Patents by Inventor Alfred N. Danial

Alfred N. Danial 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: 20080215490
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and electronic device for optimizing content acquisition are disclosed. A memory may store usage of a previous set of media content by the mobile device. An input/output device may receive a request for a current set of media content. A processor may create a user profile based on the usage and provides a first recommendation of a first digital rights agreement based on the user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason N. Howard, Alfred N. Danial, Scott B. Davis, Thomas J. MacTavish, Yan Ming Cheng, Thomas J. Weigert
  • Publication number: 20080065459
    Abstract: A method (100) or system (600) of facilitating goal based calendar management can include creating a calendar item (106) from a user entry (102) and an external entry (104), determining (108) if the calendar item is a policy related item, extracting policy attributes (110) for the calendar item, determining (112) if an action is required based on the policy attributes, the user entry, and the external entry, and executing the action based on the policy attributes. The method can further include presenting (114) a suggested action based on the policy attributes and accepting an entry (116) corresponding to the suggested action. The method can further present a modification of the external entry based on the policy attributes and accept an entry corresponding to the modification of the external entry. The method can also present an action related to a common context as a result of an analysis of the attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Louis J. Lundell, Yan M. Cheng, Thomas J. Mactavish, Alfred N. Danial
  • Patent number: 5175459
    Abstract: An electronic device, such as a selective call receiver, includes a housing (302) for the electronic device preferably having a rigid member (304) fixedly integrally attached thereto and extending therefrom, the rigid member constructed to cooperatively connect with a rotatable body (308) and to secure the rotatable body (308) to the housing (302) while allowing the rotatable body (308) to rotate about the rigid member (304), a circuit supporting substrate (301) arranged within the housing (302) coupled thereto, and an alerting device (300) for providing a vibratory alert. The alerting device (300) includes coils (320) on the circuit supporting substrate (301) arranged about the rigid member (304), with each coil (322) capable of being selectively energized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred N. Danial, Richard A. Ashley, Joseph C. Benedetto
  • Patent number: 5166814
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display assembly (1) comprises a liquid crystal display (6), a lens (2), and a membrane (4) filled with substantially clear liquid between the lens (2) and the liquid crystal display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Jacobs, Alfred N. Danial