Lawrence V Gust

US Patent:

7102617, Sep 5, 2006

Filed:

Dec 30, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/331432

Inventors:

Lawrence Alan Gust - Round Lake Park IL, US

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

G09G 5/08

US Classification:

345158, 345166, 345173

Abstract:

A display pointing device () includes a fingerprint sensing circuit () that optically senses, for example, a portion of a fingerprint or other skin texture, and a fingerprint movement detection circuit (), operatively coupled to the fingerprint sensing circuit (), that is operative to determine a direction of movement and a rate of movement of skin texture being sensed by the fingerprint sensing circuit () to produce pointing output data () for a display (). The pointing output data () may be, for example, data representing a visual indication of a position on a display screen, such as a position of a cursor or of highlighted text, or any other suitable position indication. A method for providing pointing information for display includes sensing a fingerprint, determining a direction of movement and a rate of movement of the fingerprint and producing a pointing output for display based on a determined direction of movement and rate of movement of the sensed fingerprint.

US Patent:

8049720, Nov 1, 2011

Filed:

Jul 11, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/456719

Inventors:

Lawrence Alan Gust - Round Lake Park IL, US

Assignee:

Motorola Mobility, Inc. - Libertyville IL

International Classification:

G06F 3/033

US Classification:

345158, 345156, 345173, 345166

Abstract:

A display pointing device () includes a fingerprint sensing circuit () that optically senses, for example, a portion of a fingerprint or other skin texture, and a fingerprint movement detection circuit (), operatively coupled to the fingerprint sensing circuit (), that is operative to determine a direction of movement and a rate of movement of skin texture being sensed by the fingerprint sensing circuit () to produce pointing output data () for a display (). The pointing output data () may be, for example, data representing a visual indication of a position on a display screen, such as a position of a cursor or of highlighted text, or any other suitable position indication. A method for providing pointing information for display includes sensing a fingerprint, determining a direction of movement and a rate of movement of the fingerprint and producing a pointing output for display based on a determined direction of movement and rate of movement of the sensed fingerprint.

US Patent:

60209313, Feb 1, 2000

Filed:

Apr 24, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/840014

Inventors:

Brett Bilbrey - Palatine IL
Lawrence A. Gust - Round Lake Park IL

International Classification:

H04N 974

US Classification:

348584

Abstract:

A video signal compositing system uses advanced communication techniques to make compositing with virtual studio, blue screen, multi-color compositing, dynamic blue screen, add insertion, synthetic transfiguration, or panoramic displays more economical. A data communication system comprises a number of shared communications channels for transmitting data streams in a bi-directional manner. Multiple interface subsystems are coupled to the communications channels. The interface subsystems have a time slot controller that allocates time slots between the communication channels. A router is used in conjunction with the interface subsystems to define the time slots in which data on the shared communications channels are valid. Processing elements connected via the interface subsystem allow reconfiguration, via the shared communications channels, of processing operations performed. Shared communications channels solve problems in video timing and routing of video signals, including but limited to video compositing and spatial positioning.