Gary Lauder

US Patent:

7796470, Sep 14, 2010

Filed:

Oct 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/973294

Inventors:

Gary Lauder - Atherton CA, US
Remigius Shatas - Huntsville AL, US
Robert L. Showen - Los Altos CA, US
James G. Beldock - Mountain View CA, US
Gary Holladay - Athens AL, US

Assignee:

Shotspotter, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G01S 3/80

US Classification:

367127

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for determining location of a weapon firing incident. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a system for determining the location of a weapon firing incident in proximate position to a region traversed by vehicles. The system includes a first set of sensors associated with a first sub-region of the region, for detecting the weapon firing incident and for generating an output, and a processing component that determines a location of the weapon firing incident based upon the output. Moreover, the system may also include a second set of sensors arranged to detect the weapon firing incident along the travel path traversed by the vehicles and for generating a second output. Other exemplary embodiments may include arrangements of the sensors in patterns is associated with sub-regions and/or travel path as well as weapon fire location processing features.

US Patent:

7855935, Dec 21, 2010

Filed:

Oct 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/973310

Inventors:

Gary Lauder - Atherton CA, US
Robert L. Showen - Los Altos CA, US
James Beldock - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Shotspotter, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G01S 3/80

US Classification:

367129, 367128, 367127, 367906

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for processing information associated with weapon fire. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method of processing information associated with weapon fire, including identifying a weapon fire incident, determining positional information regarding a source location of the weapon fire, and processing positional information regarding a device within a particular proximity of the source location of the weapon fire. Moreover, exemplary methods may include providing information for displaying the positional information of the source location of the weapon fire and the device together on a display. Other exemplary embodiments may include performing processing that provides one or more of source location of the weapon fire, device location information and/or other information related to the device for various uses.

US Patent:

8351297, Jan 8, 2013

Filed:

Apr 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/757029

Inventors:

Gary Mark Lauder - Atherton CA, US
Robert L. Showen - Los Altos CA, US
James G. Beldock - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Shotspotter, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G01S 3/80
G08B 1/08

US Classification:

367128, 367906

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for processing information associated with monitoring persons/devices and weapon fire location information. In one exemplary implementation, a weapon fire location system is used to characterize and locate impulsive events and these locations are correlated with the positions of monitoring persons or devices, such as monitoring anklets placed on offenders or other persons of interest. Further, various information can be plotted on map, display, or for other graphical output to assist in the process of handling a weapon fire event. For example, when a monitoring device, whose position can be provided by GPS or alternate methods is found nearby a gunshot location, then associated graphical information can be presented on the output of the weapon fire location system or an associated display used by those monitoring the offenders.

US Patent:

20040073953, Apr 15, 2004

Filed:

Jun 25, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/603586

Inventors:

Qi Xu - Santa Clara CA, US
W. Hoarty - Morgan Hill CA, US
Gary Lauder - Atherton CA, US

International Classification:

G06F003/00
H04N005/38
H04N007/16
H04N007/173
G06F013/00
H04N005/445
H04N005/40

US Classification:

725/146000, 725/047000, 725/116000, 725/117000, 348/723000, 348/724000

Abstract:

An apparatus for transmitting multimedia data to a set-top box for distribution to a headend of a cable television. The apparatus includes an input for a signal containing multimedia data. The apparatus has a module for compressing the multimedia data and also a packetizing module. The packetizing module adds a header. Since the headend is the only destination of the multimedia data, a destination address is unnecessary in the header, but the header does include an indicator as to source and an order identifier for each of the packets. The headend can then receive the packets, re-order the packets and decompress the multimedia data. The data may then be processed by a processor at the headend that is assigned at the beginning of an interactive session.

US Patent:

20050114906, May 26, 2005

Filed:

Oct 26, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/973994

Inventors:

W. Hoarty - Morgan Hill CA, US
Gary Lauder - Atherton CA, US

Assignee:

ICTV, Inc. - Los Gatos CA

International Classification:

H04N007/173
H04N007/18
G06F013/00
H04N005/445
G06F003/00
H04N007/16

US Classification:

725135000, 725080000, 725105000, 725006000

Abstract:

An interactive television system, for providing interactive television service. The interactive television system has an information source available at a remote location for supplying a plurality of information services and an information network in communication with the remote location for delivering the information services to subscriber televisions. The interactive television system includes a plurality of home interface controllers. One of the home interface controllers is associated with a subscriber television. The home interface controller includes a data transceiver that is in communication with the remote location, and a selection input for receiving signals from a subscriber selection device. The home interface controller also has an interactive mode. The interactive television system also includes a node that is disposed at the remote location and provides information signals for transmission via the information network, so that when a given one of the home interface controllers is in the interactive mode signals at the selection input of the given home interface controller resulting from subscriber input via a subscriber selection device generate control data. The node receives the control data over the information network from the data transceiver of the given home interface controller. The node transmits a selected information signal that is capable of full motion video on a television information signal on the information network to the subscriber television with which the given controller is associated so that the given information signal is made available to the subscriber television. The content of the information signal is modified in response to control data resulting from subscriber input via the subscriber selection device.

US Patent:

20060271985, Nov 30, 2006

Filed:

Feb 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/544131

Inventors:

Wesley Hoffman - Los Gatos CA, US
Gary Lauder - Atherton CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
H04N 7/18

US Classification:

725111000, 725080000, 725120000

Abstract:

A device and method for an interactive cable television system is described. A hardware peripheral device is associated with a modem in communication with a computer network. The peripheral device receives data from a user for communication via the computer network to a cable television network head end to control a television information signal delivered from the cable television network directly to a user television.

US Patent:

20070011717, Jan 11, 2007

Filed:

Sep 23, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/234872

Inventors:

Gary Lauder - Atherton CA, US
Mitchell Askenas - San Jose CA, US
Gregory Brown - Fremont CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/16
H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725135000, 725117000, 725116000, 725146000, 725147000

Abstract:

An interactive information platform and method for distribution of interactive information content is shared by a plurality of disparate distribution networks. The interactive information platform includes a plurality of assignable sessions processors that render and encode the information content into a format capable of being decoded by a digital decoder associated with a television on any of the disparate distribution networks. The interactive information platform also includes an operation manager that receives requests for interactive television content from one or more digital decoders in one of a plurality of disparate distribution networks such as a cable television network, a telephone network, or a wireless network. The operation manager establishes an interactive session with the requesting digital decoder and assigns one of the sessions processors to the interactive session.

US Patent:

53194551, Jun 7, 1994

Filed:

Dec 23, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/996007

Inventors:

W. Leo Hoarty - Santa Clara CA
Gary M. Lauder - New York NY

Assignee:

ICTV Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04N 710
H04N 714
H04H 102

US Classification:

348 7

Abstract:

An interactive multimedia system with distributed processing and storage of video picture information and associated data and sound in nodes disposed throughout a cable television distribution system. The nodes are coupled to the feeder cable of the cable distribution system. Each node in the system receives a substantially identical copy of the interactive video picture information and related data from a regional processing center. The users at home televisions associated with a particular node interact directly with the video picture information in that node, rather than with the information stored in the regional processing center or some other remote location, which enables the system to quickly display photographic quality images and complex graphics, as well as sound, at the users' televisions in response to commands received by the users. The nodes can also be used for decompressing compressed television programming and distributing the decompressed programming to home televisions connected to the system. The nodes can also be used to distribute customized commercials to television viewers.