Patents by Inventor Allan Lamkin
Allan Lamkin 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).
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Publication number: 20060159109Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses for use in managing content on at least a local network. Some embodiments provide a method for use in managing content that detects there is a change to content on a local network, determines whether the change is additional content on a first client device, determines whether the additional content can be identified, determines whether there is a predictive distribution scheme when the additional content is identified, distributes the additional content over the local network according the predictive distribution scheme when a predictive distribution scheme applies to the additional content, determines whether a new predictive distribution scheme can be defined when a predictive distribution scheme does not apply to the additional content, and saving the new predictive distribution scheme when a new predictive scheme can be defined.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2005Publication date: July 20, 2006Applicant: Sonic SolutionsInventors: Allan Lamkin, Gregory Gewickey, Todd Collart
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Publication number: 20060117344Abstract: A method of reproducing an interactive recording medium in a reproducing apparatus, comprising the steps of: checking attribute information for auxiliary contents data of AN data recorded on the interactive recording medium; and determining a presentation method for the auxiliary contents data based on the attribute information and presenting the auxiliary contents data accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2005Publication date: June 1, 2006Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
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Publication number: 20060041640Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2005Publication date: February 23, 2006Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
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Publication number: 20060041639Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2005Publication date: February 23, 2006Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
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Publication number: 20060004778Abstract: A method for providing enhanced content for play across multiple play platforms employs steps of delivering media content to a client device; delivering HTML content to a client device, the HTML content being accessible and usable by a plurality of client device platforms; activating a browser to access the HTML content, the browser being located on and compatible for use with the client device; activating firmware on the client device to access the media content; and incorporating the accessed HTML content with the accessed media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2005Publication date: January 5, 2006Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart
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Publication number: 20050278729Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
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Publication number: 20050278435Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
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Publication number: 20050265701Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
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Publication number: 20050251749Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
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Publication number: 20050251732Abstract: A method for providing enhanced content for play across multiple play platforms employs steps of delivering media content to a client device; delivering HTML content to a client device, the HTML content being accessible and usable by a plurality of client device platforms; activating a browser to access the HTML content, the browser being located on and compatible for use with the client device; activating firmware on the client device to access the media content; and incorporating the accessed HTML content with the accessed media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Evgeniy Getsin
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Publication number: 20050198574Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2005Publication date: September 8, 2005Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
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Publication number: 20050193322Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
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Publication number: 20050182828Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: August 18, 2005Applicant: Interactual Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Gregory Gewickey
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Publication number: 20050166232Abstract: A method comprising displaying audio/video (AV) content in a subset area of a display area; displaying graphical content in the display area while the AV content is displayed in the subset area; and dynamically resizing the AV display area. A method of providing accesses to content comprising receiving a request from a client device for content related to content stored on a portable storage medium; verifying access to the requested content should be granted; and sending the requested content to the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2004Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
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Patent number: 6400319Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed, utilizing a communications network (in this particular design, it is a GEM (Geo-Mobile) satellite system) to initialize a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver (such one integrated into a handheld user terminal, or phone used within the communication network) to enable the GPS receiver to quickly acquire GPS satellite signals and perform positioning calculations. By systematically feeding the GPS receiver key pieces of information (GPS satellite trajectories, time estimate, position estimate, and additional positional references), the time to first fix (TTFF) of the GPS receiver can be drastically reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2000Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Hughes Eelctronics CorporationInventors: Michael Castelloe, Allan Lamkin, Anthony Noerpel, Dave Roos
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Patent number: 6067045Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed, utilizing a communications network (in this particular design, it is a GEM (Geo-Mobile) satellite system) to initialize a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver (such one integrated into a handheld user terminal, or phone used within the communication network) to enable the GPS receiver to quickly acquire GPS satellite signals and perform positioning calculations. By systematically feeding the GPS receiver key pieces of information (GPS satellite trajectories, time estimate, position estimate, and additional positional references), the time to first fix (TTFF) of the GPS receiver can be drastically reduced.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 1999Date of Patent: May 23, 2000Assignee: Hughes Electronics CorporationInventors: Michael Castelloe, Allan Lamkin, Anthony Noerpel, Dave Roos
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Patent number: 5905756Abstract: A communication system that communicates between a base station and a mobile station over a wireless rf channel. The communication system uses a novel protocol for transmitting a data frame in which an 8-bit data byte is divided into two 4-bit data nibbles. Each data nibble is assigned a 4-bit sequence number to form a transmission byte. By determining the sequence number of any transmission byte or series of transmission bytes, the beginning and the end of a data frame can be determined. A CRC check indicates when a data frame has been received successfully. The protocol does not require the use of unique start-of-frame (SOF) and end of-frame (EOF) characters. Also, the system implements a majority vote algorithm that collects data from successively transmitted copies of a given data frame and performs a majority vote to determine a mostly likely received data pattern. The protocol allows the system to achieve an improvement analogous to a 1.5 to 2.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1996Date of Patent: May 18, 1999Assignee: Hughes Electronics CorporationInventors: Allan Lamkin, Graham Avis, Simha Erlich
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Patent number: 5533133Abstract: Noise is suppressed during pauses and silent periods in conversation, and voiced signals are freely passed in a mobile communications system thereby improving the quality of the transmitted speech. Noise suppression is implemented in such a way that a low level of noise is still allowed to pass to provide presence of the remote speaker; that is, the line is not made completely silent as this may falsely indicate that the connection has been interrupted. The noise suppression has an added feature of decreasing the background noise fractionally when voice is no longer detected. This provides perceptually improved quality of the communication.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1993Date of Patent: July 2, 1996Assignee: Hughes Aircraft CompanyInventors: Allan Lamkin, W. Robert Kepley, III, Prabhat K. Gupta, Adrian J. Morris
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Patent number: 5491771Abstract: A codec uses low cost digital signal processors (DSPs) to implement the codebook excited linear prediction (CELP) algorithm. The flexible architecture provides a platform for implementing a family of CELP codecs. In a specific example, an 8 Kbps CELP codec is partitioned into parallel tasks for real time implementation on dual DSPs with flexible intertask communication, prioritization and synchronization with asynchronous transmit and receive frame timings. The two DSPs are used in a master-slave pair. Each DSP has its own local memory. The DSPs communicate to each other through interrupts. Messages are passed through a dual port RAM. Each dual port RAM has separate sections for command-response and for data.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1993Date of Patent: February 13, 1996Assignee: Hughes Aircraft CompanyInventors: Prabhat K. Gupta, Allan Lamkin, Walter R. Kepley, III