Inventor

Eric C. Anderson

Inventor

San Jose, CA, US

Overview

1992–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 203 as inventor

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

H04Nprimary

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television37%

G06FElectric digital data processing21%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication10%

H04WWireless communication networks5%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general4%

G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer3%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes2%

LOC142%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests2%

G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information2%

PatentTitleYear

11,120,038Systems and methods for creating a data layer based on content from data sources2021 11,025,542Routing packets in overlapping address spaces2021 10,971,020Aircraft system and method to provide linear map of traffic2021 D0872745Display screen or portion thereof with transitional graphical user interface2020 D0872103Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface2020 10,476,975Building a user profile data repository2019 10,467,021High density multi node computer with improved efficiency, thermal control, and compute performance2019 10,462,349Method and system for hosting entity-specific photo-sharing web sites for entity-specific digital cameras2019 10,351,744Ergonomic adhesive noodle applicator2019 9,906,703'Method and system for hosting entity-specific photo-sharing websites for entity-specific digital cameras'2018 D0810760'Display screen or portion thereof with transitional graphical user interface'2018 D0810101'Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface'2018 9,749,325'Device ownership security on a network'2017 9,736,196'Automatically configuring a web-enabled portable device to access the internet'2017 9,514,414'Systems and methods for identifying and categorizing electronic documents through machine learning'2016 9,363,408'Method and apparatus for automatically categorizing images in a digital camera'2016 9,319,873'Device ownership security on a network'2016 9,276,968'Automatically configuring a web-enabled portable device to access the internet'2016 9,264,876'Method and system for collecting contemporaneous information relating to an event'2016 9,148,627'System and method for interactive internet video conferencing'2015 9,118,740'Method and system for hosting entity-specific photo-sharing websites for entity-specific digital cameras'2015 9,008,055'Automatic remote services provided by a home relationship between a device and a server'2015 8,972,867'Method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device'2015 8,970,761'Method and apparatus for correcting aspect ratio in a camera graphical user interface'2015 8,972,576'Establishing a home relationship between a wireless device and a server in a wireless network'2015 8,875,658'Projectile pet food'2014 8,868,778'Transmission bandwidth and memory requirements reduction in a portable image capture device'2014 8,836,819'Method and apparatus for automatically categorizing images in a digital camera'2014 8,645,325'Method and system for hosting entity-specific photo-sharing websites for entity-specific digital cameras'2014 8,619,947'Method and system for collecting contemporaneous information relating to an event'2013 RE044684'Methods, systems, and computer readable medium for providing video content over a network'2013 8,572,663'Automatically configuring a web-enabled portable device to access the internet'2013 8,531,555'Method and apparatus for automatically categorizing images in a digital camera'2013 8,453,063'Display manager that dynamically adjusts for dependencies in a video display system'2013 8,350,928'Method and apparatus for automatically categorizing images in a digital camera'2013 8,312,514'Device ownership transfer from a network'2012 8,224,776'Method and system for hosting entity-specific photo-sharing websites for entity-specific digital cameras'2012 8,178,699'Modulators of CCR9 receptor and methods of use thereof'2012 8,127,232'Method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device'2012 8,102,457'Method and apparatus for correcting aspect ratio in a camera graphical user interface'2012 8,073,965'Transmission bandwidth and memory requirements reduction in a portable image capture device'2011 RE042779'Apparatus and method for handling digital image data'2011 8,009,194'Automatically configuring a web-enabled digital camera to access the internet'2011 RE042639'Apparatus and method for rotating the display orientation of a captured image'2011 7,991,124'Method and system for collecting contemporaneous information relating to a critical event'2011 7,832,000'Device ownership transfer from a network'2010 7,821,544'Method and apparatus for providing live view and instant review in an image capture device'2010 7,805,727'Execution control for processor tasks'2010 7,737,424'X-ray window with grid structure'2010 7,739,153'Methods, systems, and computer readable medium for providing video content over a network'2010 7,730,542'Protecting software from unauthorized use by converting source code modules to byte codes'2010 7,707,239'Using local networks for location information and image tagging'2010 RE041088'Apparatus and method for rotating the display orientation of a captured image'2010 7,646,854'Method and system for collecting contemporaneous information relating to a critical event'2010 RE041014'System and method for preventing damage to media files within a digital camera device'2009 7,602,424'Method and apparatus for automatically categorizing images in a digital camera'2009 7,587,514'Transmission bandwidth and memory requirements reduction in a portable image capture device'2009 RE040865'System and method for using a scripting language to set digital camera device features'2009 7,567,276'Method and apparatus for managing categorized images in a digital camera'2009 7,548,949'Meta-application architecture for integrating photo-service websites for browser-enabled devices'2009 7,542,994'Graphical user interface for rapid image categorization'2009 7,530,098'Device ownership transfer from a network'2009 7,443,419'Automatically configuring a web-enabled digital camera to access the internet'2008 7,414,651'Efficient image categorization'2008 7,411,606'Efficient image categorization'2008 7,398,871'Outsert placer'2008 7,392,284'Meta-application architecture for integrating photo-service websites for browser-enabled devices'2008 7,379,097'Method and apparatus for providing live view and instant review in an image capture device'2008 7,380,116'System for real-time adaptation to changes in display configuration'2008 7,376,290'Method and system for providing a photo album to a user of a digital imaging device'2008 7,336,285'Method and system for maintaining fidelity of color correction information with displays'2008 7,337,403'Method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device'2008 7,320,989'Pyridine, pyrimidine, quinoline, quinazoline, and naphthalene urotensin-II receptor antagonists'2008 7,287,088'Transmission bandwidth and memory requirements reduction in a portable image capture device by eliminating duplicate image transmissions'2007 7,280,830'Automatic registration services provided through a home relationship established between a device and a local area network'2007 7,272,788'Client-server system for merging of metadata with images'2007 7,266,383'Group interaction modes for mobile devices'2007 7,259,783'Image processing system for high performance digital imaging devices'2007 7,242,927'Establishing special relationships between mobile devices'2007 7,222,357'Method and system for hosting a web site on a digital camera'2007 7,210,061'Data redundancy for writes using remote storage system cache memory'2007 7,197,531'Meta-application architecture for integrating photo-service websites for browser-enabled devices'2007 7,188,241'Protecting software from unauthorized use by applying machine-dependent modifications to code modules'2007 7,124,445'Protecting software from unauthorized use by converting source code modules to byte codes'2006 7,117,519'Method and system for selecting actions to be taken by a server when uploading images'2006 7,106,376'Method and system for improving image quality of portrait images using a focus zone shift'2006 7,107,516'Method and system for viewing images from an image capture device on a host computer'2006 RE039213'Apparatus and method for increasing a digital camera image capture rate by delaying image processing'2006 6,999,637'Method and system for providing a photo album to a user of a digital imaging device'2006 RE038911'Modular digital image processing via an image processing chain with modifiable parameter controls'2005 6,970,189'Method and system for automatically configuring a hand-held camera using wireless communication to improve image quality'2005 RE038896'Apparatus and method for rotating the display orientation of a captured image'2005 6,951,019'Execution control for processor tasks'2005 6,914,625'Method and apparatus for managing image categories in a digital camera to enhance performance of a high-capacity image storage media'2005 6,912,311'Creation and use of complex image templates'2005 6,862,038'Efficient image categorization'2005 6,854,116'Execution control for process task'2005 6,847,388'Method and system for accelerating a user interface of an image capture unit during play mode'2005 6,833,867'Method and system for expanding the hardware capabilities of a digital imaging device'2004 6,785,019'Method and system for a multi-tasking printer capable of printing and processing image data'2004 6,765,612'Method and system for naming images captured by a digital camera'2004 6,738,075'Method and apparatus for creating an interactive slide show in a digital imaging device'2004 6,700,612'Reviewing and navigating among images on an image capture unit using a thumbnail position memory bar'2004 6,683,649'Method and apparatus for creating a multimedia presentation from heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device'2004 6,680,749'Method and system for integrating an application user interface with a digital camera user interface'2004 6,657,667'Method and apparatus for capturing a multidimensional array of overlapping images for composite image generation'2003 6,636,259'Automatically configuring a web-enabled digital camera to access the internet'2003 6,608,650'Interactive assistant process for aiding a user in camera setup and operation'2003 6,587,119'Method and apparatus for defining a panning and zooming path across a still image during movie creation'2003 6,578,142'Method and apparatus for automatically installing and configuring software on a computer'2003 6,571,246'Automatic data collection and workflow management in a business process'2003 6,567,122'Method and system for hosting an internet web site on a digital camera'2003 6,563,535'Image processing system for high performance digital imaging devices'2003 6,538,698'Method and system for sorting images in an image capture unit to ease browsing access'2003 6,532,039'Method and system for digital image stamping'2003 D0470857'Display screen for a digital imaging device'2003 6,512,548'Method and apparatus for providing live view and instant review in an image capture device'2003 6,507,363'Method and system for automatically generating a plurality of folders for multiple devices and multiple sessions in a digital camera'2003 6,504,575'Method and system for displaying overlay bars in a digital imaging device'2003 6,498,623'System and method for generating variable-length timing signals in an electronic imaging device'2002 6,499,016'Automatically storing and presenting digital images using a speech-based command language'2002 6,493,028'Method and system for extending the available image file formats in an image capture device'2002 6,486,914'Method and system for controlling user interaction in a digital imaging device using dynamic overlay bars'2002 6,473,123'Method and system for organizing DMA transfers to support image rotation'2002 6,438,750'Determining loading time of an operating system'2002 6,400,471'Flexible architecture for image processing'2002 6,370,282'Method and system for advanced text editing in a portable digital electronic device using a button interface'2002 6,362,850'Interactive movie creation from one or more still images in a digital imaging device'2002 6,356,357'Method and system for a multi-tasking printer capable of printing and processing image data'2002 6,317,141'Method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device'2001 6,313,877'Method and system for automatically managing display formats for a peripheral display coupled to a digital imaging device'2001 6,304,891'Execution control for processor tasks'2001 6,278,447'Method and system for accelerating a user interface of an image capture unit during play mode'2001 6,275,260'Positioning stamps in images captured with an image capture unit'2001 6,263,453'System and method for preventing damage to media files within a digital camera device'2001 6,262,769'Method and system for auto rotating a graphical user interface for managing portrait and landscape images in an image capture unit'2001 6,249,316'Method and system for creating a temporary group of images on a digital camera'2001 6,233,016'System and method for managing utilization of a battery'2001 6,222,538'Directing image capture sequences in a digital imaging device using scripts'2001 6,215,523'Method and system for accelerating a user interface of an image capture unit during review mode'2001 6,212,632'Method and system for efficiently reducing the RAM footprint of software executing on an embedded computer system'2001 6,208,429'Method and system for band printing of rotated digital image data'2001 6,177,958'System and method for the automatic capture of salient still images'2001 6,177,956'System and method for correlating processing data and image data within a digital camera device'2001 6,177,957'System and method for dynamically updating features in an electronic imaging device'2001 6,169,575'Method and system for controlled time-based image group formation'2001 6,163,816'System and method for retrieving capability parameters in an electronic imaging device'2000 6,157,394'Flexible digital image processing via an image processing chain with modular image processors'2000 6,154,210'Method and system for implementing button interface compatibility in touch-screen equipped digital imaging device'2000 6,154,576'System and method for anti-aliasing of text overlays on electronic images'2000 6,141,044'Method and system for coherent image group maintenance in memory'2000 6,137,534'Method and apparatus for providing live view and instant review in an image capture device'2000 6,134,606'System/method for controlling parameters in hand-held digital camera with selectable parameter scripts, and with command for retrieving camera capabilities and associated permissible parameter values'2000 6,128,037'Method and system for adding sound to images in a digital camera'2000 6,128,745'Power management inactivity monitoring using software threads'2000 6,122,003'Method and apparatus for changing operating modes of an image capture device'2000 6,118,480'Method and apparatus for integrating a digital camera user interface across multiple operating modes'2000 6,097,431'Method and system for reviewing and navigating among images on an image capture unit'2000 6,052,692'Method and system for managing image related events without compromising image processing'2000 6,031,964'System and method for using a unified memory architecture to implement a digital camera device'2000 6,028,611'Modular digital image processing via an image processing chain'2000 6,020,920'Method and system for speculative decompression of compressed image data in an image capture unit'2000 D0418826'Image for a display screen of a digital camera'2000 6,011,585'Apparatus and method for rotating the display orientation of a captured image'2000 6,002,436'Method and system for auto wake-up for time lapse image capture in an image capture unit'1999 5,991,465'Modular digital image processing via an image processing chain with modifiable parameter controls'1999 5,986,701'Method and system of grouping related images captured with a digital image capture device'1999 5,973,734'Method and apparatus for correcting aspect ratio in a camera graphical user interface'1999 5,963,255'System and method for managing utilization of a battery'1999 5,949,160'System and method for double fault protection within a digital camera device'1999 5,943,093'Software driver digital camera system with image storage tags'1999 5,938,766'System for extending functionality of a digital ROM using RAM/ROM jump tables and patch manager for updating the tables'1999 5,935,259'System and method for preventing damage to media files within a digital camera device'1999 5,933,137'Method and system for acclerating a user interface of an image capture unit during play mode'1999 5,920,726'System and method for managing power conditions within a digital camera device'1999 5,917,488'System and method for displaying and manipulating image data sets'1999 5,903,309'Method and system for displaying images and associated multimedia types in the interface of a digital camera'1999 5,867,214'Apparatus and method for increasing a digital camera image capture rate by delaying image processing'1999 5,861,918'Method and system for managing a removable memory in a digital camera'1999 5,848,295'System for allocating common memory in cache such that data is maintained when exiting first programming structure and entering second programming structure'1998 5,815,733'System for handling interrupts in a computer system using asic reset input line coupled to set of status circuits for presetting values in the status circuits'1998 5,812,736'Method and system for creating a slide show with a sound track in real-time using a digital camera'1998 5,809,178'Elimination of visible quantizing artifacts in a digital image utilizing a critical noise/quantizing factor'1998 5,802,550'Processor having an adaptable mode of interfacing with a peripheral storage device'1998 5,790,878'System and method for recovering from a power failure within a digital camera device'1998 5,790,705'Compression techniques for substantially lossless digital image data storage'1998 5,784,629'System and method for conserving power within a backup battery device'1998 5,761,453'Method and system for increasing the throughput of serial data in a computer system'1998 5,745,175'Method and system for providing automatic focus control for a still digital camera'1998 5,689,534'Audio functional unit and system and method for configuring the same'1997 5,666,569'System and method for detecting and indicating proper focal distance in a fixed lens camera'1997 5,640,635'System and method for automatic engagement of a close-up lens in a fixed-focus camera'1997 5,628,013'Apparatus and method for allocating processing time in a frame-based computer system'1997 5,615,510'Seine'1997 5,581,748'Phase register for synchronization of multiple signal processors'1996 5,577,250'Programming model for a coprocessor on a computer system'1996 5,532,556'Multiplexed digital audio and control/status serial protocol'1996 5,496,106'System and method for generating a contrast overlay as a focus assist for an imaging device'1996 5,448,735'Task organization for execution using linked records referencing code modules'1995 5,448,706'Address generator for multi-channel circular-buffer style processing'1995 5,388,261'Apparatus and method for handling frame overruns in a digital signal processing system'1995 5,384,890'Method and apparatus for providing multiple clients simultaneous access to a sound data stream'1995 5,104,140'Obliquely grooved snow skis'1992

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995–2006Patents assigned to APPLE COMPUTER (38)· patent assignee history

1995–2014Based in San Jose, CA, US· patent location history

1997–2015Patents assigned to FLASHPOINT TECHNOLOGY INC (71)· patent assignee history

2000–2019Based in Sunnyvale, CA, US· patent location history

2005–2017Based in Gardnerville, NV, US· patent location history

2006–2011Patents assigned to FOTOMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC (14)· patent assignee history

2007–2016Patents assigned to SCENERA TECHNOLOGIES LLC (15)· patent assignee history

2011–2015Patents assigned to ANDERSON ERIC C (18)· patent assignee history

2015–2019Based in Sandpoint, ID, US· patent location history

2018–2021Based in Washington, DC, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
FLASHPOINT TECHNOLOGY INC	71	1997–2015
APPLE COMPUTER	38	1995–2006
ANDERSON ERIC Cself	18	2011–2015
SCENERA TECHNOLOGIES LLC	15	2007–2016
FOTOMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC	14	2006–2011

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
San Jose, California, US	141	1995–2014
Gardnerville, NV, US	32	2005–2017
Washington, DC, US	6	2018–2021
Sunnyvale, California, US	4	2000–2019
Sandpoint, ID, US	4	2015–2019