Patents by Inventor Alexander Lightman

Alexander Lightman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20050021679
    Abstract: Techniques and approaches that facilitate acquisition, transmission or retrieval of data for wearable devices are disclosed. These wearable devices are electronic devices, such as mobile computing devices or wireless communication devices, and are often small in scale and very portable. Wearable devices are able to communicate with one another to exchange information. Wearable devices are also able to exchange information with a portal server. Personal portals can also be provided for users of the wearable devices so that they can easily access information gather by their wearable device and subsequently transmitted to their personal portal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Alexander Lightman, Alex Pentland, Thad Starner, Jackson Pair, Kenneth Russell, Brian Jordan, Russell Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20040157648
    Abstract: Techniques and approaches that enable wireless communication devices, namely, wearable devices, to assist users in new ways by interacting with other devices or surroundings to notify users of things that would be of interest to users. In one aspect of the invention, wearable devices display information for users in response to surrounding signals. The surrounding signals can come from a nearby wireless transceiver that may be included in another wearable device, a terminal device or an isolated device provided in a setting. In another aspect of the invention, wireless communication or computing devices (e.g., wearable devices) can interact and perform social filtering. The users of the devices can then be suitably notified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Charmed Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander Lightman
  • Patent number: 6757719
    Abstract: Techniques and approaches that facilitate acquisition, transmission or retrieval of data for wearable devices are disclosed. These wearable devices are electronic devices, such as mobile computing devices or wireless communication devices, and are often small in scale and very portable. Wearable devices are able to communicate with one another to exchange information. Wearable devices are also able to exchange information with a portal server. Personal portals can also be provided for users of the wearable devices so that they can easily access information gather by their wearable device and subsequently transmitted to their personal portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Charmed.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Lightman, Alex Paul Pentland, Thad Starner, Jackson Jarrell Pair, Kenneth Russell, Brian L. Jordan, Russell Eugene Hoffman
  • Patent number: 6711414
    Abstract: Techniques and approaches that enable wireless communication devices, namely, wearable devices, to assist users in new ways by interacting with other devices or surroundings to notify users of things that would be of interest to users. In one aspect of the invention, wearable devices display information for users in response to surrounding signals. The surrounding signals can come from a nearby wireless transceiver that may be included in another wearable device, a terminal device or an isolated device provided in a setting. In another aspect of the invention, wireless communication or computing devices (e.g., wearable devices) can interact and perform social filtering. The users of the devices can then be suitably notified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Charmed Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Lightman, Thad Starner
  • Patent number: D441388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Charmed Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander Lightman