Patents by Inventor Lawrence P. Stein

Lawrence P. Stein 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).

  • Location sensitive display device, system, and method of providing animation sequences
    Patent number: 7564426
    Abstract: A location sensitive display device, and method therefor utilized in an entertainment environment. The display device includes a receiver, control circuit, and indication units. Infrared (IR) transmitters are positioned within the entertainment environment and emit a code which is detected and decoded by the receiver or IR photodiode. The receiver generates a control signal in response to the transmitted IR signal, and a control circuit processes the control signal to generate output signals which illuminate Light Emitting Diode (LED) indication units in a sequence determined by the output signals to provide a predetermined visual display. The display can be used in an activity related to the entertainment environment and can be controlled by a user or a central control system. Further, the display device can include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen to provide various types of games including games of skill and trivia games with questions and answers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle W. Poor, Roger S. Holzberg, Paul H. Dietz, Lawrence P. Stein, Robert Swirsky
  • Location sensitive display device, system, and method of providing animation sequences
    Publication number: 20040263494
    Abstract: A location sensitive display device, and method therefor utilized in an entertainment environment. The display device includes a receiver, control circuit, and indication units. Infrared (IR) transmitters are positioned within the entertainment environment and emit a code which is detected and decoded by the receiver or IR photodiode. The receiver generates a control signal in response to the transmitted IR signal, and a control circuit processes the control signal to generate output signals which illuminate Light Emitting Diode (LED) indication units in a sequence determined by the output signals to provide a predetermined visual display. The display can be used in an activity related to the entertainment environment and can be controlled by a user or a central control system. Further, the display device can include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen to provide various types of games including games of skill and trivia games with questions and answers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Kyle W. Poor, Roger S. Holzberg, Paul H. Dietz, Lawrence P. Stein, Robert Swirsky