PACE GAILLARD WILLISSON
Pilots at Spruce Rd, Medway, MA

License number
Massachusetts A5107546
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
4 Spruce Rd, Medway, MA 02053

Professional information

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Method And Apparatus For Optical Odometry

US Patent:
2004022, Nov 11, 2004
Filed:
Feb 24, 2004
Appl. No.:
10/786245
Inventors:
Kenneth Sinclair - Newton MA, US
Pace Willisson - Medway MA, US
Jay Gainsboro - Framingham MA, US
Lee Weinstein - Arlington MA, US
International Classification:
G01C003/08, G01P005/00, G01B003/12, G01B005/02, G01B005/04, G01B007/02, G01B007/14, G01B011/02, G01B011/14, G01B013/02, G06F015/00, G01B021/02, G01C022/00
US Classification:
116/062100, 702/165000, 356/004030
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for optical odometry are disclosed which inexpensively facilitate diverse applications including indoor/outdoor vehicle tracking in secure areas, industrial and home robot navigation, automated steering and navigation of autonomous farm vehicles, shopping cart navigation and tracking, and automotive anti-lock braking systems. In a preferred low-cost embodiment, a telecentric lens is used with an optical computer mouse chip and a microprocessor. In a two-sensor embodiment, both rotation and translation are accurately measured.


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System And Method For Monitoring Social Network Conversations

US Patent:
2013021, Aug 15, 2013
Filed:
Feb 10, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/370916
Inventors:
Charles W. FISHER - Boston MA, US
Pace G. WILLISSON - Medway MA, US
International Classification:
G06F 15/16
US Classification:
709204
Abstract:
A method, computer program product, and computer system for providing, using a processor of a computer, at least a portion of text that includes a link for use by a website. A plurality of posts associated with an online social network is monitored using the processor of the computer to determine whether the link is present in at least one post of the plurality of posts. A first user of the online social network that has the link included in the at least one post is identified using the processor of the computer, where the at least one post of the first user identifies a second user of the online social network. Information associated with the first user is recorded in a data store using the processor of the computer in response to identifying that the first user has the link posted in the at least one post.