Patents by Inventor Tamara Lacker

Tamara Lacker 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).

  • Patent number: 6466250
    Abstract: A system and method for producing and receiving electronically-mediated collaboration is presented. The electronically-mediated collaboration system and method include a high-fidelity audio system as well as application and cursor sharing, and a session manager module to synchronize among participants. In one embodiment, the system includes an eye contact collaboratory that manipulates video and eye position input to synthesize virtual camera images which simulate ordinary gaze behavior in a collaboratory system. An audio component optionally spatializes the voices of the participants to appear to coincide with their images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheryl M. Hein, Craig A. Lee, Michael D. Howard, Tamara Lacker, Michael J. Daily