Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Adcox

Thomas G. Adcox 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).

  • DUAL-PHASE CONTENT SYNCHRONIZATION
    Publication number: 20120311161
    Abstract: Metadata is synchronized between a mobile device and a remote node over a first network, where the metadata specifies media content to be synchronized between the mobile device and the remote node. Subsequently a network connection is established with the remote node over a second network. The media content is bi-directionally synchronized between the mobile device and the remote node over the second network based on the metadata that was synchronized over the first network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Edward T. Schmidt, Gordon J. Freedman, Nitin K. Ganatra, Thomas M. Alsina, Christopher R. Wysocki, Thomas G. Adcox, Henry Mason
  • Dual-phase content synchronization
    Patent number: 8255545
    Abstract: Metadata is synchronized between a mobile device and a remote node over a first network, where the metadata specifies media content to be synchronized between the mobile device and the remote node. Subsequently a network connection is established with the remote node over a second network. The media content is bi-directionally synchronized between the mobile device and the remote node over the second network based on the metadata that was synchronized over the first network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Edward T. Schmidt, Gordon J. Freedman, Nitin K. Ganatra, Thomas M. Alsina, Christopher R. Wysocki, Thomas G. Adcox, Henry Mason