Patents by Inventor Michael Berkovec

Michael Berkovec 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).

  • Method and system for dynamically building the graphical user interface of a home AV network device
    Patent number: 6700592
    Abstract: A system for dynamically building a graphical user interface of a target device in a home audio video network. The system includes a computer system within a host device coupled to the home audio video network, the computer system having a processor coupled to a memory via a bus. The computer system is configured to implement a graphical user interface for one or more target devices coupled to the home audio video network by executing software stored in the memory, wherein the software causes the computer system to perform the steps for dynamically building the graphical user interface. The steps include enumerating units on the network, each unit being a software based representation of a target device. The subunits within each unit are enumerated, the subunits being software based representations of functions of the target device. The requirements for a GUI (graphical user interface) is then determined for each subunit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sho Kou, Michael Berkovec