David M Weimer

US Patent:

6425131, Jul 23, 2002

Filed:

Dec 30, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/223161

Inventors:

Evan Stephen Crandall - Basking Ridge NJ
Anders Fernstedt - Hoboken NJ
Steven Lloyd Greenspan - Scotch Plains NJ
David M Weimer - Aberdeen NJ

Assignee:

ATT Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04N 7173

US Classification:

725106, 725109, 725112, 725118

Abstract:

A novel mechanism is disclosed by which a sender can direct information such as an audiovisual signal to a particular recipients audiovisual display device, such as a cable television set and, thereby, share information between the sender and the recipient. In one embodiment of the invention, a calling party originates a telephone call and associates that telephone call with audio-visual information that exists on the callers personal computer or on an Internet server. The called party answers the call, and can tune an associated cable television to the appropriate channel in order to view the audio-visual information. The caller can modify the audio-visual information during the call. Accordingly, the current invention ties together the telephone, cable, and IP networks in a manner that does not require large investments from cable or telephone service providers. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, a called party, such as a representative at a customer service center or an interactive voice response unit, can associate audio-visual information with the call such that the calling party can see the data on the appropriate television channel. In another embodiment, the telephone keypad can be used to move forwards and backwards through a series of audio-visual screens.

US Patent:

6501834, Dec 31, 2002

Filed:

Nov 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/990233

Inventors:

Allen E. Milewski - Red Bank NJ
David R. Millen - Boxford MA
Thomas M. Smith - Plainfield NJ
David M. Weimer - Aberdeen NJ

Assignee:

ATT Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04M 1100

US Classification:

379 9324, 379 9317, 379 8817, 709206

Abstract:

A message sender status monitor is used to determine the communication status of the sender of an electronic message. In the case of email, upon the recipient opening an email, a query is launched to a âstatus registryâ to determine if the sender of the email is currently logged in to the communication network, or if the sender is currently on the telephone, or currently using a cell phone, etc. This status information is then used by the recipient of the email to determine the communication medium used to send a reply to the email sender. For example, if the status information indicates that the message sender is currently logged in to the data network, the recipient can respond using âinstant messagingâ (considered, therefore, to be a more efficient type of response that merely responding with an email message).

US Patent:

7874703, Jan 25, 2011

Filed:

Aug 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/200280

Inventors:

Chakrakodi Vishnu Shastry - Princeton NJ, US
David Weimer - Tuckerton NJ, US
Gordon Routledge - Bradley, GB
Samual David Boege - Point Pleasant NJ, US
Anthony Verdes - Brick NJ, US

Assignee:

Dialight Corporation - Farmingdale NJ

International Classification:

F21V 33/00

US Classification:

36231102, 362800

Abstract:

The present invention relates generally to a light transmitting device and a total internal reflection lens with base. In one embodiment, the total internal reflection lens includes a light output portion and a first base coupled to the light output portion. The first base includes a cavity for receiving a light emitting diode (LED) and an undercut adjacent to the cavity.

US Patent:

7908630, Mar 15, 2011

Filed:

Jan 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/061064

Inventors:

Evan Stephen Crandall - Morris NJ, US
Anders Fernstedt - Santa Clara CA, US
Steven Lloyd Greenspan - Union NJ, US
David M Weimer - Aberdeen NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Reno NV

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
H04N 7/14

US Classification:

725105, 725106, 725109, 725110, 348 1401, 348 1404

Abstract:

A novel mechanism is disclosed by which a sender can direct information such as an audiovisual signal to a particular recipient's audiovisual display device, such as a cable television set and, thereby, share information between the sender and the recipient. In one embodiment of the invention, a calling party originates a telephone call and associates that telephone call with audio-visual information that exists on the caller's personal computer or on an Internet server. The called party answers the call, and can tune an associated cable television to the appropriate channel in order to view the audio-visual information. The caller can modify the audio-visual information during the call. Accordingly, the current invention ties together the telephone, cable, and IP networks in a manner that does not require large investments from cable or telephone service providers. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, a called party, such as a representative at a customer service center or an interactive voice response unit, can associate audio-visual information with the call such that the calling party can see the data on the appropriate television channel. In another embodiment, the telephone keypad can be used to move forwards and backwards through a series of audio-visual screens.

US Patent:

8099681, Jan 17, 2012

Filed:

Feb 1, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/024722

Inventors:

William J. Flanagan - Eastville VA, US
Larry D. Auton - Stirling NJ, US
Keith B. Bingaman - Randolph NJ, US
Charles Fleischman - Virgina Beach VA, US
Philip M. Ginsberg - Newport Coast CA, US
Robert Hargis - Alexandria VA, US
Tom Lee - Middletown NJ, US
Gary J. Murakami - New Providence NJ, US
David A. Radi - Annapolis MD, US
Kenneth R. Rodemann - Bridgewater NJ, US
Gerald C. Vogel - Berkeley Heights NJ, US
David M. Weimer - Matawan NJ, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715853, 715205, 707737, 707748

Abstract:

The present solution addresses the displaying of multiple levels of information in a constrained display footprint in a manner that allows a user to be vigilant over the information. Systems and methods are described herein for organizing data and information queries against data sources in a relational display with hierarchical grids, linked to query results, score displays, and alert monitoring. In an embodiment of the present solution, a system allows an analyst to view results and status from monitoring numerous and persistent queries against real-time data streams. Many of these queries may be inter-related and composed in a way to comprehensively analyze a problem. To display, monitor, and interact with a collection of queries, the present solution provides a relational display that makes use of a set of grids via a feature referred to as “grid of grids”. The grids may be arranged in a hierarchy of any number of levels. For example, the grids may be arranged as a directed acyclic graph to facilitate nesting of grids, in which the grids are expanded according to the complexity and levels of granularity in the decomposition of queries for a problem or domain of interest.

US Patent:

8250620, Aug 21, 2012

Filed:

Sep 18, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/955369

Inventors:

Andrea Basso - Ocean NJ, US
Steven Lloyd Greenspan - Scotch Plains NJ, US
David M. Weimer - Aberdeen NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725131, 725 25, 725 78, 725109, 725151

Abstract:

A novel mechanism is disclosed by which a sender can direct information such as an audiovisual signal to a particular recipient's audiovisual display device, such as a cable television set and, thereby, share information between the sender and the recipient. In one embodiment of the invention, a calling party originates a telephone call and associates that telephone call with audio-visual information that exists on the caller's personal computer or on an Internet server. The called party answers the call, and can tune an associated cable television to the appropriate channel in order to view the audio-visual information. In another embodiment, the caller is a hotel guest and the called party is a hotel concierge and vice versa. The concierge provides information to the hotel guest such that the hotel guest can tune in to a channel on their hotel television set and access the information.

US Patent:

7996878, Aug 9, 2011

Filed:

Aug 29, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/650355

Inventors:

Andrea Basso - Monmouth NJ, US
Eric Cosatto - Highlands NJ, US
Steven Lloyd Greenspan - Scotch Plains NJ, US
David M. Weimer - Aberdeen NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04N 7/10
H04N 7/16
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

725135, 725 23, 725 32, 725 34, 725 35, 725 36, 725 46, 715723

Abstract:

The invention provides a system and method that transforms a set of still/motion media (i. e. , a series of related or unrelated still frames, web-pages rendered as images, or video clips) or other multimedia, into a video stream that is suitable for delivery over a display medium, such as TV, cable TV, computer displays, wireless display devices, etc. The video data stream may be presented and displayed in real time or stored and later presented through a set-top box, for example. Because these media are transformed into coded video streams (e. g. MPEG-2, MPEG-4, etc. ), a user can watch them on a display screen without the need to connect to the Internet through a service provider. The user may request and interact with the desired media through a simple telephone interface, for example. Moreover, several wireless and cable-based services can be developed on the top of this system. In one possible embodiment, the system for generating a coded video sequence may include an input unit that receives the multimedia input and extracts image data, and derives the virtual camera scripts and coding hints from the image data, a video sequence generator that generates a video sequence based on the extracted image data and the derived virtual camera scripts and coding hints, and a video encoder that encodes the generated video sequence using the coding hints and outputs the coded video sequence to an output device.

US Patent:

20050165719, Jul 28, 2005

Filed:

Jan 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/764874

Inventors:

Steven Greenspan - Scotch Plains NJ, US
Evan Crandall - Basking Ridge NJ, US
Nancy Mintz - Summit NJ, US
David Weimer - Aberdeen NJ, US

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

707001000

Abstract:

An improved method for sharing multimedia information across a data communication network based on a concurrent connection among users communicating with one another on a first communication network such as a telephone network, the data communication network distinct from the first communication network. Attributes of the first communication network (e.g., phone call or conference call) are used to establish a means of transmitting information over the data communication network (e.g., a cable network) to the same users who are communicating with one another over the first communication link. When the first communication link is established, a session identifier is created and associated with the user accounts of two or more participants. The user account data are used to specify which users of a second communication link are granted permission to join the specified data communication session. When a user of the first communication network accesses the data communication network, the user is notified and can join the specified session.