Patents by Inventor Joseph O'Brien Garlington
Joseph O'Brien Garlington 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: 9914057Abstract: Techniques for providing an immersive storytelling experience using a plurality of storytelling devices. Each of the storytelling devices may be configured to perform one or more actions based on a current context of a story and in response to a stimulus event. The actions include at least one of an auditory and a visual effect. Embodiments also provide a controller device configured to manage a playback of the story, by adjusting the stimulus event and the effect of each of the plurality of storytelling devices, based on the current context of the story, thereby creating an interactive and immersive storytelling experience.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Eric Wilson Muhlheim, Eric Charles Haseltine, Joseph O'Brien Garlington, Theodore Wei-Yun Leung, Gabriel Sebastian Schlumberger
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Patent number: 9833698Abstract: Techniques for providing an immersive storytelling experience using a plurality of storytelling devices. Each of the storytelling devices may be configured to perform one or more actions based on a current context of a story and in response to a stimulus event. The actions include at least one of an auditory and a visual effect. Embodiments also provide a controller device configured to manage a playback of the story, by adjusting the stimulus event and the effect of each of the plurality of storytelling devices, based on the current context of the story, thereby creating an interactive and immersive storytelling experience.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Eric Charles Haseltine, Joseph O'Brien Garlington, Theodore Wei-Yun Leung, Eric Wilson Muhlheim, Gabriel Sebastian Schlumberger
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Publication number: 20170296922Abstract: Techniques for providing an immersive storytelling experience using a plurality of storytelling devices. Each of the storytelling devices may be configured to perform one or more actions based on a current context of a story and in response to a stimulus event. The actions include at least one of an auditory and a visual effect. Embodiments also provide a controller device configured to manage a playback of the story, by adjusting the stimulus event and the effect of each of the plurality of storytelling devices, based on the current context of the story, thereby creating an interactive and immersive storytelling experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Eric Wilson MUHLHEIM, Eric Charles HASELTINE, Joseph O'Brien GARLINGTON, Theodore Wei-Yun LEUNG, Gabriel Sebastian SCHLUMBERGER
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Patent number: 9531208Abstract: Methods and a system for the recharging of battery-operated devices, whereby the recharging process is made less burdensome and inconvenient to the users of the devices. Embodiments provide for incorporating recharging into the normal usage patterns for the devices using activities consistent with predetermined intended usage of the devices, thereby causing the user to perceive less inconvenience. Other embodiments provide for systematically detecting and wirelessly recharging devices, whereby the burden to the users may be reduced or entirely eliminated.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Eric Charles Haseltine, Joseph O'Brien Garlington
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Patent number: 9405175Abstract: A display system that includes a projector light bulb. The system includes a light fixture with a conventional light bulb socket. A projector light bulb is provided with a socket adapter for mating electrically with the light bulb socket. A projector such as a pico projector is fit into the socket adapter or to mate with this adapter to be powered by the light bulb socket via the adapter. In lamp-type implementations, the projector is used to project onto a lamp shade-shaped rear projection screen or through a translucent shade and also upon surfaces of the ceiling or objects above the projector light bulb. A light conditioning or directing assembly may be provided that directs a portion of the projected light onto the projection screen (or shade) and another portion up onto the ceiling so as to concurrently focus on two or more surfaces at two or more focal distances.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Joseph O'Brien Garlington, Brent David Strong
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Publication number: 20150077065Abstract: Methods and a system for the recharging of battery-operated devices, whereby the recharging process is made less burdensome and inconvenient to the users of the devices. Embodiments provide for incorporating recharging into the normal usage patterns for the devices using activities consistent with predetermined intended usage of the devices, thereby causing the user to perceive less inconvenience. Other embodiments provide for systematically detecting and wirelessly recharging devices, whereby the burden to the users may be reduced or entirely eliminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Eric Charles Haseltine, Joseph O'Brien Garlington
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Publication number: 20150015797Abstract: A display system that includes a projector light bulb. The system includes a light fixture with a conventional light bulb socket. A projector light bulb is provided with a socket adapter for mating electrically with the light bulb socket. A projector such as a pico projector is fit into the socket adapter or to mate with this adapter to be powered by the light bulb socket via the adapter. In lamp-type implementations, the projector is used to project onto a lamp shade-shaped rear projection screen or through a translucent shade and also upon surfaces of the ceiling or objects above the projector light bulb. A light conditioning or directing assembly may be provided that directs a portion of the projected light onto the projection screen (or shade) and another portion up onto the ceiling so as to concurrently focus on two or more surfaces at two or more focal distances.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Joseph O'Brien Garlington, Brent David Strong
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Patent number: 8879782Abstract: A display system that includes a projector light bulb. The system includes a light fixture with a conventional light bulb socket. A projector light bulb is provided with a socket adapter for mating electrically with the light bulb socket. A projector such as a pico projector is fit into the socket adapter or to mate with this adapter to be powered by the light bulb socket via the adapter. In lamp-type implementations, the projector is used to project onto a lamp shade-shaped rear projection screen or through a translucent shade and also upon surfaces of the ceiling or objects above the projector light bulb. A light conditioning or directing assembly may be provided that directs a portion of the projected light onto the projection screen (or shade) and another portion up onto the ceiling so as to concurrently focus on two or more surfaces at two or more focal distances.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Joseph O'Brien Garlington, Brent David Strong
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Publication number: 20140198949Abstract: A display system that includes a projector light bulb. The system includes a light fixture with a conventional light bulb socket. A projector light bulb is provided with a socket adapter for mating electrically with the light bulb socket. A projector such as a pico projector is fit into the socket adapter or to mate with this adapter to be powered by the light bulb socket via the adapter. In lamp-type implementations, the projector is used to project onto a lamp shade-shaped rear projection screen or through a translucent shade and also upon surfaces of the ceiling or objects above the projector light bulb. A light conditioning or directing assembly may be provided that directs a portion of the projected light onto the projection screen (or shade) and another portion up onto the ceiling so as to concurrently focus on two or more surfaces at two or more focal distances.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicants: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., DISNEY ENTERPRISES, LLCInventors: Joseph O'Brien Garlington, Brent David Strong
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Publication number: 20140080109Abstract: Techniques for providing an immersive storytelling experience using a plurality of storytelling devices. Each of the storytelling devices may be configured to perform one or more actions based on a current context of a story and in response to a stimulus event. The actions include at least one of an auditory and a visual effect. Embodiments also provide a controller device configured to manage a playback of the story, by adjusting the stimulus event and the effect of each of the plurality of storytelling devices, based on the current context of the story, thereby creating an interactive and immersive storytelling experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Eric Charles Haseltine, Joseph O'Brien Garlington, Theodore Wei-Yun Leung, Eric Wilson Muhlheim, Gabriel Sebastian Schlumberger