Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Imes

Kevin R. Imes 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: 7324833
    Abstract: An audio system and method are disclosed. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an electronic device having a display, a memory, an audio file player, and a housing component at least partially defining a cavity in which the memory and the audio file player are secured. In one embodiment, the electronic device may be a portable MP3 player. The system may also include a processor or playlist engine that can maintain a first playlist and a second playlist. In practice, the first playlist may include a selection of audio content having a corresponding audio file saved in the memory of the electronic device. In one embodiment, the system may also include an automobile having an automobile sound system that has a speaker and an in dash sound system component, which may be removably coupled to the electronic device via a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Affinity Labs, LLC
    Inventors: Russell W. White, Kevin R. Imes
  • Patent number: 7187947
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method for communicating selected information to an electronic device. The disclosed system may include a digital engine operable to maintain data representing the selected information in a digital format. In some embodiments, the digital engine may be communicatively coupled to a graphical user interface that allows a user to identify the selected information. The system may also include a communication engine communicatively coupled to the digital engine, the communication engine may be operable to wirelessly communicate the data representing the selected information to an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Affinity Labs, LLC
    Inventors: Russell W. White, Kevin R. Imes