David L Mcgee

US Patent:

7884811, Feb 8, 2011

Filed:

May 21, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/751544

Inventors:

Robert M. Paratore - Redmond WA, US
Scott Lind - Woodinville WA, US
David McGee - Bainbridge Island WA, US

Assignee:

Adapx Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/033

US Classification:

345179, 178 1901

Abstract:

A hand-holdable, durable digital writing and sketching device or assembly having rugged construction that houses an on-board camera with a view through an optical window of a writing surface brought in view by a user moving the device. The device is rugged, sealed, and is capable of withstanding dropping, water submersion, abrasive incursions, and resistance to chemical and fungal degradation. The optical window and optic channel to the camera is protected by a durable and replaceable light-transmitting shield that provides a sealed barrier to the environmental elements harmful to the functioning of the device. The writing and sketching device oscillates between a stowed and a deployed state. The deployed state includes the camera being in view the writing surface and the stowed state includes the camera being either masked from viewing the writing surface or aimed internally from viewing the writing surface. Other versions of the digital writing and sketching device include replaceable styli and pens that are removable and interchangeable with a sealed chamber in the device.

US Patent:

8438489, May 7, 2013

Filed:

Jan 26, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/359983

Inventors:

Paulo Barthelmess - Renton WA, US
David McGee - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Philip R. Cohen - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Edward C. Kaiser - Portland OR, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715751, 715232, 715255, 715221, 715222, 715223, 345179, 382186, 382181

Abstract:

The system and method as described herein can be advantageously used in a plurality of scenarios, two of which include field markup and data collection and collaborative review. The system and method handles the allocation of digital paper pattern background and the creation of required page definition files embedded into digital paper enabled PDFs. Optionally, action palettes can be automatically overlaid on the drawings as legend boxes to enable field personnel to select the operations they want to perform on the digital paper as they would on a computer interface. For instance letting users select the types of callouts and clouds to add to their markup. These drawings can be printed or plotted onto paper and sent to a work site for markup.

US Patent:

8473866, Jun 25, 2013

Filed:

Oct 15, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/872533

Inventors:

Philip R. Cohen - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Scott Lind - Woodinville WA, US
David McGee - Bainbridge Island WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715819, 715829, 715850, 715855

Abstract:

A decision assistance device provides a user the ability to access and obtain actionable intelligence or other information to make tactical and strategic decisions. The decision assistance device allows the user to obtain information for future, near-future, and/or real time scenarios. The device advantageously provides the information to the user in a manner that minimizes an amount of attention and interaction required by the user while still permitting the user to rapidly manipulate the device while moving down a desired decision path. The decision assistance device may take a physical or virtual form.

US Patent:

8564548, Oct 22, 2013

Filed:

May 26, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/472300

Inventors:

Michael Robin - Redmond WA, US
Paulo Barthelmess - Fremont CA, US
David McGee - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Philipp Schmid - Mercer Island WA, US
Phil Cohen - Bainbridge Island WA, US

Assignee:

Adapx, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/041

US Classification:

345173, 345179, 178 1801, 178 1901

Abstract:

A digital palette and a digital pen device are used to create or manipulate a digital document to provide complex information using features, such as graphical features selected from stencils, shapes, and connectors and possibly to apply one or more attributes to the digital document. The digital palette may have a custom layout. The features on the digital palette may be selected from a variety of sources, such as digital stencil libraries. The digital palette and digital document may be arranged on the same or different sheets of digital paper overlying one or more digital patterns. Information communicated from the digital palette to the digital document may be uploaded, processed, reviewed, changed and stored in a computer. Lastly, the digital document may be finalized and printed to incorporate all changes previously made using the digital palette, the digital pen device and the computer.

US Patent:

20080186255, Aug 7, 2008

Filed:

Dec 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/952896

Inventors:

Philip R. Cohen - Bainbridge Island WA, US
David McGee - Bainbridge Island WA, US

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
G06F 3/033

US Classification:

345 8, 345179

Abstract:

Systems, devices, and methods to provide tools enhance the tactical or strategic situation awareness of on-scene and remotely located personnel involved with the surveillance of a region-of-interest using field-of-view sensory augmentation tools. The sensory augmentation tools provide updated, visual, text, audio, and graphic information associated with the region-of-interest adjusted for the positional frame of reference of the on-scene or remote personnel viewing the region-of-interest, map, document or other surface. Annotations and augmented reality graphics projected onto and positionally registered with objects or regions-of-interest visible within the field of view of a user looking through a see through monitor may select the projected graphics for editing and manipulation by sensory feedback from the viewer.

US Patent:

20080278734, Nov 13, 2008

Filed:

May 9, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/118656

Inventors:

Erik M. Erikson - Seattle WA, US
R. Matthew Wesson - Portland OR, US
Ira Smith - Seattle WA, US
David McGee - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Phil Cohen - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Philipp Schmid - Mercer Island WA, US
Michael Robin - Redmond WA, US
Alex A. Arthur - Seattle WA, US
Paulo Barthelmess - Renton WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/12

US Classification:

358 11

Abstract:

A digital paper-enabled product includes digital paper with a digital pattern that spatially cooperates with one or more features or boundaries printed on the pattern. More specifically, a system cooperating with the product may include spatial information systems that manage the features or boundaries and communicates with a writing instrument that was used to effect changes to the digital paper-enabled product. In one embodiment, the digital paper-enabled product may take the form of a sheet of digital paper bearing a digital pattern and where action icons (e.g. user intended actions) and/or features (e.g. such as map features) or a spatial reference frame are printed onto the digital pattern and where at least one action palette is printed onto the digital pattern, correlated therewith, and usable to effect changes to the product. Other embodiments include a method of making the digital-enabled product, a method of processing information obtained from the digital paper-enabled product, and a method of using the digital paper-enabled product.

US Patent:

20080282138, Nov 13, 2008

Filed:

Jun 2, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/131852

Inventors:

Paulo Barthelmess - Renton WA, US
David McGee - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Alex A. Arthur - Seattle WA, US
David Scott - Port Orchard WA, US
Erik M. Erikson - Seattle WA, US
R. Matthews Wesson - Portland OR, US
Ira Smith - Seattle WA, US
Phil Cohen - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Philipp Schmid - Mercer Island WA, US
Michael Robin - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715201

Abstract:

Methods and systems for multimedia object association to digital paper spatial diagrams are disclosed herein. A method for multimedia object association to digital paper spatial diagrams includes the steps of (1) capturing a media object to be imported into a spatial information system; (2) linking the captured media object to a digital paper document containing a spatial diagram, using a input device configured to select a linking action area located in a first area of the digital paper document and configured to select a location for the captured multimedia data object on a second area of the digital paper document; (3) transferring the media object and the data from the input device to a spatial information system; and (4) combining the media object and the data of the input device to create an updated digital paper document containing the media object.

US Patent:

20080301542, Dec 4, 2008

Filed:

Jun 2, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/131848

Inventors:

David McGee - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Philipp Schmid - Mercer Island WA, US
Ben McAllister - Seattle WA, US
Phil Cohen - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Michael Robin - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06K 9/00

US Classification:

715220, 382187

Abstract:

A digital paper-enabled system includes a spreadsheet printed on digital paper and usable with a digital writing instrument, such as a digital pen. A method of using the system includes (1) designing a digital paper-enabled spreadsheet with a spreadsheet integration module; (2) printing the designed spreadsheet to receive writing from a digital pen (3) uploading data from the digital pen to a processing system; (4) reviewing the uploaded data using a display device associated with the processing system; and (5) storing the uploaded data, which may include exporting one or more portions of the uploaded data to another display or processing system.