Patents by Inventor Michael D. Last

Michael D. Last 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: 20080194175
    Abstract: A media player device is disclosed. The media player device has at least one input device configured to receive input from a user of the media player device and to generate a signal indicative of the input; a communication interface configured to selectively connect the media player device to a device separate from the media player device; and a processor in communication with the at least one input device and the communication interface. The processor may be configured to establish a communication channel between the media player device and the separate device when the media player device is selectively connected to the separate device; to receive at least one selected media content item from the separate device through the communication channel; to present an announcement describing content of the at least one selected media content item; and to prompt a user of the media content device to select whether to execute the at least one selected media content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Michael D. Last, Alexander Davidov