Patents by Inventor Francis Arthur Davenport

Francis Arthur Davenport 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 controlling a headphone
    Patent number: 8477955
    Abstract: A method for controlling a headphone having a microphone for receiving noise and user signals, the received noise being used to reduce noise at an output of the headphone, includes detecting a signal by the microphone; if the signal has a predefined characteristic, the signal is mapped to a control command; and the headphone is operated according to the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Joseph Craig Engle, Gregg Michael Morgan, Francis Arthur Davenport
  • Method and apparatus for controlling a headphone
    Publication number: 20090046868
    Abstract: A method for controlling a headphone having a microphone for receiving noise and user signals, the received noise being used to reduce noise at an output of the headphone, includes detecting a signal by the microphone; if the signal has a predefined characteristic, the signal is mapped to a control command; and the headphone is operated according to the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Joseph Craig Engle, Gregg Michael Morgan, Francis Arthur Davenport