Patents by Inventor Michael Gaumond

Michael Gaumond 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: 20060195366
    Abstract: In a method for granting relatively greater rights to stored content, a target device is disconnected from a content service, content is played on the target device, and a purchase selection of the content is detected. In addition, an entry of the content purchase selection is logged and a characteristic of the content is modified to grant relatively greater rights to the selected content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Clayton, Michael Gaumond, Jeffrey Stinson, David Ulmer, Jean-Marc Villevieille
  • Publication number: 20060184968
    Abstract: Channel configuration information is sent to a content service, and the content service determines content to be provided in each channel of a set of channels using the channel configuration information. A first target device receives and stores content for the channels. The first target device may transmit at least some of the content to a second target device and automatically update the content stored at the second target device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Clayton, Michael Gaumond, Jeffrey Stinson, David Ulmer, Jean-Marc Villevieille
  • Publication number: 20060181982
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments that wirelessly provide content from a content source to a content player. In one embodiment, there is provided a wireless adaptor that includes a wireless interface operable to receive the content from the content source and a wired interface for a wired connection with the content player to route the content, as received by the wireless interface, for playback by the content player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Villevieille, Richard Clayton, Michael Gaumond, Jeffrey Stinson, David Ulmer
  • Publication number: 20060181963
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments that wirelessly provide content from a content source to a content player. In one embodiment, there is provided a wireless adaptor that includes a wireless interface operable to receive the content from the content source and a wired interface for a wired connection with the content player to route the content, as received by the wireless interface, for playback by the content player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Clayton, Michael Gaumond, David Ulmer, Jean-Marc Villevieille
  • Publication number: 20060179129
    Abstract: Channel configuration information is sent to a content service, and the content service determines content to be provided in each channel of a set of channels using the channel configuration information. The channel configuration information also includes user preferences for determining hot content for a user. A device receives the content for the channels including the hot content. The device also receives updates for the hot content based on the user preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Clayton, Michael Gaumond, Jeffrey Stinson, David Ulmer, Jean-Marc Villevieille
  • Publication number: 20060010480
    Abstract: A system and method for managing content between different client devices in various domains (such as vehicle, home, and person). The system and method include receiving an input from a user on the first client device to delay the content. After receiving the input, the first client device determines whether the first client device is connected to a wireless communication system. If the first client device is connected to the wireless communication system, the first client device sends a data message to a host system. In one embodiment, the host system will then obtain the content (in whole or in part) after receiving the data message to permit the user to resume playback of the content on the first client device or another client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Gaumond, Richard Clayton, Parvathy Bhaskaran
  • Publication number: 20050252959
    Abstract: A system and method for managing content between different client devices in various domains (such as vehicle, home, and person). The system and method include receiving an input from a user on the first client device to pause the content. After receiving the input, the first client device determines whether the first client device is connected to a wireless communication system. If the first client device is connected to the wireless communication system, the first client device sends a data message to the second client device through a host system. In one embodiment, the second client device will then store the content in the second client device after receiving the data message to permit the user to resume playback of the content on the second client device. In another embodiment, the host system will store the content itself or access the content from a content provider and transfer the content directly to the second device with a data message that indicates the paused location of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Gaumond, Richard Clayton, Parvathy Bhaskaran, Lee Callaway