Patents by Inventor Charles D. Rentmeesters

Charles D. Rentmeesters 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).

  • Customizable multimedia segment structures
    Patent number: 6191780
    Abstract: An electronic devices executes from memory an advertising multimedia segment structure that includes a command segment storing multimedia commands that in turn invoke multimedia effects and that is supported by a definition segment that invokes the command segment. The definition segment also includes argument definitions for the tokenized arguments in the command segment. The command segments are protected against alteration by encryption, while the definition segments are alterable to provide locally customized advertisements in accordance with the tokenized arguments in the command segments. A library of downloadable command segments provides predefined advertisements, displays, and the like for the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Arachnid, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Martin, Charles D. Rentmeesters