Patents by Inventor Edward Webber

Edward Webber 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).

  • Patent number: 11809777
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a virtual demonstration experience that includes presenting a user interface including an option to select between at least two configurations. The techniques also include initiating a first playback of an audio track for a first configuration, the first playback based on a binaural recording of a first audio system setup rendering the audio track. The techniques also include, in response to selection of a second configuration while the first playback of the audio track is occurring, switching to a second playback of the audio track, the second playback based on a binaural recording of a second audio system setup rendering the audio track, the second audio system setup different from the first audio system setup, wherein switching to the second playback of the audio track continues from where the first playback was prior to switching to the second playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Edward Munley, Caroline T. Webber, Christian Bousquet, Nicole Michelle Curran, Francis P. Flannery
  • Patent number: 10586555
    Abstract: Architectures and techniques to visually indicate an operational state of an electronic device. In some instances, the electronic device comprises a voice-controlled device configured to interact with a user through voice input and visual output. The voice-controlled device may be positioned in a home environment, such as on a table in a room of the environment. The user may interact with the voice-controlled device through speech and the voice-controlled device may perform operations requested by the speech. As the voice-controlled device enters different operational states while interacting with the user, one or more lights of the voice-controlled device may be illuminated to indicate the different operational states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Blanksteen, Gregory M. Hart, Charles S. Rogers, III, Heinz-Dominik Langhammer, Ronald Edward Webber
  • Patent number: 9779757
    Abstract: Architectures and techniques to visually indicate an operational state of an electronic device. In some instances, the electronic device comprises a voice-controlled device configured to interact with a user through voice input and visual output. The voice-controlled device may be positioned in a home environment, such as on a table in a room of the environment. The user may interact with the voice-controlled device through speech and the voice-controlled device may perform operations requested by the speech. As the voice-controlled device enters different operational states while interacting with the user, one or more lights of the voice-controlled device may be illuminated to indicate the different operational states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott I. Blanksteen, Gregory M. Hart, Charles S. Rogers, III, Heinz-Dominik Langhammer, Ronald Edward Webber
  • Patent number: 4077139
    Abstract: A snow gate attachment to be used at the end of a snow plow blade, adapted when in operation to prevent snow from discharging from the end of the blade, thereby preventing ridging when crossing driveways and the like. The gate attachment has a frame with a bracket adapted to be mounted to the end of a plow blade, the gate member proper pivotally mounted to the frame, and actuating means mounted on the frame for actuating the pivoting movement of the gate member between an operating position and an inoperative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1978
    Assignee: County of Parkland No. 31
    Inventors: Leroy W. Fagervold, Irwin J. Solomon, Edward Webber, Jacob Troudt