Patents by Inventor Sean B. Kelly

Sean B. Kelly 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: 20120311081
    Abstract: Improved techniques and systems for storage, delivery and acquisition of digital assets are disclosed. The techniques and systems are suitable and useful for storing, delivering and accessing digital assets (e.g., media assets) that have been acquired from online stores. The techniques and systems are also suitable and useful for storing, delivering and accessing digital assets that have been acquired from other than from online stores. Regardless, the digital assets become accessible from a network-based digital data repository (e.g., cloud data storage) via electronic devices (e.g., user devices) and thus usable by the electronic devices. The digital assets can include media assets and/or non-media assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Robbin, Andrew Wadycki, Patrice Gautier, Thomas Aisina, Lucas C. Newman, Sean B. Kelly, Amandeep Jawa, Payam Mirrashidi, Max Muller, Ellis M. Verosub, Arvind Shenoy, Olagappan Manickam, Steve Saro Gedikian, Michael Kuohao Chu
  • Publication number: 20120310762
    Abstract: Improved techniques and systems for storage, delivery and acquisition of digital assets are disclosed. The techniques and systems are suitable and useful for storing, delivering and accessing digital assets (e.g., media assets) that have been acquired from online stores to electronic devices. The techniques and systems are also suitable and useful for storing, delivering and accessing digital assets that have been acquired from other than from online stores. The digital assets can include media assets and/or non-media assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Robbin, Andrew Wadycki, Patrice Gautier, Thomas Alsina, Michael Kuohao Chu, Lucas C. Newman, Sean B. Kelly, David Heller, Arvind Shenoy
  • Publication number: 20120311069
    Abstract: Improved techniques and systems for storage, delivery and acquisition of digital assets are disclosed. The techniques and systems are suitable and useful for storing, delivering and accessing digital assets (e.g., media assets) that have been acquired from online stores. The techniques and systems are also suitable and useful for storing, delivering and accessing digital assets that have been acquired from other than from online stores. Regardless, the digital assets become accessible from a network-based digital data repository (e.g., cloud data storage) via electronic devices (e.g., user devices) and thus usable by the electronic devices. In one embodiment, subsequent access to the digital assets from the network-based digital data repository by electronic devices can be limited through use of a limited set of assignable slots. The digital assets can include media assets and/or non-media assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Robbin, Andrew Wadycki, Patrice Gautier, Thomas Alsina, Michael Kuohao Chu, Lucas C. Newman, Sean B. Kelly, Arvind Shenoy
  • Publication number: 20120233031
    Abstract: Improved techniques and systems for delivery and acquisition of digital assets are disclosed. The techniques and systems are especially suitable and useful for delivering digital assets (e.g., media assets) that are available for acquisition and electronic delivery from online stores to electronic devices. In accordance with one aspect, when a digital asset is acquired form an online store via an electronic device associated with a user, the digital asset can be arranged for delivery to a number of other of electronic devices also associated with the user. It will be appreciated that the digital asset can be delivered and acquired without requiring explicit user input or instruction in accordance with another aspect. Other aspects of the techniques and systems include customization of configuration and user interfaces that are provided to facilitate acquisition of digital assets in a more efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher B. Chang, Sean B. Kelly, Olagappan Manickam, Thomas Alsina, Payam Mirrashidi, Michael Kuohao Chu, Kevin R. Lafferty
  • Patent number: 8255731
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus that receive, at a wireless device, power through wire or inductive pad are described. The received power is monitored to back up data from the device to a server in a network through an OTA (over the air) wireless interface. The data is transmitted to the server to back up the data on the device. While backing up the data, whether the power has been removed from the device is determined. The backing up of the data in the device can be terminated automatically and without user request, in response to the determination that the power has been removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Alsina, Gordon J. Freedman, Nitin K. Ganatra, Kenneth B. McNeil, Eric Krugler, Sean B. Kelly, Edward T. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8234558
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for adaptive presentation of graphical representations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. E. Swift, Alex Kan, Sean Gies, Charles John Pisula, Sean B. Kelly
  • Publication number: 20090006978
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for adaptive presentation of graphical representations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: MICHAEL J. E. SWIFT, Alex Kan, Sean Gies, Charles John Pisula, Sean B. Kelly