Patents by Inventor Steven D. Lawrenz

Steven D. Lawrenz 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).

  • AUTOMATICALLY CONFORMING THE ORIENTATION OF A DISPLAY SIGNAL TO THE ROTATIONAL POSITION OF A DISPLAY DEVICE RECEIVING THE DISPLAY SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20090237420
    Abstract: An add-on module is described. The add-on module is comprised of an attachment mechanism, an orientation detection subsystem, and a communication subsystem. The attachment mechanism is adapted to be usable by an end user of a display device to directly attach the add-on module to the display device. The orientation detection subsystem detects the rotational orientation of the display device. The communication subsystem communicates to a video source from which the display device receives a video signal notifications of the rotational orientation of the display device detected by the orientation detection subsystem. This enables the video source to, upon receiving each notification of the rotational orientation of the display device detected by the orientation detection subsystem, conform to the notification's rotational orientation the rotational orientation of the video signal received from the video source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Steven D. Lawrenz
  • AUTOMATICALLY CONFORMING THE ORIENTATION OF A DISPLAY SIGNAL TO THE ROTATIONAL POSITION OF A DISPLAY DEVICE RECEIVING THE DISPLAY SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20090237379
    Abstract: An add-on module is described. The add-on module is comprised of an attachment mechanism, an orientation detection subsystem, and a communication subsystem. The attachment mechanism is adapted to be usable by an end user of a display device to directly attach the add-on module to the display device. The orientation detection subsystem detects the rotational orientation of the display device. The communication subsystem communicates to a video source from which the display device receives a video signal notifications of the rotational orientation of the display device detected by the orientation detection subsystem. This enables the video source to, upon receiving each notification of the rotational orientation of the display device detected by the orientation detection subsystem, conform to the notification's rotational orientation the rotational orientation of the video signal received from the video source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Steven D. Lawrenz