Patents by Inventor Kent H. Skinner

Kent H. Skinner 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).

  • Patent number: 7567799
    Abstract: The present invention provides diversions content delivered to a user on a mobile device. Daily diversion content is automatically delivered and stored on a mobile electronic device for access by a user. Using the device, users can quickly access the daily diversion information they are interested in without having to type in information to specifically download the content to the device. The daily diversion channel is directed at providing a quicker and less cumbersome way of accessing daily diversion information as compared to having to access a web site. Some example daily diversions include: word of the day; born on this day; and this day in history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joel K. Grossman, Kent H. Skinner, Albert W. Tan
  • Patent number: 7555257
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stocks channel and a news channel to a user on a mobile device. Stocks based content associated with a stocks channel and news content associated with the news channel is automatically delivered and stored on a mobile electronic device for access by a user. Using the device, users can quickly access the stock and news information without having to type in information, or specifically request the information to be downloaded to the device. The stock channel and the news channel provides a quicker and less cumbersome way of accessing stock and news information than having to access a web site, a television, a radio station, or a telephone service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joel K. Grossman, Kent H. Skinner, Albert W. Tan, Yingli Wang, Roger Colin Miller, Paul J. VanderSpek, Keith Curtis, Dane M. Howard, James W. Cooley
  • Patent number: 7383037
    Abstract: The present invention provides lottery content to a user on a mobile device. The lottery content is automatically delivered and stored on a mobile electronic device for access by a user. Using the device, users can quickly access the lottery information they are interested in without having to type in information to specifically download the content to the device. The lottery channel is directed at providing a quicker and less cumbersome way of accessing lottery information as compared to having to access a web site or some other service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joel K. Grossman, Kent H. Skinner, Albert W. Tan