Patents by Inventor James D. Bledsoe
James D. Bledsoe 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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Patent number: 9753679Abstract: A system comprising a processor and a memory comprising firmware is provided. The firmware is executable by the processor to cause the processor to operate a print mechanism in accordance with a first state associated with a capability of the print mechanism, change the first state associated with the capability to a second state in response to receiving first information from an external interface, and operate the print mechanism in accordance with the second state associated with the capability.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Marvell International Technology LtdInventors: James D Bledsoe, Gregory F Carlson, Todd A McClelland, Patrick A McKinley
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Patent number: 9411431Abstract: A tracking device is provided for tracking a position of the tracking device in relation to a surface. The tracking device has a first optical sensor to capture a primary image of the surface. A second optical sensor is provided to capture a secondary image of the surface. A processor evaluates the primary and secondary images to determine a movement of the tracking device in relation to the surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventors: Asher Simmons, James D. Bledsoe
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Patent number: 9205671Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a printing device for use with a mobile device are described herein. The printing device may include an image capture module to capture surface images of a medium and a positioning module to determine positioning information based at least in part on navigational measurements and the captured surface images. A print module of the printing device may cause print forming substances to be deposited based at least in part on the positioning information. A mobile device may include one or more features of the printing device including the image capture module, the positioning module, and the print module. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Asher Simmons, Patrick A. McKinley, Paramesh Gopi, James D. Bledsoe
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Patent number: 9180686Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for an image translation device providing navigational data feedback to a communication device are described herein. The image translation device may operate in a navigational feedback mode to transmit navigational data to the communication device or an active image translation mode to generate position data to facilitate an image translation operation. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2008Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Patrick A. McKinley, James Mealy, James D. Bledsoe, Asher Simmons
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Patent number: 9114635Abstract: A printing apparatus that includes at least two print heads. The printing apparatus includes a body defining a printing cavity therein, a first print path defined within the printing cavity and a second print path defined within the printing cavity that is substantially parallel to the first print path. A first print head is arranged adjacent the first print path and a second print head is arranged adjacent the second print path. A device is provided to move a printing surface from the first print path to the second print path.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2008Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventors: Gregory F. Carlson, Steven Goss, James D. Bledsoe
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Patent number: 9004677Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for an adaptive filter scheme in handheld positioning device are described herein. The adaptive filter scheme may determine a direction that the positioning device is traveling and adjust one or more parameters of the filter scheme based at least in part on the determined direction. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: James D. Bledsoe, James Mealy, Asher Simmons
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Patent number: 8991812Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems that facilitate common feed path printing devices to discern between original media and blank media are described herein. The novel systems may include, among other things, a print and a scan mechanism having a common input path to receive a first and a second media, the first media being original media to be scanned by the scan mechanism, and the second media being blank media to be printed on by the print mechanism. The system may further include a divider and a first sensor. The divider being configured to provide to the common feed path the first and the second media by defining a first and a second input slot to locate the first and the second media, respectively, wherein the divider to provide the first and the second media to the common feed path via the first and second input slots. The first sensor may detect absence of the first media in the first input slot.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2008Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventors: Steven Goss, Gregory F. Carlson, James D. Bledsoe, Todd A. McClelland, Roger Switzer
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Publication number: 20150002886Abstract: A system comprising a processor and a memory comprising firmware is provided. The firmware is executable by the processor to cause the processor to operate a print mechanism in accordance with a first state associated with a capability of the print mechanism, change the first state associated with the capability to a second state in response to receiving first information from an external interface, and operate the print mechanism in accordance with the second state associated with the capability.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: James D. Bledsoe, Gregory F. Carlson, Todd A. McClelland, Patrick A. McKinley
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Patent number: 8824012Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for determining an end of printing operation in a handheld image translation device are described herein. The determining of the end of the printing operation may include generation and maintenance of a processed image by an image processing module and a print module, respectively. The print module may rewrite print data of the processed image as the printing operation progresses.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Asher Simmons, James D. Bledsoe, Todd A. McClelland, Gregory F Carlson
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Patent number: 8786871Abstract: A system comprising a processor and a memory comprising firmware is provided. The firmware is executable by the processor to cause the processor to operate a print mechanism in accordance with a first state associated with a capability of the print mechanism, change the first state associated with the capability to a second state in response to receiving first information from an external interface, and operate the print mechanism in accordance with the second state associated with the capability.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Marvell International Technology Ltd.Inventors: James D Bledsoe, Gregory F Carlson, Todd A McClelland, Patrick A McKinley
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Patent number: 8738079Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a scanning device for use with a mobile device are described herein. The scanning device may include an image capture module to capture surface images of a medium to be scanned and a positioning module to determine positioning information based at least in part on navigational images and the captured surface images. A mobile device may include one or more features of the scanning device including the image capture module and the positioning module. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: James D. Bledsoe, Asher Simmons, Patrick A McKinley, Gregory F Carlson, Todd A. McClelland, James Mealy
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Patent number: 8717617Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a handheld device comprising an input/output (I/O) module configured to at least one of print and scan images on a surface adjacent to the handheld device, a position module operatively coupled with the I/O module to determine at least one of a position and a velocity of the handheld device, and a filter coupled to the I/O module to regulate a rate of deposition of a printing substance by the I/O module.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: James Mealy, James D. Bledsoe
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Patent number: 8681370Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for selecting bits from a defined print image in memory of a handheld imaging translation device are described herein. The bits may be selected by determining a location of a print nozzle, mapping the location to a memory location, and selecting a bit from the memory location. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2013Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventors: James D. Bledsoe, Todd A. McClelland, Gregory F Carlson, Asher Simmons
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Patent number: 8632266Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a printing device for use with a mobile device are described herein. The printing device may include an image capture module to capture surface images of a medium and a positioning module to determine positioning information based at least in part on navigational measurements and the captured surface images. A print module of the printing device may cause print forming substances to be deposited based at least in part on the positioning information. A mobile device may include one or more features of the printing device including the image capture module, the positioning module, and the print module. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Asher Simmons, James D. Bledsoe, Paramesh Gopi, Patrick A. McKinley
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Patent number: 8613491Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for a handheld printing device that allow the handheld printing device to print images onto a planar or non-planar print surface are described herein. The handheld printing device includes a print head, a position module, and a print module. The print head is designed to deposit one or more printing substances onto a print surface. The position module is designed to generate mapping information of the print surface including three dimensional location of a print spot of the print surface, and to generate positioning information indicating three dimensional location of the handheld printing device relative to the print medium. The print module is designed to control the print head, to cause the print head to deposit or not to deposit one or more of the printing substances onto the print spot based, at least in part, by comparing the positioning information to the mapping information.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2012Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: James D. Bledsoe, Asher Simmons, James Mealy, Gregory F. Carlson, Todd A. McClelland
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Patent number: 8594922Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for an image translation device are described herein. The image translation device may include a navigation sensor defining a sensor coordinate system askew to a body coordinate system defined by a body of the image translation device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Asher Simmons, James Mealy, James D. Bledsoe
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Patent number: 8511778Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a handheld image translation device are described herein. The handheld image translation device may include an image capture module to capture surface images of a medium and a positioning module to determine positioning information based at least in part on navigational measurements and/or the captured surface images. A print module of the handheld image translation device may cause print forming substances to be deposited based at least in part on the positioning information. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventors: James Mealy, James D. Bledsoe, Todd A. McClelland, Gregory F Carlson, Gopi Paramesh, Asher Simmons
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Patent number: 8462379Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for determining an end of printing operation in a handheld image translation device are described herein. The determining of the end of the printing operation may include generation and maintenance of a processed image by an image processing module and a print module, respectively. The print module may rewrite print data of the processed image as the printing operation progresses.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Asher Simmons, James D. Bledsoe, Todd A. McClelland, Gregory F. Carlson
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Patent number: 8400645Abstract: A system comprising a processor and a memory comprising firmware is provided. The firmware is executable by the processor to cause the processor to operate a print mechanism in accordance with a first state associated with a capability of the print mechanism, change the first state associated with the capability to a second state in response to receiving first information from an external interface, and operate the print mechanism in accordance with the second state associated with the capability.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2004Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Marvell International Technology Ltd.Inventors: James D. Bledsoe, Gregory F. Carlson, Todd A. McClelland, Patrick A. McKinley
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Patent number: 8396654Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for an image translation device are described herein. The image translation device may include a navigation sensor defining a sensor coordinate system askew to a body coordinate system defined by a body of the image translation device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2008Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Asher Simmons, James Mealy, James D. Bledsoe