Patents by Inventor Rudy D. Martin

Rudy D. Martin 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).

  • Email messaging program with built-in video and/or audio media recording and/or playback capabilities
    Patent number: 7937443
    Abstract: An email messaging program with built in video and/or audio media recording and/or playback capabilities is disclosed. A system includes first and second clients, each having an email messaging program installed thereon. The user of the first client composes a message and records media. In a streaming media embodiment, the first client's messaging program uploads the media to a streaming media server, and sends the message to the user of the second client. In a file attachment embodiment, the messaging program attaches the recorded media to the message, and sends the message to the user of the second client. The second client's messaging program retrieves the message. In the streaming media embodiment, when the user of the second client views the message, the messaging program downloads the media from the streaming media server, and plays back the media. In the file attachment embodiment, the messaging program plays back the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Talkway, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Curry, Rudy D. Martin, Douglas Z. Pan, Richard T. Simoni, Jr.
  • Integration of audio or video program with application program
    Patent number: 7707591
    Abstract: An application program and an audio or video program may run on an operating system. The audio or video program is integrated with the application program. A user of the application program interacts with the audio or video program as though the audio or video program were part of the application program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Talkway, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Curry, Rudy D. Martin, Douglas Z. Pan, Richard T. Simoni, Jr.
  • Email messaging program with built-in video and/or audio media recording and/or playback capabilities
    Publication number: 20030172116
    Abstract: An email messaging program with built in video and/or audio media recording and/or playback capabilities is disclosed. A system includes first and second clients, each having an email messaging program installed thereon. The user of the first client composes a message and records media. In a streaming media embodiment, the first client's messaging program uploads the media to a streaming media server, and sends the message to the user of the second client. In a file attachment embodiment, the messaging program attaches the recorded media to the message, and sends the message to the user of the second client. The second client's messaging program retrieves the message. In the streaming media embodiment, when the user of the second client views the message, the messaging program downloads the media from the streaming media server, and plays back the media. In the file attachment embodiment, the messaging program plays back the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Michael J. Curry, Rudy D. Martin, Douglas Z. Pan, Richard T. Simoni
  • Integration of audio or video program with application program
    Publication number: 20030149802
    Abstract: The integration of an audio or video program with an application program is disclosed. The application program and the audio or video program may run on an operating system. The audio or video program is integrated with the application program. A user of the application program interacts with the audio or video program as though the audio or video program were part of the application program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Michael John Curry, Rudy D. Martin, Douglas Z. Pan, Richard T. Simoni