Patents by Inventor Kevin Edward HUNTER

Kevin Edward HUNTER 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: 9310217
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering content may include receiving a direction of travel for a wireless device and selecting a route of travel for the wireless device that proceeds in the given direction to maximize an amount of contact with one or more access terminals capable of providing data connectivity. In addition, the methods and apparatus may include providing content to the wireless device via the data connectivity provided by the one or more access terminals along the selected route of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Babak Forutanpour, David L. Bednar, Devender Akira Yamakawa, Kevin Edward Hunter
  • Publication number: 20140254466
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for broadcasting messages of different packet formats in interleaving fashions, wherein a transmitter may broadcast a first packet in a first format configured to be well-suited for a first software implementation of a receiver and broadcast a second packet in a second format that is associated with a second software implementation (e.g., firmware, application, etc.). The receiver may receive and process the first packet to detect information that indicates the presence of messages of the second packet type, adjust the receiver (i.e., change a behavior of the second software implementation) in response to detecting information, receive and process the second packet via the second software implementation, and perform an action based on the processed second packet. In some embodiments, the first and/or second messages may include portions of data that may be combined by the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Charles Stewart Wurster, Kevin Edward Hunter, Jeffrey Vaccaro, Vicente Mendez
  • Publication number: 20130332297
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering content may include receiving a direction of travel for a wireless device and selecting a route of travel for the wireless device that proceeds in the given direction to maximize an amount of contact with one or more access terminals capable of providing data connectivity. In addition, the methods and apparatus may include providing content to the wireless device via the data connectivity provided by the one or more access terminals along the selected route of travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Babak FORUTANPOUR, David L. BEDNAR, Devender Akira YAMAKAWA, Kevin Edward HUNTER
  • Patent number: 8433302
    Abstract: A wireless device receives a list of available themes and premium content from an activation server. The wireless device may select a theme for download and activation. The activation server verifies that the wireless device has access to the theme or premium content and then authorizes the wireless device to activate the theme or premium content. If the theme or premium content is not resident on the wireless device, the activation server may transmit the theme or premium content to the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kevin Edward Hunter, Brian Vogelsang, Sital Amin
  • Publication number: 20080300908
    Abstract: A wireless device receives a list of available themes and premium content from an activation server. The wireless device may select a theme for download and activation. The activation server verifies that the wireless device has access to the theme or premium content and then authorizes the wireless device to activate the theme or premium content. If the theme or premium content is not resident on the wireless device, the activation server may transmit the theme or premium content to the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kevin Edward HUNTER, Brian Vogelsang, Sital Amin