Mark H Schaffer

US Patent:

8641306, Feb 4, 2014

Filed:

Aug 16, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/210457

Inventors:

Mark Schaffer - Rockaway NJ, US

Assignee:

Argotext - Rockaway NJ

International Classification:

B41J 5/28
G04B 47/00

US Classification:

400477, 368 10, 368281

Abstract:

The present invention discloses a data entry device to be worn on a person's wrist, similar to a wrist watch. Dimples are arrayed around the periphery of a digital display on the device. The dimples provide both a locating means for finger placement and a boundary for sensing the shift of a pressure point within, the shift in a preferred direction indicating a selection from a displayed menu to be made by lifting the finger from contact. A novel way of holding the device by its wrist band while fingering the dimples leads to a fluid method of keying functionalities for use as a phone and as an internet-enabled device.

US Patent:

62366823, May 22, 2001

Filed:

Mar 8, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/027783

Inventors:

Takaaki Ota - Englewood NJ
Mark Schaffer - Hackensack NJ

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Corporation of America - Park Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04N 712

US Classification:

37524016

Abstract:

Motion vectors from one video frame to another are detected by segmenting a present frame of video data into plural blocks and then comparing a block in the present frame to a corresponding block in a preceding frame to detect rotational and zoom movement of the present block relative to the preceding block, in addition to rectilinear movement.

US Patent:

61633453, Dec 19, 2000

Filed:

Jan 4, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/369674

Inventors:

Fujio Noguchi - Ridgewood NJ
Gail Karen White - Hackensack NJ
Richard Gioscia - Mahwah NJ
Peter Jordan - New Hope PA
Setsuko Watanabe Blaszkowski - San Diego CA
Kazuhiko Akaike - Tokyo, JP
Mark Schaffer - Hackensack NJ
Noriko Kotabe - Canton Cardiff, GB
Takashi Otani - Soka, JP
Tadashi Kajiwara - San Diego CA

Assignee:

Sony Corportion - Tokyo
Sony Electronics, Inc. - Park Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04N 5445

US Classification:

348564

Abstract:

An innovative but easy to use on-line guide is provided to provide the user of a multiple channel television broadcast system a wealth of programming information in a simple format that is easy to understand. The guide enables the user to easily select a particular program to watch. In particular, when the guide is presented to the user, the guide covers only a portion of the actual television screen or display. The remaining portion of the television screen continues to broadcast the audio and video of the currently selected program. As a user scans through the guide and moves the pointer from one station to another, the system responds by automatically tuning to the channel pointed to by the pointer and provides the audio and displays the video in the portion of the screen not covered by the guide. Thus, the user can easily get an idea of the broadcast on a particular station without exiting the guide and without expressly selecting a particular channel. Furthermore, a written description of the program currently broadcasted on a station that the cursor currently points to is also shown.

US Patent:

55963730, Jan 21, 1997

Filed:

Jan 4, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/369673

Inventors:

Gail K. White - Hackensack NJ
Fujio Noguchi - Ridgewood NJ
Kazuhiko Akaike - Tokyo, JP
Mark Schaffer - Hackensack NJ

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics, Inc. - Park Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04N 550

US Classification:

348569

Abstract:

An innovative but easy to use on-line program list is provided to provide the user of a multiple channel television broadcast system a wealth of programming information in a simple format that is easy to understand. The guide enables the user to easily select a particular program to watch or to watch in the future. Unlike prior art television guides, the present invention presents a program list that is oriented according to the program instead of the channel. In particular, the program list provides program information and the times the program is broadcasted the displayed timeframe. This is particularly useful for viewing in one simple and easy-to-read format the start times of a pay-per-view program, which may, for example, be broadcasted every 1/2 hour over a variety of channels.

US Patent:

20170052601, Feb 23, 2017

Filed:

Sep 19, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/269232

Inventors:

- Rockaway NJ, US
Mark Schaffer - Rockaway NJ, US

Assignee:

ARGOtext, Inc. - Rockaway NJ

International Classification:

G06F 3/023
G06F 3/0488
G06F 1/16

Abstract:

The present invention is a data entry device featuring a novel way of touch-typing on a small smart-device using two or more opposing touchpad surfaces positioned around a display, said surfaces comprising a housing. Bumps or other touch sensitive features are arrayed around the periphery of a digital display on the device. The bumps or other touch sensitive features provide both a locating means for finger placement and a zone for sensing the shift of a pressure point or sensing motion of the finger along the surface, the shift or motion in a preferred direction indicating a selection from a displayed menu to be made by lifting the finger from contact. A novel way of holding the device by its wrist band or handle or strap while fingering the bumps leads to a fluid method of keying functionalities for use as a phone and as an internet-enabled texting device.

US Patent:

20140104180, Apr 17, 2014

Filed:

Mar 8, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/790209

Inventors:

Mark Schaffer - Rockaway NJ, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/02

US Classification:

345169

Abstract:

The present invention is a data entry device featuring a novel way of touch-typing on a small smart-device using two or more opposing touchpad surfaces positioned around a display, said surfaces comprising a housing. Bumps or other touch sensitive features are arrayed around the periphery of a digital display on the device. The bumps or other touch sensitive features provide both a locating means for finger placement and a zone for sensing the shift of a pressure point or sensing motion of the finger along the surface, the shift or motion in a preferred direction indicating a selection from a displayed menu to be made by lifting the finger from contact. A novel way of holding the device by its wrist band or handle or strap while fingering the bumps leads to a fluid method of keying functionalities for use as a phone and as an internet-enabled texting device.