Patents by Inventor Michael C. McCullough

Michael C. McCullough 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: 20140204278
    Abstract: Randomly initiating the playing of media stored on a media source device while it is in power saving mode is provided. Information is received at an electronic controller device pertaining to a user selected option to play on a media player the media stored on the media source device. The user selected option initiates randomly playing the media stored on the media source device with power saving capabilities. In response to receiving the information, the electronic controller device sends a first command to wake up the media source device from a power saving mode, sends a second command to power on audio video equipment, and sends sending a third command to power on the media player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Michael C. MCCULLOUGH
  • Publication number: 20120066536
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method of delivering power. An exemplary method includes providing electrical current to a load and generating a reference value corresponding to a power provided to the load. The exemplary method also includes generating a time reference if the reference value is greater than or equal to a threshold value corresponding to a power boundary. If the time reference reaches a time boundary a power regulation event is initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Ronnie Gozun, Michael C. McCullough
  • Patent number: 5916287
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inexpensive, automobile test diagnostic system which is capable of processing data from multiple high speed data channels. The vehicle test diagnostic system include an integrated computer for providing access to a technical database comprised of stored information records, with migration capacity between related records, and further to provide selective access to particular portions of information within the database, the integrated computer including a user interface responsive to operation by a user to provide commands, and a microprocessor responsive to commands entered through the user interface to access the information; and at least one instrumentation module electrically coupled to the integrated computer, the instrumentation module being responsive to commands entered through the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Hossein Arjomand, Ralph W. Conway, Michael C. McCullough