Thomas F Cannon

US Patent:

D2534711, Nov 20, 1979

Filed:

Oct 11, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/841160

Inventors:

Eugene L. Bothun - Berthoud CO
Thomas G. Cannon - Fort Collins CO

Assignee:

Clarke-Gravely Corporation - Muskegon MI

International Classification:

D1505

US Classification:

D15 53

US Patent:

55529941, Sep 3, 1996

Filed:

Jul 12, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/090803

Inventors:

Thomas G. Cannon - Loveland CO
Daniel L. DeHart - Loveland CO

Assignee:

Onkor, Ltd. - Loveland CO

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

36446801

Abstract:

A system for viewing, ordering, and printing social expression cards includes a database preparation system, a number of card display/order systems, and a number of card printing systems. The database preparation system uses a scanner to input images from a plurality of cards, or a computer software program to create images for use in card designs. A card description database defines the layout of each card in terms of its component images and text, and their locations on the card. The database preparation system can also build a card parameter database to enable a user to select a desired category of cards. Each card display/order system accesses these databases and image files by computer network, modem, cable television, or by transfer of removable data storage media. The card display/order system allows the user to input parameters to pick the category of cards to be displayed. The user can order a selected card to be printed and input information to personalize the card.

US Patent:

42660971, May 5, 1981

Filed:

May 14, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/038408

Inventors:

Thomas B. Cannon - Thornton CO
James E. Dalley - Brighton CO
Andrew S. George - Ocean Township, Monmouth County NJ

Assignee:

Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H04M 1100

US Classification:

179 2A

Abstract:

The disclosed energy control system employs the serving electronic stored program PBX to regulate the operation of energy consuming devices located throughout a hotel/motel or office building in accordance with one or more modes of operation as offered by an algorithm stored in the PBX memory. This is accomplished by equipping each guest room or office with a control circuit to regulate the operation of the energy consuming devices located in that room. These control circuits are activated by the presence of an audio frequency tone on the telephone line associated with the room. To minimize the impact of this scheme on the traffic capacity of the PBX time division switching network, all activated control circuits are concurrently connected to a single time slot, which supplies the required audio frequency tone.

US Patent:

41172744, Sep 26, 1978

Filed:

Dec 26, 1973

Appl. No.:

5/428067

Inventors:

Thomas Burt Cannon - Thornton CO
Robert Forcier Metz - Boulder CO
James Louis Simon - Northglenn CO

Assignee:

Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H04M 168

US Classification:

179 99

Abstract:

A privacy circuit for use in a key telephone station set is disclosed. Using only a single relay, the privacy circuit operates to exclude the user from a busy central office line while allowing the user to gain access to an idle line. The privacy circuit is positive acting and cannot be circumvented by manipulating the keys and/or switchhook while at the same time allowing service to continue during a local power failure. Additional circuitry is provided to allow conference connections among key telephone sets equipped with privacy circuits.

US Patent:

57515905, May 12, 1998

Filed:

Jan 31, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/791197

Inventors:

Thomas G. Cannon - Loveland CO
Daniel L. DeHart - Greeley CO
Eric M. Krug - Loveland CO

Assignee:

Onkor, Ltd. - Loveland CO

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

36447903

Abstract:

A system for printing social expression cards includes both a database preparation system and a plurality of remote card printing systems. The database preparation system uses a scanner to input images from a plurality of cards, or a computer software program to create a plurality of images for use in card designs. A high resolution print image and a lower resolution display image are created from each of these images. A card description database defines the layout of each card in terms of its component images and their locations on the card. The database preparation system can also build a menu database defining a structure of menu screens to query the user to select a desired category of cards. A list of card names is linked to each category in the menu database. These databases and image files are then copied onto removable data storage media for distribution to each of the card printing systems.

US Patent:

60443650, Mar 28, 2000

Filed:

Sep 1, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/115937

Inventors:

Thomas G. Cannon - Loveland CO
Daniel L. DeHart - Loveland CO

Assignee:

Onkor, Ltd. - Loveland CO

International Classification:

G06F 1760

US Classification:

707 2

Abstract:

A system for indexing and retrieving graphic and sound data ("entity data") employs a thesaurus of descriptors and equivalent words (e. g. , synonyms, metonyms, foreign language equivalents, and misspellings). The system can be used, for example, to index and retrieve images, sounds, and related data for social expression cards, video segments, multimedia presentations, photographs, audio data, and the like. The thesaurus is built by allowing the user to specify a number of descriptors and equivalent words ("meaning referent sets") for each entity data, incorporating these descriptors and meaning referent sets into the thesaurus, and linking the entity data to the meaning referent sets in the thesaurus by using entity identifiers. Entity data can then be retrieved by prompting the user to specify a list of descriptors, locating the descriptors and any associated meaning referent sets in the thesaurus, and retrieving entity data linked to these meaning referent sets.

US Patent:

52471667, Sep 21, 1993

Filed:

Jun 22, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/902549

Inventors:

Thomas Cannon - Warwick RI
Daniel Smith - Cranston RI
Mark Bowen - N. Kingston RI

Assignee:

Gtech Corporation - West Greenwich RI

International Classification:

H01J 4014

US Classification:

2502081

Abstract:

A form reader especially for lottery forms with handwritten marks or bar codes includes a drum transport engaging the form, and a stepping motor advances the form circularly along a path around the drum, passing through a linear reading station elongated perpendicularly to the path. A light source illuminates the form at the read station and reflected light is incident on an elongated array of charge coupled device (CCD) light sensors via a focusing lens arrangement. An analog comparator coupled to a serial output of the CCD sensors digitizes encode and encodes each pixel in the elongated array repetitively during transport, sampling the reflectance of the form and defining an X-Y array of pixels. A digital processor coupled to an image memory analyzes the data for predetermined patterns such as handwritten marks, printed reference marks and/or printed bar code or OCR characters on the form. A throat sensor detects the form at an inlet to the reader for initiating operation of the stepping motor when the form is present.

US Patent:

56005636, Feb 4, 1997

Filed:

Sep 23, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/949715

Inventors:

Thomas G. Cannon - Loveland CO
Daniel L. DeHart - Greeley CO
Eric M. Krug - Loveland CO

Assignee:

Onkor Ltd. - Masonville CO

International Classification:

G06F 1900

US Classification:

36446824

Abstract:

A system for printing social expression cards includes both a database preparation system and a plurality of remote card printing systems. The database preparation system uses a scanner to input images from a plurality of cards, or a computer software program to create a plurality of images for use in card designs. A high resolution print image and a lower resolution display image are created from each of these images. A card description database defines the layout of each card in terms of its component images and their locations on the card. The database preparation system can also build a menu database defining a structure of menu screens to query the user to select a desired category of cards. A list of card names is linked to each category in the menu database. These databases and image files are then copied onto removable data storage media for distribution to each of the card printing systems.