Patents by Inventor James R. Jeffries

James R. Jeffries 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).

  • Publication number: 20240089520
    Abstract: A method to automate the aggregation of independent videos for integration includes receiving input data from a user and identifying two or more recorded videos based on the input data, wherein each recorded video comprises metadata. Said method may include determining, based at least in part on the metadata, that the two or more recorded videos are candidates for linking and linking the two or more recorded videos. The method may include playing the two or more recorded videos, wherein playing the two or more recorded videos comprises synchronizing the two or more recorded videos based at least in part on the metadata of the two or more recorded videos. Said method may be implemented using a video network system, a video apparatus, and/or a computer program product comprising executable code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: James R. Jeffries
  • Patent number: 11818408
    Abstract: A mechanism to automate the aggregation of independent videos for integration includes a video networking platform comprising one or more user accounts that upload one or more recorded videos having metadata to a video networking platform. A playing module plays the one or more displayed recorded videos and synchronizes the one or more recorded videos based at least in part on the metadata of the recorded video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: James R. Jeffries
  • Publication number: 20220286717
    Abstract: A mechanism to automate the aggregation of independent videos for integration includes a video networking platform comprising one or more user accounts that upload one or more recorded videos having metadata to a video networking platform. A playing module plays the one or more displayed recorded videos and synchronizes the one or more recorded videos based at least in part on the metadata of the recorded video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventor: James R. Jeffries
  • Patent number: 10623801
    Abstract: For integrating multiple independent video recordings, method is disclosed. The method includes a receiving a plurality of videos from a plurality of sources. The method also includes receiving metadata for the plurality of videos, the metadata comprising a reference time for each of the plurality of videos. The method includes selecting for playback a first video and a second video, wherein the first video and the second video were recorded on different devices not directly networked together. The method further includes synchronizing playback of the first video and the second video in a single user interface, wherein synchronizing playback of the first video and the second video comprises integrating the first video and the second video into a common timeline based at least in part on the metadata of each of the first video and the second video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Inventor: James R. Jeffries
  • Publication number: 20170180780
    Abstract: For integrating multiple independent video recordings, method is disclosed. The method includes a receiving a plurality of videos from a plurality of sources. The method also includes receiving metadata for the plurality of videos, the metadata comprising a reference time for each of the plurality of videos. The method includes selecting for playback a first video and a second video, wherein the first video and the second video were recorded on different devices not directly networked together. The method further includes synchronizing playback of the first video and the second video in a single user interface, wherein synchronizing playback of the first video and the second video comprises integrating the first video and the second video into a common timeline based at least in part on the metadata of each of the first video and the second video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventor: James R. Jeffries
  • Patent number: 4858576
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a control system for igniting devices (28,30,32,34,36,38) used in an internal combustion engine (24). In order to ignite alcohol fuel in a diesel engine, the fuel must be heated before or during compression. Glow plugs (28,30,32,34,36,38) conveniently provide heat, but have a short life in such continuous applications. Glow plugs must be accurately controlled to prevent overheating, which leads to open-circuiting. Individual constant voltage controls attempt to provide this function, but are only moderately successful. They are costly and complex, and provide only moderate protection from overheating. Since glow plug resistance correlates to glow plug temperature, resistance control provides better protection against glow plug overheating. Therefore, an apparatus (20) monitors the resistance of a single glow plug (28), and controls the resistance of each glow plug to a preselected resistance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Jeffries, Michael R. Verheyen