Patents by Inventor Troy M. Bourgeois

Troy M. Bourgeois 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).

  • Data and message retrieval communications system including remote receive-only communication unit
    Patent number: 6108534
    Abstract: A data and message retrieval communications system utilizes a base station such as a PC or cellular phone to transmit received messages and stored data in accordance with an operator customized data configuration and transmission scheme. The system includes a remote receive-only communication unit that receives and processes the signal from the base station in accordance with an operator customized data configuration and retrieval scheme. The remote unit preferably includes a receiver having an antenna, a processor that processes the transmission signal received by the receiver, a memory storing the personal data and data corresponding to the transmission signal, and a display interface unit enabling an operator to interface with the processor programmed to access and control the receiver, the memory and the display interface in accordance with the operator customized data configuration and retrieval scheme. In one arrangement, the remote communication unit is embodied in a wristwatch for maximum portability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc.
    Inventors: Troy M. Bourgeois, Carlos E. Vidales, Jacobus C. Haartsen, Lars B Nord, Heino Wendelrup