Patents by Inventor Thomas Arthur

Thomas Arthur 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: 20250332518
    Abstract: An interaction system may receive trigger information associated with a facilitator device of a facilitator at a venue. The trigger information may be transmitted based on the facilitator operating the facilitator device during an interaction between the facilitator and one or more participants. The interaction system may determine, based on receiving the trigger information, that interaction information has been provided to the one or more participants. The interaction system may determine, in response to the trigger information, that the facilitator was located at a particular sensing location. The interaction system may obtain, using sensing location information identifying the particular sensing location, participant device information regarding a participant device located at the particular sensing location during the interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake A. FRICKER, Peter STEPNIEWICZ, Thomas F. JOHNSON, Thomas ARTHUR, John K. LEWIS, Steven C. EATON, Octavian PETRESCU, Jackson DUNSTAN, Michael M. GONTERMAN, Sara THACHER
  • Publication number: 20250254368
    Abstract: A system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing software code and a content delivery application deployable to multiple personal communication devices, as well as multiple directional antennas communicatively coupled to the computing platform. The hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to, transmit, using a first directional antenna of the multiple directional antennas, a content activation signal to a predetermined area within a venue, transmission of the content activation signal being limited to the predetermined area. The content activation signal causes content relevant to an event at the predetermined area to be played out by the content delivery application deployed to one of the multiple personal communication devices to a user of that personal communication device, only when that personal communication device is present in the predetermined area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Steven C. Eaton, John K. Lewis, Stuart Randle, Michael M. Gonterman, Marcus W. Ledet, Thomas Arthur, Ernie Martin, David Worrall, Jeffrey R. Schenck, Peter Stepniewicz, Greg G. Johnson
  • Patent number: 12350599
    Abstract: An interaction system may receive trigger information associated with a facilitator device of a facilitator at a venue. The trigger information may be transmitted based on the facilitator operating the facilitator device during an interaction between the facilitator and one or more participants. The interaction system may determine, based on receiving the trigger information, that interaction information has been provided to the one or more participants. The interaction system may determine, in response to the trigger information, that the facilitator was located at a particular sensing location. The interaction system may obtain, using sensing location information identifying the particular sensing location, participant device information regarding a participant device located at the particular sensing location during the interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake A. Fricker, Peter Stepniewicz, Thomas F. Johnson, Thomas Arthur, John K. Lewis, Steven C. Eaton, Octavian Petrescu, Jackson Dunstan, Michael M. Gonterman, Sara Thacher
  • Publication number: 20240207748
    Abstract: An interaction system may receive trigger information associated with a facilitator device of a facilitator at a venue. The trigger information may be transmitted based on the facilitator operating the facilitator device during an interaction between the facilitator and one or more participants. The interaction system may determine, based on receiving the trigger information, that interaction information has been provided to the one or more participants. The interaction system may determine, in response to the trigger information, that the facilitator was located at a particular sensing location. The interaction system may obtain, using sensing location information identifying the particular sensing location, participant device information regarding a participant device located at the particular sensing location during the interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake A. FRICKER, Peter STEPNIEWICZ, Thomas F. JOHNSON, Thomas ARTHUR, John K. LEWIS, Steven C. EATON, Octavian PETRESCU, Jackson DUNSTAN, Michael M. GONTERMAN, Sara THACHER
  • Patent number: 8374889
    Abstract: A systems integrator that brings various separate systems into one keyboard, video and mouse configuration with customized viewing of the different monitors on one large screen LCD monitor. This permits a user to control the display of several video/audio inputs simply and efficiently, for many diverse purposes including medical procedures, and other complex operations requiring multiple computer displays and video inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: SystemsOne, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Arthur
  • Publication number: 20120182244
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for providing remote assistance with a medical procedure by a technician via a remote device such as a laptop or tablet. Video output generated by medical devices and video captured by a camera, may be transmitted via a network and rendered on the remote device. Video may also be rendered a master display in a procedure room. Network connectivity data that controls access to the medical devices may be stored on servers located at a remote data center. The remote device may provide a remote technician with access to and control of the medical devices in order to assist in the procedure. The remote technician may be an expert on the medical equipment utilized by a physician during a medical procedure. Sterile coverings for a touchpad may be utilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: SystemsOne, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Arthur
  • Publication number: 20100302156
    Abstract: A systems integrator that brings various separate systems into one keyboard, video and mouse configuration with customized viewing of the different monitors on one large screen LCD monitor. This permits a user to control the display of several video/audio inputs simply and efficiently, for many diverse purposes including medical procedures, and other complex operations requiring multiple computer displays and video inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas Arthur
  • Publication number: 20070159457
    Abstract: A systems integrator that brings various separate systems into one keyboard, video and mouse configuration with customized viewing of the different monitors on one large screen LCD monitor. This permits a user to control the display of several video/audio inputs simply and efficiently, for many diverse purposes including medical procedures, and other complex operations requiring multiple computer displays and video inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Thomas Arthur