Richard E Cobb

US Patent:

6452924, Sep 17, 2002

Filed:

Nov 15, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/440524

Inventors:

Michael E. Golden - Pleasanton CA
Richard E. Cobb - San Francisco CA
George R. Grenley - Pleasanton CA
William A. Rundquist - Fremont CA
Todd D. Chu - Los Altos CA
James H. Woodyatt - San Francisco CA
Jessica Dasha Jex - Oakland CA
Miguel J. DeAvila - San Francisco CA

Assignee:

Enron Warpspeed Services, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04L 1266

US Classification:

370352, 370254

Abstract:

The present invention provides broadband multimedia communication over the standard circuit-switched public switched telephone network infrastructure (PSTN) and other physical or virtual circuit-switched infrastructures while simultaneously and transparently interoperating with the public Internet packet-switched infrastructure to effectively merge the capabilities of the two types of infrastructures into a seamless capability that can bring the benefits of using both types of existing switching infrastructures to large groups of users under the control of the same common and simple interface tools such as web browsers. The invention enables users to establish both packet-switched connections for sending or receiving content for which low-latency and unpredictable response times are not a problem (i. e. text, small graphics, e-mail, small file transfers); and circuit-switched connections for sending or receiving content that benefits from streaming data at fixed data rates, without contention for bandwidth from other users during a communication session, (i. e. video, voice, complex graphics and animations, or large file transfers).

US Patent:

8588472, Nov 19, 2013

Filed:

Mar 10, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/530548

Inventors:

Gilbert A. Borman - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
George R. Grenley - Pleasanton CA, US
Richard E. Cobb - San Francisco CA, US
Mark C. Lahti - Beverly Hills MI, US

Assignee:

Trigonimagery LLC - Ferndale MI

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06K 9/46
G06K 9/62

US Classification:

382107, 382190, 382224

Abstract:

Motion of an object is characterized based on data indicative of a plurality of pixilated images of the object. An outline of the object may be extracted from the data for each pixilated image of the object. Changes over time in a shape and/or position of the outline may be used to determine a speed associated with the object.

US Patent:

20140072181, Mar 13, 2014

Filed:

Nov 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/080277

Inventors:

George R. Grenley - Pleasanton CA, US
Richard E. Cobb - San Francisco CA, US
Mark C. Lahti - Beverly Hills MI, US

Assignee:

Trigonimagery LLC - Ferndale MI

International Classification:

G06T 7/20

US Classification:

382107

Abstract:

Motion of an object is characterized based on data indicative of a plurality of pixilated images of the object. An outline of the object may be extracted from the data for each pixilated image of the object. Changes over time in a shape and/or position of the outline may be used to determine a speed associated with the object.

US Patent:

62721275, Aug 7, 2001

Filed:

Nov 10, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/966634

Inventors:

Michael E. Golden - Pleasanton CA
Richard E. Cobb - San Francisco CA
George R. Grenley - Pleasanton CA
William A. Rundquist - Fremont CA
Todd D. Chu - Los Altos CA
James H. Woodyatt - San Francisco CA
Jessica Dasha Jex - Oakland CA
Miguel J. DeAvila - San Francisco CA

Assignee:

Ehron WarpSpeed Services, Inc. - Pleasanton CA

International Classification:

H04L 1266

US Classification:

370352

Abstract:

The present invention provides broadband multimedia communication over the standard circuit-switched public switched telephone network infrastructure (PSTN) and other physical or virtual circuit-switched infrastructures while simultaneously and transparently interoperating with the public Internet packet-switched infrastructure to effectively merge the capabilities of the two types of infrastructures into a seamless capability that can bring the benefits of using both types of existing switching infrastructures to large groups of users under the control of the same common and simple interface tools such as web browsers. The invention enables users to establish both packet-switched connections for sending or receiving content for which low-latency and unpredictable response times are not a problem (i. e. text, small graphics, e-mail, small file transfers); and circuit-switched connections for sending or receiving content that benefits from streaming data at fixed data rates, without contention for bandwidth from other users during a communication session, (i. e. video, voice, complex graphics and animations, or large file transfers).