Yule
Benjamin J. Yule, San Diego, CA US
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20130044912 | USE OF ASSOCIATION OF AN OBJECT DETECTED IN AN IMAGE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION TO DISPLAY TO A USER - Camera(s) capture a scene, including an object that is portable. An image of the scene is processed to segment therefrom a portion corresponding to the object, which is then identified from among a set of predetermined real world objects. An identifier of the object is used, with a set of associations between object identifiers and user identifiers, to obtain a user identifier that identifies a user at least partially from among a set of users. Specifically, the user identifier may identify a group of users that includes the user (“weak identification”) or alternatively the user identifier may identify the user uniquely (“strong identification”) in the set. The user identifier is used either alone or in combination with user input to obtain and store in memory, information to be output to the user. At least a portion of the obtained information is thereafter output, e.g. displayed by projection into the scene. | 02-21-2013 |
Douglas G. Yule, Santa Rosa, CA US
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20080250428 | Configuration of devices within an instrument - A controller for an instrument includes a control program, an object that interfaces between the control program and the device, and a discovery process. The control program is used by the controller to provide software control of a device within the instrument. The object contains control information about the device so that the control information does not need to be known by the control program. The control information is needed to control the device. The discovery process, upon discovery that the device is within the instrument, obtains the control information from data storage within the instrument and instantiates the object. | 10-09-2008 |
Ian Yule, Palmerston North NZ
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20100283603 | PASTURE MANAGEMENT - A plant matter sensor, the sensor includes a pair of parallel spaced apart sensor arms and a control console, a first of the arms having a plurality of emitter means spaced along its length, each emitter configured and arranged to, in use, emit a signal substantially perpendicularly to the arm to be received by a corresponding receiver on the second arm. The console contains controller means to, in use, control the rate, strength and regularity of the signal emitted by each of the said emitters, collectors to, in use, collect data from each receiver as to the existence or absence of receipt of a signal, a processor to process data received from the controllers and the collectors and determine the height of any plant matter traversed by the plant matter sensor and predetermined intervals, and storage to store the plant matter height data generated by the processor for subsequent download or analysis. | 11-11-2010 |
Lance Yule, Portland, ME US
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20090118024 | Amusement Ride System - An amusement ride system includes an amusement ride infrastructure defining a travel surface, with at least one vehicle having a vehicle body defining a vehicle undersurface disposed for travel generally along the travel surface. A plurality of valves are disposed to selectively deliver a pressurized flow of water through the travel surface, into a confined region defined between the vehicle undersurface and the travel surface, the pressurized flow of water into and through the confined region creating a cushion of water to separate the vehicle undersurface from the travel surface. The vehicle is configured to convey at least one passenger generally along the travel surface upon the cushion of water. | 05-07-2009 |
20100173717 | Amusement Ride System - An amusement ride vehicle for maneuvering over a travel surface having a cushion of water includes a vehicle body defining a vehicle undersurface disposed for travel generally along the travel surface and at least one drive assembly housed by the vehicle body. The at least one drive assembly comprises a driven wheel disposed for selective engagement with the travel surface to maneuver the vehicle generally along the travel surface. The at least one drive assembly operates between a neutral state having the driven wheel disengaged from the travel surface, a forward drive state having the driven wheel engaged with the travel surface and driven in a forward direction, and a reverse drive state having the driven wheel engaged with the travel surface and driven in a reverse direction. | 07-08-2010 |