Patents by Inventor Andreas H. E. Lamers

Andreas H. E. Lamers 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).

  • Method and device for configuring a multimedia message for presentation
    Patent number: 6191783
    Abstract: A multimedia message is formatted for presentation. First a formatted choice menu is presented for various multimedia categories in parallel. Upon one or more user selections in series, to each selection a monomedium item space is offered for enabling to enter an item for to the associated monomedium into that space. After termination of all selections, the message is formatted for transfer. In particular, the choice menu has various selector spots, each associated to a respective monomedium. After entering a particular user item into the associated space, a symbolizer of that item is displayed at a predetermined position next to any remaining selector spot in the menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corp.
    Inventors: Robert A. Lambourne, Mieko Kusano, Andreas H. E. Lamers
  • Method and device for configuring a multimedia message for presentation
    Patent number: 5995093
    Abstract: A method and device for configuring a multimedia message for presentation. A multimedia message is formatted for presentation. First a formatted choice menu is presented for various multimedia categories in parallel. Upon one or more user selections in series, to each selection a monomedium item space is offered for enabling to enter an item for to the associated monomedium into that space. After termination of all selections, the message is formatted for transfer. In particular, the choice menu has various selector spots, each associated to a respective monomedium. After entering a particular user item into the associated space, a symbolizer of that item is displayed at a predetermined position next to any remaining selector spot in the menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Lambourne, Mieko Kusano, Andreas H. E. Lamers