Patents by Inventor David B. Spitulnik

David B. Spitulnik 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 personal attribute selection and management using a preference memory
    Patent number: 5633484
    Abstract: An application device (401) is connectable with a donor device (541) such as a portable memory card (560) or widely accessible central database (550). The donor device (541) stores and provides preferences to the application device (401). The donor device (541) contains a reference preference memory capable of storing preferences for a particular user. A controller (450) accesses the donor device to obtain preferences that pertain to the particular user under certain conditions and stores preferences obtained from the donor device in the session preference memory (490) of the application device (401) for use in a session by the particular user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Zancho, David B. Spitulnik