Patents by Inventor Stephen Burnside

Stephen Burnside 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).

  • Automated theater warning technique
    Patent number: 8212681
    Abstract: An automated theater warning technique makes use of a digital cinema projection system to provide a display of a visual message indicative of an emergency condition. Upon receipt of a trigger generated in response to an emergency condition, the digital cinema projection system automatically switches from displaying the feature presentation to displaying the visual message. The digital cinema projection system can advantageously display different messages responsive to different conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: GVBB Holdings S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: James Edward Pearce, John Robert Naylor, Stephen Burnside
  • Automated Theater Warning Technique
    Publication number: 20090289802
    Abstract: An automated theater warning technique makes use of a digital cinema projection system to provide a display of a visual message indicative of an emergency condition. Upon receipt of a trigger generated in response to an emergency condition, the digital cinema projection system automatically switches from displaying the feature presentation to displaying the visual message. The digital cinema projection system can advantageously display different messages responsive to different conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: James Edward Pearce, John Robert Naylor, Stephen Burnside