Patents by Inventor Gari L. Cheever

Gari L. Cheever 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 providing a hot docking interface for transmitting digital video data
    Patent number: 6275882
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a hot docking interface for transmitting multimedia data. In one embodiment, a hot docking interface is provided on a computer system and a second hot docking interface is provided on a multimedia device. When the hot docking interfaces are placed in contact with each other, multimedia data may automatically be transmitted between the computer system and the multimedia device. The hot docking feature of the hot docking interfaces allows the multimedia device to be placed in contact with the computer system, when the computer system is powered on, and, in response, data is automatically transferred. No cables, wire, or pin sockets are necessary. Moreover, in one embodiment, the hot docking interface of the computer system will provide power to the hot docking interface of the multimedia device to have the multimedia device transfer the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Encanto Networks
    Inventors: Gari L. Cheever, Kal Krishnan, Robert Frankenberg