公开(公告)号：US5050164A

公开(公告)日：1991-09-17

申请号：US429845

申请日：1989-10-31

申请人： Hung-Hsiang J. Chao ,  Gennady Shtirmer ,  Lanny S. Smoot

发明人： Hung-Hsiang J. Chao ,  Gennady Shtirmer ,  Lanny S. Smoot

IPC分类号： H04J3/06 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04Q11/04

CPC分类号： H04L12/2852 ,  H04J3/0632 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04L2012/5614

摘要： A customer premises network for interfacing customer premises equipment with a broadband digital trunk and exchange network comprises a relatively large bandwidth optical broadcast bus for broadcasting downstream data to the customer premises equipment and a smaller bandwidth looped bus for transmitting upstream data from the customer premises equipment. The units of customer premises equipment are connected by the looped bus in a daisy chain.

摘要翻译： 用于将客户驻地设备与宽带数字中继线和交换网络连接的用户驻地网络包括用于向用户驻地设备广播下游数据的较大带宽光学广播总线和用于从客户驻地设备发送上行数据的较小带宽循环总线。 客户端设备的单元通过环形总线以菊花链连接。

公开(公告)号：US5079763A

公开(公告)日：1992-01-07

申请号：US662123

申请日：1991-02-28

申请人： Hung-Hsiang J. Chao ,  Gennady Shtirmer ,  Lanny S. Smoot

发明人： Hung-Hsiang J. Chao ,  Gennady Shtirmer ,  Lanny S. Smoot

IPC分类号： H04J3/06 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04Q11/04

CPC分类号： H04L12/2852 ,  H04J3/0632 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04L2012/5614

摘要： A method of controlling the access of a plurality of nodes to a bus which interconnects the nodes in a daisy chain. The method enables each node in the network to keep track of the transmission requests of all other nodes. Each node will compare it's needs against all requests and will only transmit onto the network after it has let pass sufficient resources to satisfy the downstream nodes.

摘要翻译： 控制多个节点对连接菊花链中的节点的总线的访问的方法。 该方法使得网络中的每个节点能够跟踪所有其他节点的传输请求。 每个节点将根据所有请求进行比较，只有在传递足够的资源以满足下游节点之后，才能将其传输到网络上。

公开(公告)号：US4819226A

公开(公告)日：1989-04-04

申请号：US118898

申请日：1987-11-10

申请人： Mark W. Beckner ,  Hung-Hsiang J. Chao ,  Thomas J. Robe ,  Lanny S. Smoot

发明人： Mark W. Beckner ,  Hung-Hsiang J. Chao ,  Thomas J. Robe ,  Lanny S. Smoot

IPC分类号： H04J3/16 ,  H04J3/24 ,  H04J3/02

CPC分类号： H04J3/1682 ,  H04J3/247

摘要： A framer circuit which may be implemented as a single chip is disclosed. The framer circuit performs a number of functions in a DTDM network including generating trains of empty DTDM frames, enabling the writing of data packets into specific DTDM frames and the examination of header data in specific DTDM frames to generate signals for the control of peripheral circuits. The framer circuit comprises an input serial/parallel converter, a frame detection circuit, an output parallel/serial converter and a control unit comprising one or more finite state machines for generating proper control signals such as read and write strobes for data insertion and extraction.

摘要翻译： 可以实现为单个芯片的成帧器电路被公开。 成帧器电路在DTDM网络中执行多个功能，包括生成空DTDM帧的列，使得能够将数据分组写入特定的DTDM帧中，并且检查特定DTDM帧中的报头数据以产生用于外围电路控制的信号。 成帧器电路包括输入串行/并行转换器，帧检测电路，输出并行/串行转换器和包括一个或多个有限状态机的控制单元，用于产生用于数据插入和提取的适当的控制信号，例如读和写选通。

公开(公告)号：US09182524B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-10

申请号：US13248322

申请日：2011-09-29

申请人： Quinn Smithwick ,  Lanny S. Smoot ,  Daniel Reetz

发明人： Quinn Smithwick ,  Lanny S. Smoot ,  Daniel Reetz

IPC分类号： G03B21/00 ,  G03B21/26 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G03B21/60 ,  G02B27/22 ,  G03B35/20 ,  A63J25/00 ,  A63G31/16

CPC分类号： G02B5/0257 ,  A63G31/16 ,  A63J25/00 ,  G02B27/2214 ,  G02B27/225 ,  G03B21/60 ,  G03B35/20

摘要： An autostereoscopic apparatus for providing a 3D image to a viewer at a range of vertical eye locations. The apparatus includes a projection screen with a light receiving surface that is horizontally retroreflective and vertically diffusive. The apparatus includes a projector assembly including at least two projectors arranged side-by-side such that projection lenses of the projectors are horizontally aligned in a row. The apparatus includes a controller selectively operating the projectors to project at least two differing point-of-view images. The projection screen may take a number of useful embodiments to implement the autostereoscopic apparatus. For example, the projection screen may include a bottom layer including a retroreflective film that is retroreflective at least in the horizontal direction such as a brightness enhancement film and a top layer formed of a transparent sheet of lenticular material arranged for vertical diffusing.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在垂直眼睛位置的范围内向观看者提供3D图像的自动立体设备。 该装置包括具有水平回射和垂直扩散的光接收表面的投影屏幕。 该装置包括投影仪组件，其包括并排布置的至少两个投影仪，使得投影仪的投影透镜成一排地水平对准。 该装置包括控制器，其选择性地操作投影仪以投影至少两个不同的视点图像。 投影屏幕可以采用许多有用的实施例来实现自动立体设备。 例如，投影屏幕可以包括底层，其包括至少在水平方向上回射的回射膜，例如亮度增强膜和由布置成垂直扩散的透镜片的透明片形成的顶层。

公开(公告)号：US08651916B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-18

申请号：US12689034

申请日：2010-01-18

申请人： Holger Irmler ,  Alfredo M. Ayala ,  Frank Mezzatesta ,  Gary W. Schnuckle ,  Lanny S. Smoot ,  Philip J. Jackson ,  Ronit Slyper

发明人： Holger Irmler ,  Alfredo M. Ayala ,  Frank Mezzatesta ,  Gary W. Schnuckle ,  Lanny S. Smoot ,  Philip J. Jackson ,  Ronit Slyper

IPC分类号： A63H3/38

CPC分类号： A63H3/40

摘要： Realistic electronically controlled eyes for a figure such as a doll, toy, animatronic being, robot, etc., are provided by displaying a sequence of images simulating eye movement on an electronic display screen mounted to a portion of the figure. A convex lens, which serves to simulate the figure's eye, is mounted substantially in contact with a surface of the display screen system from which the light defining the sequence of images is emitted. To an observer looking at the convex surface of the lens, the lens appears as an eye characterized by realistic eye movement.

摘要翻译： 通过在安装到图的一部分的电子显示屏上显示模拟眼睛运动的图像序列来提供用于诸如娃娃，玩具，动画机器人，机器人等人物的真实电子控制的眼睛。 用于模拟人物眼睛的凸透镜基本上与显示屏幕系统的表面接触，从该表面发射限定图像序列的光。 对于观察透镜凸面的观察者，透镜看起来是以眼睛的实际运动为特征的眼睛。

公开(公告)号：US20130083291A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-04

申请号：US13248322

申请日：2011-09-29

申请人： Quinn Smithwick ,  Lanny S. Smoot ,  Daniel Reetz

发明人： Quinn Smithwick ,  Lanny S. Smoot ,  Daniel Reetz

IPC分类号： G02B27/22 ,  G03B21/14 ,  G03B21/60

CPC分类号： G02B5/0257 ,  A63G31/16 ,  A63J25/00 ,  G02B27/2214 ,  G02B27/225 ,  G03B21/60 ,  G03B35/20

摘要： An autostereoscopic apparatus for providing a 3D image to a viewer at a range of vertical eye locations. The apparatus includes a projection screen with a light receiving surface that is horizontally retroreflective and vertically diffusive. The apparatus includes a projector assembly including at least two projectors arranged side-by-side such that projection lenses of the projectors are horizontally aligned in a row. The apparatus includes a controller selectively operating the projectors to project at least two differing point-of-view images. The projection screen may take a number of useful embodiments to implement the autostereoscopic apparatus. For example, the projection screen may include a bottom layer including a retroreflective film that is retroreflective at least in the horizontal direction such as a brightness enhancement film and a top layer formed of a transparent sheet of lenticular material arranged for vertical diffusing.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在垂直眼睛位置的范围内向观看者提供3D图像的自动立体设备。 该装置包括具有水平回射和垂直扩散的光接收表面的投影屏幕。 该装置包括投影仪组件，其包括并排布置的至少两个投影仪，使得投影仪的投影透镜成一排地水平对准。 该装置包括控制器，其选择性地操作投影仪以投影至少两个不同的视点图像。 投影屏幕可以采用许多有用的实施例来实现自动立体设备。 例如，投影屏幕可以包括底层，其包括至少在水平方向上回射的回射膜，例如亮度增强膜和由布置成垂直扩散的透镜片的透明片形成的顶层。

公开(公告)号：US20110177753A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-21

申请号：US12689034

申请日：2010-01-18

申请人： Holger Irmler ,  Alfredo M. Ayala ,  Frank Mezzatesta ,  Gary W. Schnuckle ,  Lanny S. Smoot ,  Philip J. Jackson ,  Ronit Slyper

发明人： Holger Irmler ,  Alfredo M. Ayala ,  Frank Mezzatesta ,  Gary W. Schnuckle ,  Lanny S. Smoot ,  Philip J. Jackson ,  Ronit Slyper

IPC分类号： A63H3/38

CPC分类号： A63H3/40

摘要： Realistic electronically controlled eyes for a figure such as a doll, toy, animatronic being, robot, etc., are provided by displaying a sequence of images simulating eye movement on an electronic display screen mounted to a portion of the figure. A convex lens, which serves to simulate the figure's eye, is mounted substantially in contact with a surface of the display screen system from which the light defining the sequence of images is emitted. To an observer looking at the convex surface of the lens, the lens appears as an eye characterized by realistic eye movement.

摘要翻译： 通过在安装到图的一部分的电子显示屏上显示模拟眼睛运动的图像序列来提供用于诸如娃娃，玩具，动画机器人，机器人等人物的真实电子控制的眼睛。 用于模拟人物眼睛的凸透镜基本上与显示屏幕系统的表面接触，从该表面发射限定图像序列的光。 对于观察透镜凸面的观察者，透镜看起来是以眼睛的实际运动为特征的眼睛。

公开(公告)号：US20090230945A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-17

申请号：US12371385

申请日：2009-02-13

申请人： Lanny S. Smoot

发明人： Lanny S. Smoot

IPC分类号： G01R19/00 ,  G06F3/038

CPC分类号： G01V3/088

摘要： A handheld device providing an internal view through an obscuring wall or other obscuring surfaces of hidden structural or facilities elements (such as wooden studs, electrical, plumbing, or HVAC), or the absence thereof. A continuous and homogeneous luminescent gas or other visual display material whose optical characteristics change as a result of the applied electric field is used both to simultaneously detect capacitance changes associated with hidden objects and to display those detected those objects. Different types of chambers are disclosed for the gas as well as means to prevent fringing effects. The gas is held just at its ionization level at which point it becomes optically visible. Circuitry is disclosed for controlling the energy source based on current draw or light output of the gas and feedback circuitry is disclosed to neutralize the effects of ambient light. Also disclosed is a device and method for the detection and mapping of electric fields.

摘要翻译： 手持设备通过隐蔽的结构或设施元件（例如木制螺柱，电气，管道或HVAC）的模糊的墙壁或其他模糊的表面提供内部视图，或者不存在。 作为施加的电场的结果，其光学特性变化的连续且均匀的发光气体或其他视觉显示材料既用于同时检测与隐藏物体相关联的电容变化并且显示检测到的那些物体。 公开了用于气体的不同类型的室以及防止边缘效应的装置。 气体保持在其电离水平，此时它变得光学可见。 公开了用于基于气体的电流汲取或光输出来控制能量源的电路，并且公开了反馈电路来中和环境光的影响。 还公开了用于检测和映射电场的装置和方法。

公开(公告)号：US4949397A

公开(公告)日：1990-08-14

申请号：US236188

申请日：1988-08-25

申请人： Lanny S. Smoot

发明人： Lanny S. Smoot

IPC分类号： H04B10/158 ,  H04N7/22

CPC分类号： H04N7/22 ,  H04B10/69

摘要： A low cost and extremely simple interface between a standard television receiver and an optical fiber carrying properly formatted intensity modulated optical signals is disclosed. Illustratively, the interface is a P-I-N diode or other photovoltaic element which is directly connected to the antenna terminals of a standard television set. In many applications, the resulting interface is self sufficient and no external power source is required.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种标准电视接收机和承载正确格式化的强度调制光信号的光纤之间的低成本和非常简单的接口。 说明性地，该接口是直接连接到标准电视机的天线端子的P-I-N二极管或其他光电元件。 在许多应用中，所产生的接口是自给自足的，不需要外部电源。

公开(公告)号：US4890893A

公开(公告)日：1990-01-02

申请号：US317920

申请日：1989-03-02

申请人： Lanny S. Smoot

发明人： Lanny S. Smoot

IPC分类号： G02B6/28 ,  H04J14/02

CPC分类号： G02B6/2861 ,  H04J14/02

摘要： A device for affecting an individual bit rate limitation for each of a plurality of wavelength channels propagating in an optical fiber is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the device comprises a directional coupler which is inserted into the optical fiber link. A recirculation path for a fraction of the power propagating in the fiber link extends between an output of the coupler and an input of the coupler. Illustratively, the recirculation path includes a wavelength division demultiplexer and an individual delay element for each wavelength channel. Optical switches may be utilized to block or permit passage of individual wavelength channels in the recirculation path.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于影响在光纤中传播的多个波长信道中的每一个的单个比特率限制的装置。 在特定实施例中，该装置包括插入到光纤链路中的定向耦合器。 在光纤链路中传播的功率的一部分的再循环路径在耦合器的输出端和耦合器的输入端之间延伸。 说明性地，再循环路径包括用于每个波长信道的波分解复用器和单独的延迟元件。 光开关可用于阻挡或允许在再循环路径中的各个波长通道的通过。