Patents by Inventor SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC

SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC 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).

  • Publication number: 20130135206
    Abstract: A pen tool for use with an interactive input system comprises an elongate body, at least one switch assembly accommodated by the body and a controller accommodated by the body and communicating with the at least one switch assembly. The at least one switch assembly is actualable when the pen tool is brought into contact with an input surface of the interactive input system. The controller is responsive to actuation of the at least one switch assembly. The at least one switch assembly comprises a contact circuit and a plunger assembly having a conductive element thereon that is generally aligned with the contact circuit. The plunger assembly is moveable into the body to bring the conductive element into contact with the contact circuit thereby actuate the at least one switch assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventor: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
  • Publication number: 20130132862
    Abstract: A desktop sharing system and method are provided. A desktop sharing application permits a selected display region on a first computer's desktop to be shared with other computers. The desktop sharing application permits another computer to assume control and share a selected display region of the other computer's desktop during a conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventor: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
  • Publication number: 20130120316
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a pointer includes a waveguide and a touch surface over the waveguide on which pointer contacts are to be made. At least one reflecting device extends along a first side of the waveguide and touch surface. The reflecting device defines an optical path between the interior of the waveguide and the region of interest above the touch surface. At least one imaging device looks across the touch surface and into the waveguide. The imaging device captures images of the region of interest and within the waveguide including reflections from the reflecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventor: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
  • Publication number: 20130120252
    Abstract: An interactive input system comprises at least two imaging assemblies capturing image frames of a region of interest from different vantages, each imaging assembly comprising an image sensor and signal processing circuitry implemented on an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), image data acquired by the image sensor being pre-processed by the signal processing circuitry; and processing structure processing pre-processed image data output by the imaging assemblies to determine the location of at least one pointer within the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventor: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
  • Publication number: 20130100022
    Abstract: A pen tool for use with a machine vision interactive input system comprises an elongate body, a tip on the body and a variable reflector disposed on the body. The variable reflector comprises a reflecting portion and an attenuating portion configured to control the amount of illumination reflected by the reflecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC
    Inventor: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC