Patents by Inventor Gerald Robert STEVENS

Gerald Robert STEVENS 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 of auto-pausing audio/video content while using headphones
    Patent number: 9628893
    Abstract: A headset includes at least one earpiece, at least one speaker coupled to the at least one earpiece, at least one sensor, and control circuitry. The at least one sensor, in operation, detects whether the at least one earpiece is abutting at least one ear of a person and outputs at least one sensor signal indicating whether the at least one earpiece is abutting the at least one ear of the person. The control circuitry, in operation, receives the at least one sensor signal from the at least one sensor, and causes at least one control signal to be provided to an external device responsive to detecting at least one change in a state of the at least one sensor signal from the at least one sensor. The at least one control signal is configured to cause the external device to pause or un-pause playing of content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Gerald Robert Stevens
  • METHOD OF AUTO-PAUSING AUDIO/VIDEO CONTENT WHILE USING HEADPHONES
    Publication number: 20160353194
    Abstract: A headset includes at least one earpiece, at least one speaker coupled to the at least one earpiece, at least one sensor, and control circuitry. The at least one sensor, in operation, detects whether the at least one earpiece is abutting at least one ear of a person and outputs at least one sensor signal indicating whether the at least one earpiece is abutting the at least one ear of the person. The control circuitry, in operation, receives the at least one sensor signal from the at least one sensor, and causes at least one control signal to be provided to an external device responsive to detecting at least one change in a state of the at least one sensor signal from the at least one sensor. The at least one control signal is configured to cause the external device to pause or un-pause playing of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Gerald Robert STEVENS