Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER JAMES SHIELDS

CHRISTOPHER JAMES SHIELDS 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: 20160139721
    Abstract: Methods and devices for storing and associating audio tracks to user-defined touch zones on a photo frame are provided. In one aspect, the photo frame includes a capacitive sensor array that provides a platform for a user to overlie a photo thereon. The capacitive sensor is coupled to a microprocessor that permits the generation of user-defined touch zones based on the user selecting an object in the photo by encircling the object with a touch gesture. The frame also includes a microphone for recording an audio track corresponding to each user-defined touch zone. The audio tracks and corresponding touch zones are stored in a memory. In some embodiments, the microprocessor can determine a selected touch zone based on a location of the user's touch and, based on the location, playback the audio track corresponding to the selected touch zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: TYLER JAMES RICHMOND, CHRISTOPHER JAMES SHIELDS, NICHOLAS PEDERSEN, DANIELLE M. CALDWELL