Patents by Inventor William A. E. Nilson, III

William A. E. Nilson, III 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).

  • System and method for providing directory information over a telephony network using ADSI
    Patent number: 5524141
    Abstract: A system and method for accessing directory information over a telephony network employing the ADSI protocol and for presenting the directory information at the user's conventional TV monitor are described. The system includes a directory service unit, a telephony network, such as the public switched telephony network, and multiple user interface units. The directory service unit receives, processes, and stores in memory directory information from directory information providers which information is transmitted to the user interface unit of requesting users on demand. The directory service unit is connected to user interface units via the telephony network and uses the ADSI protocol to communicate data and voice signals containing directory information to users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Bell Communications Research, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Braun, Terence J. Nelson, William A. E. Nilson, III, Lanny S. Smoot
  • Television system for displaying multiple views of a remote location
    Patent number: 5187571
    Abstract: A television system (100) comprises a sending station (70), a composing system (80) and a receiving station (90). The sending station (70) comprise a sequence of cameras (1,2,3, . . . ,N) arranged so that the fields of view merge contiguously to form an aggregate field of view. The composing station (80) includes circuitry which enables a local viewer at the receiving station (90) to select an arbitrary and continuously variable subsection of the aggregate field of view for display on a local monitor (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Bell Communications Research, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Braun, William A. E. Nilson, III, Terence J. Nelson, Lanny S. Smoot