Patents by Inventor Stephen Hurd

Stephen Hurd 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: 20240364942
    Abstract: An electronic device for interactive content streaming includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The at least one processor is configured to receive an interaction request from a streaming device, determine at least one action based on the interaction request, provide an action notification, based on the at least one action, to a content source, wherein the action notification notifies the content source to update a state of at least one content of the content source, and transmit a state update notification to the streaming device, wherein the state update notification updates one or more applications of the streaming device based on the updated state of the at least one content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Bettner, Mark Stanley, Michael Coker, Mark Lohstroh, Kristopher Chambers, Eric Best, Daniel Havens, Stephen Hurd
  • Patent number: 12041276
    Abstract: An electronic device (101) for interactive content streaming includes a memory (130) and at least one processor (120) coupled to the memory (130). The at least one processor (120) is configured to receive an interaction request from a streaming device (1305), determine at least one action based on the interaction request, provide an action notification, based on the at least one action, to a content source (1308), wherein the action notification notifies the content source (1308) to update a state of at least one content of the content source (1308), and transmit a state update notification to the streaming device (1305), wherein the state update notification updates one or more applications of the streaming device (1305) based on the updated state of the at least one content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Playful Corp.
    Inventors: Paul Bettner, Mark Stanley, Michael Coker, Mark Lohstroh, Kristopher Chambers, Eric Best, Daniel Havens, Stephen Hurd
  • Publication number: 20220167022
    Abstract: An electronic device (101) for interactive content streaming includes a memory (130) and at least one processor (120) coupled to the memory (130). The at least one processor (120) is configured to receive an interaction request from a streaming device (1305), determine at least one action based on the interaction request, provide an action notification, based on the at least one action, to a content source (1308), wherein the action notification notifies the content source (1308) to update a state of at least one content of the content source (1308), and transmit a state update notification to the streaming device (1305), wherein the state update notification updates one or more applications of the streaming device (1305) based on the updated state of the at least one content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Paul BETTNER, Mark STANLEY, Michael COKER, Mark LOHSTROH, Kristopher CHAMBERS, Eric BEST, Daniel HAVENS, Stephen HURD
  • Patent number: 8352722
    Abstract: A platform may comprise a management controller (MC) and a BIOS that may store SMBIOS information that may comprise metadata. SMBIOS information may be stored in the SMBIOS structure table. SMBIOS information may be transferred to the MC and may be communicated from the MC to an entity external to the platform. The BIOS may be inaccessible to the external entity. The MC may communicate with the external entity when the platform is powered ON or OFF. SMBIOS information may be transferred between the BIOS and the MC via a communication link. The MC and/or the BIOS may determine whether SMBIOS information from the MC is up-to-date. SMBIOS information may be copied from the BIOS to the MC if not up-to-date. SMBIOS information may be transferred via SMBIOS messages based on structure type, instance ID and/or handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Hemal V. Shah, Stephen Hurd, Robert R. Swindell
  • Publication number: 20090019278
    Abstract: A platform may comprise a management controller (MC) and a BIOS that may store SMBIOS information that may comprise metadata. SMBIOS information may be stored in the SMBIOS structure table. SMBIOS information may be transferred to the MC and may be communicated from the MC to an entity external to the platform. The BIOS may be inaccessible to the external entity. The MC may communicate with the external entity when the platform is powered ON or OFF. SMBIOS information may be transferred between the BIOS and the MC via a communication link. The MC and/or the BIOS may determine whether SMBIOS information from the MC is up-to-date. SMBIOS information may be copied from the BIOS to the MC if not up-to-date. SMBIOS information may be transferred via SMBIOS messages based on structure type, instance ID and/or handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Hemal V. Shah, Stephen Hurd, Robert R. Swindell