Patents by Inventor Ron Hu

Ron Hu 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: 6990293
    Abstract: A display apparatus (18) capable of sequentially displaying a plurality of annotated image prints (36), each image print having encoded audio data (54) made integral to its back surface (46), thereby providing a convenient way to both display image prints and play back audio data associated with image prints. In one aspect, the display apparatus (18) also records audio data for a plurality of image prints and provides a handwritten means to electronically associate a particular image print with its respective audio recording. In other aspects, the display apparatus (18) also includes means for integrating encoded data (54) with the image prints and recording, storing and playing back data corresponding to a portfolio of image prints. There is also a method of capturing images and corresponding audio messages, integrating the audio messages with the back surfaces (46) of image prints made from the images, and displaying the image prints while playing back the corresponding audio messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Ron Hu
  • Publication number: 20040120018
    Abstract: A display apparatus (18) capable of sequentially displaying a plurality of annotated image prints (36), each image print having encoded audio data (54) made integral to its back surface (46), thereby providing a convenient way to both display image prints and play back audio data associated with image prints. In one aspect, the display apparatus (18) also records audio data for a plurality of image prints and provides a handwritten means to electronically associate a particular image print with its respective audio recording. In other aspects, the display apparatus (18) also includes means for integrating encoded data (54) with the image prints and recording, storing and playing back data corresponding to a portfolio of image prints. There is also a method of capturing images and corresponding audio messages, integrating the audio messages with the back surfaces (46) of image prints made from the images, and displaying the image prints while playing back the corresponding audio messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventor: Ron Hu
  • Publication number: 20020158129
    Abstract: A display apparatus (18) capable of sequentially displaying a plurality of annotated image prints (36), each image print having audio data encoded (54) and made integral its back surface (46), thereby providing a convenient way to both display image prints and play back audio data associated with image prints. In one aspect of the present invention, the display apparatus (18) also records audio data for a plurality of image prints and provides a handwritten means to electronically associate a particular image print with its respective audio recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventor: Ron Hu