Patents by Inventor Niles S. Burbank

Niles S. Burbank 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).

  • Method and apparatus for displaying images
    Patent number: 6476822
    Abstract: In accordance with a specific embodiment of the present invention, an application for providing static images requests an overlay window. Examples of such static images include JPEG, GIF, TIFF, and bitmapped images. The overlay request is granted by system drivers. Once the overlay window has been provided an enhanced static image is provided to the image driver from a still image application. The image driver will store the static image in the overlay memory area whereby it is displayed in an enhanced mode upon the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: ATI International Srl
    Inventor: Niles S. Burbank