Patents by Inventor Christopher Carmichael

Christopher Carmichael 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: 20150003511
    Abstract: A compression system using supercompression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Carmichael, Connie Jordan, Kristian Sandberg
  • Publication number: 20140289678
    Abstract: The sprocket shaped menu accepts except selections of information from the menu, where selecting an item in the menu causes other parts of the look of the menu to change. In one embodiment, this can cause a break in the menu which shows a preview. In another embodiment, touching an item on the menu can cause an automatic update of the other items unless those other items have been automatically updated within a predetermined time before, such as within 15 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher Carmichael, Connie Jordan
  • Publication number: 20140250185
    Abstract: Multiple different social networks are aggregated and placed together on a timeline. The timeline is arranged such that at any given time the user can see what information from each of the social networks was provided. The timeline is arranged in a two-dimensional grid, with the horizontal grid showing time, and the vertical grid showing the type, where the type can be video, text, wall posts, and photos. The user can select which of their friends information to appear on the timeline and can also select which of multiple different social network type sites provide content to the timeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carmichael, Connie Jordan, Devon Jordan, Desoto Donovan
  • Patent number: 8677280
    Abstract: The sprocket shaped menu accepts selections of information from the menu, where selecting an item in the menu causes other parts of the look of the menu to change. In one embodiment, this can cause a break in the menu which shows a preview. In another embodiment, touching an item on the menu can cause an automatic update of the other items unless those other items have been automatically updated within a predetermined time before, such as within 15 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carmichael, Connie Jordan
  • Publication number: 20140074590
    Abstract: The invention is directed to systems and Methods for immersive advertising on a wide area network, such as the Internet or World Wide Web. Immersive advertisements are customized presentations developed and imbedded within the body of web content. They can take the form of non-static images imbedded within a configurable primary image model or they can be a non-configurable, highly stylized, and animated component imbedded within the content of a web page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: UBIQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Connie Jordan, Christopher Carmichael, Gregory Crotty
  • Publication number: 20130281158
    Abstract: Video clips are stored and converted on a website into different formats which are compatible with different cellular phones. The source for the video can be sources such as DVDs, other cellular phones, or broadcast television. The system can automatically store profiles from multiple different phones and automatically carry out a conversion based on information stored in the profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carmichael, Kenneth Steven Bailey
  • Patent number: 8533632
    Abstract: The invention is directed to systems and Methods for immersive advertising on a wide area network, such as the Internet or World Wide Web. Immersive advertisements are customized presentations developed and imbedded within the body of web content. They can take the form of non-static images imbedded within a configurable primary image model or they can be a non-configurable, highly stylized, and animated component imbedded within the content of a web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation
    Inventors: Connie Jordan, Christopher Carmichael, Gregory Crotty
  • Patent number: 8527906
    Abstract: The invention is directed to systems and Methods for immersive advertising on a wide area network, such as the Internet or World Wide Web. Immersive advertisements are customized presentations developed and imbedded within the body of web content. They can take the form of non-static images imbedded within a configurable primary image model or they can be a non-configurable, highly stylized, and animated component imbedded within the content of a web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation
    Inventors: Connie Jordan, Christopher Carmichael, Gregory Crotty
  • Patent number: 8467775
    Abstract: Video clips are stored and converted on a website into different formats which are compatible with different cellular phones. The source for the video can be sources such as DVDs, other cellular phones, or broadcast television. The system can automatically store profiles from multiple different phones and automatically carry out a conversion based on information stored in the profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Ubiquity Holdings
    Inventors: Kenneth Stephen Bailey, Christopher Carmichael
  • Patent number: 8401083
    Abstract: Compression using a graded wavelet, general and camera motion compensation, and spatial and entropy coding to create a compressed video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Ubiquity Holdings, Inc
    Inventors: Gregory T. Crotty, Christopher Carmichael
  • Publication number: 20130031160
    Abstract: A web 3.0 system combines social network information, advertising information, and multimedia information, all obtained from the same query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventor: Christopher Carmichael
  • Publication number: 20130023245
    Abstract: video cell phone messenger that provides caller ID streaming with sound and/or video, and provides a virtual greeting that users get when a call or text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventor: Christopher Carmichael
  • Patent number: 8265707
    Abstract: A cellular multiscreen system forms an image which can be a frame of a video or still image, divides that image into a number of parts, and sends each part to a different cellular telephone. The cellular telephones which receives the images collectively can display the images so that one can see the original image by looking at the multiple different cellular telephones. A game can also be played by determining which of the cellular phones receive which portion of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carmichael, Kenneth Bailey
  • Patent number: 8170239
    Abstract: A virtual recording studio is formed based on information from a number of different locations. One instrument may be located locally, and other instruments may be located remotely, for example accessible over the Internet. The remote instruments may be combined with outputs from other instruments, to create a virtual recording studio where parts of it are available over the Internet. An electronic music component may also be used. The remote and local capture information may also include cameras that capture video information or still image information and combines those parts together, either with each other, or with another part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Ubiquity Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S Bailey, Christopher Carmichael
  • Patent number: 8155947
    Abstract: A system of communicating over cellular telephones using symbols in place of language parts. The symbols are downloaded as part of the lookup table. A user can enter a message in text, and that message is converted into the symbols. The symbols can then be sent to a different interactive device, which can read those symbols, and convert them into text in a different language. The user sees the symbols and begins to learn meanings of the symbols. In addition, the symbols are language independent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth S Bailey, Christopher Carmichael
  • Publication number: 20120081601
    Abstract: Video data is sent over a number of different channels in the TCP/IP format, and then converted. By sending the data in this format, bandwidth problems to the multiple users can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: UBIQUITY HOLDINGS
    Inventor: Christopher Carmichael
  • Publication number: 20120079427
    Abstract: The sprocket shaped menu except selections of information from the menu, where selecting an item in the menu causes other parts of the look of the menu to change. In one embodiment, this can cause a break in the menu which shows a preview. In another embodiment, touching an item on the menu can cause an automatic update of the other items unless those other items have been automatically updated within a predetermined time before, such as within 15 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher Carmichael, Connie Jordan
  • Publication number: 20120054813
    Abstract: A movie book which binds together movies and books along with social networks associated with words of the book. The book is viewed on a display screen of a computer, with said viewing comprising both content interspersed with both pictures and video, and where at least plural words of the book, and at least plural of the pictures and video are linked to additional content, and where said additional content includes interactive media. One of those media links is a link to a social network site related to a content of the interactive book, and which is shown on a same display screen at the same time is showing said interactive book. The user can also change the different parts of the book in combination with the social media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: UBIQUITY HOLDINGS
    Inventor: Christopher Carmichael
  • Patent number: 8040216
    Abstract: A virtual security guard or receptionist automatically allows entry to an area by determining a user's identity and comparing that to an access list. If the user is authorized, then the user is allowed entry to the area. The receptionist can be implemented by either a sign, or by using a virtual receptionist to shows a picture selected from a media server that has many different pictures. Computer intelligence can be used to allow the receptionist to carry out almost any operation that is carried out by a real receptionist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: UBIQUITY Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Connie Jordan, Kenneth S. Bailey, Christopher Carmichael
  • Patent number: 8032113
    Abstract: Users are allowed to download information from a cellular network, but are charged for the download. A part of the charge for the download goes to the creator of the information and download. A device determines how many downloads each user-created item has received. Also, a list is provided which displays to other users which are the most commonly downloaded elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Ubiquity Holdings, Inc
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Bailey, Christopher Carmichael