Christopher R Mann

US Patent:

6948819, Sep 27, 2005

Filed:

Dec 6, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/731848

Inventors:

Christopher Westlye Mann - Richmond CA, US

International Classification:

G03B021/26
G06T015/00

US Classification:

353 28, 353 29, 345419, 345418, 345 6, 359443, 348804

Abstract:

A system for viewing 3-D images that comprises an image source (), a computer () and a television screen (). The television screen is divided into a plurality of sections (), with each section displaying an image representative of a certain depth in the image, as provided by the computer. Image display elements comprising optical fiber bundles () or lamps, (e. g. ) and leads (e. g. ) convey individual depth images from the television screen to a plastic block () in which the fiber bundles terminate or the lamps are positioned. The individual fiber bundles terminate at predetermined depths within the plastic block, with those conveying the nearest part of an image terminating at the front of the block, as viewed by an observer (). The fiber bundle or lamp conveying the greatest depth in the image terminates near the rear portion of the block, as seen by an observer. Fiber bundles or lamps conveying images of intermediate distances terminate at intermediate distances within the block.

US Patent:

20160267545, Sep 15, 2016

Filed:

Jul 31, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/815873

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Donald E. Flood - Oakland CA, US
Christopher L. Mann - Fairfax CA, US
Sachin Rekhi - Menlo Park CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02
G06Q 50/00
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A system and method for automatically targeting online users are provided. A user performs an action that exhibits an interest in a product/service or performing a certain action, such as making a charitable contribution. A user record is created in a user management system, such as a customer relationship management database. The user record is augmented with additional data, such as data from a user profile, of the user, in a social network. Examples of such data include employer information, friend information, academic history, and job title. The augmented user record is provided to a targeted content system that assigns the user to a nurture flow that includes multiple segments, each segment associated with actions to perform relative to the user, such as sending certain content to the user through one or more delivery channels.