audio stream
    Patent number: 7062147
    Abstract: A audio stream may include portions that are stored while other portions are being displayed. In one embodiment, a portion of the audio stream may be stored in digital storage media at one instance while in the next instance another portion of the stream is being read out of the storage media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick J. Cooper, Dennis M. O'Connor
  • Method and apparatus for integrating the user interfaces of multiple applications into one application
    Patent number: 6871348
    Abstract: A method including receiving a request to launch a first application and then launching the first application in a suspended mode. Further, installing a message hook in the first application; and unsuspending the first application. Also, an apparatus for performing the above method including a processor and a memory connected to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Frederick J. Cooper
  • Method and apparatus for controlling a video camera in a video conferencing system
    Patent number: 6795106
    Abstract: A video conference station is disclosed comprising an image analyzer and a camera controller. The image analyzer receives video frames from a communicatively coupled first camera, detects the head of one or more conference participants within the received video frames and detects an active participant from the one or more conference participants. The camera controller, coupled to the image analysis circuit, controls a second camera based, at least in part, on detecting the active participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Frederick J. Cooper
  • Automatic cataloging of people in digital photographs
    Patent number: 6606398
    Abstract: A method for cataloging facial images stores an image associated with at least one facial image in a face database. Each of the facial images is further associated with at least one identification parameter. The method automatically catalogs a new image into the face database according to pre-existing matching facial images located in the face database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Frederick J. Cooper
  • Mechanism for increasing awareness and sense of proximity among multiple users in a network system
    Patent number: 6448978
    Abstract: A mechanism for increasing awareness and sense of proximity among multiple users in a network system senses whether a first user is in close proximity to a first end point. The mechanism then transmits first proximity information indicating whether the first user is in close proximity to the first end point from the first end point to a second end point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony C. Salvador, Rune A. Skarbo, Christopher C. Lawless, Frederick J. Cooper, Kathleen E. Kovatch, Douglas L. Sorenson
  • AUTOMATIC CATALOGING OF PEOPLE IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS
    Publication number: 20010043727
    Abstract: A method for cataloging facial images stores an image associated with at least one facial image in a face database. Each of the facial images is further associated with at least one identification parameter. The method automatically catalogs a new image into the face database according to preexisting matching facial images located in the face database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventor: FREDERICK J. COOPER
  • Time shifting by concurrently recording and playing an audio stream
    Publication number: 20010000540
    Abstract: A audio stream may include portions that are stored while other portions are being displayed. In one embodiment, a portion of the audio stream may be stored in digital storage media at one instance while in the next instance another portion of the stream is being read out of the storage media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: April 26, 2001
    Inventors: Frederick J. Cooper, Dennis M. O'Connor
  • Method of presence detection using video input
    Patent number: 5892856
    Abstract: A method of detecting whether a user is in close proximity to an end point. A base video frame of the end point is captured when the user is not in close proximity to the end point. A current video frame of the end point is captured and compared to the base video frame of the end point to determine whether the user is in close proximity to the end point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick J. Cooper, Rune A. Skarbo
  • System for dynamically updating information in panels within an attendee bar corresponding to a conference session when selected information regarding to conferencing participants changes
    Patent number: 5889945
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for associating user information with conference participants in a conferencing environment generates one or more attendee bars corresponding to the conferencing environment. Each attendee bar includes a plurality of panels corresponding to the conferencing participants, and each of the panels includes information regarding a conferencing participant. The attendee bar is then updated whenever the information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel R. Porter, Frederick J. Cooper, Karen J. Rafnel, Anthony C. Salvador, Rune A. Skarbo