Patents by Inventor Chung Him Kwong

Chung Him Kwong 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 apparatus for providing picture caller identification feature
    Patent number: 8688096
    Abstract: An apparatus having a picture caller identification (“CID”) feature provides enhanced entertainment value and is also capable of preventing screen burn. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a memory operative to store data indicating an association between a first plurality of pictures and a first phone number, and a processor operative to enable display of the first plurality of pictures in response to receiving a phone call from the first phone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Mark Gilmore Mears, Chung Him Kwong
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PICTURE CALLER IDENTIFICATION FEATURE
    Publication number: 20100248703
    Abstract: An apparatus having a picture caller identification (“CID”) feature provides enhanced entertainment value and is also capable of preventing screen burn. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a memory operative to store data indicating an association between a first plurality of pictures and a first phone number, and a processor operative to enable display of the first plurality of pictures in response to receiving a phone call from the first phone number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Gilmore Mears, Chung Him Kwong