Patents by Inventor Steve Alex Hales

Steve Alex Hales 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).

  • Apparatus and method for embedding content within a MIDI data stream
    Patent number: 7183481
    Abstract: A method implemented on a data processing device is described comprising: generating supplemental data defining one or more characteristics of one or more light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) on the data processing device; embedding the supplemental data within a musical instrument digital interface (“MIDI”) stream; decoding the supplemental data concurrently with decoding the MIDI stream; and modifying the one or more characteristics of one or more of the LEDs responsive to decoding the supplemental data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Danger, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve Alex Hales