Patents by Inventor Ron Hardy

Ron Hardy 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).

  • Automatic switching of videoconference focus
    Patent number: 6025870
    Abstract: A videoconference system includes a video switch for selecting focus video information, a physical video input node coupled to provide physical video information to the video switch, a graphics processing module coupled to provide graphical video information to the video switch, and a remote source interface coupled to provide remote video information to the video switch. The videoconference system further includes an audio processing module for processing audio information. A record controller is coupled to the video switch, the graphics processing module and the audio processing module. The record controller is coupled to receive event information from the audio processing module and the graphics processing module. The record controller automatically determines a focus video source from among the physical video input, the graphics processing module and the remote source interface responsive to receiving the event information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Vtel Corporation
    Inventor: Ron Hardy