Patents by Inventor Thomas Alexander Shows

Thomas Alexander Shows 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).

  • Publication number: 20100177161
    Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) includes a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a graphics processor coupled to the processor, wherein the graphics processor processes a progressive stereoscopic video signal having at least 1080 lines of resolution and a refresh rate of substantially 48 herz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: William Allen Curtis, Thomas Alexander Shows
  • Publication number: 20100135640
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with storing and displaying three-dimensional video content are disclosed. An article of manufacture may include a computer readable medium and data carried on the computer readable medium. The data may be readable by a processor and may including a first content stream including data representing a video at a first viewing perspective and at a first resolution and a second content stream including data representing the video at a second viewing perspective different from the first viewing perspective and at a second resolution lower than the first resolution. The second content stream and a portion of the first content stream may be read and processed by the processor to display the video to a display device such that the video may be viewed at the first resolution as a three-dimensional video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Brian Zucker, Thomas Alexander Shows
  • Publication number: 20090121893
    Abstract: A lighting control framework is provided. The lighting control framework receives an implicit request from an application. The implicit request is converted into a converted explicit request which is processed to utilize a light of a lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventor: Thomas Alexander Shows
  • Publication number: 20090102797
    Abstract: A key for an information handling system, the key including a finger surface configured for interaction with a user's finger and an inverted lenticular lens positioned beneath the finger surface. The finger surface may be substantially transparent to at least one wavelength of visible light. The inverted lenticular lens may include a first image and a second image. Light incident on the lens at a first angle of incidence may project the first image from the lens onto the substantially transparent finger surface of the key and light incident on the lens at a second angle of incidence may project the second image from the lens onto the substantially transparent finger surface of the key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventor: Thomas Alexander Shows