Patents by Inventor C. Rogers

C. Rogers 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).

  • Media Toolbar and Aggregated/Distributed Media Ecosystem
    Publication number: 20090164641
    Abstract: A method and network architecture through which user-specific media profile data can be made available to third parties. A browser is optionally enhanced to facilitate playback and control of one or more media players, thereby allowing the user to play content via the browser. As the user plays content in the browser or any of the media players, information is collected about the content and stored in a database. By monitoring all media-related interactions made by the user within the browser, the collected content information can encompass information from a wide range of sources. User-specific profile data is then determined based on the collected data and such user-specific profile data is made available to third parties. The user-specific profile data can be used, for example, for social networking purposes, and may also be used to drive advertisements or other content to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Ian C. Rogers, Matthew Kozlov
  • Traffic Differentiated Network Services
    Publication number: 20090144433
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for efficiently providing network services to client devices based on the network traffic to be communicated between the device and the network. A system is provided that includes a number of home agents configured to provide network services to mobile nodes. The system is configured in such a way that at least one of the mobile nodes may be served by more than one of the home agents. Thereby, for example, a certain mobile node may be provided voice service via one home agent and email messages via another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
    Inventors: Jeremy Breau, Frederick C. Rogers, Lyle T. Bertz, Arun Santharam
  • Text Enhancement Mechanism
    Publication number: 20090112874
    Abstract: Media enhancing services for pages containing text is described. Text is analyzed to determine related additional media available on the network, and the page description is augmented with metadata to identify the additional media in an enhanced page description. When the enhanced page is rendered, the metadata facilitates incorporation of additional media in the displayed page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto Warren Fisher, Chris Kalaboukis, Ronald Martinez, Lucas Gonze, Ian C. Rogers
  • Multimedia Enhanced Browser Interface
    Publication number: 20090113301
    Abstract: A toolbar application for network browser applications is described. The tool augments web pages with related multimedia content. The browser application allows the user to locate and render a web page of personal interest. The tool invokes a mechanism to identify one or more media objects related to the web page in a playlist, and invokes a media object player application to render the one or more media objects in the playlist. When all of the media objects in the playlist are complete, the enhancement application may automatically generate one or more additional playlists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto Warren Fisher, Lucas Gonze, Eglia Nair Flores, Lisa Fredrickson, Chris Kalaboukis, Ronald Martinez, Ian C. Rogers
  • Media Enhancement Mechanism
    Publication number: 20090112839
    Abstract: A method to provide additional media objects for data objects containing one or more existing media objects is described. The existing media object is analyzed to determine additional related media available on the network, and the data object description is augmented with metadata to identify the additional media in an enhanced data object description. When the enhanced data object is rendered, the metadata facilitates incorporation of additional media objects in the displayed page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto Warren Fisher, Chris Kalaboukis, Ronald Martinez, Ian C. Rogers
  • Multimedia Enhanced Instant Messaging Engine
    Publication number: 20090113315
    Abstract: A method to provide additional media objects for two or more users intercommunicating over a network is described. The intercommunication messages are analyzed to determine additional related media objects available on the network, and one or more best related media objects are transmitted to the intercommunicating users. The additional media objects are rendered within the context of the network intercommunication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto Warren Fisher, Lucas Gonze, Eglia Nair Flores, Lisa Fredrickson, Chris Kalaboukis, Ronald Martinez, Ian C. Rogers
  • Network Accessible Media Object Index
    Publication number: 20090100151
    Abstract: A real-time locater for digital media objects, related to one or more creative compositions and accessible over a network, is described. A service-provider maintains a master index of the digital media objects. The master index is organized by considering each media object to be an example of a primary attribute associated with the media object by a multitude of users. The reference is constructed as a data structure of primary attributes and means of locating the media objects as instances of primary attributes. Each such media object may be further categorized by associating it with one or more secondary attributes. The data structure is augmented to provide for efficient location of media objects by relating secondary attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto Warren Fisher, Lisa Fredrickson, Chris Kalaboukis, Ronald Martinez, Ian C. Rogers
  • Playlist Resolver
    Publication number: 20090100062
    Abstract: A real-time locater for digital media objects, related to one or more musical compositions and accessible over a network, is described. A service-provider maintains a master index of the digital media objects and a playlist-resolver server. The master index is organized by considering each media object to be an example of a primary attribute associated with the media object by a multitude of users. The reference is constructed as a data structure of primary attributes and means of locating the media objects as instances of primary attributes. The playlist-resolver works with the master index to translate a list of references to creative works into a series of successful accesses to the corresponding media object files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto Warren Fisher, Chris Kalaboukis, Ronald Martinez, Ian C. Rogers
  • HELMET ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090031482
    Abstract: A protective sport helmet, such as for lacrosse, includes a hard shell portion, a lining portion, and an adjustment mechanism. The inner side of the adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment protective pad. Together, the lining portion and the inner surface of the adjustment protective pad define an interior region of the helmet wherein the user's head is introduced. The adjustment mechanism includes a lower rear shell portion having a clutch mechanism that allows the user to manually adjust the size of the interior region via a strapping system of the helmet to couple snugly around the user's head. The clutching mechanism can prevent the interior region from being easily altered in the absence of manual adjustment to the adjustment mechanism. The strap includes a hard end material that engages the adjustment mechanism and a flexible, durable and tough material that conforms to a wearer's head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Warrior Sports, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter L. Stokes, David C. Rogers, Duco W. Noordzij
  • Apparatus and method for multiple-module electronic system power control
    Patent number: 7479714
    Abstract: A method for controlling power consumption of an electronic system is provided. The electronic system includes a number of modules, such as, for example, processing units, server blades and disk drives. In a predetermined sequence, application of power to each module is initiated. Each initiation of the application of power to a module is followed by a waiting period associated with that module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Frederick C. Rogers, Lyle T. Bertz
  • THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRIC PUZZLE
    Publication number: 20090014954
    Abstract: Disclosed is a geometric puzzle comprising a plurality of three-dimensional components of at least one type, each component of the same type being derived by notionally dividing a fundamental shape into a plurality of equal parts, said fundamental shape being selected from the group consisting of a regular tetrahedron having edges of equal length and a regular pyramid with a square base and also having edges of equal length, said components being capable of assembly into multiple composite shapes. Each component may be equal and identical to one another or each pair of components may comprise mirror images of one another. Surfaces of said components may be provided attractive magnetic elements to hold said components in a composite shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: TBL SUBSTAINABILITY GROUP
    Inventor: C. Roger Cook
  • Method and system for encoding communications between wireless and other devices
    Patent number: 7446678
    Abstract: A method for encoding a message communicated between devices, the message having at least one field, the method comprising: if the field is not optional and contains a value, writing the value to one or more data bytes in a byte buffer; and, if the field is optional and contains a default value, marking a bit in a reserved byte in the byte buffer to indicate that the field contains a default value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Srimantee Karmakar, Bryan R. Goring, Michael Shenfield, Kamen B. Vitanov, Jeffery C. Rogers
  • Standard Moisture Correction
    Publication number: 20080257010
    Abstract: A method for standardizing a reading taken on a fiber sample, including the steps of measuring a moisture content of the fiber sample, taking the reading on the fiber sample, and correcting the reading to a standardized reading that adjusts for a difference between the reading at the measured moisture content of the fiber sample and a standardized reading at about 7.5% moisture content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: USTER TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: C. Roger Riley, Anja C. Schleth, Hossein M. Ghorashi, Michael E. Galyon
  • FASTENING TWO COPLANAR EDGES WITHOUT A WELD
    Publication number: 20080250627
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for fastening two substantially coplanar edges without a weld is disclosed. The method includes: configuring a dovetail feature on a first edge; configuring a complementary dovetail feature receptacle on a second edge to receive the dovetail feature therein; disposing the dovetail feature within the complementary dovetail receptacle; and swaging an interface defined between the dovetail feature in said first edge and said complementary dovetail feature in the second edge to swage mating edges defining the dovetail feature and the dovetail receptacle at least six swage contact points. In one embodiment the swaging is with a hollow circle punch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dennis R. Barringer, Budy D. Notohardjono, Justin C. Rogers, Harold M. Toffler
  • Sponsored listing recommendation engine
    Publication number: 20080228587
    Abstract: An online music system includes a music database configured to store musical selections and to store a user profile for respective users of the online music system, an advertiser account management system to store bid amounts from advertisers seeking to provide information to the users of the online music system and a user recommendation system coupled to the music database to present information about musical selections to respective users based on the stored user profile and the stored bid amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Malcolm Slaney, Dennis Martin DeCoste, Ian C. Rogers, Michael Spiegelman
  • Polymeric Materials
    Publication number: 20080214726
    Abstract: Copolymers, desirably having a molecular weight of from 500 to 20000, of aminoesters or aminoamides of (meth)acrylic acid and (meth)acrylamides at a molar ratio of from 10:1 to 60:1, particularly from 12:1 to 50:1 and especially about 20:1, can act as gas hydrate inhibitors in water containing hydrocarbon gas streams. Desirably the aminoesters or aminoamides are N-alkyl-amino(esters or amides) in particular of the formula (I): H2C?CR1 C(O)XR2NR3R4 (I) where R1, R2, R3, R4 and X have defined meanings and the (meth)acrylamides are of the formula (II): H2C?CR6C(O)NR7R8 (II) where R6, R7 and R8 have defined meanings. Methods of treating gas water mixtures using the copolymers to inhibit gas hydrate formation are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Croda International Plc
    Inventors: David J. Freeman, Derek J. Irvine, Jane Kitching, Stephen C. Rogers
  • Multi-stage multi-pole connector
    Patent number: 7407416
    Abstract: A multi-stage, multi-pole connector provides improved connectivity with electronic devices having mating receptacles of differing form factors. In one aspect, the connector includes a hollow base plug portion, a hollow tip plug portion, and a series of conductive lines extending within the base plug portion and the tip plug portion. Both the base plug portion and the tip plug portion share the same longitudinal axis and are each formed with one or more discrete conductive contacts electrically isolated from one another. The tip plug portion extends axially from the base plug portion and has a smaller outside diameter along the length of the tip plug portion than the average outside diameter along the length of the base plug portion. This configuration causes the connector to step down in form factor to a smaller cross-sectional size moving from the base plug portion to the tip plug portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Frederick C. Rogers, Lyle T. Bertz, Usman Muhammad Naim
  • Optimized mobile IPv6 encapsulation for wireless networks
    Publication number: 20080181216
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an optimized mobile-IPv6 encapsulation. A mobile node sends packets to a correspondent node by encapsulating a packet using an IPv6 routing extension header, and reverse tunneling the packet to a home agent. The home agent modifies the packet and forwards it to the correspondent node. When the correspondent node sends packets to the mobile node's home address, the home agent intercepts the packet, encapsulates the packet with an IPv6 routing extension header, and tunnels the packet to the mobile node. Consequently, because packets are tunneled using IPv6 routing extension headers, the amount of overhead in each encapsulated packet is reduced, thus increasing the available bandwidth in a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Jeremy R. Breau, Frederick C. Rogers
  • Method for fastening two coplanar edges without a weld
    Patent number: 7404252
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for fastening two substantially coplanar edges without a weld is disclosed. The method includes: configuring a dovetail feature on a first edge; configuring a complementary dovetail feature receptacle on a second edge to receive the dovetail feature therein; disposing the dovetail feature within the complementary dovetail receptacle; and swaging an interface defined between the dovetail feature in said first edge and said complementary dovetail feature in the second edge to swage mating edges defining the dovetail feature and the dovetail receptacle at at least six swage contact points. In one embodiment the swaging is with a hollow circle punch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis R. Barringer, Budy D. Notohardjono, Justin C. Rogers, Harold M. Toffler
  • Method and apparatus for fastening two coplanar edges without a weld
    Patent number: 7357682
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for fastening two substantially coplanar edges without a weld is disclosed. The method includes: configuring a dovetail feature on a first edge; configuring a complementary dovetail feature receptacle on a second edge to receive the dovetail feature therein; disposing the dovetail feature within the complementary dovetail receptacle; and swaging an interface defined between the dovetail feature in said first edge and said complementary dovetail feature in the second edge to swage mating edges defining the dovetail feature and the dovetail receptacle at at least six swage contact points. In one embodiment the swaging is with a hollow circle punch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis R. Barringer, Budy D. Notohardjono, Justin C. Rogers, Harold M. Toffler