Patents by Inventor Courtney Watkinson

Courtney Watkinson 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).

  • Methods and systems for altering features of mobile devices
    Patent number: 9729708
    Abstract: There is provided a method for altering features of a mobile device. The method includes detecting a charm having a charm identification, obtaining the charm identification from the charm, identifying the charm using the charm identification, altering a theme of the mobile device to a new theme based on the charm, in response to the identifying of the charm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Hornbeek, Melissa Martyn, Roxana Powell, Tracy Thurman, Courtney Watkinson
  • Methods and Systems for Altering Features of Mobile Devices
    Publication number: 20170054844
    Abstract: There is provided a method for altering features of a mobile device. The method includes detecting a charm having a charm identification, obtaining the charm identification from the charm, identifying the charm using the charm identification, altering a theme of the mobile device to a new theme based on the charm, in response to the identifying of the charm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen Hornbeek, Melissa Martyn, Roxana Powell, Tracy Thurman, Courtney Watkinson
  • Systems and methods to communicate and control actions using light emitting diodes
    Patent number: 8957587
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a signal of light may be emitted from an illumination source of a first transceiver. A second transceiver may detect a signal of light from the first transceiver that exceeds a threshold luminosity; and activate, in response to the detecting of the signal of light that exceeds the threshold luminosity, an illumination source of the second transceiver to illuminate. An intensity of the illumination source of the first transceiver may then be reduced in response to the activating of the illumination source of the second transceiver to illuminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenlip Ong, Armen Mkrtchyan, Courtney Watkinson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO COMMUNICATE AND CONTROL ACTIONS USING LIGHT EMITTING DIODES
    Publication number: 20140111096
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a signal of light may be emitted from an illumination source of a first transceiver. A second transceiver may detect a signal of light from the first transceiver that exceeds a threshold luminosity; and activate, in response to the detecting of the signal of light that exceeds the threshold luminosity, an illumination source of the second transceiver to illuminate. An intensity of the illumination source of the first transceiver may then be reduced in response to the activating of the illumination source of the second transceiver to illuminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Kenlip Ong, Armen Mkrtchyan, Courtney Watkinson
  • Systems and methods to communicate and control actions using light emitting diodes
    Patent number: 8641470
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a signal of light may be emitted from an illumination source of a first transceiver. A second transceiver may detect a signal of light from the first transceiver that exceeds a threshold luminosity; and activate, in response to the detecting of the signal of light that exceeds the threshold luminosity, an illumination source of the second transceiver to illuminate. An intensity of the illumination source of the first transceiver may then be reduced in response to the activating of the illumination source of the second transceiver to illuminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenlip Ong, Courtney Watkinson, Armen Mkrtchyan
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO COMMUNICATE AND CONTROL ACTIONS USING LIGHT EMITTING DIODES
    Publication number: 20120071062
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a signal of light may be emitted from an illumination source of a first transceiver. A second transceiver may detect a signal of light from the first transceiver that exceeds a threshold luminosity; and activate, in response to the detecting of the signal of light that exceeds the threshold luminosity, an illumination source of the second transceiver to illuminate. An intensity of the illumination source of the first transceiver may then be reduced in response to the activating of the illumination source of the second transceiver to illuminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Kenlip Ong, Courtney Watkinson, Armen Mkrtchyan