Patents by Inventor Paul Douglas Heavener, Jr.

Paul Douglas Heavener, Jr. 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).

  • System and method for sending messages and commands to a device at a location distanced from the sending device
    Patent number: 10250404
    Abstract: A consumer electronics (CE) device includes at least one processor and at least one computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor. The medium is programmed with instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute logic including detecting the position of the CE device and sending a command to at least one apparatus at a location distanced from the CE device to establish at least one configuration of the apparatus. The command is sent responsive to a determination that the CE device is passing a predefined distance from a location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Dipendu Saha, Prem Venkatesan, Steven Friedlander, Nobuyuki Fujiwara, Paul Douglas Heavener, Jr.
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING MESSAGES AND COMMANDS TO A DEVICE AT A LOCATION DISTANCED FROM THE SENDING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170005824
    Abstract: A consumer electronics (CE) device includes at least one processor and at least one computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor. The medium is programmed with instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute logic including detecting the position of the CE device and sending a command to at least one apparatus at a location distanced from the CE device to establish at least one configuration of the apparatus. The command is sent responsive to a determination that the CE device is passing a predefined distance from a location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Dipendu Saha, Prem Venkatesan, Steven Friedlander, Nobuyuki Fujiwara, Paul Douglas Heavener, JR.
  • System method for sending messages and commands to a device at a location distanced from the sending device
    Patent number: 9465369
    Abstract: A consumer electronics (CE) device includes at least one processor and at least one computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor. The medium is programmed with instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute logic including detecting the position of the CE device and sending a command to at least one apparatus at a location distanced from the CE device to establish at least one configuration of the apparatus. The command is sent responsive to a determination that the CE device is passing a predefined distance from a location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dipendu Saha, Prem Venkatesan, Steven Friedlander, Nobuyuki Fujiwara, Paul Douglas Heavener, Jr.
  • SYSTEM METHOD FOR SENDING MESSAGES AND COMMANDS TO A DEVICE AT A LOCATION DISTANCED FROM THE SENDING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140211099
    Abstract: A consumer electronics (CE) device includes at least one processor and at least one computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor. The medium is programmed with instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute logic including detecting the position of the CE device and sending a command to at least one apparatus at a location distanced from the CE device to establish at least one configuration of the apparatus. The command is sent responsive to a determination that the CE device is passing a predefined distance from a location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dipendu Saha, Prem Venkatesan, Steven Friedlander, Nobuyuki Fujiwara, Paul Douglas Heavener, Jr.