Patents by Inventor Gregory Thomas Lydon

Gregory Thomas Lydon 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).

  • Communicating and storing information associated with media broadcasts
    Patent number: 8938217
    Abstract: An accessory communicates with a portable media device (“PMD”) to store tags associated with broadcasts in a file maintained in a storage medium of the accessory, where the tags contain information descriptive of a subset of the broadcast content. In one embodiment, the accessory sends commands to the PMD to create or open a tag file that resides on the PMD, write one or more tags to the file, and close the file. Stored tags can be used to access (e.g., purchase) tagged content by communicating with a media asset delivery service either via a host computer or directly from the PMD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Lee Dorogusker, Emily Clark Schubert, Donald J. Novotney, Anthony M. Fadell, Michael Benjamin Hailey, Chris Bell, Steve Saro Gedikian, Robert Edward Borchers, Jay Laefer, Gregory Thomas Lydon, Lawrence G. Bolton, Eric Oliver
  • Tagging media assets, locations, and advertisements
    Patent number: 8458184
    Abstract: An accessory communicates with a PMD to store tags associated with broadcasts in a file maintained in a storage medium of the accessory. In one embodiment, the accessory sends a command to the PMD to create or open a tag file that resides on the PMD. Once opened, the tag file is held open by the PMD until the accessory closes it (or disconnects), allowing multiple tags to be written to one file. Each time the user requests a new tag, the accessory generates a tag containing information descriptive of the broadcast material (e.g., song title, artist, radio station identifier, time of tagging, etc.) and writes the tag to the tag file using a write command to the PMD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Lee Dorogusker, Emily Clark Schubert, Michael Benjamin Hailey, Steve Saro Gedikian, Gregory Thomas Lydon, Lawrence G. Bolton
  • Communication protocol for use with portable electronic devices
    Patent number: 8346987
    Abstract: Improved techniques for communicating between a portable electronic device and an accessory (or auxiliary) device are disclosed. The accessory device can augment or supplement the functionality or capabilities of the portable electronic device. For example, in one embodiment, the accessory device can provide wireless communication capabilities to the portable electronic device. In one embodiment, the portable electronic device pertains to a portable media player and thus provide media data for storage, playback or transmission. In one embodiment, the accessory device is attachable to the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Thomas Lydon, Scott Krueger
  • Communication Protocol For Use With Portable Electronic Devices
    Publication number: 20120117274
    Abstract: Improved techniques for communicating between a portable electronic device and an accessory (or auxiliary) device are disclosed. The accessory device can augment or supplement the functionality or capabilities of the portable electronic device. For example, in one embodiment, the accessory device can provide wireless communication capabilities to the portable electronic device. In one embodiment, the portable electronic device pertains to a portable media player and thus provide media data for storage, playback or transmission. In one embodiment, the accessory device is attachable to the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Thomas Lydon, Scott Krueger
  • Communication protocol for use with portable electronic devices
    Patent number: 8073984
    Abstract: Improved techniques for communicating between a portable electronic device and an accessory (or auxiliary) device are disclosed. The accessory device can augment or supplement the functionality or capabilities of the portable electronic device. For example, in one embodiment, the accessory device can provide wireless communication capabilities to the portable electronic device. In one embodiment, the portable electronic device pertains to a portable media player and thus provide media data for storage, playback or transmission. In one embodiment, the accessory device is attachable to the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Thomas Lydon, Scott Krueger
  • COMMUNICATING AND STORING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIA BROADCASTS
    Publication number: 20080188209
    Abstract: An accessory communicates with a portable media device (“PMD”) to store tags associated with broadcasts in a file maintained in a storage medium of the accessory, where the tags contain information descriptive of a subset of the broadcast content. In one embodiment, the accessory sends commands to the PMD to create or open a tag file that resides on the PMD, write one or more tags to the file, and close the file. Stored tags can be used to access (e.g., purchase) tagged content by communicating with a media asset delivery service either via a host computer or directly from the PMD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Lee Dorogusker, Emily Clark Schubert, Donald J. Novotney, Anthony M. Fadell, Michael Benjamin Hailey, Chris Bell, Steve Saro Gedikian, Robert Edward Borchers, Jay Laefer, Gregory Thomas Lydon, Lawrence G. Bolton, Eric Oliver
  • TAGGING MEDIA ASSETS, LOCATIONS, AND ADVERTISEMENTS
    Publication number: 20080183757
    Abstract: An accessory communicates with a PMD to store tags associated with broadcasts in a file maintained in a storage medium of the accessory. In one embodiment, the accessory sends a command to the PMD to create or open a tag file that resides on the PMD. Once opened, the tag file is held open by the PMD until the accessory closes it (or disconnects), allowing multiple tags to be written to one file. Each time the user requests a new tag, the accessory generates a tag containing information descriptive of the broadcast material (e.g., song title, artist, radio station identifier, time of tagging, etc.) and writes the tag to the tag file using a write command to the PMD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Lee Dorogusker, Emily Clark Schubert, Michael Benjamin Hailey, Steve Saro Gedikian, Gregory Thomas Lydon, Lawrence G. Bolton
  • Communication protocol for use with portable electronic devices
    Publication number: 20070271387
    Abstract: Improved techniques for communicating between a portable electronic device and an accessory (or auxiliary) device are disclosed. The accessory device can augment or supplement the functionality or capabilities of the portable electronic device. For example, in one embodiment, the accessory device can provide wireless communication capabilities to the portable electronic device. In one embodiment, the portable electronic device pertains to a portable media player and thus provide media data for storage, playback or transmission. In one embodiment, the accessory device is attachable to the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Gregory Thomas Lydon, Scott Krueger