Patents by Inventor Michael Julian Michael Ertl

Michael Julian Michael Ertl 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).

  • Multi directional movement
    Patent number: 9027059
    Abstract: A system for preparing data and video sequences to enable a viewer to scroll content in a plurality of directions including a first and second direction, the content including at least one element in motion, the system including a video sequence preparation module to prepare the video sequences including a first and second video sequence, each video sequence including still images, each still image including at least part of the content, at least some of the still images including the at least one element, the video sequences being prepared such that playing the first and second video sequence effects scrolling the content in the first and second direction, respectively, and a switchover determination module to prepare the data including corresponding switchover points in the video sequences for switching between the video sequences and therefore for switching the direction of scrolling by the viewer. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Cormican, Colin John Davies, James Geoffrey Walker, Kevin Murray, Michael Costello, Ian R Shelton, Michael Julian Michael Ertl
  • MULTI DIRECTIONAL MOVEMENT
    Publication number: 20120321283
    Abstract: A system for preparing data and video sequences to enable a viewer to scroll content in a plurality of directions including a first and second direction, the content including at least one element in motion, the system including a video sequence preparation module to prepare the video sequences including a first and second video sequence, each video sequence including still images, each still image including at least part of the content, at least some of the still images including the at least one element, the video sequences being prepared such that playing the first and second video sequence effects scrolling the content in the first and second direction, respectively, and a switchover determination module to prepare the data including corresponding switchover points in the video sequences for switching between the video sequences and therefore for switching the direction of scrolling by the viewer. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Neil CORMICAN, Colin John Davies, James Geoffrey Walker, Kevin Murray, Michael Costello, Ian R. Shelton, Michael Julian Michael Ertl
  • Multi-directional movement
    Patent number: 8302132
    Abstract: A system for preparing data and video sequences to enable a viewer to scroll content in a plurality of directions including a first and second direction, the content including at least one element in motion, the system including a video sequence preparation module to prepare the video sequences including a first and second video sequence, each video sequence including still images, each still image including at least part of the content, at least some of the still images including the at least one element, the video sequences being prepared such that playing the first and second video sequence effects scrolling the content in the first and second direction, respectively, and a switchover determination module to prepare the data including corresponding switchover points in the video sequences for switching between the video sequences and therefore for switching the direction of scrolling by the viewer. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: NDS Limited
    Inventors: Neil Cormican, Colin John Davies, James Geoffrey Walker, Kevin Murray, Michael Costello, Ian R Shelton, Michael Julian Michael Ertl