Patents by Inventor Torkel Steffen Mellingen

Torkel Steffen Mellingen 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).

  • Computer-processor based interface for telepresence system, method and computer program product
    Patent number: 8300078
    Abstract: A computer-implemented interface for a local telepresence video conferencing facility, pre-assigns displays at the local telepresence video conferencing facility to respective video images from remote telepresence video conference facilities such that respective video images from the remote telepresence video conference facilities will be displayed on corresponding displays at the local telepresence video conferencing facility once communications connections are made. A controller pre-assigns the displays according to control commands from a tactile input device prior to establishing the communication connections with the remote telepresence video conference facilities. A touchscreen display presents avatars of remote conference participants to illustrate pre-assignments of displays to particular remote telepresence video conference facilities prior to the communication connections being made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Norma Lovhaugen, Torkel Steffen Mellingen, Eamonn Shaw
  • COMPUTER-PROCESSOR BASED INTERFACE FOR TELEPRESENCE SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20100073454
    Abstract: A computer-implemented interface for a local telepresence video conferencing facility, pre-assigns displays at the local telepresence video conferencing facility to respective video images from remote telepresence video conference facilities such that respective video images from the remote telepresence video conference facilities will be displayed on corresponding displays at the local telepresence video conferencing facility once communications connections are made. A controller pre-assigns the displays according to control commands from a tactile input device prior to establishing the communication connections with the remote telepresence video conference facilities. A touchscreen display presents avatars of remote conference participants to illustrate pre-assignments of displays to particular remote telepresence video conference facilities prior to the communication connections being made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: TANDBERG TELECOM AS
    Inventors: Norma LOVHAUGEN, Torkel Steffen Mellingen, Eamonn Shaw
  • Terminal for multimedia communication
    Patent number: D541267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Tandberg Telecom AS
    Inventors: Hallgrim Sagen, Torkel Steffen Mellingen
  • Endpoint for a videoconference
    Patent number: D588560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Tandberg Telecom AS
    Inventors: Torkel Steffen Mellingen, Anders Ramstad, Hallgrim Sagen
  • Display screen module
    Patent number: D616403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Tandberg Telecom AS
    Inventors: Maren Anne Roed, Stig Myler, Friederike Faller, Torkel Steffen Mellingen
  • Video conference system
    Patent number: D616404
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Tandberg Telecom AS
    Inventors: Maren Anne Roed, Stig Myler, Friederike Faller, Torkel Steffen Mellingen
  • Display screen module
    Patent number: D623619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Tandberg Telecom AS
    Inventors: Maren Anne Roed, Stig Myler, Friederike Faller, Torkel Steffen Mellingen
  • Video conference system
    Patent number: D623621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Tandberg Telecom AS
    Inventors: Maren Anne Roed, Stig Myler, Friederike Faller, Torkel Steffen Mellingen
  • Video conference system
    Patent number: D624514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Tandberg Telecom AS
    Inventors: Maren Anne Roed, Stig Myler, Friederike Faller, Torkel Steffen Mellingen
  • Video conference system
    Patent number: D649951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Tandberg Telecom AS
    Inventors: Maren Anne Roed, Stig Myler, Friederike Faller, Torkel Steffen Mellingen