Patents by Inventor John M. Kellum
John M. Kellum 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: 9639723Abstract: A RFID tag includes logic to compare information in a received signal with conditional response criteria, and to respond to the received signal with an RFID only if the information satisfies the conditional response criteria.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Patent NavigationInventors: John M Kellum, James A Billmaier, David P Billmaier
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Patent number: 9547709Abstract: A server determines whether a the stored on a computing device matches a file stored on the server by comparing hash values for a first portion of the files. Based on the comparing, the server determines whether to upload the first portion of the file. The server uploads second portion of the file. The server generates the file for download by appending the first portion of the file stored on the server to the second portion of the file uploaded from the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: David P. Billmaier, Jason C. Hall, Alexander C. Barclay, John M. Kellum, Henry H. Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9148704Abstract: An external event interactive television ticker is provided. The ticker is rendered on a display screen that also shows a video program, and presents ticker content when a pre-defined external event has occurred. The ticker remains rendered until the event ceases or until the viewer terminates the ticker display. The ticker is interactive in that the viewer can perform various interactive operations with the ticker, including interacting with the ticker to obtain additional information related to an external event item presented by the ticker or to take an action associated with the external event item.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: John M. Kellum
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Patent number: 8994533Abstract: A RFID tag includes an RF transceiver; logic to operate the RF transceiver to respond to a received signal with a unique radio frequency id; logic to compare information in the received signal with conditional response criteria; and logic to determine if data has been received and written into a writable memory area by the RFID tag, and to respond to the received signal only if the data has been received and stored in the writable memory area and matches the conditional response criteria.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2007Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Patent Navigation, Inc.Inventors: James A. Billmaier, John M. Kellum, David P. Billmaier
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Patent number: 8924854Abstract: A method for navigation of television program listings within a user interface includes successively displaying a first set of visual cards in a first area of the user interface. Each visual card of the first set of visual cards represents a corresponding broadcast time slot associated with a graphically represented first card characteristic. Selection by a user of a particular visual card of the first set of visual cards is enabled in order to view a television program corresponding to the time slot represented by the selected visual card. In an embodiment, a transition from display of a first visual card of the first set of visual cards to display of a second visual card of the first set of visual cards occurs automatically at the conclusion of a first time period.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Paul G. Allen, James A. Billmaier, John M. Kellum, Anthony F. Istvan, Dewey Reid, Philip Rogan
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Publication number: 20140358938Abstract: A server determines whether a the stored on a computing device matches a file stored on the server by comparing hash values for a first portion of the files. Based on the comparing, the server determines whether to upload the first portion of the file. The server uploads second portion of the file. The server generates the file for download by appending the first portion of the file stored on the server to the second portion of the file uploaded from the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: David P. Billmaier, Jason C. Hall, Alexander C. Barclay, John M. Kellum, Henry H. Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8892131Abstract: Providing a map and/or directions to a visitor to a facility may include and/or involve a wireless communication device signaling its presence at a location in a facility, and communicating to the wireless communication device a map of the facility indicating the location. This may include and/or involve communicating to the wireless device directions to and/or from the location to a destination within the facility.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Patent Navigation Inc.Inventors: James A Billmaier, David P Billmaier, John M Kellum
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Patent number: 8688170Abstract: A device accessible via a wireless service network includes logic to receive digital frames from a wireless communication device, to identify digital frames that are suitable tiles for a digital panorama, to create a digital panorama from the identified frames, and to associate the panorama with one or more locations on a digital map.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2007Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Patent Navigation, IncInventors: James A. Billmaier, John M. Kellum, David P. Billmaier
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Patent number: 8677276Abstract: A method implemented on a multi-tuner receiver system comprises successively displaying a set of visual cards where each visual card of the set of visual cards comprises a graphical representation. A visual card of the set of visual cards is selected, the visual card being associated with a first television program. Based on a characteristic of the selected visual card, a second television program is identified. The second television program is then tuned.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Hubert E. Kolde, James A. Billmaier, John M. Kellum, Dewey Reid, Philip Rogan
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Patent number: 8601507Abstract: A home entertainment system includes a home media center for providing media content to a plurality of remotely located televisions within a home. The home media center includes a user interface module to generate graphical commands usable by a separate media center extension to render a focused navigation user interface on one of the plurality of televisions.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: James A. Billmaier, John M. Kellum, Charles R. Broadus, Dewey Reid, Philip Rogan
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Patent number: 8601514Abstract: Within a media center extension device, a first media signal is received from a media source and encoded into a first media stream, which is sent via a network to a personal computer media center. Within the personal computer media center, the first media stream is stored within a storage device, such as a hard disk drive. Also within the personal computer media center, a second media stream is retrieved from the storage device, which is sent via the network to the media center extension device. Within the media center extension device, the second media stream is decoded into a second media signal, which is rendered for display on a display device.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2002Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: John M. Kellum, Charles R. Broadus
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Publication number: 20130138344Abstract: Providing a map and/or directions to a visitor to a facility may include and/or involve a wireless communication device signaling its presence at a location in a facility, and communicating to the wireless communication device a map of the facility indicating the location. This may include and/or involve communicating to the wireless device directions to and/or from the location to a destination within the facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2012Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: Patent Navigation Inc.Inventors: James A. Billmaier, David P. Billmaier, John M. Kellum
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Patent number: 8190196Abstract: A wireless service network includes logic to receive one or more requests for temporary dialable numbers from wireless devices, and logic to determine temporary wireless numbers and to provide the temporary wireless numbers to the wireless devices in response to the requests.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2006Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Patent Navigation Inc.Inventors: James A Billmaier, John M Kellum, Kristopher C Billmaier, David P Billmaier
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Patent number: 8185133Abstract: Providing a map and/or directions to a visitor to a facility may include and/or involve a wireless communication device signaling its presence at a location in a facility, and communicating to the wireless communication device a map of the facility indicating the location. This may include and/or involve communicating to the wireless device directions to and/or from the location to a destination within the facility.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Patent Navigation Inc.Inventors: James A Billmaier, David P Billmaier, John M Kellum
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Patent number: 8141117Abstract: A personal computer media center is connected to a media center extension and a personal video recorder (PVR) through a home network. The personal computer media center instructs the PVR through the home network to record a television broadcast. Subsequently, the personal computer media center instructs the PVR through the home network to output a media signal of the recorded television broadcast to the media center extension, which displays the media signal on a television.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2002Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: ARRIS Group, Inc.Inventors: Donna Jo Coningsby, John M. Kellum, Charles R. Broadus, Matthew R. Lobeck, Kory D. Christensen
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Patent number: 8099680Abstract: A method implemented on a multi-tuner receiver system comprises successively displaying a set of visual cards where each visual card of the set of visual cards comprises a graphical representation. A visual card of the set of visual cards is selected, the visual card being associated with a first television program. Based on a characteristic of the selected visual card, a second television program is identified. The second television program is then tuned.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2002Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: ARRIS Group, Inc.Inventors: Hubert E. Kolde, James A. Billmaier, John M. Kellum, Dewey Reid, Philip Rogan
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Patent number: 7954125Abstract: A sequence of cards is stored that graphically represents available options within an information system. In response to a single user action, the sequence of cards is successively displayed within a focus area of the user interface. In response to a subsequent user action, the successive display is discontinued to display a particular card representing a selected option.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: ARRIS Group, Inc.Inventors: James A. Billmaier, John M. Kellum, Dewey Reid, Philip Rogan
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Publication number: 20100242068Abstract: A video clip is captured from a television broadcast on each of a plurality of channels. The captured video clips are provided to a display interface, which successively displays the captured video clips within a focus area of a user interface in response to an initiating action by a user. The display interface then discontinues the successive display of video clips to show a particular video clip corresponding to a selected channel in response to a terminating action by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicants: ARRIS GROUP, INC., Digeo, Inc.Inventors: Caryl Rappaport, Robert H. Tankersley, James A. Billmaier, John M. Kellum, Dewey Reid, Phillip Rogan
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Patent number: 7757253Abstract: A video clip is captured from a television broadcast on each of a plurality of channels. The captured video clips are provided to a display interface, which successively displays the captured video clips within a focus area of a user interface in response to an initiating action by a user. The display interface then discontinues the successive display of video clips to show a particular video clip corresponding to a selected channel in response to a terminating action by the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2002Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Inventors: Caryl Rappaport, Robert H. Tankersley, James A. Billmaier, John M. Kellum, Dewey Reid, Philip Rogan
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Patent number: 7752564Abstract: A sequence of cards representing filters is displayed along a first axis of a user interface with a single card being displayed in a focus area. The card in the focus area defines a selected object type filter, which is applied to another sequence of available options. The filtered sequence is then displayed along another (perpendicular) axis of the user interface, which only includes options corresponding to the selected option type filter.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2009Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: ARRIS Group, Inc.Inventors: James A. Billmaier, John M. Kellum, Dewey Reid, Philip Rogan