Patents by Inventor Tomas Dalstrom

Tomas Dalstrom 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: 6726487
    Abstract: The invention refers to a device for supporting reading of a text from a display member (1) in order to increase the reading speed. The device includes first means (2, 4) which are arranged to provide a text, which consists of a number of characters forming words in said text, and to display at least a part of the text on the display member (1), an second means (2, 5), which are arranged to display a marking means (7) which marks at least one character of said part of the text on the display member (1). The second means are arranged to move the marking (7) in an automatic manner on the displayed part of the text in order to control the reading of the text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Inventor: Tomas Dalström
  • Publication number: 20030048297
    Abstract: The invention refers to an arrangement and a method for communication via a network. The arrangement includes a first unit (2), which is arranged to provide information in the form of a document via said network, and at least a second unit (3), which is arranged to receive said information and which includes a display member (4) that is arranged to display the document for a receiver. A processing unit (5) is arranged to control the displaying of the document and includes first means (6), which are arranged to control the displaying in such a way that a successive reading of the document is called for. A registering unit (10) is arranged to register the value of at least one parameter of said control in order to determine to which extent the document is read by the receiver at said second unit (3). The parameter may for instance include how large part of the document has been displayed when the displaying is interrupted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventor: Tomas Dalstrom
  • Publication number: 20030003428
    Abstract: The invention refers to a device and a computer program for supporting reading of a text containing a number of words. The device includes first means arranged to provide said text, an electronic display member (1) arranged to display the text, and processing unit (2, 3, 4, 5) arranged to control the displaying of the text. The processing unit includes identification means arranged to identify some of said words, which fulfil at least one criterion. The processing unit is arranged to provide displaying of said text on the display member (1) without the identified words.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventor: Tomas Dalstrom