Patents by Inventor Kevin Mark Ashcraft

Kevin Mark Ashcraft 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).

  • Automobile web cam and communications system incorporating a network of automobile web cams
    Patent number: 7100190
    Abstract: A communications system incorporating a plurality of vehicle mounted web cams that collect video information and transmit the video information together with other local information via a wireless network to a server. The video streams from the web cams and associated information are available to users on a internet web page. Each camera has a specific identifier to permit users to access the video of specific individual cameras. Optimization software permits users to take virtual trips along predetermined routes. The system also permits sequential access to multiple video feeds from desired locations. Multiple alternative one way and two way video communication methods taking advantage of the network of mobile web cams are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Steven M Johnson, Kikuo Hayashi, Kevin Mark Ashcraft, Camille M Szalankiewicz
  • Automobile web cam and communications system incorporating a network of automobile web cams
    Publication number: 20020184641
    Abstract: A communications system incorporating a plurality of vehicle mounted web cams that collect video information and transmit the video information together with other local information via a wireless network to a server. The video streams from the web cams and associated information are available to users on a internet web page. Each camera has a specific identifier to permit users to access the video of specific individual cameras. Optimization software permits users to take virtual trips along predetermined routes. The system also permits sequential access to multiple video feeds from desired locations. Multiple alternative one way and two way video communication methods taking advantage of the network of mobile web cams are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Steven M. Johnson, Kikuo Hayashi, Kevin Mark Ashcraft, Camille M. Szalankiewicz