Patents by Inventor Lee Farrell

Lee Farrell 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).

  • System and method for performing initial setup of a device via remote control
    Patent number: 8079050
    Abstract: A method for configuring a device using a remote control, includes transmitting a signal from the remote control to a configuration proxy requesting configuration status of the device; waiting for a predetermined period of time for a response from the configuration proxy to the remote control; obtaining help information based on the response received at the remote control from the configuration proxy; and displaying the help information on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Thomas David Lawrence, William C. Russell, Lee Farrell
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING INITIAL SETUP OF A DEVICE VIA REMOTE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20090165060
    Abstract: A method for configuring a device using a remote control, includes transmitting a signal from the remote control to a configuration proxy requesting configuration status of the device; waiting for a predetermined period of time for a response from the configuration proxy to the remote control; obtaining help information based on the response received at the remote control from the configuration proxy; and displaying the help information on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Thomas David Lawrence, William C. Russell, Lee Farrell
  • System for storing and retrieving text and associated graphics
    Patent number: 4899292
    Abstract: An insurance estimation, service manual or other system stores and displays documents and associated graphics. The system stores a multiplicity of the graphic images in compressed, digital form. A first group of the graphic images are associated with a first one of the documents. By selecting the first document, the system automatically decompresses the first plurality of graphic images. The system then displays at least a portion of the selected first document on a display screen along with a first one of the decompressed graphic images. Subsequently, upon touch of a touch screen, the system displays a second one of the decompressed documents. Because the second graphic image was decompressed when the document was selected, there was virtually no delay in displaying the second graphic image. Either graphic image can be enlarged and centered about or near a point of touch over the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Assignee: Image Storage/Retrieval Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Montagna, Gary Irving, Lee Farrell, Gerald Cross, Stephen A. Miller