Patents by Inventor James Sluss

James Sluss 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: 20080080382
    Abstract: The DiffServ architecture is an increasingly preferred approach for providing varying levels of Quality of Service in an IP network. This discovery presents a new framework for improving the performance of the DiffServ architecture where heterogeneous traffic flows share the same aggregate class. The new framework requires minimal modification to existing DiffServ routers by adding a second layer of classification of flows based on their average packet sizes and using Weighted Fair Queueing for flow scheduling. The efficiency of the new framework is demonstrated by simulation results for delay, packet delivery, throughput, and packet loss, under different traffic scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Mostafa Dahshan, Pramode Verma, James Sluss
  • Publication number: 20070247595
    Abstract: A light surface display for providing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of particles suspended within a volumetric display. A first projection system projects sequential slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths along the length and width of the volumetric display energizing particles to form a two-dimensional image. A second projection system projects translational slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths that intersect with the energized particles across the depth of the volumetric display. A control system synchronizes the projection of the image source and the activation source such that the two-dimensional image and the translational slices energize the particles for a pre-determined length of time so that the particles illuminate to form an illuminated three-dimensional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Hakki Refai, Erik Petrich, James Sluss, Monte Tull, Pramode Verma, Gerald Newman, Martina Dreyer
  • Publication number: 20070247598
    Abstract: A volumetric liquid crystal display for producing a three-dimensional image is disclosed. The volumetric liquid crystal display includes a volumetric image space having at least two layers of LCD sheeting wherein each layer of LCD sheeting is selectively energized to form image slices. At least one projection system projects at least one array of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths to intersect the energized layer of LCD sheeting illuminating image slices. Successive illumination of image slices on the layers of LCD sheeting provides the appearance of a three-dimensional image. Embodiments and methods of controlling and fabricating a three-dimensional image are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Hakki Refai, Erik Petrich, James Sluss, Monte Tull, Pramode Verma
  • Publication number: 20060072922
    Abstract: A fiber optic communication system including a fiber optic link, a transmitter system and a receiver system. The transmitter system includes a laser source producing a light beam, and a polarization controller receiving the light beam and providing an expected pattern of changing states of polarization to the light beam to output light signals into the fiber optic link to cause the expected pattern of changing states of polarization to be transmitted along the fiber optic link. The receiver system is provided with a polarization analyzer, and a light detector. The light detector receives the light signals transmitted by the transmitter, and forwards data indicative of the light signals to the polarization analyzer. The polarization analyzer analyzing the data with an inverse polarization reference frame and generates an alert based on deviations of the data from the expected pattern of changing states of polarization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Gregory MacDonald, James Sluss