Patents by Inventor Howard Allen Williams, Jr.

Howard Allen Williams, Jr. 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).

  • Integrated electronic system utilizing a universal interface to support telephony and other communication services
    Patent number: 5835127
    Abstract: An integrated electronic system that provides telephone, interactive entertainment and other amenities on a vehicle of transportation. The integrated electronic system includes a passenger control unit coupled through a multiple seat electronic unit via a universal interface. The integrated electronic system further includes a passenger control handset directly coupled to the passenger control unit to provide telephony and display control information to the passenger control unit. The passenger control unit appropriately routes the information to the multiple seat electronics unit through the universal interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Trans Com, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Booth, Hironori Kobayashi, James E. Wicks, Howard Allen Williams, Jr.