Patents by Inventor Susan K. Rits

Susan K. Rits 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).

  • Detection system and method for mobile device application
    Patent number: 8713593
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a non-visual code using an application on a mobile device, where the application is capable of associating the non-visual code with at least one item contained in a transmitted presentation and connecting the mobile device to information about the item in a database associated with the transmitted presentation. The non-visual code may comprise a high frequency signal played alone or with another audio or video signal. A mobile device application executing on a processor of the mobile device performs signal processing on the audio signal of the presentation to extract the high frequency signal. Also contemplated is obtaining information about the visual content and presenting the information on the personal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Zazum, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Humphrey, Susan K. Rits, Jonathan Boley, Oliver Masciarotte
  • Detection System and Method for Mobile Device Application
    Publication number: 20120216226
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a non-visual code using an application on a mobile device, where the application is capable of associating the non-visual code with at least one item contained in a transmitted presentation and connecting the mobile device to information about the item in a database associated with the transmitted presentation. The non-visual code may comprise a high frequency signal played alone or with another audio or video signal. A mobile device application executing on a processor of the mobile device performs signal processing on the audio signal of the presentation to extract the high frequency signal. Also contemplated is obtaining information about the visual content and presenting the information on the personal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Eric J. Humphrey, Susan K. Rits, Jonathan Boley, Oliver Masciarotte
  • Mobile device application
    Publication number: 20110214143
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a non-visual code using an application on a mobile device, where the application is capable of associating the non-visual code with at least one item contained in a transmitted presentation and connecting the mobile device to information about the item in a database associated with the transmitted presentation. The non-visual code may comprise a high frequency signal played alone or with another audio or video signal. A mobile device application executing on a processor of the mobile device performs signal processing on the audio signal of the presentation to extract the high frequency signal. Also contemplated is obtaining information about the visual content and presenting the information on the personal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Susan K. Rits, Jonathan Boley, Oliver Masciarotte, Ramesh Bichariju