Patents by Inventor Earl Michael Watts

Earl Michael Watts 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).

  • Method and apparatus for automatically determining and dynamically updating user preferences in an entertainment system
    Patent number: 5945988
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically determining and dynamically updating user preferences in an entertainment system is provided. In a first embodiment, an apparatus comprises a storage medium to store user preference information corresponding to at least a subset of a plurality of entertainment system users and a processor agent. The processor agent, communicatively coupled to the storage medium, is operative to monitor user interaction with the entertainment system and to automatically detect which user of the plurality of entertainment system users is currently using the entertainment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher D. Williams, Jean M. Goldschmidt Iki, Anthony A. Shah-Nazaroff, Earl Michael Watts, David N. Hackson, Kenneth Alan Moore