Patents by Inventor Noel B. Whitley

Noel B. Whitley 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).

  • Simultaneously multi-networked handheld multimedia gateways
    Patent number: 8976769
    Abstract: A user may simultaneously access sources of multimedia information via multiple wireless networks using a handheld multimedia gateway. A user interface may support the selection of information services that are each provided separate, but possibly overlapping, viewing spaces. Circuitry in the multimedia gateway manages the operation of the multiple wireless communication paths, and enables the display of visual information through two or more display devices. The user may customize the display, the size, and the location within a display of regions in which the information is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Jeyhan Karaoguz, Noel B. Whitley
  • Simultaneously multi-networked handheld multimedia gateways
    Patent number: 8391928
    Abstract: A user may simultaneously access sources of multimedia information via multiple wireless networks using a handheld multimedia gateway. A user interface may support the selection of information services that are each provided separate, but possibly overlapping, viewing spaces. Circuitry in the multimedia gateway manages the operation of the multiple wireless communication paths, and enables the display of visual information through two or more display devices. The user may customize the display, the size, and the location within a display of regions in which the information is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Jeyhan Karaoguz, Noel B. Whitley
  • SIMULTANEOUSLY MULTI-NETWORKED HANDHELD MULTIMEDIA GATEWAYS
    Publication number: 20120076123
    Abstract: A user may simultaneously access sources of multimedia information via multiple wireless networks using a handheld multimedia gateway. A user interface may support the selection of information services that are each provided separate, but possibly overlapping, viewing spaces. Circuitry in the multimedia gateway manages the operation of the multiple wireless communication paths, and enables the display of visual information through two or more display devices. The user may customize the display, the size, and the location within a display of regions in which the information is presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Jeyhan Karaoguz, Noel B. Whitley
  • Simultaneously multi-networked handheld multimedia gateways
    Patent number: 8073492
    Abstract: A user may simultaneously access sources of multimedia information via multiple wireless networks using a handheld multimedia gateway. A user interface may support the selection of information services that are each provided separate, but possibly overlapping, viewing spaces. Circuitry in the multimedia gateway manages the operation of the multiple wireless communication paths, and enables the display of visual information through two or more display devices. The user may customize the display, the size, and the location within a display of regions in which the information is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Inventors: Jeyhan Karaoguz, Noel B. Whitley