Patents by Inventor Edward Dickson Catlett

Edward Dickson Catlett 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).

  • Vehicle audio system having random access player with play list control
    Patent number: 6185163
    Abstract: A method is provided for altering a play list of a Random Access Player without interrupting the generation of output by the Player. The method includes initiating a reproduction mode that activates the Random Access Player, commencing the generating of output by the Random Access Player and receiving play list requests while the Random Access Player is generating the output, and processing the received play list requests while the Random Access Player is generating the output such that the play list is altered without interrupting the generation of output by the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Delco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Lee Bickford, Amahl Kenneth Brown, Dan Darryl Carman, Edward Dickson Catlett, Gary Edward Goodwin, James Alan Kleiss, Ronald Julius Szabo
  • Play list control method and system for
    Patent number: 5986979
    Abstract: A method is provided for altering a play list of a Random Access Player without interrupting the generation of output by the Player. The method includes initiating a reproduction mode that activates the Random Access Player, commencing the generating of output by the Random Access Player and receiving play list requests while the Random Access Player is generating the output, and processing the received play list requests while the Random Access Player is generating the output such that the play list is altered without interrupting the generation of output by the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Delco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Lee Bickford, Amahl Kenneth Brown, Dan Darryl Carman, Edward Dickson Catlett, Gary Edward Goodwin, James Alan Kleiss, Ronald Julius Szabo