Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Dias

Stephen R. Dias 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).

  • Download system for consumer electronic devices
    Patent number: 6665871
    Abstract: A system for reprogramming a consumer electronic device includes a consumer electronic device (CED) having a CED processor and a CED memory and a CED serial port connected to the processor, the memory storing CED processor instructions and CED data. The system also includes a download module having a download processor and a download memory and a download serial port connected to the download processor. The CED processor periodically applies a signal to the CED serial port. When the download serial port is connected to the CED serial port to make a serial connection and the download processor receives one of the periodic signals from the CED processor, the download processor initiates the download of one or more of download instructions and download data from the download memory to the CED memory over the serial connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Index Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas B. Macrae, Stephen R. Dias, Zafar Khan