Patents by Inventor Gordon Davidson

Gordon Davidson 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).

  • Patent number: 10198988
    Abstract: Provided herein are display systems and units, including those configured for dynamic communication in a physical location, such as in retail settings. Also included herein are methods for dynamically displaying product information in a physical location, such as a retail setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin Brent Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Patent number: 10176354
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods configured for serving pixel mapped content to one or more merchandising communication systems. A merchandising communication system may be included at a retail environment or other location. Pixel mapped content may include barcodes, text, and other desired content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin Brent Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Publication number: 20180365464
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods configured for serving pixel mapped content to one or more merchandising communication systems. A merchandising communication system may be included at a retail environment or other location. Pixel mapped content may include barcodes, text, and other desired content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin Brent Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Publication number: 20180165626
    Abstract: A system and method for stock-out detection in a retail environment. The method includes sending, from a reference ultrasound emitter, a reference ultrasound pulse that is at least partially reflected by a retail shelf so as to form a return pulse. The return pulse is received at a reference ultrasound receiver. A reference round-trip-delay (RTD) corresponding to a time period between the sending of the reference pulse and the receiving of the return pulse is determined. A monitoring ultrasound pulse is sent toward the retail shelf and a reflection of the monitoring ultrasound pulse is received. A stock-out condition is determined based upon a comparison of the reference RTD and a monitored RTD associated with the monitoring ultrasound pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Gordon Davidson, Adrian Caminos, James Welty, Samuel Chen, Soul Kounlavong, Phong Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20180153047
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are display units and systems capable of providing digital signage to retail environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin Brent Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Patent number: 9911377
    Abstract: Provided herein are display systems and units, including those configured for dynamic communication in a physical location, such as in retail settings. Also included herein are methods for dynamically displaying product information in a physical location, such as a retail setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin Brent Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Publication number: 20180025688
    Abstract: Provided herein are display systems and units, including those configured for dynamic communication in a physical location, such as in retail settings. Also included herein are methods for dynamically displaying product information in a physical location, such as a retail setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin Brent Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Patent number: 9844156
    Abstract: A display unit capable of being used within retail environments. The display unit may include a screen body having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface displaying an array of viewable pixels. The display unit may further include a camera and a housing body. The display unit may be configured to be joined with additional display units, such as like display units. Display units joined together may form a continuous display configuration and have a high aspect ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Brent Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Publication number: 20170337409
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods configured for serving pixel mapped content to one or more merchandising communication systems. A merchandising communication system may be included at a retail environment or other location. Pixel mapped content may include barcodes, text, and other desired content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Brent Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Patent number: 9824624
    Abstract: Provided herein are display systems and units, including those configured for dynamic communication in a physical location, such as in retail settings. Also included herein are methods for dynamically displaying product information in a physical location, such as a retail setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Publication number: 20170235990
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods configured for serving pixel mapped content to one or more merchandising communication systems. A merchandising communication system may be included at a retail environment or other location. Pixel mapped content may include barcodes, text, and other desired content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Brent Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Publication number: 20170105300
    Abstract: A display unit capable of being used within retail environments. The display unit may include a screen body having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface displaying an array of viewable pixels. The display unit may further include a camera and a housing body. The display unit may be configured to be joined with additional display units, such as like display units. Display units joined together may form a continuous display configuration and have a high aspect ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Brent Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Patent number: 9576174
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods configured for serving pixel mapped content to one or more merchandising communication systems. A merchandising communication system may be included at a retail environment or other location. Pixel mapped content may include barcodes, text, and other desired content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Brent Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Publication number: 20160240131
    Abstract: Provided herein are display systems and units, including those configured for dynamic communication in a physical location, such as in retail settings. Also included herein are methods for dynamically displaying product information in a physical location, such as a retail setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin Brent Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Publication number: 20160034988
    Abstract: Provided herein are display systems and units, including those configured for dynamic communication, inventorying, and monitoring environmental conditions in a physical location, such as in retail settings. Also included herein are methods for dynamically displaying product information in a physical location, such as a retail setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Publication number: 20160034244
    Abstract: Provided herein are display systems and units, including those configured for dynamic communication in a physical location, such as in retail settings. Also included herein are methods for dynamically displaying product information in a physical location, such as a retail setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Publication number: 20160034960
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods configured for serving content to one or more merchandising communication systems. A merchandising communication system may be included at a retail environment and/or other locations. Content may include display information configured to be displayed on display units of the merchandising communication systems. Users may provide entry and/or selection of parameter values for one or more content communication parameters to facilitate selective serving of content to individual merchandising communication system and/or sets of merchandising communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Publication number: 20160034959
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods configured for serving content to one or more merchandising communication systems based on one or more external events. A merchandising communication system may be included at a retail environment and/or other locations. Content may include display information configured to be displayed on display units of the merchandising communication systems responsive to occurrence and/or non-occurrence of one or more user specified events. Users may provide entry and/or selection of parameter values for one or more content communication parameters to facilitate selective serving of content to individual merchandising communication system and/or sets of merchandising communication systems based on external events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Patent number: 5923279
    Abstract: A method of correcting an object-dependent spectral shift in radar interferograms has two main procedures. In the first, the phase of the interferogram is reconstructed through phase unwrapping and subsequently smoothed for reducing noise. In the second, the two complex-value radar images intended for forming the interferogram are suitably multiplied by a factor derived from the smoothed phase, and are subsequently low-pass-filtered. The spectral shift dependent on the local inclination of the terrain is thus adaptively corrected and the decorrelation caused by the image geometry is extensively eliminated. Particularly in the region of critical, mountainous terrain, the phase noise drops to a very low level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft-und Raumfahrt E.V.
    Inventors: Richard Bamler, Gordon Davidson
  • Patent number: D791617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Howard, Gordon Davidson