Patents by Inventor Frank H. Lord

Frank H. Lord 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).

  • Publication number: 20090298542
    Abstract: Preferred embodiments enable cell phone users to plug in a novel SIM card and receive a multimedia broadcast of their choice, television, celebrity broadcast calls, newspapers, games, video and the like, without initializing with a service provider. Adapters can provide additional cell phone communication channels enabling a user to talk on the phone while receiving a broadcast into storage or to quickly receive a broadcast over multiple channels. Cell phone TV flicker can be inhibited by receiving over multiple channels. Each channel can be controlled or activated by its own SIM card. Novel product-specific SIM cards are provided to enable reception of specific broadcasts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Frank H. LORD
  • Patent number: 7054660
    Abstract: Preferred embodiments enable cell phone users to plug in a novel SIM card and receive a multimedia broadcast of their choice, television, celebrity broadcast calls, newspapers, games, video and the like, without initializing with a service provider. Adapters can provide additional cell phone communication channels enabling a user to talk on the phone while receiving a broadcast into storage or to quickly receive a broadcast over multiple channels. Cell phone TV flicker can be inhibited by receiving over multiple channels. Each channel can be controlled or activated by its own SIM card. Novel product-specific SIM cards are provided to enable reception of specific broadcasts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Paperless Interactive Newspaper, LLC
    Inventor: Frank H. Lord
  • Publication number: 20040209649
    Abstract: Preferred embodiments enable cell phone users to plug in a novel SIM card and receive a multimedia broadcast of their choice, television, celebrity broadcast calls, newspapers, games, video and the like, without initializing with a service provider. Adapters can provide additional cell phone communication channels enabling a user to talk on the phone while receiving a broadcast into storage or to quickly receive a broadcast over multiple channels. Cell phone TV flicker can be inhibited by receiving over multiple channels. Each channel can be controlled or activated by its own SIM card. Novel product-specific SIM cards are provided to enable reception of specific broadcasts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventor: Frank H. Lord
  • Publication number: 20020010789
    Abstract: A system and method for providing electronic mass multimedia data transfer from a central data source of multimedia data simultaneously to numerous geographically dispersed subscribers having personal computers, further providing information to each subscriber based exclusively on the proved interests of that individual subscriber. In particular, the invention is well-suited as an improved method for distributing newspapers and multimedia content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventor: Frank H. Lord