Patents by Inventor Stephen Starkie

Stephen Starkie 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).

  • Media synchronisation system
    Patent number: 9792921
    Abstract: A communications system distributes code word pairs within the audio of a television or radio program or the like. Each pair of code words includes an ID code word that is the same for a given program and a synchronization code word that is unique within the program. A portable user device is able to synchronize itself to the program using the embedded synchronization code words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Intrasonics S.á r.l.
    Inventors: Peter Haywood, Michael Raymond Reynolds, Peter John Kelly, Nedeljko Cvejic, David John Barrott, Stephen Starkie
  • Media synchronisation system
    Patent number: 9508354
    Abstract: A communications system distributes code word pairs within the audio of a television or radio program or the like. Each pair of code words includes an ID code word that is the same for a given program and a synchronization code word that is unique within the program. A portable user device is able to synchronize itself to the program using the embedded synchronization code words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Intrasonics S.á r.l.
    Inventors: Peter Haywood, Michael Raymond Reynolds, Peter John Kelly, Nedeljko Cvejic, David John Barrott, Stephen Starkie
  • MEDIA SYNCHRONISATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150081311
    Abstract: A communications system distributes code word pairs within the audio of a television or radio program or the like. Each pair of code words includes an ID code word that is the same for a given program and a synchronization code word that is unique within the program. A portable user device is able to synchronize itself to the program using the embedded synchronization code words.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Haywood, Michael Raymond Reynolds, Peter John Kelly, Nedeljko Cvejic, David John Barrott, Stephen Starkie