Patents by Inventor Stephen K. Rigsby

Stephen K. Rigsby 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: 20110209074
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and medium is provided for performing vehicle service activities. Embodiments include displaying, on a first portion of a display unit, a plurality of visual images, each visual image corresponding to a respective one of the vehicle service activities, arranged along a movement path. In response to a selection of a first visual image of the plurality of visual images, a user interface is displayed on a second portion of the display unit for performing the vehicle service activity corresponding to the first visual image, a visual indication for the first visual image that it was selected is displayed on the first portion of the display unit, and at least one of the plurality of visual images moves along the movement path in response to the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: George M. GILL, Joel A. Kunert, Rajani K. Pulapa, Stephen K. Rigsby
  • Publication number: 20110191722
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-readable medium are provided in a user interface, for presenting information for a plurality of items and selecting one of the plurality of items. Embodiments include displaying a first user interface element for listing a plurality of items, and displaying the first user interface element and a listing of the plurality of items in response to a first selection. Each item is presented with a second user interface element and a third user interface element. Upon receiving a second selection for the second user interface element for one of the plurality of items, at least a portion of the listing of the plurality of items and a fourth user interface element with contents relating to the first item are displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: George M. GILL, Joel A. KUNERT, Rajani K. PULAPA, Stephen K. RIGSBY
  • Publication number: 20110191711
    Abstract: A system and machine-implemented method relating to displaying a first plurality of items, each item including a plurality of values including a first value corresponding to a first field and a second value corresponding to a second field, including receiving a first selection of the first field as a primary grouping field; receiving a second selection of the second field as a secondary grouping field; displaying a plurality of first values included in the first plurality of items, such that each unique value included in the first values is displayed no more than once, in response to the first selection; receiving a third selection of one of the displayed first values; displaying a plurality of second values included in a second plurality of items, wherein each of the second plurality of items is included in the first plurality of items and includes a first value equal to the first value selected in the first selection, such that each unique value included in the plurality of second values is displayed no mor
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: George M. GILL, Joel A. KUNERT, Rajani K. PULAPA, Stephen K. RIGSBY
  • Patent number: 7424387
    Abstract: A method is provided for positioning a free-standing fixture relative to a vehicle, using a visual aligner system for imaging vehicle-mounted targets with reference image sensors and processing the resultant images. Embodiments include calculating locations of the vehicle-mounted targets, calculating a location of a reference point on the vehicle, and determining a longitudinal line along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. A location of a center of the fixture and an axis of the fixture is then calculated based on an image of one of the targets obtained by a remote image sensor attached to the fixture. The fixture is positioned by adjusting the fixture relative to the vehicle to achieve a desired position or orientation of the fixture based on the performed comparison steps and angle calculations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Snap-On Incorporated
    Inventors: George M. Gill, David A. Jackson, Steve L. Glickman, Stephen K. Rigsby