Herbert J Kniess

6359610, Mar 19, 2002

Apr 28, 1998

09/067938

Prasanna M. Shah - Sunnyvale CA
Robert L. Taber - Santa Clara CA
Herbert J. Kniess - San Jose CA

Pragmatic Communications Systems, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

G09G 500

345156, 345158, 345161, 345168, 345169

A wireless interface system comprising a set of input ports for keyboard, pointing device, and joystick signals, a data encoding circuit, a transmission unit, a receiving unit, a data decoding circuit, a keyboard data multiplexer unit, a pointing device data multiplexer unit, a joystick signal multiplexer unit, and a set of output interfaces for connecting to the corresponding computer ports. This system allows for the user to have a keyboard, pointing device, and joystick remotely located from the computer, and each input device shares a single wireless communication link to send its data to the computer.

6636931, Oct 21, 2003

Jan 6, 1999

09/226869

Prasanna M. Shah - Sunnyvale CA
Robert L. Taber - Santa Clara CA
Herbert J. Kniess - San Jose CA

Pragmatic Communications Systems, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

G06F 1300

710317

A method and system for switching signals over conductors is disclosed. The method and system comprises a plurality of encoders for receiving signals from a plurality of sources. The system further comprises a crosspoint switching matrix means for receiving encoded signals from the plurality of encoders and for providing encoded signals to a plurality of receivers. The crosspoint switching matrix means in a preferred embodiment includes a control system which is controlled by multiple remote receivers.

8063996, Nov 22, 2011

Apr 26, 2007

11/740685

Jordan Du Val - Sunnyvale CA, US
Herbert Kniess - San Jose CA, US

H04N 5/44
H04N 7/18
H04N 5/50

348725, 725 81, 348731, 348734

A simple antenna is connected to the RF input port on a conventional digital TV to receive video content from a plurality of video content sources wirelessly. The video content sources, such as a DVD player and cable/satellite box, may generate baseband signals in a variety of formats. The baseband signals are connected to a remote converter for converting the baseband signals to a low power RF transmission having a standard format typically received at the digital TV's RF input. The RF transmission has a range generally limited to within a home or room. The small antenna connected to the RF input of the digital TV will typically be located behind the TV so as not to be seen. The low power RF transmission is on a carrier frequency that is legally authorized by the FCC in frequency and power level.

20040049791, Mar 11, 2004

Aug 18, 2003

10/642895

Prasanna Shah - Sunnyvale CA, US
Robert Taber - Santa Clara CA, US
Herbert Kniess - San Jose CA, US

H04N005/268
H04N007/18

725/082000, 348/706000

A method and system for switching signals over conductors is disclosed. The method and system comprises a plurality of encoders for receiving signals from a plurality of sources. The system further comprises a crosspoint switching matrix means for receiving encoded signals from the plurality of encoders and for providing decoded signals to a plurality of receivers. The crosspoint switching matrix means in a preferred embodiment includes a control system for controlling multiple remote receivers.

20120017248, Jan 19, 2012

Sep 1, 2011

13/224272

Jordan Du Val - Sunnyvale CA, US
Herbert Kniess - San Jose CA, US

H04N 7/18

725 81

A simple antenna is connected to the RF input port on a conventional digital TV to receive video content from a plurality of video content sources wirelessly. The wireless RF transmission by a local transmitter has a range generally limited to within a home or room. The low power RF transmission is on a carrier frequency that is legally authorized by the FCC in frequency and power level. To identify the open channels for the RF transmission, a tuner scans for weak channels, and the transmitter is tuned to transmit on the detected weak channels.

57905266, Aug 4, 1998

Oct 21, 1994

8/327123

Herbert J. Kniess - San Jose CA
Anthony S. Aguilar - Santa Cruz CA

Philips Electronics North America Corporation - New York NY

H04L 2520

370257

A bi-directional signal transmission system comprises a bi-directional signal path with a low-impedance section coupled to a high-impedance section through a signal coupling for transmission of a binary signal in both directions; and adapting means for adapting the signal coupling under control of the signal itself, dependent on the transmission direction. I. sup. 2 C-bus systems in particular benefit from the presence of the adapting means since communicating stations now can be located farther apart than was practical previously. In addition, the driving capability of the transmitting station is no longer a limiting factor.

20210255483, Aug 19, 2021

Apr 22, 2021

17/238129

- Saratoga CA, US
Brian Elliot Lemoff - Morgan Hill CA, US
Kuang-mon Ashley Tuan - Mountain View CA, US
Herbert John Kniess - San Jose CA, US
Ion Opris - San Jose CA, US
Michael West Wiemer - San Jose CA, US
Drew Daniel Perkins - Saratoga CA, US

G02C 7/04
G02B 27/01
G03B 21/14
H04B 5/00

An unobtrusive augmented reality (AR) system can be used to assist the wearer in every day interactions by projecting information from the contact lens display onto the retina of the wearer's eye. The unobtrusive augmented reality system includes a necklace and a contact lens display that are unobtrusive to the wearer and the wearer's surrounding environment. The necklace of the unobtrusive augmented reality system generates power and data for the contact lens displays. The necklace and contact lens display include conductive coils inductively coupled by a magnetic field. The inductive coupling allows data and power generated by the necklace to be transferred to the contact lens display. A projector in the contact lens display projects images generated from the data onto the retina of the wearers eye.

20200241323, Jul 30, 2020

Apr 8, 2020

16/843841

- Saratoga CA, US
Brian Elliot Lemoff - Morgan Hill CA, US
Kuang-mon Ashley Tuan - Mountain View CA, US
Herbert John Kniess - San Jose CA, US
Ion Opris - San Jose CA, US
Michael West Wiemer - San Jose CA, US
Drew Daniel Perkins - Saratoga CA, US

G02C 7/04
G02B 27/01
H04B 5/00
G03B 21/14

An unobtrusive augmented reality (AR) system can be used to assist the wearer in every day interactions by projecting information from the contact lens display onto the retina of the wearer's eye. The unobtrusive augmented reality system includes a necklace and a contact lens display that are unobtrusive to the wearer and the wearer's surrounding environment. The necklace of the unobtrusive augmented reality system generates power and data for the contact lens displays. The necklace and contact lens display include conductive coils inductively coupled by a magnetic field. The inductive coupling allows data and power generated by the necklace to be transferred to the contact lens display. A projector in the contact lens display projects images generated from the data onto the retina of the wearers eye.