Patents by Inventor William Dale Todd Nix

William Dale Todd Nix 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: 9596493
    Abstract: A multimedia content container storing multimedia content in plural formats has a portion of the multimedia content transmuxed in a selected one of the plural formats to a delivery container for communication from a server information handling system to a client information handling system in response to a request for the content. Only the format supported by the client information handling system is provided from the plural formats of the multimedia container to the client information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: William Dale Todd Nix
  • Patent number: 9594581
    Abstract: A simple to customize IT infrastructure architecture. The IT infrastructure architecture includes a general-purpose virtualized architecture platform. The IT infrastructure architecture is well suited for delivering simple pre-packaged software solutions to the small business segment as plug and play type appliances. In certain preferred embodiments, the IT infrastructure architecture includes a virtual appliance memory device such as a virtual appliance universal serial bus (USB) key. The IT infrastructure architecture uses embedded server virtualization technology to host business applications as a virtual appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Gary Douglas Huber, Kevin A. Kettler, Yuan-Chang Lo, William Dale Todd Nix
  • Patent number: 9348420
    Abstract: Projected input and output devices adapt to a desktop environment by sensing objects at the desktop environment and altering projected light in response to the sensed objects. For instance, projection of input and output devices is altered to limit illumination against and end user's hands or other objects disposed at a projection surface. End user hand positions and motions are detected to provide gesture support for adapting a projection work space, and configurations of projected devices are stored so that an end user can rapidly recreate a projected desktop. A projector scan adjusts to limit traces across inactive portions of the display surface and to increase traces at predetermined areas, such as video windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Erin K. Walline, Karthikeyan Krishnakumar, Mark R. Ligameri, Rocco Ancona, Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuel Petrus Knoppert, William Dale Todd Nix
  • Publication number: 20150268732
    Abstract: Projected input and output devices adapt to a desktop environment by sensing objects at the desktop environment and altering projected light in response to the sensed objects. For instance, projection of input and output devices is altered to limit illumination against and end user's hands or other objects disposed at a projection surface. End user hand positions and motions are detected to provide gesture support for adapting a projection work space, and configurations of projected devices are stored so that an end user can rapidly recreate a projected desktop. A projector scan adjusts to limit traces across inactive portions of the display surface and to increase traces at predetermined areas, such as video windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Erin K. Walline, Karthikeyan Krishnakumar, Mark R. Ligameri, Rocco Ancona, Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuel Petrus Knoppert, William Dale Todd Nix
  • Publication number: 20150255070
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing wake-on-voice buffer quality based on system boot profiling. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include at least one logic circuit and at least one memory circuit coupled to the at least one logic circuit, the at least one memory including program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the at least one logic circuit, cause the IHS to: determine an expected time duration of a future wake event; receive a verbal command from a user, the verbal command configured to trigger the future wake event; capture the verbal command as an audio signal; adjust at least one of: a quality of the audio signal or a duration of the audio signal, where the adjustment is based, at least in part, upon the expected time duration; and store the adjusted audio signal in a fixed-size buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Richard W. Schuckle, Rocco Ancona, William Dale Todd Nix
  • Publication number: 20130198337
    Abstract: A multimedia content container storing multimedia content in plural formats has a portion of the multimedia content transmuxed in a selected one of the plural formats to a delivery container for communication from a server information handling system to a client information handling system in response to a request for the content. Only the format supported by the client information handling system is provided from the plural formats of the multimedia container to the client information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventor: William Dale Todd Nix
  • Patent number: 8325148
    Abstract: A secured communication channel is established between two or more information handling systems by defining attributes for encrypting information with physical inputs made at touch devices of the information handling systems. Inputting the physical gesture at a touch device of each information handling system allows evaluation of one or more attributes at each information handling system so that the shared secret of the physical gesture form the basis for encrypted communications. The touch device includes touch screens or touch pads and the attributes include gesture speed, plural distinct gesture touch points, movement of touch points relative to each other, or other attributes that are determinable from physical gesture inputs at each information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas Anson, Gary Douglas Huber, Yuan-Chang Lo, William Dale Todd Nix, Roy Stedman
  • Patent number: 8161201
    Abstract: A method for configuring a peripheral device in communication with an information handling system (IHS) is disclosed, wherein the method includes receiving visual data associated with the peripheral device and mapping configuration data to the peripheral device based on the visual data. The method further includes utilizing the configuration data to configure the peripheral device in communication with the IHS. An information handling system (IHS) in communication with an image capturing device is further disclosed including a storage device operable to store a database, the database configured to store a standard image of a peripheral device, wherein the standard image is associated with configuration data for the peripheral device. The system further includes a memory coupled to the storage device and a processor to receive visual data associated with the peripheral device from the image capturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Anson, Yuan-Chang Lo, William Dale Todd Nix, Clint H. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20100306418
    Abstract: A method for configuring a peripheral device in communication with an information handling system (IHS) is disclosed, wherein the method includes receiving visual data associated with the peripheral device and mapping configuration data to the peripheral device based on the visual data. The method further includes utilizing the configuration data to configure the peripheral device in communication with the IHS. An information handling system (IHS) in communication with an image capturing device is further disclosed including a storage device operable to store a database, the database configured to store a standard image of a peripheral device, wherein the standard image is associated with configuration data for the peripheral device. The system further includes a memory coupled to the storage device and a processor to receive visual data associated with the peripheral device from the image capturing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Anson, Yuan-Chang Lo, William Dale Todd Nix, Clint H. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20100259486
    Abstract: A secured communication channel is established between two or more information handling systems by defining attributes for encrypting information with physical inputs made at touch devices of the information handling systems. Inputting the physical gesture at a touch device of each information handling system allows evaluation of one or more attributes at each information handling system so that the shared secret of the physical gesture form the basis for encrypted communications. The touch device includes touch screens or touch pads and the attributes include gesture speed, plural distinct gesture touch points, movement of touch points relative to each other, or other attributes that are determinable from physical gesture inputs at each information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Douglas Anson, Gary Douglas Huber, Yuan-Chang Lo, William Dale Todd Nix, Roy Stedman
  • Patent number: 7738569
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for ultra-wideband (UWB) secure wireless device pairing. Secure pairing between devices for secure UWB communications is conducted over in-band UWB communications to provide secure pairing without requiring a visual confirmation through a graphical user interface (GUI), in particular, for wireless personal area network (WPAN) communications. The secure in-band pairing of wireless UWB devices over a UWB radio link provides considerable advantages over prior secure pairing techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Liam B. Quinn, Douglas M. Anson, William Dale Todd Nix
  • Publication number: 20100031255
    Abstract: A simple to customize IT infrastructure architecture. The IT infrastructure architecture includes a general-purpose virtualized architecture platform. The IT infrastructure architecture is well suited for delivering simple pre-packaged software solutions to the small business segment as plug and play type appliances. In certain preferred embodiments, the IT infrastructure architecture includes a virtual appliance memory device such as a virtual appliance universal serial bus (USB) key. The IT infrastructure architecture uses embedded server virtualization technology to host business applications as a virtual appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Gary Douglas Huber, Kevin A. Kettler, Yuan-Chang Lo, William Dale Todd Nix