Patents by Inventor James Andrew Hammer

James Andrew Hammer 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: 20200100027
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for generating a synchronized time value for a wireless speaker having a first timer and a second timer. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and method may include reading a first timer value associated with the first timer, wherein the first timer is synchronized with a wireless network. Further, a first timer value associated with the second timer may be read. The first timer value associated with the second timer may be correlated to the first timer value associated with the first timer to generate the synchronized time value for the wireless speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: PWV Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Adam Hammer, James Andrew Hammer
  • Publication number: 20190200133
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for discovering and assigning wireless speakers to one or more devices capable of providing audio content. In some embodiments, the speakers may receive one or more channels of multi-channel audio content. In some embodiments, one or more wireless speakers are discovered, a prompt identifying at least one speaker location is provided at an output device, a list of wireless speakers is provided to the output device, wherein the list of wireless speakers corresponds to the discovered one or more wireless speakers, a selection of a wireless speaker from the list of wireless speakers is received; and the selected wireless speaker is associated to the at least one speaker location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Jeremy Adam Hammer, James Andrew Hammer, Ryan Baker, Michael Welter, Austin Foxley
  • Patent number: 10284953
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for generating a synchronized time value for a wireless speaker having a first timer and a second timer. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and method may include reading a first timer value associated with the first timer, wherein the first timer is synchronized with a wireless network. Further, a first timer value associated with the second timer may be read. The first timer value associated with the second timer may be correlated to the first timer value associated with the first timer to generate the synchronized time value for the wireless speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: PWV INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Adam Hammer, James Andrew Hammer
  • Patent number: 10158946
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for discovering and assigning wireless speakers to one or more devices capable of providing audio content. In some embodiments, the speakers may receive one or more channels of multi-channel audio content. In some embodiments, one or more wireless speakers are discovered, a prompt identifying at least one speaker location is provided at an output device, a list of wireless speakers is provided to the output device, wherein the list of wireless speakers corresponds to the discovered one or more wireless speakers, a selection of a wireless speaker from the list of wireless speakers is received; and the selected wireless speaker is associated to the at least one speaker location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: PWV INC
    Inventors: Jeremy Adam Hammer, James Andrew Hammer, Ryan Baker, Michael Welter, Austin Foxley
  • Publication number: 20180120167
    Abstract: A temperature monitoring system is provided. The temperature monitoring system may include a sensor assembly and a base unit. The sensor assembly may include a probe, a cable portion, a probe plug, and a logic controller. The logic controller may be configured to receive a signal indicative of a temperature of a food item and convert the signal into a digital representation. The base unit may include a sensor interface coupled to the probe plug, and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive the digital representation from the logic controller via the sensor interface. The base unit may be configured to transmit the digital representation to a receiving entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Jeremy Adam Hammer, James Andrew Hammer
  • Publication number: 20170303042
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for generating a synchronized time value for a wireless speaker having a first timer and a second timer. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and method may include reading a first timer value associated with the first timer, wherein the first timer is synchronized with a wireless network. Further, a first timer value associated with the second timer may be read. The first timer value associated with the second timer may be correlated to the first timer value associated with the first timer to generate the synchronized time value for the wireless speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jeremy Adam Hammer, James Andrew Hammer
  • Patent number: 9699559
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for generating a synchronized time value for a wireless speaker having a first timer and a second timer. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and method may include reading a first timer value associated with the first timer, wherein the first timer is synchronized with a wireless network. Further, a first timer value associated with the second timer may be read. The first timer value associated with the second timer may be correlated to the first timer value associated with the first timer to generate the synchronized time value for the wireless speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: PWV INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Adam Hammer, James Andrew Hammer
  • Publication number: 20170188088
    Abstract: A method and/or system for assigning an icon to a multimedia content source is provided. The method may include obtaining, at an audio/video processing device, an identifier for the multimedia content source, using the identifier to locate an icon, and displaying the icon at an output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Jeremy Adam Hammer, James Andrew Hammer
  • Publication number: 20160196106
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for generating a synchronized time value for a wireless speaker having a first timer and a second timer. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and method may include reading a first timer value associated with the first timer, wherein the first timer is synchronized with a wireless network. Further, a first timer value associated with the second timer may be read. The first timer value associated with the second timer may be correlated to the first timer value associated with the first timer to generate the synchronized time value for the wireless speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Jeremy Adam Hammer, James Andrew Hammer
  • Publication number: 20160073197
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for discovering and assigning wireless speakers to one or more devices capable of providing audio content. In some embodiments, the speakers may receive one or more channels of multi-channel audio content. In some embodiments, one or more wireless speakers are discovered, a prompt identifying at least one speaker location is provided at an output device, a list of wireless speakers is provided to the output device, wherein the list of wireless speakers corresponds to the discovered one or more wireless speakers, a selection of a wireless speaker from the list of wireless speakers is received; and the selected wireless speaker is associated to the at least one speaker location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Jeremy Adam Hammer, James Andrew Hammer, Ryan Baker, Michael Welter, Austin Foxley