Patents by Inventor Nicholas D. Beser

Nicholas D. Beser 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: 8130260
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for a 3-dimensional display that includes at least one eyepiece having first and second eyepiece sockets, having a first display contained in said first eyepiece socket associated with a first eye, two eye cameras mounted such that a first eye camera tracks eye reference points of said first eye and a second eye camera tracks reference points of a second eye, a processor for providing overall control of said at least one eyepiece; a second display; and a main processor; signals are transmitted between said main processor and said at least one eyepiece, wherein said two eye cameras track said reference points, said eyepiece transceiver transmits said reference points to said main processor via said main transceiver, said main processor generates image data based on said reference points and transmits said image data to said displays to produce a 3-dimensional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Jerry A. Krill, Nicholas D. Beser, David W. Blodgett, Michael W. Roth
  • Publication number: 20090256904
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for a 3-dimensional display that includes at least one eyepiece having first and second eyepiece sockets, having a first display contained in said first eyepiece socket associated with a first eye, two eye cameras mounted such that a first eye camera tracks eye reference points of said first eye and a second eye camera tracks reference points of a second eye, a processor for providing overall control of said at least one eyepiece; a second display; and a main processor; signals are transmitted between said main processor and said at least one eyepiece, wherein said two eye cameras track said reference points, said eyepiece transceiver transmits said reference points to said main processor via said main transceiver, said main processor generates image data based on said reference points and transmits said image data to said displays to produce a 3-dimensional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Jerry A. Krill, Nicholas D. Beser, David W. Blodgett, Michael W. Roth
  • Patent number: 7197143
    Abstract: The Digital Video Authenticator (DVA) addresses law enforcement concerns for a means to authenticate digital video (DV) so that it will be admissible and trusted as evidence in court. The DVA is a peripheral device attached to a commercial digital video recording device whose purpose is to generate and record authentication data simultaneously as DV is recorded by the video recording device. Verification of the authenticity of a DV sample will be accomplished using non-real-time software tools. The DVA system and method reads digital video (DV) data from a digital video recording device; parses the DV data into elements representing video, audio, control and timing data; and creates digital signatures that can be used to validate the original DV tape. The combination of secure digital signatures and repeatability of the DV data stored on tape provides the basis for proving the original video has not been modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Thomas E. Duerr, Nicholas D. Beser, James H. Higbie, Donna C. Paulhamus, Michael A. Karls, Cash J. Costello, George R. Barrett
  • Patent number: 6965541
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for recording one or more images of a source area where an impulse sound has initiated. The recording is performed by at least one of a plurality of units that include a camera, a computing device, and a connection to a network. The method comprises the steps of detecting and calculating a range and direction of the impulse sound source; slewing the camera to align its optical axis with a direction of the impulse sound; determining whether the impulse sound was a gunshot; recording images of the source area; and alerting a plurality of neighboring units to perform the recording step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Brett D. Lapin, Nicholas D. Beser
  • Publication number: 20040022523
    Abstract: The Digital Video Authenticator (DVA) addresses law enforcement concerns for a means to authenticate digital video (DV) so that it will be admissible and trusted as evidence in court. The DVA is a peripheral device attached to a commercial digital video recording device whose purpose is to generate and record authentication data simultaneously as DV is recorded by the video recording device. Verification of the authenticity of a DV sample will be accomplished using non-real-time software tools. The DVA system and method reads digital video (DV) data from a digital video recording device; parses the DV data into elements representing video, audio, control and timing data; and creates digital signatures that can be used to validate the original DV tape. The combination of secure digital signatures and repeatability of the DV data stored on tape provides the basis for proving the original video has not been modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas E. Duerr, Nicholas D. Beser, James H. Higbie, Donna C. Paulhamus, Michael A. Karls, Cash J. Costello, George R. Barrett