Patents by Inventor Christopher L. Stallings

Christopher L. Stallings 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).

  • Digital media device having media content transfer capability
    Patent number: 7978720
    Abstract: Systems and methods for media content transfer are described. One exemplary embodiment of a method for transferring content from a first digital video recorder (DVR) set-top to a second DVR set-top includes recording instances of media content to a first storage medium located internal to a housing of the first DVR set-top and receiving an indication that the instances of media content stored to the first storage medium are to be made available for playback using the second DVR set-top. One exemplary method further includes, in response to receiving the indication that the instances of media content stored to the first storage medium are to be made available for playback using the second DVR set-top, providing the instances of media content to the second DVR set-top over a communication interface of the second DVR set-top, the communication interface accessible from an external port of the second DVR set-top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventors: Samuel H. Russ, Christopher L. Stallings
  • Digital Media Device Having Media Content Transfer Capability
    Publication number: 20080002951
    Abstract: Systems and methods for media content transfer are described. One exemplary embodiment of a method for transferring content from a first digital video recorder (DVR) set-top to a second DVR set-top includes recording instances of media content to a first storage medium located internal to a housing of the first DVR set-top and receiving an indication that the instances of media content stored to the first storage medium are to be made available for playback using the second DVR set-top. One exemplary method further includes, in response to receiving the indication that the instances of media content stored to the first storage medium are to be made available for playback using the second DVR set-top, providing the instances of media content to the second DVR set-top over a communication interface of the second DVR set-top, the communication interface accessible from an external port of the second DVR set-top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.
    Inventors: Samuel H. Russ, Christopher L. Stallings