Patents by Inventor Timothy E. Black

Timothy E. Black 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).

  • Telepresence system and method for video teleconferencing
    Patent number: 7154526
    Abstract: A system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention comprises a device for facilitating video communication between a remote participant and another location. The device can comprise a screen adapted to display the remote participant, the screen having a posture adapted to be controlled by the remote participant. A camera can be mounted adjacent to the screen, and can allow the subject to view a selected conference participant or a desired location such that when the camera is trained on the selected participant or desired location a gaze of the remote participant displayed by the screen appears substantially directed at the selected participant or desired location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan T. Foote, John Adcock, Qiong Liu, Timothy E. Black