Patents by Inventor Curtis Delon Archibald

Curtis Delon Archibald 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).

  • Apparatuses, systems, and methods for adding functionalities to a circular button on a remote control device
    Patent number: 11843816
    Abstract: Apparatuses, Methods, and Systems to enable the display of media content, the apparatus includes a remote control device; a keypad with a plurality of buttons for controlling a media player device; a circular button of the plurality of buttons that is configured to rotate in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction; and in response to detected rotational motion either in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction, the media player device is configured to cause an adjustable amount of forwarding or a reverse play operation in a position of playing streamed media content on a display device; wherein the adjustable amount of forwarding or reverse play operation of streamed media content corresponds to rotational motion detected of the circular button during the playing of the streamed media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Sling TV L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dale Lynn Shepherd, Andrew Lynn, Curtis Delon Archibald
  • APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ADDING FUNCTIONALITIES TO A CIRCULAR BUTTON ON A REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230179821
    Abstract: Apparatuses, Methods, and Systems to enable the display of media content, the apparatus includes a remote control device; a keypad with a plurality of buttons for controlling a media player device; a circular button of the plurality of buttons that is configured to rotate in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction; and in response to detected rotational motion either in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction, the media player device is configured to cause an adjustable amount of forwarding or a reverse play operation in a position of playing streamed media content on a display device; wherein the adjustable amount of forwarding or reverse play operation of streamed media content corresponds to rotational motion detected of the circular button during the playing of the streamed media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dale Lynn Shepherd, Andrew Lynn, Curtis Delon Archibald