Patents by Inventor Marilyn Williams

Marilyn Williams 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).

  • Large scale touch system and methods for interacting with same
    Patent number: 8487910
    Abstract: A touch system comprises a large scale touch surface on which an image is presented and at least two imaging devices looking across the touch surface and having overlapping fields of view. Processing structure communicates with the imaging devices and processes image data acquired by the imaging devices to determine pointer contacts on the touch surface using triangulation. The processing structure further executes at least one application to facilitate user interaction with the touch surface. Methods of interacting with the touch surface are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Douglas Hill, Niel Beckie, Taco van Ieperen, Serguei Vdovine, Roberto Sirotich, Mark Fletcher, Scott Tallman, Marilyn Williams, Shane Edward Bill, Shannon Patricia Goodman
  • Large scale touch system and methods for interacting with same
    Publication number: 20060244734
    Abstract: A touch system comprises a large scale touch surface on which an image is presented and at least two imaging devices looking across the touch surface and having overlapping fields of view. Processing structure communicates with the imaging devices and processes image data acquired by the imaging devices to determine pointer contacts on the touch surface using triangulation. The processing structure further executes at least one application to facilitate user interaction with the touch surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Hill, Niel Beckie, Taco Ieperen, Serguei Vdovine, Roberto Sirotich, Mark Fletcher, Scott Tallman, Marilyn Williams, Shane Bill, Shannon Goodman