Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Cheung

Kevin R. Cheung 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).

  • Delivery of items for consumption by a user device
    Patent number: 9888005
    Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. The item-providing system uses a content delivery module to deliver the items to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Lattyak, Subram (Narsi) Narasimhan, Michael V. Rykov, Richard Moore, Beryl Tomay, Thomas Aquinas Ryan, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, Kevin R. Cheung, Jon Saxton, Kenneth Paul Kiraly, Aviram Zagorie, Robert L. Goodwin, Gregg Elliott Zehr, James C. Slezak, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman
  • Administrative tasks in a media consumption system
    Patent number: 9568984
    Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system and the user device include functionality for providing upgrade-related items to the user device in a transparent manner. The item-providing system and the user device also include testing functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Ryan, Gregg Elliott Zehr, Kenneth Paul Kiraly, John Lattyak, Subram (Narsi) Narasimhan, Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin
  • Providing user-supplied items to a user device
    Patent number: 9479591
    Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system delivers user-supplied items to the user device based on a protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Girish Bansilal Bajaj, Michael V. Rykov, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin
  • Delivery of items for consumption by a user device
    Patent number: 9178744
    Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. The item-providing system uses a content delivery module to deliver the items to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Lattyak, Subram (Narsi) Narasimhan, Thomas A. Ryan, Gregg Elliott Zehr, Kenneth P. Kiraly, Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin, Beryl Tomay, Jon Saxton
  • Selecting and providing items in a media consumption system
    Patent number: 8965807
    Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system includes reliable fulfillment functionality for ensuring that the user device receives items in a reliable manner. The item-providing system includes other provisions to facilitate selecting items in various contexts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin
  • Notification of a user device to perform an action
    Patent number: 8700005
    Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system may send a notification message to the user device to notify the user device to wake up and perform one or more actions. The item-providing system may provide scheduling functionality for determining the timing at which to send the notification message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Kiraly, Thomas A. Ryan, Gregg Elliott Zehr, John Lattyak, Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin
  • Providing user-supplied items to a user device
    Patent number: 8656040
    Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system delivers user-supplied items to the user device based on a protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Girish Bansilal Bajaj, Michael V. Rykov, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin
  • Incremental updates of items
    Patent number: 8341513
    Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system may provide items to the user device in incremental form or in full form. The item-providing system and user device implement a protocol for determining whether the content should be delivered in incremental form or full form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Amazon.com Inc.
    Inventors: John Lattyak, Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin
  • Delivery of items for consumption by a user device
    Patent number: 8341210
    Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. The item-providing system uses a content delivery module to deliver the items to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Lattyak, Thomas A. Ryan, Gregg Elliott Zehr, Kenneth P. Kiraly, Subram Narasimhan, Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin, Beryl Tomay, Jon Saxton
  • System and method for providing tag feedback
    Patent number: 7870135
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system for providing feedback to a user tagging an item includes a database and tag logic. The database is configured to store information associated with tags assigned to items. The tag logic is configured to receive one or more inputs from the user. The tag logic provides feedback to the user based on the input(s). The tag logic is also configured to assign a tag received from the user to the item, and store the tag in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin R. Cheung
  • Consumption of Items via a User Device
    Publication number: 20080293450
    Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. In one illustrative implementation, the communication infrastructure may rely, in part, on wireless communication. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas A. Ryan, Gregg Elliott Zehr, Kenneth P. Kiraly, John Lattyak, Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin, Beryl Tomay, Ajay M. Desai, Tim Tan, Brandon J. Smith, Bradley Jeffery Behm, Brent Eric Wood, Xiaotian Guo, Neil C. Roseman, Jon Saxton