Patents by Inventor Richard M. Abbot

Richard M. Abbot 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).

  • Audio source locator and tracker, a method of directing a camera to view an audio source and a video conferencing terminal
    Patent number: 8754925
    Abstract: An audio locating and tracking apparatus, a method of directing a camera to view an audio source, and a video conferencing terminal are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: (1) an audio source identifier configured to locate an audio source based on multimodal sensor data from at least two different types of sensors and (2) an image selector configured to automatically direct a camera to view the audio source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Hock M. Ng, Edward L. Sutter, Jr., Richard M. Abbot
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN IMMERSIVE MEETING EXPERIENCE FOR REMOTE MEETING PARTICIPANTS
    Publication number: 20120216129
    Abstract: An immersive meeting capability is depicted and described herein. The immersive meeting capability is configured for improving various aspects of a meeting held between one or more local participants located at a physical location at which the meeting is being held and one or more remote participants remote from the physical location at which the meeting is being held. The immersive meeting capability enables the remote participants to access and/or control one or more devices located at the physical location at which the meeting is being held and/or one or more views associated with the physical location at which the meeting is being held, thereby enabling remote participants to become immersed into the meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Hock M. Ng, Edward L. Sutter, Richard M. Abbot
  • AUDIO SOURCE LOCATOR AND TRACKER, A METHOD OF DIRECTING A CAMERA TO VIEW AN AUDIO SOURCE AND A VIDEO CONFERENCING TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20120081504
    Abstract: An audio locating and tracking apparatus, a method of directing a camera to view an audio source, and a video conferencing terminal are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: (1) an audio source identifier configured to locate an audio source based on multimodal sensor data from at least two different types of sensors and (2) an image selector configured to automatically direct a camera to view the audio source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Incorporated
    Inventors: Hock M. Ng, Edward L. Sutter, JR., Richard M. Abbot