Patents by Inventor Paulo S. Mendes

Paulo S. Mendes 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).

  • Automated exchangeable docking configuration
    Patent number: 7913020
    Abstract: A base device meant to cooperate with one of a plurality of exchangeable docking adapters to enable the base device to cooperate with a personal portable device docked with the docking adapter to perform an audio/visual task. The base device incorporates a programmable logic that is programmed with a configuration data specifying a configuration of interconnections to enable the cooperation between the base device and the personal portable device, and may further incorporate a processor to execute a sequence of instructions of a routine causing the processor to cooperate with the personal portable device through the docking adapter to perform the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Keith H. Acosta, Ryan P. Chaves, Ronald N. Isaac, Paulo S. Mendes, Morton Tarr, Christopher D. Vincent
  • Automated Exchangeable Docking Configuration
    Publication number: 20090271534
    Abstract: A base device meant to cooperate with one of a plurality of exchangeable docking adapters to enable the base device to cooperate with a personal portable device docked with the docking adapter to perform an audio/visual task. The base device incorporates a programmable logic that is programmed with a configuration data specifying a configuration of interconnections to enable the cooperation between the base device and the personal portable device, and may further incorporate a processor to execute a sequence of instructions of a routine causing the processor to cooperate with the personal portable device through the docking adapter to perform the task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Keith H. Acosta, Ryan P. Chaves, Ronald N. Isaac, Paulo S. Mendes, Morton Tarr, Christopher D. Vincent