Patents by Inventor Grant McGibney
Grant McGibney 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).
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Publication number: 20210192088Abstract: A secure computer is disclosed comprising a general-purpose domain, a secure domain, and a security module. The general-purpose domain is configured to provide general-purpose computing and comprises a host processor, a non-volatile storage system, and at least one networking device. The secure domain is configured to provide secure computing and comprises a secure processor. The security module is configured to facilitate data transmission between the general-purpose domain and the secure domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Grant MCGIBNEY, George SQUIRES
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Patent number: 10235121Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for wirelessly communicating configuration data from mobile devices for use by interactive display devices. In some aspects, a processing device can identify two or more mobile devices participating in a session for utilizing an interactive display device. The processing device can receive configuration data from each of the mobile devices via a wireless transceiver. The processing device can configure an interactive display device to present outputs during the session using attributes that the processing device identifies from the received configuration data. In additional or alternative aspects, a processing device can identify at least one mobile device participating in a session for utilizing an interactive display device. The processing device can associate outputs presented by the interactive display device with an entity that is identifiable from configuration data that is received from the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULCInventors: Grant McGibney, Angela Thomas, Leonardo Miguel Araneta, Phillip Warren Benson
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Patent number: 9582119Abstract: An image capture method comprises generating a synchronization signal based on modulated illumination; and synchronizing image frame capture of at least one image sensor using the synchronization signal with the illumination timing of an active pointer within a region of interest in the field of view of the at least one image sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULCInventors: Clinton Lam, David Popovich, Robbie Rattray, Grant McGibney
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Patent number: 9542040Abstract: A method comprising obtaining a first location of a first pointer contact on an input surface; calculating a restricted area proximate the first location; processing the first pointer contact; and inhibit processing of a second location of a second pointer contact within the restricted area.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULCInventors: Sean Thompson, Arden Albert, James Rempel, Grant McGibney
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Publication number: 20160239251Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for wirelessly communicating configuration data from mobile devices for use by interactive display devices. In some aspects, a processing device can identify two or more mobile devices participating in a session for utilizing an interactive display device. The processing device can receive configuration data from each of the mobile devices via a wireless transceiver. The processing device can configure an interactive display device to present outputs during the session using attributes that the processing device identifies from the received configuration data. In additional or alternative aspects, a processing device can identify at least one mobile device participating in a session for utilizing an interactive display device. The processing device can associate outputs presented by the interactive display device with an entity that is identifiable from configuration data that is received from the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Grant McGibney, Angela Thomas, Leonardo Miguel Araneta, Phillip Warren Benson
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Patent number: 9383864Abstract: An illumination structure for an interactive input system having a display surface and a light source for backlighting the display surface is provided. The illumination structure includes at least one redirection structure positioned with respect to the display surface to receive excess light produced by the light source and to redirect the excess light generally across the display surface for backlighting one or more pointers. A method is provided for determining the location of at least one pointer in an interactive input system.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULCInventors: Gerald D. Morrison, Grant McGibney, Daniel P. McReynolds
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Patent number: 9360966Abstract: A method for generally continuously calibrating an interactive input system, the interactive input system comprising at least two imaging devices having fields of view encompassing a region of interest, at least one of the imaging devices calibrated using a projection matrix having an associated quality metric, the method comprises estimating new values for parameters of the projection matrix based on a plurality of computed locations of at least one pointer brought into proximity with the region of interest; calculating a new quality metric using the new parameter values; and if the new quality metric is more accurate than the existing quality metric, updating the projection matrix using the new parameter values.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULCInventors: David Holmgren, Daniel McReynolds, Grant McGibney
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Patent number: 9354841Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for wirelessly communicating configuration data from mobile devices for use by interactive display devices. In some aspects, a processing device can identify two or more mobile devices participating in a session for utilizing an interactive display device. The processing device can receive configuration data from each of the mobile devices via a wireless transceiver. The processing device can configure an interactive display device to present outputs during the session using attributes that the processing device identifies from the received configuration data. In additional or alternative aspects, a processing device can identify at least one mobile device participating in a session for utilizing an interactive display device. The processing device can associate outputs presented by the interactive display device with an entity that is identifiable from configuration data that is received from the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Smart Technologies ULCInventors: Grant McGibney, Angela Thomas, Leonardo Miguel Araneta, Phillip Warren Benson
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Patent number: 9329700Abstract: An illumination assembly for an interactive input system (20), comprises at least one imaging device (60) capturing image frames of a region of interest; a plurality of illumination sources (84a, 84b, 84c) associated with the imaging device and being located at different positions relative to the imaging device, the illumination sources providing illumination to the region of interest; and a controller (72) communicating with the illumination sources, the controller conditioning the illumination sources so that the illumination sources provide illumination to the region of interest in succession, the timing of image frame capture by the imaging device being coordinated with the illumination pattern of the illumination sources.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULCInventors: Grant McGibney, David Holmgren, Lawrence Bruce Hewitt
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Patent number: 9323322Abstract: A method comprises capturing image frames of an input area using a plurality of imaging devices, each having a field of view encompassing at least a portion of the input area; processing captured image frames to identify a plurality of targets therein; analyzing the identified plurality of targets to determine if the targets represent a plurality of projections of an input object; and if so, identifying a pattern of the projections thereby to identify the input object.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: SMART Technologies ULCInventor: Grant McGibney
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Patent number: 9292109Abstract: A pen tool for use with a machine vision interactive input system comprises an elongate body, a tip on the body and a variable reflector disposed on the body. The variable reflector comprises a reflecting portion and an attenuating portion configured to control the amount of illumination reflected by the reflecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2012Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: SMART Technologies ULCInventors: Sean Thompson, Grant McGibney, Gerald D. Morrison
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Publication number: 20160048368Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for wirelessly communicating configuration data from mobile devices for use by interactive display devices. In some aspects, a processing device can identify two or more mobile devices participating in a session for utilizing an interactive display device. The processing device can receive configuration data from each of the mobile devices via a wireless transceiver. The processing device can configure an interactive display device to present outputs during the session using attributes that the processing device identifies from the received configuration data. In additional or alternative aspects, a processing device can identify at least one mobile device participating in a session for utilizing an interactive display device. The processing device can associate outputs presented by the interactive display device with an entity that is identifiable from configuration data that is received from the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Grant McGibney, Angela Thomas, Leonardo Miguel Araneta, Phillip Warren Benson
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Patent number: 9262011Abstract: An interactive input system comprises an optical waveguide, a radiation source directing radiation into the optical waveguide, the radiation undergoing total internal reflection within the optical waveguide in response to at least one touch input on a surface of the optical waveguide. At least one imaging device is positioned adjacent to the waveguide, the at least one imaging device having a field of view looking inside the optical waveguide and capturing image frames thereof. Processing structure processes the image frames captured by the at least one imaging device to determine a location of the at least one touch input based on a frequency of reflections of the radiation appearing in the image frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2011Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: SMART Technologies ULCInventors: David Gregory Popovich, Yunqiu Rachel Wang, Vaughn E. Keenan, Grant McGibney, Robbie Rattray, Patrick James Gurtler, Chris Willson, Nicholas Svensson
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Patent number: 9262016Abstract: A gesture recognition method comprises capturing images, processing the images to identify at least two clusters of touch points associated with at least two pointers, recognizing a gesture based on motion of the clusters, and updating a display in accordance with the recognized gesture.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2010Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: SMART Technologies ULCInventors: Grant McGibney, Qizhi Joanna Xu, Erik Benner, Edward Tse
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Patent number: 9207812Abstract: A method for adjusting the position of a light curtain emitted by an illumination assembly over a surface, comprises determining a position of the light curtain; calculating a difference between the determined position of the light curtain and a desired position of the light curtain; and adjusting the position of the illumination assembly based on the calculated difference.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: SMART Technologies ULCInventors: Robbie Rattray, Grant McGibney, Rob Barton, Cameron Taylor, David Holmgren, Peter Shivkumar, Nicole Martin, Dmitry Elman, Alexis Guillemin, Patrick Marcil, Yun Zhang
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Patent number: 9189086Abstract: An interactive input system comprises at least one imaging assembly having a field of view looking into a region of interest and capturing image frames and processing structure in communication with the at least one imaging assembly. When a pointer exists in captured image frames, the processing structure demodulates the captured image frames to determine frequency components thereof and examines the frequency components to determine at least one attribute of the pointer.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: SMART Technologies ULCInventors: Grant McGibney, Tim Radke
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Publication number: 20150242179Abstract: A computer-implemented method for displaying a canvas on a portable computing device is described. The portable computing device comprises a camera, a screen, and a network interface. The method comprises using a camera to capture an image of a display, displaying a portion of the canvas, on the screen. A position of the display relative to edges of the screen is determined. The position of the display to determine screen surface available is used for displaying an additional portion of the canvas. The additional portion of the canvas is retrieved and both the portion of the canvas and the additional portion of the canvas are displayed on the screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: PHIL BENSON, MIGO ARANETA, GRANT MCGIBNEY, ANGELA THOMAS
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Publication number: 20150029165Abstract: A pen tool comprises an elongate body, a tip adjacent one end the body, and a filtered reflector disposed on the body, the filtered reflector comprising a reflecting portion and at least one filtering element, the at least one filtering element configured to permit illumination emitted at a selected wavelength to pass therethrough and impinge on the reflecting portion and to permit illumination at the selected wavelength that is reflected by the reflecting portion to exit the filtered reflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: SEAN THOMPSON, GRANT MCGIBNEY
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Patent number: 8902195Abstract: An input panel for an interactive input system comprises an optical waveguide; a first radiation source directing radiation into said optical waveguide, said radiation undergoing total internal reflection within said optical waveguide; a diffusion layer adjacent to and on one side of the optical waveguide, totally internally reflected light being frustrated and escaping the optical waveguide in response to pointer contacts on the diffusion layer; a second radiation source directing radiation towards another side of the optical waveguide that is opposite the one side; and at least one imaging device having a field of view looking at the optical waveguide and capturing image frames, wherein said first and second radiation sources are turned on and off in succession and wherein said first radiation source is turned off when said second radiation source is on and wherein said first radiation source is turned on when said second radiation source is off.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: SMART Technologies ULCInventors: Grant McGibney, Gerald Morrison, Charles Ung, Trevor Akitt, Ed Tse, Erik Benner, Jamie Duncalf
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Patent number: 8872772Abstract: A pen tool for use with a machine vision interactive input system comprises an elongate body and a tip arrangement at one end of the body, an end surface of the body at least partially about the tip arrangement carrying light reflective material that is visible to at least one imaging assembly of the interactive input system when the pen tool is angled.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: SMART Technologies ULCInventors: Sean Thompson, Grant McGibney, David Holmgren