Patents by Inventor Joseph L. Michels

Joseph L. Michels 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).

  • Method of previewing content in a distributed communications system
    Publication number: 20020143912
    Abstract: A method of previewing content in a distributed communications system (100) includes receiving categorized content (210) at a remote communications node (104). The categorized content (210) is then evaluated and assigned contextual audio content (220). The categorized content (210) is then previewed utilizing the contextual audio content (220). Contextual audio content (220) can be user-provided and user-defined in order to enrich the distributed communications system (100) environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Michels, Michael Bordelon, Kevin D. Wills