Patents by Inventor Pete Reile

Pete Reile 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).

  • Hand-held interactive electronic device
    Patent number: 7602381
    Abstract: A hand-held interactive electronic device has an electronic display with a touch screen. A plurality of icons is on the touch screen. A frame element separate from the touch screen bounds a portion of the touch screen. A plurality of indicia is on the frame element. Each indicium is in register with a corresponding icon on the touch screen. A processor is operatively coupled to the display. A fixed memory or a removable memory is operatively coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions defining a plurality of functions. Each function is associated with a corresponding indicium on the frame element. The processor is configured to enable the function associated with the corresponding indicium upon selection of the icon registered with the corresponding indicium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian L. Aiken, Erica Nissen, Shanti Coleman, Pete Reile, Justin Petit, Travis Eckler
  • Hand-held interactive electronic device
    Publication number: 20060050061
    Abstract: A hand-held interactive electronic device has an electronic display with a touch screen. A plurality of icons is on the touch screen. A frame element separate from the touch screen bounds a portion of the touch screen. A plurality of indicia is on the frame element. Each indicium is in register with a corresponding icon on the touch screen. A processor is operatively coupled to the display. A fixed memory or a removable memory is operatively coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions defining a plurality of functions. Each function is associated with a corresponding indicium on the frame element. The processor is configured to enable the function associated with the corresponding indicium upon selection of the icon registered with the corresponding indicium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Brian Aiken, Erica Nissen, Shanti Coleman, Pete Reile, Justin Petit, Travis Eckler