Patents by Inventor Trevor Mitchell Akitt

Trevor Mitchell Akitt 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).

  • Interactive input system and illumination system therefor
    Patent number: 8624835
    Abstract: An interactive input system includes at least one illumination source emitting radiation into a region of interest; at least one imaging assembly capturing image frames of the region of interest, the at least one illumination source being in the field of view of the at least one imaging assembly; and a controller communicating with the at least one illumination source, the controller controlling the intensity of radiation emitted by the at least one illumination source during image frame capture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventor: Trevor Mitchell Akitt
  • INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND TOOL TRAY THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20110169736
    Abstract: An interactive input system comprises an interactive surface and a tool tray supporting at least one tool to be used to interact with the interactive surface. The tool tray comprises processing structure for communicating with at least one imaging device and processing data received from the at least one imaging device for locating a pointer positioned in proximity with the interactive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Stephen Patrick Bolt, Trevor Mitchell Akitt, Cheng Guo, Sean Thompson
  • INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20110169727
    Abstract: An interactive input system includes at least one illumination source emitting radiation into a region of interest; at least one imaging assembly capturing image frames of the region of interest, the at least one illumination source being in the field of view of the at least one imaging assembly; and a controller communicating with the at least one illumination source, the controller controlling the intensity of radiation emitted by the at least one illumination source during image frame capture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventor: Trevor Mitchell Akitt