Patents by Inventor Ian Dod

Ian Dod 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).

  • Melodic alerts for communications device
    Publication number: 20020111196
    Abstract: A point-to-point communications device (SS) which is capable of generating melodic alerts, each alert being generated using numeric data in a received message. The device includes a controller (36) programmed with an algorithm for dividing the digits in a decoded message into one or two digit fields. One digit fields are used respectively to determine the tempo (t) and the number of times (p) a sequence of notes is played and two digit fields are used to select notes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard H. Jones, David R. Tracey, Ian Dod, Paul Simon Hardwick
  • Melodic alerts for communications device
    Patent number: 6337972
    Abstract: A point-to-point communications device (SS) which is capable of generating melodic alerts, each alert being generated using numeric data in a received message. The device includes a controller (36) programmed with an algorithm for dividing the digits in a decoded message into one or two digit fields. One digit fields are used respectively to determine the tempo (t) and the number of times (p) a sequence of notes is played and two digit fields are used to select notes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Richard H. Jones, David R. Tracey, Ian Dod, Paul Simon Hardwick