Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Geiger

Joseph M. Geiger 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: 8805787
    Abstract: A method may include generating a list of current files stored in a user device, wherein the list of current files includes unique file identifiers, each associated with a corresponding one of the current files. The method may further include sending the list of current files from the user device to a network device and receiving a copy list from the network device in the user device. The copy list may be generated by comparing the list of current files to a list of previously copied files, and the list of previously copied files may include unique file identifiers, each associated with a different one of the previously copied files. The method may include sending the files listed in the copy list from the user device to the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Jianxiu Hao, Wei Xia, Joseph M. Geiger, Guanrao Chen
  • Patent number: 8375118
    Abstract: A mobile communication device receives information associated with multiple home devices, and generates, based on the home device information, a connected home dashboard that includes a home device item, a modes item, a monitoring item, a security item, and a notifications item. The mobile communication device also provides the connected home dashboard for display to a user, and receives, from the user, a selection of one of the home device item, the modes item, the monitoring item, the security item, or the notifications item. The mobile communication device further provides, based on the home device information and for display to the user, information associated with the selected item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Jianxiu Hao, Guillermo Ortiz, Heath Stallings, John P. Valdez, Wei Xia, Joseph M. Geiger
  • Publication number: 20120130513
    Abstract: A mobile communication device receives information associated with multiple home devices, and generates, based on the home device information, a connected home dashboard that includes a home device item, a modes item, a monitoring item, a security item, and a notifications item. The mobile communication device also provides the connected home dashboard for display to a user, and receives, from the user, a selection of one of the home device item, the modes item, the monitoring item, the security item, or the notifications item. The mobile communication device further provides, based on the home device information and for display to the user, information associated with the selected item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Jack Jianxiu HAO, Guillermo ORTIZ, Heath STALLINGS, John P. VALDEZ, Wei XIA, Joseph M. GEIGER
  • Publication number: 20110107374
    Abstract: Exemplary media content watch list systems and methods are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a media content watch list subsystem maintaining media content watch list data representing a plurality of media content instances available for experiencing by a user, receiving a request for a media content watch list from a media content access device associated with the user, generating the media content watch list based on the media content watch list data and the request, and transmitting data representative of the media content watch list to the media content access device for presentation to the user. The maintaining of the media content watch list data includes updating the media content watch list data based on at least one predetermined non-watch-list-specific operation performed by the media content access device associated with the user. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Brian F. Roberts, George M. Higa, Joseph M. Geiger, Jayson Sellers, Donald H. Relyea, Greg A. Johns, Heath Stallings
  • Publication number: 20110106755
    Abstract: A method may include generating a list of current files stored in a user device, wherein the list of current files includes unique file identifiers, each associated with a corresponding one of the current files. The method may further include sending the list of current files from the user device to a network device and receiving a copy list from the network device in the user device. The copy list may be generated by comparing the list of current files to a list of previously copied files, and the list of previously copied files may include unique file identifiers, each associated with a different one of the previously copied files. The method may include sending the files listed in the copy list from the user device to the network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Jack Jianxiu Hao, Wei Xia, Joseph M. Geiger, Guanrao Chen
  • Publication number: 20080215240
    Abstract: Generating a user interface includes integrating elements of a first graphical user interface into a second graphical user interface to produce a combined graphical user interface, where the first graphical user interface is for a portable navigation system and the second graphical user interface is for a vehicle media device, and controlling the vehicle media device and the portable navigation system through the combined graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Damian Howard, Melina Apostolopoulos, Joseph M. Geiger, Douglas C. Moore