Patents by Inventor James H. Watt

James H. Watt 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).

  • Asynchronous network audio/visual collaboration system
    Patent number: 7613773
    Abstract: A method and a system for synchronizing audio/video messages and message-related information stored in a workstation with audio/video messages and message-related information stored in a server. A copy of the message-related information stored in the workstation is transferred to the server. The workstation identifies workstation messages that have not been transferred from the workstation to the server. A copy of the identified messages are transferred to the server. The server identifies messages in the server that have not been transferred to the workstation. The server transfers to the workstation the messages identified by the server. The server merges the message-related information transferred to it by the workstation and transfers a copy of the merged message-related information to the workstation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventor: James H. Watt
  • Asynchronous network audio/visual collaboration system
    Publication number: 20040221323
    Abstract: A method and a system for synchronizing audio/video messages and message-related information stored in a workstation with audio/video messages and message-related information stored in a server. A copy of the message-related information stored in the workstation is transferred to the server. The workstation identifies workstation messages that have not been transferred from the workstation to the server. A copy of the identified messages are transferred to the server. The server identifies messages in the server that have not been transferred to the workstation. The server transfers to the workstation the messages identified by the server. The server merges the message-related information transferred to it by the workstation and transfers a copy of the merged message-related information to the workstation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventor: James H. Watt