Patents by Inventor Marc K. Fisher

Marc K. Fisher 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).

  • Patent number: 9942473
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing guidance for image capture includes a recognition module that recognizes data objects in data available to an image capture device. At least a portion of the data includes characters. The apparatus includes a context module that determines a context associated with a first image available from the image capture device. The context includes one or more expected data objects, where the first image includes at least a portion of the recognized data objects. The apparatus includes a data module that compares the expected data objects for the determined context, with the recognized data objects from the first image to identify missing expected data objects not found in the first image. The apparatus includes a guidance module that, in response to identified missing data, provides guidance for capturing a second image expected to include the missing expected data objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Shareef F. Alshinnawi, Brian E. Finley, David R. Kinnie, Marc K. Fisher, Jamie Johnston
  • Publication number: 20170366744
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing guidance for image capture includes a recognition module that recognizes data objects in data available to an image capture device. At least a portion of the data includes characters. The apparatus includes a context module that determines a context associated with a first image available from the image capture device. The context includes one or more expected data objects, where the first image includes at least a portion of the recognized data objects. The apparatus includes a data module that compares the expected data objects for the determined context, with the recognized data objects from the first image to identify missing expected data objects not found in the first image. The apparatus includes a guidance module that, in response to identified missing data, provides guidance for capturing a second image expected to include the missing expected data objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: GARY D. CUDAK, SHAREEF F. ALSHINNAWI, BRIAN E. FINLEY, DAVID R. KINNIE, MARC K. FISHER, JAMIE JOHNSTON
  • Patent number: 5608214
    Abstract: A gamma ray spectral tool is provided that can be used in slick line systems. The tool includes a battery, a controller, and a memory. In operation, the tool compresses data from the spectral detector for storage in the memory, allowing for long runs without the memory overflowing. Further, a controller latches the self-adjusting stabilization feature of the spectral detector when gamma ray intensity exceeds a predetermined threshold, preventing erroneous "stabilization" by the stabilization feature of the spectral detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: Protechnics International, Inc.
    Inventors: Emilio A. Baron, David J. Berneking, John W. Chisholm, Marc K. Fisher, William F. Trainor, James R. Foreman