Thomas John Donahue

US Patent:

50142224, May 7, 1991

Filed:

Jun 30, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/374520

Inventors:

Thomas J. Donahue - Hudson MA

Assignee:

Bull HN Information Systems Inc. - Billerica MA

International Classification:

G06K 1500

US Classification:

364521

Abstract:

In a distributed data processing system having a plurality of terminals or workstations, and providing the ability for users at terminals to access complex graphic images from a mainframe host and manipulate them at their terminals for inclusion into their own works, a method is provided for manipulating elements of an image too complex or detailed to be displayed in their entirety on a terminal. Demarkation may be performed at one portion of the image, and may be completed in another portion of the image in which the first portion is off screen.

US Patent:

45796092, Apr 1, 1986

Filed:

Jun 8, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/618592

Inventors:

L. Rafael Reif - Brookline MA
Thomas J. Donahue - Cambridge MA
Wayne R. Burger - Belmont MA

Assignee:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

H01L 21203
H01L 21302

US Classification:

148175

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for low temperature deposition of epitaxial films using low pressure chemical vapor deposition (CVD) with and without plasma enhancement. More specifically, the process enables CVD of epitaxial silicon at temperatures below 800. degree. C. by use of an in situ argon plasma sputter cleaning treatment of the silicon substrate prior to deposition.

US Patent:

20180229372, Aug 16, 2018

Filed:

Feb 7, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/890798

Inventors:

- Boston MA, US
Fardad FARIDI - Marlborough MA, US
Samuel Lee SPAULDING - Wilmington NC, US
Andrew Paul Burt STOUT - Cambridge MA, US
Thomas James DONAHUE - Arlington MA, US
Matthew R. BERLIN - Somerville MA, US
Jesse V. GRAY - Somerville MA, US

International Classification:

B25J 11/00
B25J 9/16

Abstract:

A socio-emotive-cognitive architecture for a social robot that includes at least two of an attention system that determines at least one of the subject on which and the direction to which the robot focuses at least one of its resources in real-time; an embodied speech system that facilitates intent-based variation of utterances combined with multi-segment body movement; a motivation system that adjusts at least one of the degree of interaction and a mode of interaction for engaging a human user; and an emotion system that partially determines how the attention system, the embodied speech system, and the motivation system perform for any given interaction with a human.

US Patent:

20180133900, May 17, 2018

Filed:

Nov 14, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/812223

Inventors:

- Boston MA, US
Fardad FARIDI - Marlborough MA, US
Thomas James DONAHUE - Arlington MA, US
Sridhar RAGHAVAN - Fremont CA, US
Adam SHONKOFF - Boston MA, US

International Classification:

B25J 11/00
B25J 19/02
G06F 17/27
G06F 17/21
G10L 13/04

Abstract:

A social robot provides more believable, spontaneous, and understandable expressive communication via embodied communication capabilities by which a robot can express one or more of: paralinguistic audio expressions, sound effects or audio/vocal filters, expressive synthetic speech or pre-recorded speech, body movements and expressive gestures, body postures, lighting effects, aromas, and on-screen content, such as graphics, animations, photos, videos. These are coordinated with produced speech to enhance the expressiveness of the communication and non-verbal communication apart from speech communication.