公开(公告)号：US10398259B1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US16205944

申请日：2018-11-30

申请人： John G. Posa

发明人： Michael Hetherington ,  John G. Posa

IPC分类号： A47J37/04

摘要： Cooking of marshmallows and other food items uses simultaneous, multi-axial rotation for uniform browning over heat and open flame. The apparatus includes an elongate, hollow tube having proximal and distal ends, and a rod having proximal and distal ends disposed within the elongate hollow tube. A device coupled to the proximal end of the rod rotates the rod about a first axis of rotation. A first gear is attached to the distal end of the elongate hollow tube, and a second gear, coupled to the distal end of the rod, meshes with the first gear, causing the second gear to rotate about a second axis of rotation that is different from the first axis of rotation. A food item holder is attached to the second gear, such that when the rod rotates about the first axis of rotation, the food item holder simultaneously rotates about the first and second axes.

公开(公告)号：US10063848B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US12197635

申请日：2008-08-25

申请人： John G. Posa ,  Barry H. Schwab

发明人： John G. Posa ,  Barry H. Schwab

IPC分类号： H04N21/442 ,  G09G5/00 ,  H04N13/04 ,  H04N13/02 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N5/44

CPC分类号： H04N13/275 ,  G09G2340/10 ,  G09G2340/12 ,  G09G2340/125 ,  H04N13/279 ,  H04N13/366 ,  H04N13/368 ,  H04N13/373 ,  H04N21/42202 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N2005/4428 ,  H04N2213/006

摘要： The perception of a displayed image is altered for viewers moving relative to the position of the display system screen, thereby imparting a sense of three-dimensional immersion in the scene being displayed. A display generator generates a scene having foreground and background elements, and a display screen displaying the scene. A sensor detects the position of a viewer relative to the display screen, and a processor is operative to shift the relative position of the foreground and background elements in the displayed scene as a function of viewer position, such that the viewer's perspective of the scene changes as the viewer moves relative to the display screen. The foreground and background elements may be presented in the form of multiple superimposed graphics planes, and/or a camera may be used to record the scene through panning at sequential angles. The system may be used to implement virtual windows, virtual mirrors and other effects without requiring viewers or users to modify behavior or wear glasses, beacons, etc.

公开(公告)号：US09661232B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US13209025

申请日：2011-08-12

申请人： John G. Posa ,  Benjamin E. Posa

发明人： John G. Posa ,  Benjamin E. Posa

IPC分类号： H04N5/232

CPC分类号： H04N5/23296 ,  H04N5/23216

摘要： Methods and apparatus enable an image-viewing system to automatically zoom in and out as target subset matter is tracked. A hand-held body with a lens gathers an image including target subject matter. An image sensor having a resolution in pixels receives the image, and a viewfinder displays at least a portion of the image received by the image sensor. By virtue of the invention, apparatus for automatically zooming out the image displayed in the viewfinder if relative movement is detected between the target subject matter and the body and, and automatically zooming in the image displayed in the viewfinder if the relative movement of the target subject matter slows down or becomes stationary. A power zoom lens may effectuate the automatic zooming, or the zooming may be accomplished digitally without moving parts. The body may form part of a camera, video recorder, binoculars or telescope.

公开(公告)号：US09424848B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-23

申请号：US13647075

申请日：2012-10-08

申请人： Barry H. Schwab ,  John G. Posa

发明人： Barry H. Schwab ,  John G. Posa

IPC分类号： G10L19/00 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q20/02 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/40

CPC分类号： G10L19/0018 ,  G06Q20/02 ,  G06Q20/023 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q30/00

摘要： A secure transaction method involves establishing an electronically accessible verification site authorized by the holder of a credit or debit card, and accessing the verification site by a merchant to determine whether a request for goods or services is authorized. The request for goods or services is based upon the use of the credit or debit card, but the card is not physically presented. The verification site is an electronic mail account which may be established by the merchant, card holder or other authorized person or entity. An authorization message is preferably sent from the site to the merchant in response to the step of accessing the verification site by the merchant. The verification site may also be wirelessly accessible, enabling an authorization message to be delivered through a cellular telephone, personal digital assistant, or other mobile device.

摘要翻译： 安全交易方法涉及建立由信用卡或借记卡持有人授权的电子可访问的验证站点，以及由商家访问验证站点，以确定对商品或服务的请求是否被授权。 货物或服务的要求是基于信用卡或借记卡的使用，但是卡片没有实际显示。 验证网站是可由商家，持卡人或其他授权人员或实体建立的电子邮件帐户。 响应于商家访问验证站点的步骤，优选地从站点向商家发送授权消息。 验证站点也可以是无线可访问的，从而能够通过蜂窝电话，个人数字助理或其他移动设备传递授权消息。

公开(公告)号：US09350924B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-24

申请号：US14467687

申请日：2014-08-25

申请人： John G. Posa

发明人： John G. Posa

IPC分类号： H04N5/272 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N1/21 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M1/02

CPC分类号： H04M1/725 ,  H04M1/0264 ,  H04M1/72522 ,  H04M2250/22 ,  H04M2250/52 ,  H04N1/00307 ,  H04N1/2112 ,  H04N1/2125 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  H04N5/23216 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N5/2621 ,  H04N5/272

摘要： Digital imagery is composed or composited within a smartphone or other portable electronic device to merge foreground and background subject matter acquired simultaneously with different cameras or acquired at different times with the same camera. A processor stores the digital imagery along with information derived or used by an operation to differentiate the foreground subject matter from the background scene, which may be a digital matting operation, and/or may involve finding an edge or an outline of the foreground subject matter. The foreground subject matter and the background scene may be stored as different graphical layers in the memory. A user control such as a touchscreen may enable a user to select and resize or reposition the foreground subject matter on a background scene of a separately acquired image. The digital imagery may constitute a still image or a sequence of images representative of motion video.

摘要翻译： 数字图像在智能手机或其他便携式电子设备中组合或合成，以合并与不同摄像机同时获取的前景和背景主题，或者在同一摄像机上在不同时间获取。 处理器存储数字图像以及由操作导出或使用的信息以区分来自背景场景的前景主题，其可以是数字消隐操作，和/或可以涉及找到前景主题的边缘或轮廓 。 前景主题和背景场景可以作为不同的图形层存储在存储器中。 诸如触摸屏的用户控制可以使得用户能够在单独获取的图像的背景场景上选择和调整大小或重新定位前景主题。 数字图像可以构成表示运动视频的静止图像或一系列图像。

公开(公告)号：US20140253038A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-11

申请号：US13792883

申请日：2013-03-11

申请人： John G. Posa

发明人： John G. Posa

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/02 ,  H02J5/00 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  H02J7/025

摘要： Battery recharging apparatus for smart phones and other mobile devices eliminates the need to carry a separate charger and/or cord. A cradle receiving the portable electronic device includes a plug with at least two prongs configured to plug into a wall outlet supplying AC line voltage. A power supply in the case converts the AC line voltage into a low DC voltage, and a connector, configured to mate with the power input connector, provides the low DC voltage to the portable electronic device. The plug may include pivoting prongs that fold into the case during periods of non-use. Alternatively, a plug may be provided with a retractable cord enabling a user to extend the cord and plug for charging purposes and retract the cord and plug into the case during periods of non-use. The case may further include an auxiliary rechargeable battery.

摘要翻译： 用于智能电话和其他移动设备的电池充电装置不需要携带单独的充电器和/或电线。 接收便携式电子设备的支架包括具有至少两个插脚的插头，其配置成插入提供AC线电压的壁插座。 在这种情况下的电源将AC线电压转换成低DC电压，并且被配置为与电力输入连接器配合的连接器向便携式电子设备提供低DC电压。 插头可以包括在不使用期间折叠到壳体中的枢转插脚。 或者，插头可以设置有可伸缩的绳索，使得用户能够延长绳索和插头用于充电目的，并且在不使用期间将绳索和插头缩回到壳体中。 该情况还可以包括辅助充电电池。

公开(公告)号：US20130332160A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-12

申请号：US13830264

申请日：2013-03-14

申请人： John G. Posa

发明人： John G. Posa

IPC分类号： G10L13/04 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G10L15/26

CPC分类号： G10L13/043 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/013 ,  G06F2203/011 ,  G06K9/00845 ,  G10L13/04 ,  G10L15/063 ,  G10L15/26 ,  G10L2015/0638 ,  H04M1/72519 ,  H04M1/72552 ,  H04M1/72577 ,  H04M2250/10 ,  H04M2250/12 ,  H04N7/18

摘要： Smartphones and other portable electronic devices include self-training, lip-reading, and/or eye-tracking capabilities. In one disclosed method, an eye-tracking application is operative to use the video camera of the device to track the eye movements of the user while text is being entered or read on the display. If it is determined that the user is moving at a rate of speed associated with motor vehicle travel, as though GPS or other methods, a determination is made if the user is engaged in a text-messaging session, and if the user is looking away from the device during the text-messaging session assumptions may be made about texting while driving, including corrective actions.

摘要翻译： 智能手机和其他便携式电子设备包括自我训练，唇读和/或眼睛跟踪能力。 在一种所公开的方法中，眼睛跟踪应用可操作以使用设备的摄像机来跟踪用户正在进入或读取显示器时的眼睛运动。 如果确定用户以与机动车辆行驶相关联的速度移动，就像GPS或其他方法一样，如果用户参与文本消息传送会话，并且如果用户正在看 在文本消息会话期间，设备可以在驾驶时进行发短信，包括纠正措施。

公开(公告)号：US20120155649A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-21

申请号：US13329397

申请日：2011-12-19

申请人： John G. Posa

发明人： John G. Posa

IPC分类号： H04H20/48

CPC分类号： H04H20/48 ,  H04H20/61

摘要： A personal listening system uses the FM broadcast band for transmission and reception. The system includes a base unit and physically separate right- and left-ear listening units. The base unit includes an FM stereo transmitter. Each listening unit demodulates and amplifies the received signal, but the right-ear unit only amplifies the right channel and the left-ear unit only amplifies the left channel. The base unit may be a digital music player, book reader, video player, smart cellular telephone, or any other portable device. The base unit may include a display for displaying the selected FM frequency. The base unit may be a self-contained or integrated unit, or a device that couples to a digital music player, smart cellular telephone or other device to receive the audio signal therefrom. The right- and left-ear listening units may be any type of on-ear, in-ear or around-ear sound delivery devices including earbuds.

摘要翻译： 个人收听系统使用FM广播频带进行发送和接收。 该系统包括基本单元和物理上分离的左耳和左耳聆听单元。 基本单元包括FM立体声发射器。 每个监听单元解调和放大接收到的信号，但右耳单元仅放大右声道，左耳单元仅放大左声道。 基本单元可以是数字音乐播放器，书本阅读器，视频播放器，智能蜂窝电话或任何其它便携式设备。 基本单元可以包括用于显示所选择的FM频率的显示器。 基本单元可以是独立的或集成的单元，或者耦合到数字音乐播放器，智能蜂窝电话或其他设备以从其接收音频信号的设备。 右耳和左耳聆听单元可以是包括耳塞在内的任何类型的入耳式，入耳式或耳环式传声装置。

公开(公告)号：US20110138426A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-09

申请号：US13025838

申请日：2011-02-11

申请人： Barry H. Schwab ,  John G. Posa

发明人： Barry H. Schwab ,  John G. Posa

IPC分类号： H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4113 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： An apparatus integrates a plurality of television signal sources into a cohesive audio/video environment. Internal provisions include a standard broadcast-frequency tuner, cable tuner as well as other optional inputs such as for a direct-broadcast satellite, previously recorded video material, etc. In the preferred embodiment, means are provided whereby a main or primary program channel may be linked to additional channels providing supplementary information to enhance resolution, sound quality, or to facilitate special effects.

摘要翻译： 一种装置将多个电视信号源集成到一个内聚的音频/视频环境中。 内部规定包括标准广播频率调谐器，电缆调谐器以及诸如直接广播卫星，先前记录的视频材料等的其他可选输入。在优选实施例中，提供了一种主节目或主节目频道可以 与提供补充信息的附加渠道相关联，以提高分辨率，音质或促进特效。

公开(公告)号：US07317872B1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-08

申请号：US09431510

申请日：1999-11-01

申请人： John G. Posa ,  Barry H. Schwab

发明人： John G. Posa ,  Barry H. Schwab

IPC分类号： G03B13/36 ,  G01S15/00

CPC分类号： G02B7/40

摘要： Remotely operable electronic apparatus are applied to distance measurement and picture/sound recording wherein, for example, a remote unit may be equipped with a microphone and an active range finder coupled to an auto-focussing capability. In one embodiment a camera is adapted to transmit a signal to the remote unit which returns a signal enabling the camera to accurately calculate distance and adjust focus in accordance with time-of-flight. The transponder preferably forms part of a wireless microphone, with the signal transmitted by the camera being preferably acoustical in nature. The acoustical signal transmitted by the camera is preferably modulated onto a return RF signal, enabling at least a portion of the audio circuitry associated with voice modulation to be used for the purpose of modulating the ranging signal, thereby realizing a very efficient and economical approach to remote sound detection and active ranging finding.

摘要翻译： 远程操作的电子设备被应用于距离测量和图像/声音记录，其中例如远程单元可以配备有与自动聚焦能力耦合的麦克风和有源测距仪。 在一个实施例中，相机适于将信号发送到远程单元，该信号返回使得相机能准确地计算距离并根据飞行时间调整焦距的信号。 应答器优选地形成无线麦克风的一部分，其中由相机发送的信号本质上优选是声学的。 由相机发送的声信号优选地被调制到返回RF信号上，使得能够将与语音调制相关联的音频电路的至少一部分用于调制测距信号，从而实现非常有效和经济的方法 远程声音检测和主动测距。