Patents by Inventor Carlton Brownfield

Carlton Brownfield 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).

  • Home automation system and method
    Publication number: 20070192486
    Abstract: In one embodiment a method is disclosed for interacting with a controllable device in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system. The method receives at a control server, device state data for the controllable device from a first client device in the IPTV network; accesses user interface (UI) data from a database accessible to the control server; reflects the device state data in the UI data at the control server; and sends the UI data from an IPTV server to the first client device. In another embodiment a system is disclosed for interacting with a controllable device in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system. The system receives at a control server, device state data for the controllable device from a first client device in the IPTV network; accesses user interface (UI) data from a database at the control server; reflects the device state data in the UI at the control server; and sends the UI from an IPTV server to the first client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.
    Inventors: Brian Wilson, Carlton Brownfield, Mark Hubacher, Jason Savard, Mari Wul