Patents by Inventor Steve Hampson

Steve Hampson 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).

  • Image display device executing instructions in a multicast message to configure itself to connect to a network
    Patent number: 7660878
    Abstract: In an image display device configured to be connected to a network, a method of communicating over the network with a remote device on the network is disclosed. The method includes receiving a message sent to a multicast address on the network by the remote device, wherein the message includes an instruction to the image display device to perform a function; and performing the function instructed by the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Castaldi, Robin F. Hoeye, Steve Hampson
  • System and method for updating an image display device from a remote location
    Patent number: 7182462
    Abstract: In a computing device, a method of updating over a network a set of executable instructions stored on an image-rendering device is disclosed, wherein the image-rendering device is operably associated with a projection device. The method includes detecting a version of the set of executable instructions on the image-rendering device, and sending an updated set of the executable instructions to the image-rendering device over the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: InFocus Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Castaldi, Robin F. Hoeye, Karla Fisher, Greg Kim, Steve Hampson, Susan Michalak, Mark Porter, Kevin Thompson, Jennifer Jaffe, Sonia Carver, Leon Dagler