Patents by Inventor Anthony G. Dower, III

Anthony G. Dower, III 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).

  • Automatic reconfiguration device
    Patent number: 8341690
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and device that can easily configure an entertainment system automatically or semi-automatically. The reconfiguration of the entertainment system can be achieved by cycling through the possible configurations of the entertainment system (i.e. different combinations of operational states of the components that make up the entertainment system) by changing various operational states of certain components until an operable configuration is found. The invention may be implemented in any component of the entertainment system including a set-top-box, satellite receiver or a remote control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: EchoStar Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Dugan, Thomas S. Taylor, Henry Gregg Martch, David A. Kummer, Mark H. Gomez, Anthony G. Dower, III
  • AUTOMATIC RECONFIGURATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110040856
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and device that can easily configure an entertainment system automatically or semi-automatically. The reconfiguration of the entertainment system can be achieved by cycling through the possible configurations of the entertainment system (i.e. different combinations of operational states of the components that make up the entertainment system) by changing various operational states of certain components until an operable configuration is found. The invention may be implemented in any component of the entertainment system including a set-top-box, satellite receiver or a remote control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Michael T. Dugan, Thomas S. Taylor, Henry Gregg Martch, David A. Kummer, Mark H. Gomez, Anthony G. Dower, III
  • Automatic reconfiguration device
    Patent number: 7805751
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and device that can easily configure an entertainment system automatically or semi-automatically. The reconfiguration of the entertainment system can be achieved by cycling through the possible configurations of the entertainment system (i.e. different combinations of operational states of the components that make up the entertainment system) by changing various operational states of certain components until an operable configuration is found. The invention may be implemented in any component of the entertainment system including a set-top-box, satellite receiver or a remote control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Inventors: Michael T Dugan, Thomas T Taylor, Henry Gregg Martch, David A. Kummer, Mark H. Gomez, Anthony G. Dower, III