Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Purtell

Thomas J. Purtell 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: 8601470
    Abstract: Systems and methods for augmenting the functionality of a device using a virtual machine monitor is provided. In general, in one aspect, a computer implemented method is provided. The computer implemented method includes launching a virtual machine monitor on a host device and for a peripheral device. The virtual machine monitor comprises one or more software components capable of performing actions including connecting a peripheral device to a host device, where the peripheral device memory includes peripheral device specific software and one or more available software bundles. The software components can launch the virtual machine monitor for the peripheral device and execute the peripheral device-specific software and an available software bundle on the host device. In one implementation, the computer implemented method includes connecting a peripheral device to a host device, where the peripheral device memory includes peripheral device-specific software that is executed on the host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Moka5, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelvin Kam-Suen Yue, Monica Sin-Ling Lam, Thomas J. Purtell
  • Patent number: 8356905
    Abstract: Enhanced image sequences are provided by a high resolution imaging system (HRIS) for generating an enhanced image, where the system includes a device for outputting an image sequence including a plurality of K source images, each source image including a plurality of pixels; and a projector for projecting, within a period of integration, each of the source images to an optical filter, the filter adapted for providing pixels of each source image as sub-pixels of pixels in the enhanced image. The enhanced images may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. A method and computer program product are provided for generating enhanced images, as well as techniques for fabrication of the HRIS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Parellel Consulting Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: Oliver S. Cossairt, Thomas J. Purtell, II, Samuel L. Hill
  • Patent number: 8042094
    Abstract: A method for accessing graphical information including receiving one or more graphics commands written in an application programming interface (API). The graphics commands are converted into a graphical language that facilitates the execution of the commands for a plurality of output devices of one or more types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Ellis Amalgamated LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Napoli, Won-Suk Chun, Thomas J. Purtell, II, Gregg E. Favalora
  • Publication number: 20080266468
    Abstract: Enhanced image sequences are provided by a high resolution imaging system (HRIS) for generating an enhanced image, where the system includes a device for outputting an image sequence including a plurality of K source images, each source image including a plurality of pixels; and a projector for projecting, within a period of integration, each of the source images to an optical filter, the filter adapted for providing pixels of each source image as sub-pixels of pixels in the enhanced image. The enhanced images may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. A method and computer program product are provided for generating enhanced images, as well as techniques for fabrication of the HRIS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: ACTUALITY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Oliver S. Cossairt, Thomas J. Purtell, Samuel L. Hill
  • Publication number: 20080168188
    Abstract: Systems and methods for augmenting the functionality of a device using a virtual machine monitor is provided. In general, in one aspect, a computer implemented method is provided. The computer implemented method includes launching a virtual machine monitor on a host device and for a peripheral device. The virtual machine monitor comprises one or more software components capable of performing actions including connecting a peripheral device to a host device, where the peripheral device memory includes peripheral device specific software and one or more available software bundles. The software components can launch the virtual machine monitor for the peripheral device and execute the peripheral device-specific software and an available software bundle on the host device. In one implementation, the computer implemented method includes connecting a peripheral device to a host device, where the peripheral device memory includes peripheral device-specific software that is executed on the host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Kelvin Yue, Monica Sin-Ling Lam, Thomas J. Purtell