Patents by Inventor Miles Pierce

Miles Pierce 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: 20100082712
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for location and time based media retrieval. A media file of an event recorded through a multimedia recording device is retrieved. The location of the multimedia recording device is determined. A temporal measurement associated with the event is also determined. The location and the temporal measurement are associated with the media file. The media file may be searchable via the location and the temporal measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: James Pratt, Marc Sullivan, Miles Pierce
  • Publication number: 20060230421
    Abstract: A method of using an entertainment system can allow a plurality of different options to be presented to a user of the entertainment system when an incoming phone call is detected. The user can choose an option, and the entertainment system can be configured to take appropriate action based on the option selected. Such a method allows the user of the entertainment system to make a real-time disposition of the incoming phone call, rather than relying solely on a predetermined set of configurations. In one embodiment, an apparatus and handset can be used in carrying out the method. In another embodiment, a handset for use with the entertainment system can be a remote control that includes telephone control features, or the handset can be used with VoIP connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, LP
    Inventors: Miles Pierce, Philip Kortum, Theodore Pasquale