Patents by Inventor Joyce S. Chou
Joyce S. Chou 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: 9429989Abstract: An interactive electronic device shell and light source may enable personalization and increased functionality of an electronic device. The shell may at least partially cover a light source and attach to an electronic device. The shell includes at least some transparent or translucent portions (e.g., light stencils) that enable light from a matrix of the light source to emit through the shell, thus causing a display of light from the shell. In some aspects, the electronic device may be linked with the shell and/or the light source to control light emission through the shell. In various aspects, an illumined portion of the shell may have significance, such as revealing an artistic design or indicating a message based on activity of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Small, Anthony Giardini, Ryan Wolfe, Joyce S. Chou, Jae Y. Lee
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Publication number: 20150168999Abstract: An interactive electronic device shell and light source may enable personalization and increased functionality of an electronic device. The shell may at least partially cover a light source and attach to an electronic device. The shell includes at least some transparent or translucent portions (e.g., light stencils) that enable light from a matrix of the light source to emit through the shell, thus causing a display of light from the shell. In some aspects, the electronic device may be linked with the shell and/or the light source to control light emission through the shell. In various aspects, an illumined portion of the shell may have significance, such as revealing an artistic design or indicating a message based on activity of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Andrea Small, Anthony Giardini, Ryan Wolfe, Joyce S. Chou, Jae Y. Lee
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Patent number: 8933813Abstract: An interactive electronic device shell and light source may enable personalization and increased functionality of an electronic device. The shell may at least partially cover a light source and attach to an electronic device. The shell includes at least some transparent or translucent portions (e.g., light stencils) that enable light from a matrix of the light source to emit through the shell, thus causing a display of light from the shell. In some aspects, the electronic device may be linked with the shell and/or the light source to control light emission through the shell. In various aspects, an illumined portion of the shell may have significance, such as revealing an artistic design or indicating a message based on activity of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Small, Anthony Giardini, Ryan Wolfe, Joyce S. Chou, Jae Y. Lee
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Patent number: 8860581Abstract: An interactive electronic device shell and light source may enable personalization and increased functionality of an electronic device. The shell may at least partially cover a light source and attach to an electronic device. The shell includes at least some transparent or translucent portions (e.g., light stencils) that enable light from a matrix of the light source to emit through the shell, thus causing a display of light from the shell. In some aspects, the electronic device may be linked with the shell and/or the light source to control light emission through the shell. In various aspects, an illumined portion of the shell may have significance, such as revealing an artistic design or indicating a message based on activity of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Small, John W. Michael, Jonathan Richard Bergstrom, Anthony Giardini, Joyce S. Chou, Jae Y. Lee
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Patent number: 8832815Abstract: In some aspects, a telecommunications device obtains an identifier from an accessory token. The telecommunications device may transmit the identifier to a server to request content associated with the identifier. The telecommunications device may receive the content from the server when the identifier is valid and/or the content is available. In various aspects, the accessory token is communicatively coupled to the telecommunications device, which enables the telecommunications device to obtain the identifier.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Small, Joyce S. Chou, Anthony Giardini, Jae Y. Lee
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Publication number: 20110175747Abstract: An interactive electronic device shell and light source may enable personalization and increased functionality of an electronic device. The shell may at least partially cover a light source and attach to an electronic device. The shell includes at least some transparent or translucent portions (e.g., light stencils) that enable light from a matrix of the light source to emit through the shell, thus causing a display of light from the shell. In some aspects, the electronic device may be linked with the shell and/or the light source to control light emission through the shell. In various aspects, an illumined portion of the shell may have significance, such as revealing an artistic design or indicating a message based on activity of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: T-MOBILE USA, INC.Inventors: Andrea Small, Anthony Giardini, Ryan Wolfe, Joyce S. Chou, Jae Y. Lee
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Publication number: 20110175748Abstract: An interactive electronic device shell and light source may enable personalization and increased functionality of an electronic device. The shell may at least partially cover a light source and attach to an electronic device. The shell includes at least some transparent or translucent portions (e.g., light stencils) that enable light from a matrix of the light source to emit through the shell, thus causing a display of light from the shell. In some aspects, the electronic device may be linked with the shell and/or the light source to control light emission through the shell. In various aspects, an illumined portion of the shell may have significance, such as revealing an artistic design or indicating a message based on activity of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: T-MOBILE USA, INC.Inventors: Andrea Small, John W. Michael, Jonathan Richard Bergstrom, Anthony Giardini, Joyce S. Chou, Jae Y. Lee
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Publication number: 20110058516Abstract: In some aspects, a telecommunications device obtains an identifier from an accessory token. The telecommunications device may transmit the identifier to a server to request content associated with the identifier. The telecommunications device may receive the content from the server when the identifier is valid and/or the content is available. In various aspects, the accessory token is communicatively coupled to the telecommunications device, which enables the telecommunications device to obtain the identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: T-MOBILE USA, INC.Inventors: Andrea Small, Joyce S. Chou, Anthony Giardini, Jae Y. Lee
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Patent number: D705241Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Liang Chen, Chad Michael Roberts, Dawn Wilson, Joyce S. Chou, Juan Dai, Priyanka Singhal
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Patent number: D706805Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Liang Chen, Chad Michael Roberts, Dawn Wilson, Joyce S. Chou, Juan Dai, Priyanka Singhal
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Patent number: D707691Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chad Michael Roberts, Josh Phillips, Jeremy Monroe Bowen, Dawn Wilson, Joyce S. Chou
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Patent number: D708623Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Chad Michael Roberts, Josh Phillips, Jeremy Monroe Bowen, Dawn Wilson, Joyce S. Chou
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Patent number: D708624Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jeffery G. Arnold, Megan Donahue, Chad Michael Roberts, Josh Phillips, Jeremy Monroe Bowen, Dawn Wilson, Joyce S. Chou
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Patent number: D728613Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Liang Chen, Chad Michael Roberts, Dawn Wilson, Joyce S. Chou, Juan Dai, Priyanka Singhal
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Patent number: D729259Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Liang Chen, Chad Michael Roberts, Dawn Wilson, Joyce S. Chou, Juan Dai, Priyanka Singhal
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Patent number: D750664Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Liang Chen, Chad Michael Roberts, Dawn Wilson, Joyce S. Chou, Juan Dai, Priyanka Singhal
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Patent number: D778286Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Liang Chen, Chad Michael Roberts, Dawn Wilson, Joyce S. Chou, Juan Dai, Priyanka Singhal