Patents by Inventor John Michael Main

John Michael Main 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).

  • VIRTUAL HAND BASED ON COMBINED DATA
    Publication number: 20150084866
    Abstract: An example computing system may include a display and an input device. The input device may include a touch sensor to provide touch data, and a contactless sensor to provide contactless data. A field of view of the contactless sensor is directed away from the touch sensor. A controller is to combine the touch data and the contactless data into combined data to generate a virtual hand to be displayed on the display. The virtual hand is to include an unsensed feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Fred Thomas, Robert Adam Baum, David H. Harnes, John Michael Main
  • Video display systems
    Patent number: 8964018
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention arc directed to video display systems. In one embodiment, a video display system comprises a display screen; and a video capturing system. The video capturing system is configured to capture line-of-sight video images of a video display user's face and eyes while the display user looks at the display screen, enabling establishment of eye contact between the video display user and the person exhibited on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Fred Charles Thomas, Oliver Brandt, John Michael Main, Derek W. Hanson
  • CONDUCTING SURVEILLANCE USING A DIGITAL PICTURE FRAME
    Publication number: 20120081547
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to conducting surveillance using a digital picture frame. A digital picture frame may comprise a sensor and a storage medium. The digital picture frame may receive surveillance information from the sensor and store the surveillance information in the storage medium. A second electronic device may receive the surveillance information from the digital picture frame via a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Bernd Sitzmann, Fred Charles Thomas, III, Paul Boerger, John Michael Main
  • VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120019646
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention arc directed to video display systems. In one embodiment, a video display system comprises a display screen; and a video capturing system. The video capturing system is configured to capture line-of-sight video images of a video display user's face and eyes while the display user looks at the display screen, enabling establishment of eye contact between the video display user and the person exhibited on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Fred Charles Thomas, Oliver Brandt, John Michael Main, Derek W. Hanson
  • NETWORK PROVIDING AUTOMATIC CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DEVICES BASED ON USER TASK
    Publication number: 20110055380
    Abstract: A system including a network; and a plurality of devices configured to be communicatively coupled to the network, each device configured to be automatically discoverable when connected to the network; wherein at least one of the devices is configured to: discover devices connected to the network; and establish a network communication link between at least two devices based on a user task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Robert F. Yockey, David H. Hanes, John Michael Main