Patents by Inventor Joseph Farina
Joseph Farina 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).
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Patent number: 9384442Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to computer-based simulations and synthetic environment generation, and more particularly, to a system, a computer-readable medium, a method and an apparatus for generating synthetic environments in a distributed architecture to, among other things, introduce dynamic content.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2008Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Trion Worlds, Inc.Inventors: Robert Ernest Lee, David M. Aldridge, Bryan Joseph Farina, Jon Edward Van Caneghem
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Patent number: 9122984Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to computer-based simulations and synthetic environment generation, and more particularly, to a system, a computer-readable medium, a method and an apparatus for generating synthetic environments in a distributed architecture to, among other things, introduce dynamic content.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2008Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Trion Worlds, Inc.Inventors: Robert Ernest Lee, Jason A. Maltzen, David M. Aldridge, Bryan Joseph Farina, Jon Edward Van Caneghem
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Patent number: 9104962Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to computer-based simulations and synthetic environment generation, and more particularly, to a system, a computer-readable medium, a method and an apparatus for generating synthetic environments in a distributed architecture to, among other things, introduce dynamic content.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2007Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Trion Worlds, Inc.Inventors: Robert Ernest Lee, Jason A. Maltzen, David M. Aldridge, Bryan Joseph Farina, Jon Edward Van Caneghem
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Patent number: 9005027Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to computer-based simulations and synthetic environment generation, and more particularly, to a system, a computer-readable medium, a method and an apparatus for generating synthetic environments in a distributed architecture to, among other things, introduce dynamic content.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2008Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Trion Worlds, Inc.Inventors: Robert Ernest Lee, David M. Aldridge, Bryan Joseph Farina, Jon Edward Van Caneghem
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Publication number: 20140214462Abstract: Systems and methods for defining, booking and managing activities or services by a user of digital computer implemented applications and interactive displays based on time, location and theme as related to the user's local environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventors: ROBERT JOSEPH FARINA, Jonathan Lester Simon, Alexander L. Voltz, David Ngo
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Patent number: 8657686Abstract: Synthetic environment character data sharing is described, including retrieving data from a first computer configured to interact with a synthetic environment by a game server, the first computer and the game server being in data communication with each other and configured using a client-server network topology, determining one or more attributes associated with the first computer relative to the synthetic environment in real-time or substantially real-time by accessing a file updated by the first computer, the file being stored on the game server, and generating a display on a second computer using the data, the display being presented using a synthetic environment mapping application, including at least a location and a login status associated with the first computer relative to the synthetic environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Trion Worlds, Inc.Inventors: Robert Ernest Lee, Jon Edward Van Caneghem, Bryan Joseph Farina, Erin E. Turner, Peter Chi-Hao Huang
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Patent number: 8661073Abstract: Synthetic environment character data sharing is described, including retrieving data from a plurality of sources configured to store the data, the data being generated from an interaction between a character and a synthetic environment, generating a feed comprising dynamic content associated with the character and the synthetic environment, the feed being configured to present the data to one or more clients associated with the synthetic environment in substantially real time, transmitting the feed to the one or more clients, extracting the data from the feed and presenting the data on the one or more clients after being extracted from the feed.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Trion Worlds, Inc.Inventors: Robert Ernest Lee, Jon Edward Van Caneghem, Bryan Joseph Farina, Erin E. Turner, Peter Chi-Hao Huang
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Patent number: 8364508Abstract: Systems and methods for defining, booking and managing activities or services by a user of digital computer implemented applications and interactive displays based on time, location and theme as related to the user's local environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: The Cimarron GroupInventors: Robert Joseph Farina, Jonathan Lester Simon, Alexander L. Voltz, David Ngo
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Publication number: 20120041793Abstract: Systems and methods for defining, booking and managing activities or services by a user of digital computer implemented applications and interactive displays based on time, location and theme as related to the user's local environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Robert Joseph Farina, Jonathan Lester Simon, Alexander L. Voltz, David Ngo
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Publication number: 20100229106Abstract: Synthetic environment character data sharing is described, including retrieving data from a plurality of sources configured to store the data, the data being generated from an interaction between a character and a synthetic environment, generating a feed comprising dynamic content associated with the character and the synthetic environment, the feed being configured to present the data to one or more clients associated with the synthetic environment in substantially real time, transmitting the feed to the one or more clients, extracting the data from the feed and presenting the data on the one or more clients after being extracted from the feed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2009Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: Trion World Network, Inc.Inventors: Robert Ernest Lee, Jon Edward Van Caneghem, Bryan Joseph Farina, Erin E. Turner, Peter Chi-Hao Huang
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Publication number: 20100227688Abstract: Synthetic environment character data sharing is described, including retrieving data from a first computer configured to interact with a synthetic environment by a game server, the first computer and the game server being in data communication with each other and configured using a client-server network topology, determining one or more attributes associated with the first computer relative to the synthetic environment in real-time or substantially real-time by accessing a file updated by the first computer, the file being stored on the game server, and generating a display on a second computer using the data, the display being presented using a synthetic environment mapping application, including at least a location and a login status associated with the first computer relative to the synthetic environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2009Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: Trion World Network, Inc.Inventors: Robert Ernest Lee, Jon Edward Van Caneghem, Bryan Joseph Farina, Erin E. Turner, Peter Chi-Hao Huang
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Publication number: 20080287192Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to computer-based simulations and synthetic environment generation, and more particularly, to a system, a computer-readable medium, a method and an apparatus for generating synthetic environments in a distributed architecture to, among other things, introduce dynamic content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Robert Ernest Lee, Jason A. Maltzen, David M. Aldridge, Bryan Joseph Farina, Jon Edward Van Caneghem
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Publication number: 20080287195Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to computer-based simulations and synthetic environment generation, and more particularly, to a system, a computer-readable medium, a method and an apparatus for generating synthetic environments in a distributed architecture to, among other things, introduce dynamic content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Robert Ernest Lee, Jason A. Maltzen, David M. Aldridge, Bryan Joseph Farina, Jon Edward Van Caneghem
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Publication number: 20080287194Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to computer-based simulations and synthetic environment generation, and more particularly, to a system, a computer-readable medium, a method and an apparatus for generating synthetic environments in a distributed architecture to, among other things, introduce dynamic content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Robert Ernest Lee, Jason A. Maltzen, David M. Aldridge, Bryan Joseph Farina, Jon Edward Van Caneghem
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Publication number: 20080287193Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to computer-based simulations and synthetic environment generation, and more particularly, to a system, a computer-readable medium, a method and an apparatus for generating synthetic environments in a distributed architecture to, among other things, introduce dynamic content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Robert Ernest Lee, Jason A. Maltzen, David M. Aldridge, Bryan Joseph Farina, Jon Edward Van Caneghem
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Patent number: 6917455Abstract: An optical transmitter architecture has a return-to-zero (RZ) laser modulator coupled in cascade with a non-return-to-zero (NRZ) laser modulator. Modulator bias and electronic phase delay bias are controlled using dither-based feedback, so as to align the phase of the RZ clock signal with that of the NRZ data. A first method uses an RZ quadrature AM dither or an RZ “hillclimber” bias dither, to apply a relatively low frequency dither signal to a variable RF delay for the RZ clock signal applied to the RZ modulator or NRZ data signal applied to the NRZ modulator. A second method is an RZ quadrature AM dither or “hillclimber” bias dither scheme that applies equal amplitude and opposite phase dither signals to perform complementary modulation of both the RZ and NRZ MZ modulators simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2003Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Assignee: JDS Uniphase CorporationInventors: Gregory J. McBrien, Joseph Farina, John D. Borla
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Publication number: 20040008395Abstract: An optical transmitter architecture has a return-to-zero (RZ) laser modulator coupled in cascade with a non-return-to-zero (NRZ) laser modulator. Modulator bias and electronic phase delay bias are controlled using dither-based feedback, so as to align the phase of the RZ clock signal with that of the NRZ data. A first method uses an RZ quadrature AM dither or an RZ “hillclimber” bias dither, to apply a relatively low frequency dither signal to a variable RF delay for the RZ clock signal applied to the RZ modulator or NRZ data signal applied to the NRZ modulator. A second method is an RZ quadrature AM dither or “hillclimber” bias dither scheme that applies equal amplitude and opposite phase dither signals to perform complementary modulation of both the RZ and NRZ MZ modulators simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2003Publication date: January 15, 2004Applicant: JDS Uniphase CorporationInventors: Gregory J. McBrien, Joseph Farina, John D. Borla
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Patent number: 4423576Abstract: A prefabricated facing panel for affixation to building framework having load-bearing columns is disclosed which panel is formed from a frame of structural steel members, usually a truss, an interconnection device and a plurality of facing members such as facing stone generally marble, granite, limestone or travertine. The prefabricated panel is dimensioned to extend between adjacent columns of said building framework. The facing members have blind holes in the back thereof being in alignment with the apertures of interconnector device providing a highly wind resistant mounting. The weight of said facing members is transmitted through the frame to the columns of the building framework.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1980Date of Patent: January 3, 1984Assignee: Titan Marble & Stone Co.Inventors: Joseph Farina, Antonio Pacelli
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Patent number: D306022Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1988Date of Patent: February 13, 1990Assignee: Fabritec Enclosures Inc. Div. of FabtechInventor: Joseph Farina