Patents by Inventor Richard A Skeie

Richard A Skeie 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).

  • Method and apparatus for switching between subchannels on a single radio frequency broadcast
    Patent number: 7756497
    Abstract: The present invention utilizes station preset buttons on a radio frequency receiver to allow the user to browse through the various subchannels included in a single station or channel. The preset buttons still have the standard function of having a frequency and subchannel selection parameter associated with the button that can be used to directly select that subchannel. But subsequent presses of the button may change the currently playing program to a different program contained in the same station or channel using a circular queue ordering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Radiosophy, LLC
    Inventors: Richard A Skeie, Bruce A Young
  • Method and Apparatus for Switching Between Subchannels on a Single Radio Frequency Broadcast
    Publication number: 20070234394
    Abstract: The present invention utilizes station preset buttons on a radio frequency receiver to allow the user to browse through the various subchannels included in a single station or channel. The preset buttons still have the standard function of having a frequency and subchannel selection parameter associated with the button that can be used to directly select that subchannel. But subsequent presses of the button may change the currently playing program to a different program contained in the same station or channel using a circular queue ordering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Radiosophy, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Skeie, Bruce Young