Patents by Inventor James Richard Milne

James Richard Milne 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).

  • Configuration of data and power transfer in near field communications
    Patent number: 10277280
    Abstract: Some embodiments disclosed herein provide a method for configuring wireless power and data transfer between consumer electronic (CE) devices. The method comprises identifying a plurality of antenna systems including at least a first antenna system and a second antenna system. At least the first antenna system is cooperated with a first CE device and the second antenna system is cooperated with a separate second CE device. Each of the plurality of antenna systems comprises a power transfer antenna and one or more communications antennas. The system provides a graphical user interface to illustrate each of the identified antenna systems, and receives user instructions corresponding to at least two of the identified antenna systems, to generate configuration instructions in accordance with the user instructions, and to configure selected CE devices in accordance with the configuration instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: James Richard Milne, True Xiong, Charles McCoy
  • Configuration of Data and Power Transfer in Near Field Communications
    Publication number: 20170063431
    Abstract: Some embodiments disclosed herein provide a method for configuring wireless power and data transfer between consumer electronic (CE) devices. The method comprises identifying a plurality of antenna systems including at least a first antenna system and a second antenna system. At least the first antenna system is cooperated with a first CE device and the second antenna system is cooperated with a separate second CE device. Each of the plurality of antenna systems comprises a power transfer antenna and one or more communications antennas. The system provides a graphical user interface to illustrate each of the identified antenna systems, and receives user instructions corresponding to at least two of the identified antenna systems, to generate configuration instructions in accordance with the user instructions, and to configure selected CE devices in accordance with the configuration instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: James Richard Milne, True Xiong, Charles McCoy