Patents by Inventor Shannon M. Hoste

Shannon M. Hoste 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).

  • USER INTERFACE FOR AN AUDIO BOOK PLAYER
    Publication number: 20080176201
    Abstract: A user interface for an audio book player is provided. The user interface includes a number of primary keys for accessing primary functions of the player, the primary keys disposed in a primary zone of a top surface of the player, a number of secondary keys for accessing secondary functions of the player, the secondary keys disposed in a secondary zone of the top surface, and a tactile separation element separating the primary zone from the secondary zone. Each of the primary and secondary keys may have a specific tactilely-recognizable shape and label associated with it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Gilles Pepin, Alain Pare, Dominic R. Labbe, Gerard M. Chevalier, Joseph A. Juratovac, Jeffrey R. Held, Shannon M. Hoste, Gregg Charles Vanderheiden, Frank Kurt Cylke, Jean Marie Moss, Michael Gilbert Katzmann, Robert Edward Fistick, Michael Montfort Moodie, Alice Kathryn Baker