Patents by Inventor Keith McAuliffe

Keith McAuliffe 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).

  • Systems and methods for docking portable electronic devices
    Patent number: 8930605
    Abstract: Systems and methods for docking portable electronic devices. A master device may be docked to a slave device to control the operation of the slave device. The slave device may have a form factor different than that of the master device. For example, the slave device may be a tablet and the master device may be a handheld device such as a smart phone. The slave device may include a retention mechanism to retain the master device in a docked position with respect to the slave device. When in the docked position, the master device may be in operative communication with one or more hardware components of the slave device to control the operation thereof. The slave device may lack the ability to exploit the full functionality of the one or more hardware components of the slave device without communication with the master device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventors: Kevin Bosse, Scott Semenik, Richard Page, Richard Teltz, Brian Reeves, Keith McAuliffe, Paul Reeves
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOCKING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20130086293
    Abstract: Systems and methods for docking portable electronic devices. A master device may be docked to a slave device to control the operation of the slave device. The slave device may have a form factor different than that of the master device. For example, the slave device may be a tablet and the master device may be a handheld device such as a smart phone. The slave device may include a retention mechanism to retain the master device in a docked position with respect to the slave device. When in the docked position, the master device may be in operative communication with one or more hardware components of the slave device to control the operation thereof. The slave device may lack the ability to exploit the full functionality of the one or more hardware components of the slave device without communication with the master device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: IMERJ LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Bosse, Scott Semenik, Richard Page, Richard Teltz, Brian Reeves, Keith McAuliffe, Paul Reeves