Patents by Inventor Wayne L. Kilmer

Wayne L. Kilmer 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).

  • Publication number: 20200045262
    Abstract: A data recording and playback system and method with a memory device adapted to receive and temporarily store input signal data as data frames with time stamps, the memory device having addresses associated thereto, and a circular storage buffer having a memory mapped file with same address space as the memory device for storing the input signal data. In one embodiment, an event controller provides an event signal associated to time of an event, and an event processor is provided that copies plurality of data frames stored in the circular storage buffer that have time stamps proximate to the time of the event. Another embodiment is adapted to allow playback of stored input signal data from the circular storage buffer without interrupting simultaneous recording of new input signal data into the circular storage buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: IM52 LLC
    Inventors: John T. FIORE, K. Stephen BOOK, Wayne L. KILMER
  • Patent number: 10425611
    Abstract: A data recording and playback system and method with a memory device adapted to receive and temporarily store input signal data as data frames with time stamps, the memory device having addresses associated thereto, and a circular storage buffer having a memory mapped file with same address space as the memory device for storing the input signal data. In one embodiment, an event controller provides an event signal associated to time of an event, and an event processor is provided that copies plurality of data frames stored in the circular storage buffer that have time stamps proximate to the time of the event. Another embodiment is adapted to allow playback of stored input signal data from the circular storage buffer without interrupting simultaneous recording of new input signal data into the circular storage buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: IM52 LLC
    Inventors: John T. Fiore, K. Stephen Book, Wayne L. Kilmer
  • Publication number: 20150172592
    Abstract: A data recording and playback system and method with a memory device adapted to receive and temporarily store input signal data as data frames with time stamps, the memory device having addresses associated thereto, and a circular storage buffer having a memory mapped file with same address space as the memory device for storing the input signal data. In one embodiment, an event controller provides an event signal associated to time of an event, and an event processor is provided that copies plurality of data frames stored in the circular storage buffer that have time stamps proximate to the time of the event. Another embodiment is adapted to allow playback of stored input signal data from the circular storage buffer without interrupting simultaneous recording of new input signal data into the circular storage buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: John T. FIORE, K. Stephen BOOK, Wayne L. KILMER
  • Patent number: 8965175
    Abstract: A data recording and playback system and method with a memory device adapted to receive and temporarily store input signal data as data frames with time stamps, the memory device having addresses associated thereto, and a circular storage buffer having a memory mapped file with same address space as the memory device for storing the input signal data. In one embodiment, an event controller provides an event signal associated to time of an event, and an event processor is provided that copies plurality of data frames stored in the circular storage buffer that have time stamps proximate to the time of the event. Another embodiment is adapted to allow playback of stored input signal data from the circular storage buffer without interrupting simultaneous recording of new input signal data into the circular storage buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Monitoring Technology Corporation
    Inventors: John T. Fiore, K. Stephen Book, Wayne L. Kilmer
  • Patent number: 6944343
    Abstract: An image analysis method designed to identify images in a sequence of images that are statistically different in a pre-selected region of interest. The method is suitable when there is no a priori knowledge of the nature of the interesting images. A reference image is used to identify specific regions of the image that may contain interesting changes (Detect Zone), that will not have interesting changes, but can be used to assess image quality (Veto zone), and an unanalyzed region (Ignore zone). To improve the spatial sensitivity, the Detect and Veto zones can be divided into specific cells. The analysis may also be performed on compressed data and another method automatically classifies a cell as either in the Detect zone or Ignore zone. The sensitivity can be further improved by removing periodic feature variation prior to the statistics calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: ABB Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Lefler, Wayne L. Kilmer, Yi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20030016874
    Abstract: An image analysis method designed to identify images in a sequence of images that are statistically different in a pre-selected region of interest. The method is suitable when there is no a priori knowledge of the nature of the interesting images. A reference image is used to identify specific regions of the image that may contain interesting changes (Detect Zone), that will not have interesting changes, but can be used to assess image quality (Veto zone), and an unanalyzed region (Ignore zone). To improve the spatial sensitivity, the Detect and Veto zones can be divided into specific cells. The analysis may also be performed on compressed data and another method automatically classifies a cell as either in the Detect zone or Ignore zone. The sensitivity can be further improved by removing periodic feature variation prior to the statistics calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Lefler, Wayne L. Kilmer, Yi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20020191952
    Abstract: A data recording and playback system and method with a memory device adapted to receive and temporarily store input signal data as data frames with time stamps, the memory device having addresses associated thereto, and a circular storage buffer having a memory mapped file with same address space as the memory device for storing the input signal data. In one embodiment, an event controller provides an event signal associated to time of an event, and an event processor is provided that copies plurality of data frames stored in the circular storage buffer that have time stamps proximate to the time of the event. Another embodiment is adapted to allow playback of stored input signal data from the circular storage buffer without interrupting simultaneous recording of new input signal data into the circular storage buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Monitoring Technology Corporation
    Inventors: John T. Fiore, K. Stephen Book, Wayne L. Kilmer