Patents by Inventor Guan CHOO

Guan CHOO 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: 20070100787
    Abstract: A system (10) for downloading digital content (5) to a video-enabled portable media player (20), the digital content (5) being published in a media channel (30) by a content creator, the system (10) comprising: a data receiver module (11) to receive the digital content (5) from the media channel (30) via a communication medium; a conversion module (12) to convert the received digital content to at least one video file (40) of a predetermined video format; and a download module (13) to copy the at least one video file (40) to the portable media player (20); wherein the video file (40) ensures the digital content is consumed in the same order that the digital content (5) is published in the media channel (30) by the content creator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Seh Lim, Guan Choo
  • Publication number: 20070040808
    Abstract: A user configurable button (20) for a portable media player device (10), wherein the button (20) is configurable by associating at least one action with the button (20) in response to pressing and holding down the button (20) at least once, and subsequent pressing of the button (20) at least once causes the portable media player device (10) to perform the at least one associated action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventor: Guan Choo
  • Publication number: 20060294599
    Abstract: There is provided apparatus comprising a user interface for displaying a plurality of items. The apparatus is arranged: a) to receive at least one instruction, by which instruction or instructions, one or more of a plurality of items initially displayed on the user interface is or are categorized as an item or items to be hidden and the remaining one or more of the plurality of items initially displayed on the user interface is or are categorized as an item or items to be displayed; b) to receive an instruction to hide, from the user interface, the one or more items to be hidden; and c) to hide from the user interface, the one or more items to be hidden, such that the item or items categorized as items to be displayed are displayed on the user interface, and the item or items categorized as items to be hidden are not displayed on the user interface. In one preferred arrangement, the apparatus is an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Wong Sim, Teck Lee, Aik Tan, Guan Choo
  • Publication number: 20060242599
    Abstract: There is provided a method for finding a particular item from a listing of items sorted by category, on a user interface. The user interface comprises a first portion showing the sorted listing of items and a second portion showing a listing of categories by which the items are sorted. The method comprises moving a visual marker through the listing of categories on the second portion of the user interface, those items in a given category showing on the first portion of the user interface at the same time as the visual marker passes over the given category on the second portion of the user interface; and moving the visual marker to the first portion of the user interface; and finding the particular item on the first portion of the user interface. There is also provided a user interface for finding a particular item from a listing of items sorted by category and an electronic device comprising such a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Guan CHOO, Aik TAN