Inventor

Thomas Patrick Dawson

Inventor

Escondido, CA, US

Overview

2003–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 73 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Nprimary

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television24%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general12%

G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them9%

G06FElectric digital data processing9%

G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information6%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication5%

G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein4%

H04WWireless communication networks4%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus3%

H04BTransmission3%

PatentTitleYear

10,795,252Multichromic filtering layer to enhance screen gain2020 10,798,331Multichromic reflective layer to enhance screen gain2020 10,771,696Physically based camera motion compensation2020 10,634,988Tile-based lenticular projection screen2020 10,620,365Overlay panel with light guides for a display device2020 10,613,428Wallpaper-based lenticular projection screen2020 10,574,953Transparent glass of polymer window pane as a projector screen2020 10,429,727Microfaceted projection screen2019 10,186,178Tunable lenticular screen to control luminosity and pixel-based contrast2019 10,101,632Dual layer eScreen to compensate for ambient lighting2018 10,084,997Adaptive optics for a video projector2018 9,792,847'Active video projection screen'2017 9,640,143'Active video projection screen coordinating grayscale values of screen with color pixels projected onto screen'2017 9,460,204'Apparatus and method for scene change detection-based trigger for audio fingerprinting analysis'2016 9,270,763'Method and apparatus for sharing electronic content'2016 8,966,528'System and method of providing an interactive menu through streaming video'2015 8,548,035'Powerline communicator (PLC) modem employing an analog magnetic transducer'2013 8,544,047'Automatically reconfigurable multimedia system with interchangeable personality adapters'2013 8,477,097'Method and system for controlling a display device'2013 8,417,948'Computer scripting engine to extract and execute steganographically hidden scripts in carrier scripts'2013 8,347,329'System and method of providing an interactive menu through streaming video'2013 8,346,946'System and method for registration of network-capable consumer electronic devices'2013 8,339,514'Modular flexible software architecture for TV'2012 8,228,924'AC PLC to DC PLC transceiver'2012 8,181,120'TV widget animation'2012 8,144,266'Module system for permitting storage device interface with TV'2012 8,104,066'User identification and prioritization using Bluetooth'2012 8,051,375'TV widget multiview content organization'2011 8,031,758'Powerline communication (PLC) modem employing an analog electromagnetic transducer'2011 7,996,869'Automatically reconfigurable multimedia system with interchangeable personality adapters'2011 7,952,467'System and method for informing user how to use universal remote control'2011 7,926,109'Secure channel reservation'2011 7,817,035'System and method for effectively determining a physical location of a remote control device'2010 7,797,713'GUI with dynamic thumbnail grid navigation for internet TV'2010 7,703,134'De-authentication of network component'2010 7,703,113'Copy protection arrangement'2010 7,663,642'Systems and methods for rendering a polygon in an image to be displayed'2010 7,542,805'Method and system for forming an acoustic signal from neural timing difference data'2009 7,538,778'Method and system for dynamically allocating a frame buffer for efficient anti-aliasing'2009 7,530,084'Method and apparatus for synchronizing dynamic graphics'2009 D0590837'Display device showing network status icon'2009 7,428,747'Secure channel reservation'2008 7,382,969'Method and system for preventing the unauthorized copying of video content'2008 7,356,691'Authentication of mobile wireless network component'2008 7,350,522'Scanning method for applying ultrasonic acoustic data to the human neural cortex'2008 7,348,968'Wireless force feedback input device'2008 7,319,469'Copy protection arrangement'2008 7,260,714'System and method for authenticating wireless component'2007 7,253,820'Method and system for dynamically allocating a frame buffer for efficient anti-aliasing'2007 7,199,706'PLC intercom/monitor'2007 7,154,554'Flat moldable HDTV display'2006 7,136,069'Method and system for texturing'2006 7,093,274'Apparatus and method for accommodating fast change of digital streaming sources and formats'2006 7,034,846'Method and system for dynamically allocating a frame buffer for efficient anti-aliasing'2006 7,030,856'Method and system for controlling a display device'2006 6,987,518'Graphics and video integration with alpha and video blending'2006 6,976,127'Memory system, computer system, processing unit and method'2005 6,947,048'Method for sharing a graphics display as a resource in an embedded system'2005 6,933,951'Method and system for dynamically allocating a frame buffer for efficient anti-aliasing'2005 6,894,696'Method and apparatus for providing refractive transparency in selected areas of video displays'2005 6,889,085'Method and system for forming an acoustic signal from neural timing difference data'2005 6,867,813'Flat moldable HDTV display'2005 6,836,563'Computer-readable medium and program for quantizing a data set, method and apparatus for quantizing a data set'2004 6,791,561'Method and apparatus for rendering video data'2004 6,771,274'Graphics and video integration with alpha and video blending'2004 6,750,869'Method and design for improved fragment processing'2004 6,729,337'Method and system for generating sensory data onto the human neural cortex'2004 6,618,500'Color conversion matrix based on minimal surface theory'2003 6,604,175'Data cache and method of storing data by assigning each independently cached area in the cache to store data associated with one item type'2003 6,584,357'Method and system for forming an acoustic signal from neural timing difference data'2003 6,567,099'Method and system for dynamically allocating a frame buffer for efficient anti-aliasing'2003 6,536,440'Method and system for generating sensory data onto the human neural cortex'2003 6,515,661'Anti-aliasing buffer'2003

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2003–2020Patents assigned to SONY CORP (59)· patent assignee history

2003–2013Patents assigned to SONY ELECTRONICS INC (55)· patent assignee history

2003–2020Based in Escondido, CA, US· patent location history

2009–2020Based in San Diego, CA, US· patent location history

2012–2013Patents assigned to DAWSON THOMAS PATRICK (5)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Patents assigned to DAWSON THOMAS (3)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Patents assigned to DAWSON THOMAS P (3)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SONY CORP	59	2003–2020
SONY ELECTRONICS INC	55	2003–2013
DAWSON THOMAS PATRICKself	5	2012–2013
DAWSON THOMASself	3	2012–2013
DAWSON THOMAS Pself	3	2012–2013

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Escondido, California, US	70	2003–2020
San Diego, California, US	3	2009–2020