Steven W Martin

US Patent:

53224418, Jun 21, 1994

Filed:

Aug 21, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/933605

Inventors:

Russell F. Lewis - Dallas TX
Steven F. Martin - Dallas TX
Dale A. Cone - Garland TX
Norman A. Josephson - Dallas TX

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G09B 500

US Classification:

434307

Abstract:

There is disclosed a system and method for providing a portable visual display device. The device, in one embodiment, can be worn over the head by a viewer in the manner of a helmet. The viewer then looks at a screen within the helmet and "sees" created images. The helmet is equipped with sensors which determine the geographical direction as well as the relative movement of the viewer. The images are stored in a processor as a series of objects, each having associated therewith physical characteristics, including both audio and visual.

US Patent:

54695112, Nov 21, 1995

Filed:

Oct 5, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/593702

Inventors:

Russell F. Lewis - Dallas TX
Steven F. Martin - Dallas TX
Dale A. Cone - Garland TX
Norman A. Josephson - Dallas TX

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H04R 2500

US Classification:

381173

Abstract:

There is disclosed an omnipresent sound system for use by a listener in an artificial reality system which operates to couple sound with the presented objects such that as the sound moves with respect to the user, the user will have the perception of the changing sound both in pitch and in volume. The sound system is comprised of a series of piezoelectric elements spaced apart around a user's head. The system is designed to program each element individually so as to create the illusion of omnipresent three-dimensional sound in conjunction with images presented to the listener, which images define an artificial environment.

US Patent:

55662412, Oct 15, 1996

Filed:

Jun 7, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/483781

Inventors:

Russell F. Lewis - Dallas TX
Steven F. Martin - Dallas TX
Dale A. Cone - Garland TX
Norman A. Josephson - Dallas TX

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H04R 2500

US Classification:

381113

Abstract:

This invention relates to sound systems and more particularly to such systems that present sound to a listener in a "full wrap-around" manner.

US Patent:

20230005602, Jan 5, 2023

Filed:

Jun 30, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/363781

Inventors:

- Nashville TN, US
Peter Gott - Frisco TX, US
Steven Martin - Kirkland WA, US

International Classification:

G16H 40/20
G06Q 40/08
G06F 16/2455
G06N 5/02

Abstract:

A method includes maintaining a cache of past responses from a payor to past patient eligibility confirmation requests for one or more payment plans generated by a health care service provider; receiving a present patient eligibility confirmation request from the health care service provider to determine whether a patient is eligible for a payment plan of the one or more payment plans offered by a payor; querying the cache based on demographic information associated with the patient to determine whether the cache has eligibility information for the payment plan for the patient stored therein; selecting a portion of the eligibility information for the payment plan based on health care service provider preferences or payor preferences when the cache has the eligibility information for the payment plan for the patient stored therein; an returning the portion of the eligibility information to the health care service provider.

US Patent:

20190281576, Sep 12, 2019

Filed:

May 24, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/422131

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Steven Martin - Plano TX, US

International Classification:

H04W 64/00

Abstract:

Determining a location for a non-access point device based on non-access point device emulation of an access point (AP) device is disclosed. A non-AP device can pass itself off as an actual AP device to piggyback of location reporting by user equipment (UE). Where a UE observes an emulated AP, e.g., a non-AP device masquerading as an AP device, the observance of the emulated AP can be reported, along with UE location information captured at the time of the observance, to a network database. The UE location information can be used to determine a location of the emulated AP. The location of the emulated AP can be retrieved from the database in response to a query identifying the emulated AP. This can enable the non-AP device to query its own location as observed by the UE. This can enable other devices to receive the location of the non-AP device.

US Patent:

20180139718, May 17, 2018

Filed:

Nov 16, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/353516

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Steven Martin - Plano TX, US

International Classification:

H04W 64/00
H04W 48/10

Abstract:

Determining a location for a non-access point device based on non-access point device emulation of an access point (AP) device is disclosed. A non-AP device can pass itself off as an actual AP device to piggyback of location reporting by user equipment (UE). Where a UE observes an emulated AP, e.g., a non-AP device masquerading as an AP device, the observance of the emulated AP can be reported, along with UE location information captured at the time of the observance, to a network database. The UE location information can be used to determine a location of the emulated AP. The location of the emulated AP can be retrieved from the database in response to a query identifying the emulated AP. This can enable the non-AP device to query its own location as observed by the UE. This can enable other devices to receive the location of the non-AP device.