Patents by Inventor Russell T. Cross

Russell T. Cross 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: 9336198
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer readable medium are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes providing polysemous symbols for selection on an initial electronic screen overlay displayed on a display; storing, in a memory, a plurality of the selectable polysemous symbols in association with a pointer identifying display of an electronic screen overlay which is different from the initial electronic screen overlay; and displaying a second electronic screen overlay on the display, in response to initial selection of one of the provided polysemous symbols. In at least one embodiment, the second electronic screen overlay is the electronic screen overlay associated with the selected polysemous symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SEMANTIC COMPACTION SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Baker, Glenna L. Butler, Russell T. Cross, Thomas R. Kovacs, Cindy C. Halloran, John D. Halloran, David H. Hershberger, Rob Read
  • Patent number: 9239824
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present application is directed to an apparatus, method, and or computer readable medium for effectively storing an interactive dictionary database in a memory. The interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of symbol sequences, each of the plurality of symbol sequences including at least one polysemous symbol and each of the plurality of symbol sequences being stored in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase. The method includes providing, in the interactive dictionary database, information useable to assign at least a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences at least one of an active and an inactive status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: SEMANTIC COMPACTION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Baker, Robert V. Conti, Russell T. Cross, Thomas R. Kovacs, Cindy C. Halloran, John D. Halloran, David H. Hershberger, Katya J. Hill, Rob Read
  • Patent number: 9229925
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present application is directed to an apparatus, method, and or computer readable medium for effectively storing an interactive dictionary database in a memory. The interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of symbol sequences, each of the plurality of symbol sequences including at least one polysemous symbol and each of the plurality of symbol sequences being stored in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase. The method includes providing, in the interactive dictionary database, information useable to assign at least a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences at least one of an active and an inactive status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SEMANTIC COMPACTION SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Baker, Robert V. Conti, Russell T. Cross, Thomas R. Kovacs, Cindy C. Halloran, John D. Halloran, David H. Hershberger, Katya J. Hill, Rob Read
  • Patent number: 9208594
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer readable medium are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes providing polysemous symbols for selection on an initial electronic screen overlay displayed on a display, a plurality of the provided polysemous symbols including a visual indicator indicating a link to a different next level electronic screen overlay; storing, in a memory and in association with each one of the plurality of polysemous symbols, a pointer identifying display of the next level electronic screen overlay which is different from the initial electronic screen overlay; and displaying the next level electronic screen overlay which is different from the initial electronic screen overlay on the display, in response to initial selection of a respective one of the plurality of polysemous symbols including the visual indicator, the next level electronic screen overlay being the electronic screen overlay associated with the selected polysemous symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: SEMANTIC COMPACTIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Baker, Russell T. Cross, Thomas R. Kovacs, Cindy C. Halloran, John D. Halloran, David H. Hershberger, Rob Read
  • Patent number: 9202298
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer readable medium are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes providing polysemous symbols for selection on an initial electronic screen overlay displayed on a display; storing, in a memory, a plurality of the selectable polysemous symbols in association with a pointer identifying display of an electronic screen overlay which is different from the initial electronic screen overlay; and displaying a second electronic screen overlay on the display, in response to initial selection of one of the provided polysemous symbols. In at least one embodiment, the second electronic screen overlay is the electronic screen overlay associated with the selected polysemous symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: SEMANTIC COMPACTION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Baker, Glenna L. Butler, Russell T. Cross, Thomas R. Kovacs, Cindy C. Halloran, John D. Halloran, David H. Hershberger, Rob Read
  • Publication number: 20150242390
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present application is directed to an apparatus, method, and or computer readable medium for effectively storing an interactive dictionary database in a memory. The interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of symbol sequences, each of the plurality of symbol sequences including at least one polysemous symbol and each of the plurality of symbol sequences being stored in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase. The method includes providing, in the interactive dictionary database, information useable to assign at least a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences at least one of an active and an inactive status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Bruce R. Baker, Robert V. Conti, Russell T. Cross, Thomas R. Kovacs, Cindy C. Halloran, John D. Halloran, David H. Hershberger, Katya J. Hill, Rob Read
  • Publication number: 20150177982
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer readable medium are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes providing polysemous symbols for selection on an initial electronic screen overlay displayed on a display; storing, in a memory, a plurality of the selectable polysemous symbols in association with a pointer identifying display of an electronic screen overlay which is different from the initial electronic screen overlay; and displaying a second electronic screen overlay on the display, in response to initial selection of one of the provided polysemous symbols. In at least one embodiment, the second electronic screen overlay is the electronic screen overlay associated with the selected polysemous symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Bruce R. Baker, Thomas R. Kovacs, Deborah L. Witkowski, David H. Hershberger, Russell T. Cross, Cindy C. Halloran, John D. Halloran, Rob Read
  • Publication number: 20140028709
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer readable medium are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes providing polysemous symbols for selection on an initial electronic screen overlay displayed on a display; storing, in a memory, a plurality of the selectable polysemous symbols in association with a pointer identifying display of an electronic screen overlay which is different from the initial electronic screen overlay; and displaying a second electronic screen overlay on the display, in response to initial selection of one of the provided polysemous symbols. In at least one embodiment, the second electronic screen overlay is the electronic screen overlay associated with the selected polysemous symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Semantic Compaction Systems
    Inventors: Bruce R. BAKER, Glenna L. BUTLER, Russell T. CROSS, Thomas R. KOVACS, Cindy C. HALLORAN, John D. HALLORAN, David H. HERSHBERGER, Rob READ
  • Publication number: 20140032584
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present application is directed to an apparatus, method, and or article of manufacture. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving an indication of selection of an editing mode for editing a displayed one of a plurality of linked electronic screen overlays, without editing any of the plurality of electronic screen overlays linked to the displayed electronic screen overlays; receiving an indication of selection of a key location for editing on the displayed electronic screen overlay, subsequent to the receiving the indication of selection of the editing mode; receiving an indication of selection of a parameter from a plurality of parameters associated with the selected key location; and receiving an indication of a change in the selected parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Semantic Compaction Systems
    Inventors: Bruce R. BAKER, Russell T. CROSS, David H. HERSHBERGER, Thomas R. KOVACS, Rob READ
  • Publication number: 20140032210
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present application is directed to an apparatus, method, and or computer readable medium for effectively storing an interactive dictionary database in a memory. The interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of symbol sequences, each of the plurality of symbol sequences including at least one polysemous symbol and each of the plurality of symbol sequences being stored in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase. The method includes providing, in the interactive dictionary database, information useable to assign at least a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences at least one of an active and an inactive status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Semantic Compaction Systems
    Inventors: Bruce R. BAKER, Robert V. CONTI, Russell T. CROSS, Thomas R. KOVACS, Cindy C. HALLORAN, John D. HALLORAN, David H. HERSHBERGER, Katya J. HILL, Rob READ
  • Publication number: 20140028710
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer readable medium are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes providing polysemous symbols for selection on an initial electronic screen overlay displayed on a display, a plurality of the provided polysemous symbols including a visual indicator indicating a link to a different next level electronic screen overlay; storing, in a memory and in association with each one of the plurality of polysemous symbols, a pointer identifying display of the next level electronic screen overlay which is different from the initial electronic screen overlay; and displaying the next level electronic screen overlay which is different from the initial electronic screen overlay on the display, in response to initial selection of a respective one of the plurality of polysemous symbols including the visual indicator, the next level electronic screen overlay being the electronic screen overlay associated with the selected polysemous symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Semantic Compaction Systems
    Inventors: Bruce R. BAKER, Russell T. CROSS, Thomas R. KOVACS, Cindy C. HALLORAN, John D. HALLORAN, David H. HERSHBERGER, Rob READ
  • Patent number: 8577279
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving an indication of selection of a key from a keyboard, including at least one of a polysemous symbol and a compilation symbol; and displaying a scene related to the selected at least one of a polysemous symbol and a compilation symbol. In at least one embodiment, the device includes a keyboard including a plurality of keys including polysemous symbols; and a display to display, on at least a portion thereof and in response to receiving an indication of selection of a key including at least one of a polysemous symbol and a compilation symbol, a scene related to the selected at least one of a polysemous symbol and a compilation symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Semantic Compaction Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Baker, Katya Hill, Russell T. Cross, Gail M. Van Tatenhove, Bruce Helmbold, Jutta Herrmann, Robert V. Conti, Robert T. Stump, Mark A. Zucco
  • Publication number: 20080233546
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving an indication of selection of a key from a keyboard, including at least one of a polysemous symbol and a compilation symbol; and displaying a scene related to the selected at least one of a polysemous symbol and a compilation symbol. In at least one embodiment, the device includes a keyboard including a plurality of keys including polysemous symbols; and a display to display, on at least a portion thereof and in response to receiving an indication of selection of a key including at least one of a polysemous symbol and a compilation symbol, a scene related to the selected at least one of a polysemous symbol and a compilation symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Bruce R. Baker, Katya Hill, Russell T. Cross, Gail M. Van Tatenhove, Bruce Helmbold, Jutta Herrmann, Robert V. Conti, Robert T. Stump, Mark A. Zucco
  • Patent number: 7318019
    Abstract: A keyboard utilizing a matrix arrangement of word, character, numerical (print medium) keys to enhance a standard print medium keyboard. Instead of utilizing keys with letters and numbers, and instead of utilizing iconic symbols (or for use in combination with iconic symbols), the keyboard includes a plurality of keys arranged in at least two matrices. The keys of the first matrix are associated with each other in some manner, as are keys in at least one additional matrix. The matrices can include keys grouped together and grammatically associated with one another, by part of speech for example; and/or can include keys associated with a common color and a common number of selections necessary to access an associated word or word phrase. By use of such a keyboard, preferably in conjunction with a word output device, both manual and scanning input can be enhanced in a print medium environment, without the need to invest substantial time in memorizing complex iconic structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Semantic Compaction Systems
    Inventors: Bruce R. Baker, Robert T. Stump, Darlette S. Navrotski, Russell T. Cross, Robert V. Conti
  • Patent number: 7076738
    Abstract: A computer device, such as a mobile phone or PDA for example, is able to access an application program or command, based upon selection of corresponding sequences of symbols. Such symbols can be polysemous in nature and thus be associated with a plurality of different meanings depending upon other symbols sequenced therewith. By utilizing polysemous symbols, a relatively large number of sequences can be developed and associated with programs and/or commands of the computer device, with only a relatively small number of symbols displayed. In devices such as PDAs and mobile phone where display space is a premium, such access to commands and programs can be invaluable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Semantic Compaction Systems
    Inventors: Bruce R. Baker, Michael Codol, Thomas J. McGrath, Robert V. Conti, Russell T. Cross, Dave H. Hershberger
  • Publication number: 20020163544
    Abstract: A computer device, such as a mobile phone or PDA for example, is able to access an application program or command, based upon selection of corresponding sequences of symbols. Such symbols can be polysemous in nature and thus be associated with a plurality of different meanings depending upon other symbols sequenced therewith. By utilizing polysemous symbols, a relatively large number of sequences can be developed and associated with programs and/or commands of the computer device, with only a relatively small number of symbols displayed. In devices such as PDAs and mobile phone where display space is a premium, such access to commands and programs can be invaluable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Bruce R. Baker, Michael Codol, Thomas J. McGrath, Robert V. Conti, Russell T. Cross, Dave H. Hershberger