Patents by Inventor Gary A. Feather

Gary A. Feather 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).

  • Adaptive therapeutic light control system
    Patent number: 9782605
    Abstract: A system for influencing a state of a user including a light source for emitting light influencing the state of the user and a light controller selectively controlling the emission of the light. The emission may include at least one of, the spectrum of said light; the duration of said light; the distribution of said light; the intensity of said light; and the timing of said light. The analysis engine provides a signal to the light controller indicating a desired emission of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Feather, M. Ibrahim Sezan, Christopher A. Segall
  • Method and system for configuring media-playing sets
    Patent number: 9300920
    Abstract: A remote support site having a detector internally collecting information on a user-selectable intrinsic broadcast characteristic of a media-playing set or television and a server enabling specification of a preferred setting for such characteristic from this information. A method including maintaining a remote site, therefrom internally collecting information from the set about a user-selectable intrinsic broadcast characteristic, and therefrom specifying a preferred setting for such characteristic. A similar method but information detected upon user request about user-adjustable component for selecting on-screen characteristic and final step is remotely adjusting component. A similar method but information is about broadcast characteristic potentially selectable initially by user instead remotely specified initially. A similar method but information is about plural broadcast characteristics and final step is remotely providing settings for each.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Severt Hallberg, Gary A. Feather, George Rome Borden, Vishnu-Kumar Shivaji-Rao
  • COLLABORATIVE RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150150052
    Abstract: A collaborative information system in which a first display device provides a recommendation of programming content to a viewer of a second display device, where the recommendation is based on content characteristics of the recommended content, and where the recommendation is based on assigning those content characteristics respectively different weights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: James H. ERRICO, M. Ibrahim SEZAN, George R. BORDEN, Gary A. FEATHER, Mick G. GROVER
  • Collaborative recommendation system
    Patent number: 8949899
    Abstract: A collaborative information system in which a first display device provides a recommendation of programming content to a viewer of a second display device, where the recommendation is based on content characteristics of the recommended content, and where the recommendation is based on assigning those content characteristics respectively different weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Errico, M. Ibrahim Sezan, George R. Borden, Gary A. Feather, Mick G. Grover
  • Networked video devices
    Patent number: 8776142
    Abstract: A collaborative information system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Ibrahim Sezan, James H. Errico, George R. Borden, Gary A. Feather, Mick G. Grover
  • Method and system for configuring media-playing sets
    Patent number: 8689253
    Abstract: A remote support site having a detector internally collecting information on a user-selectable intrinsic broadcast characteristic of a media-playing set or television and a server enabling specification of a preferred setting for such characteristic from this information. A method including maintaining a remote site, therefrom internally collecting information from the set about a user-selectable intrinsic broadcast characteristic, and therefrom specifying a preferred setting for such characteristic. A similar method but information detected upon user request about user-adjustable component for selecting on-screen characteristic and final step is remotely adjusting component. A similar method but information is about broadcast characteristic potentially selectable initially by user instead remotely specified initially. A similar method but information is about plural broadcast characteristics and final step is remotely providing settings for each.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Severt Hallberg, Gary A. Feather, George Rome Borden, Vishnu-Kumar Shivaji-Rao
  • Presence based technology
    Patent number: 8356317
    Abstract: A collaborative information system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Errico, M. Ibrahim Sezan, George R. Borden, Gary A. Feather, Mick G. Grover
  • ADAPTIVE THERAPEUTIC LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120101554
    Abstract: A system for influencing a state of a user including a light source for emitting light influencing the state of the user and a light controller selectively controlling the emission of the light. The emission may include at least one of, the spectrum of said light; the duration of said light; the distribution of said light; the intensity of said light; and the timing of said light. The analysis engine provides a signal to the light controller indicating a desired emission of the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Gary A. Feather, M. Ibrahim Sezan, Christopher A. Segall
  • Networked video devices
    Publication number: 20090317052
    Abstract: A collaborative information system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: M. Ibrahim Sezan, James H. Errico, George R. Borden, Gary A. Feather, Mick G. Grovar
  • Networked video devices
    Patent number: 7594245
    Abstract: A collaborative information system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Ibrahim Sezan, James H. Errico, George R. Borden, Gary A. Feather, Mick G. Grover