Patents by Inventor Malcolm D. MacNiven

Malcolm D. MacNiven 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).

  • Publication number: 20040044724
    Abstract: A first type of processor-based device, such as a personal computer functioning as a host and containing digital media files, may wirelessly communicate with a second type of processor-based device, such as a digital picture frame (DPF). Upon request and/or upon the occurrence of certain conditions, the host may transmit menu and/or media file choices to the DPF. Responsive to user choices entered at the DPF and transmitted to the host, the host may transmit further menu choices and/or media files to the DPF. In one embodiment, the menu choices displayed on the DPF reflect a DPF file hierarchy that is identical to that of the host. An electronic appliance and a machine-accessible medium are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Bell, Nathan Y. Smith, Michael S. Fox, Malcolm D. MacNiven