Patents by Inventor Thomas O. Smailus

Thomas O. Smailus 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: 9612131
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a processor from a camera, image data associated with a control panel. The method also includes presenting one or more images at a display. The one or more images are generated based on the image data. The method includes determining a location of a first control of the control panel based on the image data and based on control settings data. The method includes providing an indication of the location of the first control at the display, and providing an indication of a desired configuration of the first control at the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas O. Smailus, Monica C. Rosman Lafever
  • Patent number: 9235783
    Abstract: A particular method includes detecting an interaction event using an event capture object of a rendered display of a graphics file. The graphics file is rendered to generate the rendered display by layering one or more foreground objects over one or more background objects. The method also includes executing code associated with the graphics file in response to detecting the interaction event. The code is executed to determine an identifier of a highlight object based on an identifier of the event capture object. The highlight object is below the event capture object in the rendered display and may be below the object to be highlighted in the rendered display. The code is also executed to change an attribute of the highlight object to modify the rendered display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thomas O. Smailus, Lawrence S. Baum
  • Patent number: 9214136
    Abstract: A particular method includes detecting an interaction event using an event capture object of a rendered display of a graphics file. The graphics file is rendered to generate the rendered display by layering one or more foreground objects over one or more background objects. The method also includes executing code associated with the graphics file in response to detecting the interaction event. The code is executed to determine information descriptive of the event capture object, to generate a highlight object corresponding to the event capture object, and to modify the rendered display to display the highlight object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Thomas O. Smailus
  • Patent number: 8775013
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for acoustic signature health monitoring of an unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV). The method positions an acoustic signature health monitoring system proximate to and off-board a UAV to be monitored for mechanical health of one or more sound producing structures. The method obtains and analyzes with the system a baseline acoustic signature for each of the sound producing structures, and transmits each baseline acoustic signature to a data processing system for processing. The method obtains and analyzes one or more subsequent acoustic signatures for each of the sound producing structures, and transmits the one or more subsequent acoustic signatures to the data processing system. The method compares the processed baseline acoustic signature with the one or more processed subsequent acoustic signatures for the sound producing structures, in order to detect any change in the processed baseline acoustic signature over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Thomas O. Smailus
  • Publication number: 20130265425
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a processor from a camera, image data associated with a control panel. The method also includes presenting one or more images at a display. The one or more images are generated based on the image data. The method includes determining a location of a first control of the control panel based on the image data and based on control settings data. The method includes providing an indication of the location of the first control at the display, and providing an indication of a desired configuration of the first control at the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thomas O. Smailus, Monica C. Rosman LaFever