Patents by Inventor Jay Couch

Jay Couch 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).

  • Immersive visualization theater system and method
    Patent number: 6751239
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for communicating multimedia information. Exemplary embodiments provide a Video-to-Optical apparatus (“V2O”) that can be used over either a private or a public optical network and transfers multimedia information in SONET/SDH frame format. The V2O uses SONET/SDH frames to transmit high-resolution stereoscopic images and other multimedia information through an optical network with high efficiency, high accuracy and low latency. The V2O interfaces with a visualization graphics-server on one side and the optical network on the other. The V2O apparatus can be placed in an optical network that offers an end-to-end OC 3 or higher rate circuit. A plurality of multimedia visualization centers can be coupled to the optical network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Teraburst Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshmi Raman, Christopher W. Weller, Thomas W. Myers, Jay Couch, Craig Paulsen, Thomas Wood, Mark Sapper
  • Immersive visualization theater system and method
    Publication number: 20030076558
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for communicating multimedia information. Exemplary embodiments provide a Video-to-Optical apparatus (“V2O”) that can be used over either a private or a public optical network and transfers multimedia information in SONET/SDH frame format. The V2O uses SONET/SDH frames to transmit high-resolution stereoscopic images and other multimedia information through an optical network with high efficiency, high accuracy and low latency. The V2O interfaces with a visualization graphics-server on one side and the optical network on the other. The V2O apparatus can be placed in an optical network that offers an end-to-end OC 3 or higher rate circuit. A plurality of multimedia visualization centers can be coupled to the optical network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Lakshmi Raman, Christopher W. Weller, Thomas W. Myers, Jay Couch, Craig Paulsen, Thomas Wood, Mark Sapper