Patents by Inventor Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst 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: 9635348
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting image capture positions to generate three-dimensional images are disclosed herein. According to one aspect, a method includes determining a plurality of first guides associated with a first still image of a scene. The method can also include displaying a real-time image of the scene on a display. Further, the method can include determining a plurality of second guides associated with the real-time image. The method can also include displaying the first and second guides on the display for guiding selection of a position of an image capture device to capture a second still image of the scene for pairing the first and second still images as a stereoscopic pair of a three-dimensional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: 3D Media Corporation
    Inventors: Michael McNamer, Marshall Robers, Tassos Markas, Jason Paul Hurst
  • Publication number: 20170096154
    Abstract: A locomotive control signal generator includes emulation circuitry for emulating at least one operation of at least one locomotive control circuit. The emulation circuitry is programmed or configured to determine or receive user input and based at least partially on the user input, generate at least one control signal for controlling at least one of the following onboard locomotive subsystems: a propulsion system, a train line control system, an air brake system, a dynamic braking system, a head of train (HOT) system, an end of train telemetry (EOT) system, a 4-Aspect cab signaling system, a positive train control (PTC) system, an event recorder system, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventor: Ryan Paul Hurst
  • Publication number: 20160377182
    Abstract: A rotary seal and rotary machine incorporating such a rotary seal. The rotary seal includes a first race defining a plurality of grooves, and a second race defining a plurality of sealing lips. The plurality of sealing lips are disposed in the plurality of grooves such that a compound seal is formed between the first and second races, and the first race and the second race are relatively rotatable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Mark K. Zitting, Daniel Paul Hurst, Raymond Lee Chaplin
  • Publication number: 20160309137
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for generating three-dimensional (3D) images of a scene. According to an aspect, a method includes capturing a real-time image and a first still image of a scene. Further, the method includes displaying the real-time image of the scene on a display. The method also includes determining one or more properties of the captured images. The method also includes calculating an offset in a real-time display of the scene to indicate a target camera positional offset with respect to the first still image. Further, the method includes determining that a capture device is in a position of the target camera positional offset. The method also includes capturing a second still image. Further, the method includes correcting the captured first and second still images. The method also includes generating the three-dimensional image based on the corrected first and second still images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Michael McNamer, Marshall Robers, Tassos Markas, Jason Paul Hurst
  • Patent number: 9411912
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a method of physical clock topology planning for designing integrated circuits is disclosed. The method includes reading an initial placed netlist of an integrated circuit design and a floorplan of the integrated circuit design, analyzing the integrated circuit design to determine potential enable signals to gate clock signals that clock the plurality of flip flops to reduce power consumption; simultaneously optimizing and placing the clock enable logic gates to gate clock signals to the plurality of flip flops; and minimizing timing variation of the clock signals to the plurality of flip flops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ankush Sood, Aaron Paul Hurst
  • Patent number: 9380292
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for generating three-dimensional (3D) images of a scene. According to an aspect, a method includes capturing a real-time image and a first still image of a scene. Further, the method includes displaying the real-time image of the scene on a display. The method also includes determining one or more properties of the captured images. The method also includes calculating an offset in a real-time display of the scene to indicate a target camera positional offset with respect to the first still image. Further, the method includes determining that a capture device is in a position of the target camera positional offset. The method also includes capturing a second still image. Further, the method includes correcting the captured first and second still images. The method also includes generating the three-dimensional image based on the corrected first and second still images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: 3DMedia Corporation
    Inventors: Michael McNamer, Marshall Robers, Tassos Markas, Jason Paul Hurst, Jon Boyette
  • Patent number: 9280614
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a method of physical clock topology planning for designing integrated circuits is disclosed. The method includes reading an initial placed netlist of an integrated circuit design and a floorplan of the integrated circuit design, analyzing the integrated circuit design to determine potential enable signals to gate clock signals that clock the plurality of flip flops to reduce power consumption; simultaneously optimizing and placing the clock enable logic gates to gate clock signals to the plurality of flip flops; and minimizing timing variation of the clock signals to the plurality of flip flops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ankush Sood, Aaron Paul Hurst
  • Patent number: 9135375
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a method of physical clock topology planning for designing integrated circuits is disclosed. The method includes reading an initial placed netlist of an integrated circuit design and a floorplan of the integrated circuit design, analyzing the integrated circuit design to determine potential enable signals to gate clock signals that clock the plurality of flip flops to reduce power consumption; simultaneously optimizing and placing the clock enable logic gates to gate clock signals to the plurality of flip flops; and minimizing timing variation of the clock signals to the plurality of flip flops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ankush Sood, Aaron Paul Hurst
  • Publication number: 20150103149
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting image capture positions to generate three-dimensional images are disclosed herein. According to one aspect, a method includes determining a plurality of first guides associated with a first still image of a scene. The method can also include displaying a real-time image of the scene on a display. Further, the method can include determining a plurality of second guides associated with the real-time image. The method can also include displaying the first and second guides on the display for guiding selection of a position of an image capture device to capture a second still image of the scene for pairing the first and second still images as a stereoscopic pair of a three-dimensional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Michael McNamer, Marshall Robers, Tassos Markas, Jason Paul Hurst
  • Patent number: 8826211
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a method for displaying and analyzing a clock gate tree topology is disclosed. The method includes displaying a bounding box of each flip-flop cluster in the floor plan of the integrated circuit; and for each flip-flop cluster, calculating the coordinates for a center of mass of the flip-flop cluster, displaying the position of the clock gate driving the flip-flops in the flip-flop cluster with respect to the center of mass of the flip-flop cluster, displaying first air lines from the enable signal gate to the clock gate with a first color, and displaying second air lines from the clock gate to the center of mass of the flip-flop cluster with a second color differing from the first color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ankush Sood, Aaron Paul Hurst
  • Patent number: 8810635
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting image capture positions to generate three-dimensional images are disclosed herein. According to one aspect, a method includes determining a plurality of first guides associated with a first still image of a scene. The method can also include displaying a real-time image of the scene on a display. Further, the method can include determining a plurality of second guides associated with the real-time image. The method can also include displaying the first and second guides on the display for guiding selection of a position of an image capture device to capture a second still image of the scene for pairing the first and second still images as a stereoscopic pair of a three-dimensional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: 3DMedia Corporation
    Inventors: Michael McNamer, Marshall Robers, Tassos Markas, Jason Paul Hurst
  • Patent number: 8508580
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating three-dimensional images of a scene are disclosed herein. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a plurality of images of a scene. The method also includes determining attributes of the plurality of images. Further, the method includes determining, based on the attributes, a pair of images from among the plurality of images for use in creating a three-dimensional image. A user can, by use of the subject matter disclosed herein, use an image capture device for capturing a plurality of different images of the same scene and for converting the images into a three-dimensional, or stereoscopic, image of the scene. The subject matter disclosed herein includes a three-dimensional conversion process. The conversion process can include identification of suitable pairs of images, registration, rectification, color correction, transformation, depth adjustment, and motion detection and removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: 3DMedia Corporation
    Inventors: Michael McNamer, Marshall Robers, Tassos Markas, Jason Paul Hurst
  • Patent number: 8436893
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting image capture positions to generate three-dimensional images are disclosed herein. According to one aspect, a method includes determining a plurality of first guides associated with a first still image of a scene. The method can also include displaying a real-time image of the scene on a display. Further, the method can include determining a plurality of second guides associated with the real-time image. The method can also include displaying the first and second guides on the display for guiding selection of a position of an image capture device to capture a second still image of the scene for pairing the first and second still images as a stereoscopic pair of a three-dimensional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: 3DMedia Corporation
    Inventors: Michael McNamer, Marshall Robers, Tassos Markas, Jason Paul Hurst
  • Publication number: 20110255775
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for generating three-dimensional (3D) images of a scene. According to an aspect, a method includes capturing a real-time image and a first still image of a scene. Further, the method includes displaying the real-time image of the scene on a display. The method also includes determining one or more properties of the captured images. The method also includes calculating an offset in a real-time display of the scene to indicate a target camera positional offset with respect to the first still image. Further, the method includes determining that a capture device is in a position of the target camera positional offset. The method also includes capturing a second still image. Further, the method includes correcting the captured first and second still images. The method also includes generating the three-dimensional image based on the corrected first and second still images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: 3DMEDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael McNamer, Marshall Robers, Tassos Markas, Jason Paul Hurst, Jon Boyette
  • Publication number: 20110025825
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating three-dimensional images of a scene are disclosed herein. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a plurality of images of a scene. The method also includes determining attributes of the plurality of images. Further, the method includes determining, based on the attributes, a pair of images from among the plurality of images for use in creating a three-dimensional image. A user can, by use of the subject matter disclosed herein, use an image capture device for capturing a plurality of different images of the same scene and for converting the images into a three-dimensional, or stereoscopic, image of the scene. The subject matter disclosed herein includes a three-dimensional conversion process. The conversion process can include identification of suitable pairs of images, registration, rectification, color correction, transformation, depth adjustment, and motion detection and removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: 3DMEDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael McNamer, Marshall Robers, Tassos Markas, Jason Paul Hurst
  • Publication number: 20110025829
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting image capture positions to generate three-dimensional images are disclosed herein. According to one aspect, a method includes determining a plurality of first guides associated with a first still image of a scene. The method can also include displaying a real-time image of the scene on a display. Further, the method can include determining a plurality of second guides associated with the real-time image. The method can also include displaying the first and second guides on the display for guiding selection of a position of an image capture device to capture a second still image of the scene for pairing the first and second still images as a stereoscopic pair of a three-dimensional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: 3DMEDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael McNamer, Marshall Robers, Tassos Markas, Jason Paul Hurst
  • Patent number: 7232131
    Abstract: A displacement apparatus is provide for skating footwear such as in-line roller skates. The displacement apparatus has extension triggers, each of which is connected to respective rod members that releasably retain the rollers in a retracted position, and a retraction trigger connected to a slidable rod member that releasably retains the rollers in an extended position. Manual operation of the extension triggers and retraction trigger allows extension or retraction of the in line rollers as required. When retracted, the rollers are conveniently housed within a cavity in the underside of the shoe to thereby allow normal walking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Australian Retractable Blades Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Malcolm Paul Hurst
  • Patent number: 4847868
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a digital non-coherent pattern detection scheme in which spectral analysis of phase encoded signals is utilized to provide pattern recognition. The present invention is relatively insensitive to the power level of incoming signals. Since the power level is easily detected and determined, the present invention allows the various algorithms to operate quickly. Further, utilizing the magnitude samples of the incoming signal result in a pattern detection scheme that is independent of modulation technique. The present invention utilizes the concept of spectral analysis to determine spectral lines which are present in phase encoded signals. A phase encoded signal such as a DPSK or QAM having an implicit pattern contained therein, which results in unique spectral lines. By detecting the spectral lines in certain combinations, the phase encoded pattern being sent may be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Assignee: Silicon Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Hedberg, Paul Hurst, Steve Levy
  • Patent number: 4789995
    Abstract: A synchronous timer anti-alias filter gain stage utilizing switched capacitor circuitry is described. A high frequency sampling clock is used for a switched capacitor anti-alias filter. In the preferred embodiment, a clock of approximately 921.6 kilohertz is utilized. This fast clock is divided down by a programmable timer into a low frequency sampling clock to drive a signal gain stage. The programmable divide values are integers so that the anti-alias filter clock and gain stage clock are in an integer relationship with each other for edge locking. The high frequency clock is divided down by a fixed divider to provide a clocking signal to an input band pass filter. The fixed divide value is also an integer so that the band pass filter clock and anti-alias filter clock are in integer relationship with each other. Switched capacitor anti-alias filters are used in place of continuous time, R-C anti-alias filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Assignee: Silicon Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Hurst
  • Patent number: 4777453
    Abstract: A switched capacitor circuit implements a base band, finite impulse response filter (BBF) and balanced modulator with a single operational amplifier. The analog modulator has particular application in voice band modem applications and requires little or no microprocessor code space. Simplified sine and cosine functions are implemented in a pair of base band filters such that the output of only one base band filter is required at any one time. In this manner, a single operational amplifier may be utilized to implement the analog modulator/base band filter of the present invention. The use of switched capacitor technology and a single operational amplifier results in less silicon area dedicated to the analog modulator than for corresponding digital modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1988
    Assignee: Silicon Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Hurst, Kiyoshi Fukahori