Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Schindler
Jeffrey Schindler 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).
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Patent number: 6920614Abstract: An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception, decompression and display capability with multiple radio frequency remote control devices which transmit self identifying signals and have power adjustment capabilities. These capabilities are used to provide context sensitive groups of keys which may be defined to affect only selected applications running in a windowing environment. In addition, the remote control devices combine television and VCR controls with standard personal computer keyboard controls. A keyboard remote also integrates a touchpad which is food contamination resistant and may also be used for user verification. Included in the system is the ability to recognize verbal communications in video signals and maintain a database of such text which is searchable to help identify desired programming in real time.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Gateway Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schindler, Robert Moore, David S. Zyzda
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Patent number: 6516467Abstract: An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception, decompression and display capability with multiple radio frequency remote control devices which transmit self identifying signals and have power adjustment capabilities. These capabilities are used to provide context sensitive groups of keys which may be defined to affect only selected applications running in a windowing environment. In addition, the remote control devices combine television and VCR controls with standard personal computer keyboard controls. A keyboard remote also integrates a touchpad which is food contamination resistant and may also be used for user verification. Included in the system is the ability to recognize verbal communications in video signals and maintain a database of such text which is searchable to help identify desired programming in real time.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1998Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Gateway, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schindler, Robert Moore, David S. Zyzda
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Patent number: 6496983Abstract: An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception, decompression and display capability with multiple radio frequency remote control devices which transmit self identifying signals and have power adjustment capabilities. These capabilities are used to provide context sensitive groups of keys which may be defined to affect only selected applications running in a windowing environment. In addition, the remote control devices combine television and VCR controls with standard personal computer keyboard controls. A keyboard remote also integrates a touchpad which is food contamination resistant and may also be used for user verification. Included in the system is the ability to recognize verbal communications in video signals and maintain a database of such text which is searchable to help identify desired programming in real time.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1998Date of Patent: December 17, 2002Assignee: Gateway, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schindler, Robert Moore, David S. Zyzda
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Patent number: 6490247Abstract: A ring-ordered dynamically reconfigurable computer network utilizing an existing communications system. The network comprises a plurality of nodes. Each node is coupled to the existing communications system by two data channels and a control channel. The network is established by each data channel of each node connecting operably to a data channel of another node. All the nodes are ordered in a ring. The control channel of each node is operably connected to the switch of the existing communications system. The network also comprises a network manager to establish the network, facilitate communication among the nodes, and dynamically reconfigure the network without disturbing communication among the nodes. Optionally, each node connects to the network only when it actually needs to communicate with another node.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1996Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Gateway, IncInventors: Timothy G. Gilbert, Istvan Fekete, Jeffrey Schindler
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Patent number: 6466241Abstract: A computer executable program manager is provided which simplifies activating programs from multiple programming sources. Each program identified as a favorite program, regardless of its source, is included in a hierarchy which is organized by program subject matter. The program manager displays a single presentation of the hierarchy of the diverse programs selected from the variety of programming sources. A user is able to easily activate a program included in the hierarchy either manually or automatically. Programs are added to and removed from the hierarchy either manually or automatically based on activation patterns.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1996Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Gateway, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Schindler
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Patent number: 6396480Abstract: An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception, decompression and display capability with multiple radio frequency remote control devices which transmit self identifying signals and have power adjustment capabilities. These capabilities are used to provide context sensitive groups of keys which may be defined to affect only selected applications running in a windowing environment. In addition, the remote control devices combine television and VCR controls with standard personal computer keyboard controls. A keyboard remote also integrates a touchpad which is food contamination resistant and may also be used for user verification. Included in the system is the ability to recognize verbal communications in video signals and maintain a database of such text which is searchable to help identify desired programming in real time.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 1995Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Gateway, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schindler, Randall Farwell, Robert Moore, Rix S. Chan, Brian A. Bennett
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Patent number: 6396544Abstract: An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception, decompression and display capability with multiple radio frequency remote control devices which transmit self identifying signals and have power adjustment capabilities. These capabilities are used to provide context sensitive groups of keys which may be defined to affect only selected applications running in a windowing environment. In addition, the remote control devices combine television and VCR controls with standard personal computer keyboard controls. A keyboard remote also integrates a touchpad which is food contamination resistant and may also be used for user verification. Included in the system is the ability to recognize verbal communications in video signals and maintain a database of such text which is searchable to help identify desired programming in real time.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 1999Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Gateway, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schindler, David W. Zyzda
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Patent number: 6359636Abstract: An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception, decompression and display capability with multiple radio frequency remote control devices which transmit self identifying signals and have power adjustment capabilities. These capabilities are used to provide context sensitive groups of keys which may be defined to affect only selected applications running in a windowing environment. In addition, the remote control devices combine television and VCR controls with standard personal computer keyboard controls. A keyboard remote also integrates a touchpad which is food contamination resistant and may also be used for user verification. Included in the system is the ability to recognize verbal communications in video signals and maintain a database of such text which is searchable to help identify desired programming in real time.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 1995Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: Gateway, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schindler, Robert Moore, David S. Zyzda
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Patent number: 6205318Abstract: An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception, decompression and display capability with multiple radio frequency remote control devices which transmit self identifying signals and have power adjustment capabilities. These capabilities are used to provide context sensitive groups of keys which may be defined to affect only selected applications running in a windowing environment. In addition, the remote control devices combine television and VCR controls with standard personal computer keyboard controls. An applet running on the personal computer receives power commands from the remote control devices and issues power mode commands to video and audio cards to emulate on/off functions of standard televisions. A keyboard remote also integrates a touchpad which is food contamination resistant and may also be used for user verification.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 1997Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Gateway 2000, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schindler, William J. Pytlovany
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Patent number: 6081830Abstract: The automatic linking to program-specific computer chat rooms is disclosed. A computer detects the channel selected on a corresponding tuner. By referencing the channel and the time and date in which the computer is operating against an electronic program guide, the computer is able to determine the specific program currently on the channel. A unique identification code for the program is sent to a central server. The server links the computer to a computer chat room specific to the program for the unique identification code. This enables computer users viewing the same program to automatically enter the same chat room and chat to one another.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1997Date of Patent: June 27, 2000Assignee: Gateway 2000, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Schindler
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Patent number: 6026454Abstract: A dedicated network expansion unit includes a processor and a dedicated hard disk drive, and has two bays which each can receive one of a further hard disk drive, a floppy disk drive, a CD-ROM drive, and a tape drive. The unit has no manual input mechanism, and no display for text or graphics. The unit can be connected to one or more communications link through Ethernet connectors, a PCMCIA modem card, a PCMCIA token ring card, or a parallel connector. Following power-up or a reset, the unit automatically detects the types of devices present and the types of communications link connected to it, and automatically configures its software to operate properly with these devices and links, without user interaction. Special software routines are provided for the unit and a remote computer to permit a conventional backup program in the remote computer to effect a backup operation within the expansion unit using ASPI commands.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1993Date of Patent: February 15, 2000Assignee: Packard Bell NEC, Inc.Inventors: John M. Hauck, Paul H. McCann, J. Richard Terrell, II, Bradley J. Staff, S. Christopher Gladwin, Alan J. Soucy, Jeffrey Schindler
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Patent number: 5995155Abstract: An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception, decompression and display capability with multiple radio frequency remote control devices which transmit self identifying signals and have power adjustment capabilities. These capabilities are used to provide context sensitive groups of keys which may be defined to affect only selected applications running in a windowing environment. In addition, the remote control devices combine television and VCR controls with standard personal computer keyboard controls. A keyboard remote also integrates a touchpad which is food contamination resistant and may also be used for user verification. Included in the system is the ability to recognize verbal communications in video signals and maintain a database of such text which is searchable to help identify desired programming in real time.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 1997Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Gateway 2000, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schindler, David W. Zyzda
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Patent number: 5900867Abstract: An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception, decompression and display capability with multiple radio frequency remote control devices which transmit self identifying signals and have power adjustment capabilities. These capabilities are used to provide context sensitive groups of keys which may be defined to affect only selected applications running in a windowing environment. In addition, the remote control devices combine television and VCR controls with standard personal computer keyboard controls. A keyboard remote also integrates a touchpad which is food contamination resistant and may also be used for user verification. Included in the system is the ability to recognize verbal communications in video signals and maintain a database of such text which is searchable to help identify desired programming in real time.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 1995Date of Patent: May 4, 1999Assignee: Gateway 2000, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schindler, Robert Moore, Sidney D. Autry, Rix S. Chan, Brian A. Bennett
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Patent number: 5867223Abstract: A home entertainment and information system is provided which assigns and transmits audio programming to audio output devices. Digital and analog signals from a variety of program sources are received by the home entertainment and information system. The system assigns and transmits to an audio output device a program that is distinct from programs assigned and transmitted to other audio output devices within the same system, and thus where two users are viewing different programs visually displayed on the same or different monitors, they hear the audio portion of the respective program they are viewing through individual audio output devices. An audio output device is also assignable to a remote control device such that when a program is selected using the remote control device, the audio portion of the program is transmitted to the assigned audio output device.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1996Date of Patent: February 2, 1999Assignee: Gateway 2000, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schindler, Bradley A. Forrest
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Patent number: 5838384Abstract: A home entertainment and information system is provided which assigns and transmits audio programming to audio output devices. Digital and analog signals from a variety of program sources are received by the home entertainment and information system. The system assigns and transmits to an audio output device a program that is distinct from programs assigned and transmitted to other audio output devices within the same system, and thus where two users are viewing different programs visually displayed on the same or different monitors, they hear the audio portion of the respective program they are viewing through individual audio output devices. An audio output device is also assignable to a remote control device such that when a program is selected using the remote control device, the audio portion of the program is transmitted to the assigned audio output device.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1996Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Gateway 2000, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schindler, Bradley A. Forrest
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Patent number: 5724227Abstract: A drive bay module for a computer cabinet holds multiple peripheral drives. The drive bay module is easily uncoupled and rotated within the computer cabinet so that the drives remain in a upright orthogonal orientation whether the cabinet is positioned vertically or horizontally and the user does not have to rotate each individual drive separately. In addition, the drive bay module can be positioned toward either end of the computer cabinet. In an alternate embodiment, the drive bay module can be positioned and secured at any one of a plurality of angles within the receiving bay.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1996Date of Patent: March 3, 1998Assignee: Gateway 2000, Inc.Inventors: Ronald Hancock, Jeffrey Schindler, Theodore W. Waitt
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Patent number: 5724106Abstract: An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor and a radio frequency remote control device. The remote control device has a pointing device and a plurality of keys on top of the device and a trigger-like button mounted on the bottom of the device which functions as a mouse selection button.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1996Date of Patent: March 3, 1998Assignee: Gateway 2000, Inc.Inventors: Sidney David Autry, Jeffrey Schindler
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Patent number: D389475Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 1996Date of Patent: January 20, 1998Assignee: Gateway 2000Inventors: Sidney David Autry, Ronald Hancock, Loriann M. Tague, Jeffrey Schindler
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Patent number: D390840Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1996Date of Patent: February 17, 1998Assignee: Gateway 2000, Inc.Inventors: Sidney David Autry, Ronald Hancock, Loriann M. Tague, Jeffrey Schindler
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Patent number: D396468Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1996Date of Patent: July 28, 1998Assignee: Gateway 2000, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schindler, Sidney David Autry, Keith Alan Kozak, Loriann M. Tague