Patents by Inventor Rob Murphy

Rob Murphy 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: 11178196
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collaboratively controlling the display of information across multiple displays is disclosed. A plurality of electronic devices linked to a plurality of co-located display devices are accessed. At least one of the plurality of electronic devices is a master electronic device. Different users can select and transfer content elements from the set displayed on the master display device to the remainder of display devices, such that the selected and transferred content elements advance in order across the remainder of display devices. Users can select individual content elements from a device under their control for display by one or more display devices without the need to transfer an entire document or file from which the content element is taken. Once a content element is so displayed, other currently displayed content elements are advanced in a logical manner, or removed from display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Polycom, Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Elon Nimri, Junqing Shao, Shu Gao, Rob Murphy, Stephen Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20200404030
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collaboratively controlling the display of information across multiple displays is disclosed. A plurality of electronic devices linked to a plurality of co-located display devices are accessed. At least one of the plurality of electronic devices is a master electronic device. Different users can select and transfer content elements from the set displayed on the master display device to the remainder of display devices, such that the selected and transferred content elements advance in order across the remainder of display devices. Users can select individual content elements from a device under their control for display by one or more display devices without the need to transfer an entire document or file from which the content element is taken. Once a content element is so displayed, other currently displayed content elements are advanced in a logical manner, or removed from display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Alain Elon Nimri, Junqing Shao, Shu Gao, Rob Murphy, Stephen Schaefer
  • Patent number: 10798137
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collaboratively controlling the display of information across multiple displays is disclosed. A plurality of electronic devices linked to a plurality of co-located display devices are accessed. At least one of the plurality of electronic devices is a master electronic device. Different users can select and transfer content elements from the set displayed on the master display device to the remainder of display devices, such that the selected and transferred content elements advance in order across the remainder of display devices. Users can select individual content elements from a device under their control for display by one or more display devices without the need to transfer an entire document or file from which the content element is taken. Once a content element is so displayed, other currently displayed content elements are advanced in a logical manner, or removed from display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Polycom, Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Elon Nimri, Junqing Shao, Shu Gao, Rob Murphy, Stephen Schaefer
  • Patent number: 10474412
    Abstract: A digital storyboard system that uses multiple displays and related methods are disclosed. The systems and methods may be used to present graphical content such as slides of a slide shows or boards of a storyboard sequence simultaneously on multiple screens at each of a plurality of locations. One or more users of the system may, through their interface device, update or edit the content on any of the screens, resulting in real-time updates to those designated screens at all locations and on any interface devices on which those screens appear. Portable devices may be used to interface with the storyboard system to choose content, place content on display areas, edit and annotate content. Concurrent editing and/or annotating of content by multiple users is supported. The systems and methods may also partition screens at a plurality of locations into display areas to display different content, such that all content is visible at all locations, regardless of the number of available screens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Polycom, Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Elon Nimri, Junqing Shao, Shu Gao, Rob Murphy, Stephen Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20180095709
    Abstract: A digital storyboard system that uses multiple displays and related methods are disclosed. The systems and methods may be used to present graphical content such as slides of a slide shows or boards of a storyboard sequence simultaneously on multiple screens at each of a plurality of locations. One or more users of the system may, through their interface device, update or edit the content on any of the screens, resulting in real-time updates to those designated screens at all locations and on any interface devices on which those screens appear. Portable devices may be used to interface with the storyboard system to choose content, place content on display areas, edit and annotate content. Concurrent editing and/or annotating of content by multiple users is supported. The systems and methods may also partition screens at a plurality of locations into display areas to display different content, such that all content is visible at all locations, regardless of the number of available screens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Alain Elon Nimri, Junqing Shao, Shu Gao, Rob Murphy, Stephen Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20170352091
    Abstract: A method for generating a 3D virtual body model of a person combined with a 3D garment image, and displaying the 3D virtual body model of the person combined with the 3D garment image on a screen of a computing device, the computing device including a sensor system, the method including the steps of; (a) generating the 3D virtual body model; (b) generating the 3D garment image for superimposing on the 3D virtual body model; (c ) superimposing the 3D garment image on the 3D virtual body model; (d) showing on the screen the 3D garment image superimposed on the 3D virtual body model; (e) detecting a position change using the sensor system, and (f) showing on the screen the 3D garment image superimposed on the 3D virtual body model modified in response to the position change detected using the sensor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Yu CHEN, Nic MARKS, Diana NIKOLOVA, Luke SMITH, Ray MILLER, Joe TOWNSEND, Nick DAY, Rob MURPHY, Jim DOWNING, Edward CLAY, Michael MAHER, Tom ADEYOOLA
  • Publication number: 20170097745
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collaboratively controlling the display of information across multiple displays is disclosed. A plurality of electronic devices linked to a plurality of co-located display devices are accessed. At least one of the plurality of electronic devices is a master electronic device. Different users can select and transfer content elements from the set displayed on the master display device to the remainder of display devices, such that the selected and transferred content elements advance in order across the remainder of display devices. Users can select individual content elements from a device under their control for display by one or more display devices without the need to transfer an entire document or file from which the content element is taken. Once a content element is so displayed, other currently displayed content elements are advanced in a logical manner, or removed from display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Alain Elon Nimri, Junqing Shao, Shu Gao, Rob Murphy, Stephen Schaefer