Robert Edward Clark
Electrician at Antler Pt Rd, Chapel Hill, NC

2010012, May 20, 2010

Nov 17, 2008

12/272757

Chris Dwyer - Durham NC, US
Peter Lange - Durham NC, US
Robert Clark - Chapel Hill NC, US
John Board - Chapel Hill NC, US
Alex Edelsburg - Hallandale FL, US
Zachary Drillings - White Plains NY, US

Duke University - Durham NC

H04N 7/173, G06F 21/00, H04W 4/00

725 24, 726 3, 455466, 725119

Systems and methods for controlling a shared media resource are disclosed. One embodiment includes an edge device adapted to control the media resource based on content selection votes received from users in the shared space who transmit their votes to the edge device over a wide area communication network. In a particular example, a user can submit a vote via a mobile communication method such as text messaging. In another example, votes can be submitted by interacting with a web page or an email program. In another aspect, the edge device tallies the votes and, based on a configuration setting that defines a voting policy, the edge device controls a content selection of the media resource. In another example, the edge device can also receive input from one more local remote control devices that communicate directly with the edge device such as, for example, a standard infrared remote control unit. Depending on a configuration setting, communications from such units may be treated as votes or may override votes received to control the device directly. In another aspect a server coupled to the wide area network is adapted to receive and authenticate vote messages from users in the shared space and provide corresponding vote commands to the edge device. In a particular aspect, authenticating the vote messages includes use of a code that is displayed on the edge device such that a user in the shared space must include the code with the vote message in order for the user's vote to be accounted for in determining a content selection of the shared resource. In a more particular aspect, the code is periodically changed via code updating commands sent from the server to the edge device. In another aspect, an administrative user can interact with the server over the wide area network to set up the edge device and to set or change configuration settings of the edge device. In some alternatives, votes can be tallied and content selection determined on the server rather than the edge device and then the server can send content selection commands for to the edge device for controlling the shared media resource.

2004018, Sep 16, 2004

Mar 11, 2003

10/386355

Robert Clark - Chapel Hill NC, US
Suk-Min Moon - Durham NC, US

G05B013/02, G05B021/02

700/073000, 700/030000, 700/031000

Methods, apparatus and computer program products combine recursive least squares system identification operations and generalized predictive control operations to yield recursive generalized predictive control (RGPC) operations that can simultaneously achieve robust performance and robust stability characteristics. These RGPC operations can be applied in real-time without prior system (plant) information for control design because the operations for system identification are performed continuously. Moreover, the RGPC operations can be applied in the presence of changing operating environments because the control design is updated adaptively.

7598092, Oct 6, 2009

Jun 7, 2007

11/759468

Eric Toone - Durham NC, US
Piotr Marszalek - Chapel Hill NC, US
Robert L. Clark - Chapel Hill NC, US
Phil Snyder - Durham NC, US

G01N 33/543

436518, 4352871, 4352872, 436524, 436525

A cantilever array can be positioned adjacent a surface in the presence of a sample. The cantilever array includes a plurality of cantilevers having one member of a specific binding pair thereon. The surface includes the other member of a specific binding pair. Binding between the members of the binding pair on the cantilevers and the surface can be detected. The presence, absence and/or concentration of a member of the specific binding pair in the sample can be detected based on the detected binding between the specific binding pair member on the cantilevers and the specific binding pair member on the surface.

2008014, Jun 19, 2008

Nov 19, 2007

11/942185

Philip N. Benfey - Chapel Hill NC, US
Richard W. Twigg - Durham NC, US
Robert L. Clark - Chapel Hill NC, US
Scott Joseph Kennedy - Durham NC, US
Gregory Kealoha Fricke - Durham NC, US

A01G 9/02, A01G 7/00

47 327, 47 666

A plant growth array device includes an aerial growth chamber configured to receive aerial shoot portions of a plurality of plants and a root growth chamber configured to receive root portions of the plurality of plants. A dividing member is between the aerial growth chamber and the root chamber and has a plurality of apertures for receiving the plurality of plants therein. The plurality of apertures are configured so that the root portions grow substantially in a common orientation.

2013013, May 30, 2013

Nov 19, 2012

13/680546

Grassroots Biotechnology, Inc. - Chapel Hill NC, US
Richard W. Twigg - Durham NC, US
Robert L. Clark - Chapel Hill NC, US
Scott Joseph Kennedy - Durham NC, US
Gregory Kealoha Fricke - Durham NC, US

Grassroots Biotechnology, Inc. - Chapel Hill NC

A01G 31/02, A01G 9/02

47 59 S, 47 86, 47 60, 47 666

A plant growth array device includes an aerial growth chamber configured to receive aerial shoot portions of a plurality of plants and a root growth chamber configured to receive root portions of the plurality of plants. A dividing member is between the aerial growth chamber and the root chamber and has a plurality of apertures for receiving the plurality of plants therein. The plurality of apertures are configured so that the root portions grow substantially in a common orientation.