Patents by Inventor Richard William

Richard William 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).

  • Publication number: 20150281773
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for receiving user viewing data that includes a media source, a viewing time, and a username. The username identifies a user, and the user viewing data is associated with a media viewing device. The user viewing data is recorded by passively monitoring user input to the media viewing device. A program viewed on the media viewing device is determined based upon the user viewing data. A plurality of viewing achievement rules are stored in memory. The viewing achievement rules include one or more criteria based upon user viewing data. At least one achievement rule comprises a criterion that a user view the program. If the user viewing data matches the criteria of one or more of the viewing achievement rules is determined. An indication of one or more achievements is stored in association with the username.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Erica Baker, Richard William
  • Publication number: 20050135517
    Abstract: A wireless device is provided that includes host logic (53), at least two antennas (59), and network interface logic (57). The network interface logic (57) is operable to transmit packets comprising symbols containing a plurality of data tones on at least two channels (69). The network interface logic (57) varies the number of data tones among the symbols. A first channel (69a) of packets is transmitted over a first antenna (59a) and a second channel (69b) of packets is transmitted over a second antenna (59b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: John Coffey, Richard William, Srikanth Gummadi