Patents by Inventor Frank O'Donnell

Frank O'Donnell 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).

  • Program guide on a remote control display
    Patent number: 6130726
    Abstract: A remote control for operating a consumer electronic device. The remote control device may comprise a housing providing a mounting for a visual display and a keyboard including a plurality of keys; electrical circuitry in the housing including a microprocessor, at least one of an IR or RF receiver circuit coupled to the microprocessor, keyboard circuitry coupled between the microprocessor and the keyboard, a memory coupled to the microprocessor, and at least one of an IR or RF transmitter circuit coupled to the microprocessor. Program guide software is stored in the memory and executable by the microprocessor for causing to be displayed on the visual display, upon actuation of one or more of the keys, a program guide, advertising and/or other content contained in a data set received by the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Evolve Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul V. Darbee, John R. Thompson, Brandt J. Thompson, Frank A. O'Donnell
  • Two-way remote control with advertising display
    Patent number: 6002450
    Abstract: The remote control includes a visual display, first wireless circuitry for receiving from a host device data in the form of selected information, e.g., an advertisement, to be displayed, stored or processed, second wireless circuitry for sending information, control circuitry and software for controlling operation of the remote control, and the software including and a display default routine for returning to the display the display of the selected information received by the first wireless circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Evolve Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Darbee, Brandt Thompson, Frank O'Donnell
  • Favorite key macro command and chained macro command in a remote control
    Patent number: 5414426
    Abstract: The remote control comprises: a microprocessor including a CPU and a memory; a keyboard including a set of keys including one or more MACRO keys coupled to the microprocessor; lamp driver circuitry coupled to the microprocessor; circuitry for generating IR signals coupled to the IR lamp driver circuitry; code data for executing command functions which can be sent to a controlled device for causing the controlled device to perform specific functions stored in the memory; an entry/definition program in the memory for enabling a user of the remote control to define a macro for selecting at least one favorite channel by entry of series of keystroke commands on the keyboard; and a playback program in the memory for enabling an operator of the remote control to effect rapid selection of at least one favorite channel upon subsequent depression of the MACRO key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Frank A. O'Donnell, Qiuju Luo, Kimthoa T. Nguyen
  • Universal remote control
    Patent number: D342259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Universal Electronics
    Inventors: Paul V. Darbee, Frank A. O'Donnell
  • Key set for a universal remote control
    Patent number: D354490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Universal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul V. Darbee, Frank A. O'Donnell
  • Key set for a universal remote control
    Patent number: D366263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Paul V. Darbee, Frank A. O'Donnell