Patents by Inventor Stephen Todd Sanders

Stephen Todd Sanders 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).

  • Source content preview in a media system
    Patent number: 9196309
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are provided that facilitate surveying media sources in a media entertainment system. An index component can provide an index of a set of available media sources in the media entertainment system. In addition, a selection component can displays the set of available media sources and receive selection requests for a subset of the available media sources. Further, a preview component can display a sample of media generated by the selected subset of media sources prior to active engagement thereof. Moreover, one or more aspects can be implemented in a vehicle entertainment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Gene Schultz, Douglas C. Campbell, Eric Sean Deuel, Stephen Todd Sanders
  • SOURCE CONTENT PREVIEW IN A MEDIA SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100235744
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are provided that facilitate surveying media sources in a media entertainment system. An index component can provide an index of a set of available media sources in the media entertainment system. In addition, a selection component can displays the set of available media sources and receive selection requests for a subset of the available media sources. Further, a preview component can display a sample of media generated by the selected subset of media sources prior to active engagement thereof. Moreover, one or more aspects can be implemented in a vehicle entertainment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Gene Schultz, Douglas C. Campbell, Eric Sean Deuel, Stephen Todd Sanders
  • Power controller with short circuit protection
    Patent number: 6246559
    Abstract: A sensing and control circuit for power line shorts works especially well for sensor or actuator devices controlled through a microcontroller. A power control circuit is placed between a pin of a programmable microcontroller and a sensor or actuator device to act as a short detector and switch to control power to the device. A capacitor in the power control circuit is charged and sensed by a single pin of the microcontroller to regulate a transistor which switches power to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Honeywell International INC
    Inventors: Stephen Todd Sanders, Brian John Marsh, Kenneth Vance Bechtold