Patents by Inventor Nigel Pearce

Nigel Pearce 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: 8115734
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Promethean Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Patent number: 8115733
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Promethean Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Patent number: 8072438
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Promethean Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Patent number: 8068093
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Promethean House
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Patent number: 8054301
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Promethean Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Publication number: 20110050611
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of controlling a computer system, which computer system is adapted to receive inputs from an interactive display surface and one or more other input devices, the computer system being further adapted to display images on the interactive display surface and a further display surface, the interactive display surface and the further display surface forming a contiguous desktop display for the computer system, the method comprising: receiving input data from the one or more input devices, wherein a foreground application is determined in dependence upon the input data from the one or more input devices; receiving input data from the interactive display surface, wherein the input data from the interactive display surface does not affect the determination of the foreground application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: PROMETHEAN LIMITED
    Inventor: Nigel PEARCE
  • Publication number: 20110050610
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for controlling a computer system, which computer system is adapted to receive touch data and non-touch data, the method comprising the steps of: receiving input data from an interactive display surface; and selectively delivering the input data from the interactive display surface to an interface of an operating system of the computer system as either touch data or non-touch data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: PROMETHEAN LIMITED
    Inventors: Nigel PEARCE, Pierre BURGHGRAEVE
  • Publication number: 20110016435
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: Promethean Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Publication number: 20100321345
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: PROMETHEAN LIMITED
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Publication number: 20100321294
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: PROMETHEAN LIMITED
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Publication number: 20100315338
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: PROMETHEAN LIMITED
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Publication number: 20100318944
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: PROMETHEAN LIMITED
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Publication number: 20100295779
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: PROMETHEAN LIMITED
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Publication number: 20100295784
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: PROMETHEAN LIMITED
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Publication number: 20100289741
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: PROMETHEAN LIMITED
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Publication number: 20100289742
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: PROMETHEAN LIMITED
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Peter Unsworth
  • Publication number: 20100211902
    Abstract: There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: PROMETHEAN LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter Unsworth, Nigel Pearce
  • Publication number: 20100132034
    Abstract: There is provided a method of controlling a computer system of an interactive display system, comprising: predetermining one or more positions on an interactive display of the interactive display system; displaying an image representing the predetermined one or more positions; receiving data identifying one or more detected positions selected on the interactive display; comparing the detected positions and the predetermined positions, wherein in dependence on a match the computer system registers the interactive display with the computer systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: PROMETHEAN LIMITED
    Inventors: Nigel Pearce, Paul Painter, Lee Nelson