Patents by Inventor Melissa Thornton

Melissa Thornton 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: 20050078086
    Abstract: An electronic controller apparatus (30) having an input device (36) coupled to a display (34) can include a motion detector (40) and a means (42, 44, 46, 48, and 50) for maintaining the display in a predetermined orientation relative to a user of the electronic device and regardless of the movement of the input device. The movement of the input device causes a signal to vary in the electronic controller apparatus. The electronic controller can be a hand held device such as a game controller, a personal digital assistant, a cellular phone, a remote control device, or a gaming adaptor for a personal digital assistant or for a cellular phone. The means for maintaining the display in the predetermined orientation can use gravity to maintain the predetermined orientation or alternatively use electronic sensors (104 and 105) and motors (108 and 110) to maintain the predetermined orientation of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Richard Grams, Ryan Brinkerhoff, John Clayton, Melissa Thornton
  • Publication number: 20040176040
    Abstract: A system, method and computer readable medium for measuring quality of service provided by a wireless network is disclosed. The method on a wireless device includes determining quality information associated with performance of a communications channel between a wireless device and the wireless network. The method further includes determining as location information a location of the wireless device where the quality information was determined and determining as time information a time when the quality information was determined. The method further includes transmitting from the wireless device to the wireless network the quality information, the location information and the time information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Melissa Thornton, Thomas Paul Hagstrom, Michael K. Sprenger