Patents by Inventor Mark Eric James Prentice

Mark Eric James Prentice 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).

  • Mobile instrument, viewing device, and methods of processing and storing information
    Patent number: 8024151
    Abstract: A method of transferring information stored in a mobile instrument, the information including a first information file (140) containing metadata and a pointer indicative of a first auxiliary file address; and a first auxiliary file (141) containing image information, the first auxiliary file being located at the first auxiliary file address. The method includes the steps of: storing the metadata in a second information file (140?); storing the image information in a second auxiliary file (142?) at a second auxiliary file address; generating a second pointer indicative of the second auxiliary file address; and storing the second pointer in the second information file. The instrument includes a camera (70); one or more spatial sensors; and an external sensor port (56). Power to the sensors can be controlled asynchronously. Various parsing methods are also described. The instrument includes a marker module configured to superimpose a marker on the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Surveylab Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Leon Lammers Van Toorenburg, Mark Eric James Prentice, Craig Richard Bond, Graham Leslie Mann
  • Mobile instrument, viewing device, and methods of processing and storing information
    Patent number: 7647197
    Abstract: A method of transferring information stored in a mobile instrument, the information including a first information file containing metadata and a pointer indicative of a first auxiliary file address; and first auxiliary file containing image information, the first auxiliary file being located at the first auxiliary file address. The method includes the steps of: storing the metadata in a second information file; storing the image information in a second auxiliary file at a second auxiliary file address; generating a second pointer indicative of the second auxiliary file address; and storing the second pointer in the second information file. The instrument includes a camera; one or more spatial sensors; and an external sensor port. Power to the sensors can be controlled asynchronously. Various parsing methods are also described. The instrument includes a marker module configured to superimpose a marker on the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Surveylab Group Limited
    Inventors: Mark Eric James Prentice, Leon Lammers Van Toorenburg, Craig Richard Bond, Graham Leslie Mann
  • Mobile Instrument, Viewing Device, and Methods of Processing and Storing Information
    Publication number: 20090082991
    Abstract: A method of transferring information stored in a mobile instrument, the information including a first information file (140) containing metadata and a pointer indicative of a first auxiliary file address; and a first auxiliary file (141) containing image information, the first auxiliary file being located at the first auxiliary file address. The method includes the steps of: storing the metadata in a second information file (140?); storing the image information in a second auxiliary file (142?) at a second auxiliary file address; generating a second pointer indicative of the second auxiliary file address; and storing the second pointer in the second information file. The instrument includes a camera (70); one or more spatial sensors; and an external sensor port (56). Power to the sensors can be controlled asynchronously. Various parsing methods are also described. The instrument includes a marker module configured to superimpose a marker on the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Surveylab Group Limited
    Inventors: Mark Eric James Prentice, Leon Lammers Van Toorenburg, Craig Richard Bond, Graham Leslie Mann