Patents by Inventor Marc L. Richman

Marc L. Richman 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 Providing Location Specific Sound in a Telepresence System
    Publication number: 20100214391
    Abstract: A system for providing location-specific sound in a telepresence system includes a plurality of remote microphones. Each remote microphone is associated with a respective area and operable to generate a sound signal from the voice of at least one user within the respective area. The system also includes a plurality of remote cameras. Each remote camera is associated with a respective remote microphone of the plurality of remote microphones and aligned to generate an image of its associated respective area. The system further includes a plurality of local displays. Each local display is operable to reproduce the image of a respective area generated by a respective remote camera. The system also includes a plurality of local loudspeakers. Each local loudspeaker is positioned proximate to a respective local display and operable to reproduce the sound signal from the voice of the at least one user within the respective area reproduced by the respective local display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip R. Graham, Randy K. Harrell, Hugh J. McLaughlin, Philip E. Marechal, Marc L. Richman, Tark Abed, Feng Hao Yu
  • System and method for providing location specific sound in a telepresence system
    Patent number: 7692680
    Abstract: A system for providing location-specific sound in a telepresence system includes a plurality of remote microphones. Each remote microphone is associated with a respective area and operable to generate a sound signal from the voice of at least one user within the respective area. The system also includes a plurality of remote cameras. Each remote camera is associated with a respective remote microphone of the plurality of remote microphones and aligned to generate an image of its associated respective area. The system further includes a plurality of local displays. Each local display is operable to reproduce the image of a respective area generated by a respective remote camera. The system also includes a plurality of local loudspeakers. Each local loudspeaker is positioned proximate to a respective local display and operable to reproduce the sound signal from the voice of the at least one user within the respective area reproduced by the respective local display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip R. Graham, Randy K. Harrell, Hugh J. McLaughlin, Philip E. Marechal, Marc L. Richman, Tark Abed, Feng Hao Yu
  • System and method for providing location specific sound in a telepresence system
    Publication number: 20070263079
    Abstract: A system for providing location-specific sound in a telepresence system includes a plurality of remote microphones. Each remote microphone is associated with a respective area and operable to generate a sound signal from the voice of at least one user within the respective area. The system also includes a plurality of remote cameras. Each remote camera is associated with a respective remote microphone of the plurality of remote microphones and aligned to generate an image of its associated respective area. The system further includes a plurality of local displays. Each local display is operable to reproduce the image of a respective area generated by a respective remote camera. The system also includes a plurality of local loudspeakers. Each local loudspeaker is positioned proximate to a respective local display and operable to reproduce the sound signal from the voice of the at least one user within the respective area reproduced by the respective local display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Philip R. Graham, Randy K. Harrell, Hugh J. McLaughlin, Philip E. Marechal, Marc L. Richman, Tark Abed, Feng Hao Yu