Patents by Inventor Stephen Nathaniel Bostrom

Stephen Nathaniel Bostrom 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).

  • Controller redundancy for a display system
    Patent number: 11163515
    Abstract: A display system comprises a plurality of displays each comprising an array of light-emitting elements to display a corresponding message, a primary controller that controls the array of light-emitting elements of each display to control the content of each message, a communication network to transmit control signals from the primary controller to the displays, a remote manager in communication with the primary controller via a primary manager communication link, and a redundant controller configured and able to control the array of light-emitting elements of each display to control the content of each message if it is determined that there is a malfunction of the primary controller, an interruption in the communication network between the primary controller and at least one of the displays, or an interruption in the primary communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Denver Wayne Kruse, Stephen Nathaniel Bostrom, Aaron Milbrath, Scott Donelan, James Noble
  • CONTROLLER REDUNDANCY FOR A DISPLAY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200183634
    Abstract: A display system comprises a plurality of displays each comprising an array of light-emitting elements to display a corresponding message, a primary controller that controls the array of light-emitting elements of each display to control the content of each message, a communication network to transmit control signals from the primary controller to the displays, a remote manager in communication with the primary controller via a primary manager communication link, and a redundant controller configured and able to control the array of light-emitting elements of each display to control the content of each message if it is determined that there is a malfunction of the primary controller, an interruption in the communication network between the primary controller and at least one of the displays, or an interruption in the primary communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Denver Wayne Kruse, Stephen Nathaniel Bostrom, Aaron Milbrath, Scott Donelan, James Noble