Patents by Inventor Joseph B. Grand

Joseph B. Grand 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).

  • Patent number: 9654589
    Abstract: A method for facilitating sharing of widget programs among a plurality of personal electronic devices is disclosed. The method includes establishing a database of the widget programs capable of being executed by the plurality of personal electronic devices. The method further includes receiving, over a communication network, a widget forwarding request from at least one of the plurality of personal electronic devices. An instance of a selected one of the widget programs is then transmitted, in response to the widget forwarding request, to another of the plurality of personal electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: BBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven M. Adler, Joseph B. Grand, Andrew S. Huang, Duane S. Maxwell, Kenneth E. Steele, Stephen L. Tomlin
  • Patent number: 9256420
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating software executed by an electronic device is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving, at the electronic device, an update indication from a server that updated software is available for the electronic device. The method further includes modifying, in response to the update indication, a boot state of the electronic device and initiating operation of the electronic device in an update mode. The updated software is received, at the electronic device, during operation in the update mode. The method further includes initiating, upon determining the updated software has been correctly received, operation of the electronic device in a normal mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: BBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Michael Adler, Joseph B. Grand, Andrew Shane Huang, Duane Stewart Maxwell, Kenneth Earl Steele, Stephen L. Tomlin
  • Publication number: 20150040118
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating software executed by an electronic device is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving, at the electronic device, an update indication from a server that updated software is available for the electronic device. The method further includes modifying, in response to the update indication, a boot state of the electronic device and initiating operation of the electronic device in an update mode. The updated software is received, at the electronic device, during operation in the update mode. The method further includes initiating, upon determining the updated software has been correctly received, operation of the electronic device in a normal mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Michael Adler, Joseph B. Grand, Andrew Shane Huang, Duane Stewart Maxwell, Kenneth Earl Steele, Stephen L. Tomlin
  • Patent number: 8839224
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating software executed by an electronic device is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving, at the electronic device, an update indication from a server that updated software is available for the electronic device. The method further includes modifying, in response to the update indication, a boot state of the electronic device and initiating operation of the electronic device in an update mode. The updated software is received, at the electronic device, during operation in the update mode. The method further includes initiating, upon determining the updated software has been correctly received, operation of the electronic device in a normal mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: BBY Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Michael Adler, Joseph B. Grand, Andrew Shane Huang, Duane Stewart Maxwell, Kenneth Earl Steele, Stephen L. Tomlin
  • Publication number: 20130061216
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating software executed by an electronic device is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving, at the electronic device, an update indication from a server that updated software is available for the electronic device. The method further includes modifying, in response to the update indication, a boot state of the electronic device and initiating operation of the electronic device in an update mode. The updated software is received, at the electronic device, during operation in the update mode. The method further includes initiating, upon determining the updated software has been correctly received, operation of the electronic device in a normal mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: BBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven M. Adler, Joseph B. Grand, Andrew S. Huang, Duane S. Maxwell, Kenneth E. Steele, Stephen L. Tomlin
  • Patent number: 8261256
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating software executed by an electronic device is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving, at the electronic device, an update indication from a server that updated software is available for the electronic device. The method further includes modifying, in response to the update indication, a boot state of the electronic device and initiating operation of the electronic device in an update mode. The updated software is received, at the electronic device, during operation in the update mode. The method further includes initiating, upon determining the updated software has been correctly received, operation of the electronic device in a normal mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: BBY Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Adler, Joseph B. Grand, Andrew S. Huang, Duane S. Maxwell, Kenneth E. Steele, Stephen L. Tomlin
  • Publication number: 20080039199
    Abstract: The presence and/or movement of objects about a central location is detected, e.g., by sensors that emit and detect radiation within zones about the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Ralph H. Baer, Joseph B. Grand
  • Patent number: 7249846
    Abstract: A head mounted display (HMD) is worn on a user's head for displaying an image. A HMD is a personal see-through device designed to view still or video images or data that nonetheless permits the user to view his surroundings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Inventors: Joseph B. Grand, David M. Morelock, Gil David Manalo, Ricardo Antonio Cruz
  • Patent number: D592678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Chumby Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Adler, Joseph B. Grand, Andrew S. Huang, Duane S. Maxwell, Thomas Erik Meyerhoffer, Kenneth E. Steele, Stephen L. Tomlin
  • Patent number: D665551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Scandinavian Child LLC
    Inventors: Joseph B. Grand, John D. Fiegener, Samuel Wald, Thomas Gernetzke, William Vespa, William Liteplo, Cornelius McDaid, Brenda G. Berg