Patents by Inventor Steven Duane Myers

Steven Duane Myers 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: 20220114555
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the determination and the notification of shipping dock detention delays for regulated and non-regulated vehicle drivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Steven Duane Myers, Thomas Andrew Ditzler
  • Publication number: 20220111784
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for setting and monitoring the tension of a cargo restraint and for tracking the usage of and monitoring the lifecycle of a cargo restraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Steven Duane Myers, Kevin Roger Kucksdorf, Joel Clark, Tyler Picker
  • Publication number: 20210279827
    Abstract: A method for enabling employer compliance with regulatory compliance rules pertaining to where and when regulated content is displayed for consumption by employees of the employer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Roger Kucksdorf, Steven Duane Myers, Joel Hererra
  • Publication number: 20210133676
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to calculating, accumulating and predicting shipping dock detention data for vehicles at shipping docks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Duane Myers, Joel Hererra, Amy Daley
  • Patent number: 9021598
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing application events are provided. In embodiments, a notifier is received that indicates a usage of an application installed on a user device and a date associated with the usage. A verification notifier is also received that verifies that the user device is registered in association with the application and indicates a date associated with the verification. The date associated with the usage and the date associated with the verification are compared to determine whether the dates occur within a predetermined time period relative to one another. In such a case, it might be determined that a provider of the application installed on the user device should be rewarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Steven Duane Myers, Terry Gene Rayburn, Raymond Emilio Reeves, Ryan Alan Wick
  • Patent number: 8249563
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein allow a mobile communication device to incorporate location specific content into media for presentation to a user based on the location of the mobile communication device. In a particular embodiment, a mobile communication device wirelessly receives a plurality of media and stores the plurality of media in the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device also determines its location. The mobile communication device receives a user selection indicating a selection of the plurality of media for presentation. In response to the user selection, the mobile communication device determines location specific content for the selected media based on the location of the mobile communication device. After location specific content has been determined, the mobile communication device incorporates the location specific content into the media selection for presentation to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: Steven Duane Myers
  • Patent number: 7500261
    Abstract: A system for the efficient distribution of live and stored audio/video streams to multiple subscribers without degrading normal data delivery services. The system segments one or more frequency bands into sub-bands, or channels, each of which is capable of carrying encoded audio, video, and other data streams, to a plurality of subscribers. Each channel transmitted in the system provides full-duplex operation so that each subscriber may indicate what specific services are desired, such as audio/video broadcast, two-way data transfer, video library access, pay-per-view video, interactive video, and audio file transfer. A transmission headend facility (‘hub’) broadcasts multiple channels of video/audio data (e.g., Internet data) in unicast mode via a shared media transmission facility to multiple subscribers. Simultaneously, selected video/audio/data is transmitted in Internet Protocol multicast mode over one or more channels of the segmented frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: Steven Duane Myers
  • Patent number: 7260388
    Abstract: A software product for qualifying communication devices for a broadband wireless service is disclosed. The software product first identifies requirements of the broadband wireless service. Examples of the requirements include hardware and software requirements for a communication device to receive the broadband wireless service. The software product then executes an application to determine configuration information for a communication device. Configuration information, for example, is information on the CPU, the operating system, the amount of RAM, available hard disk space, an Ethernet connection, and a CD ROM drive of the communication device. The software product then compares the configuration information to the requirements of the broadband wireless service to determine if the communication device is configured to receive the broadband wireless service. Advantageously, the software product automatically determines if a communication device can receive a broadband wireless service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: Steven Duane Myers