Patents by Inventor Thomas Garben

Thomas Garben 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: 20140344956
    Abstract: A system including a processing service device that processes song, music, or lyric information; a mobile device that records the information; a profile management device that manages profile information related to the information; a recognition and feature extraction device that recognizes lyrics or extracts attributes or features of the information; and a content management and submission device that combines or formats the information and the profile information. A method including accessing or preparing a mobile device for recording song, music, or lyric information; recording the information; transmitting the recorded information; setting or updating a processing status of the recorded information; searching for the recorded information; recognizing the lyrics or extracting the attributes or features of the recorded information; storing the recognized lyrics or extracted attributes or features; and updating a processing status of the recognized lyrics or extracted attributes or features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas Garben
  • Patent number: 5513244
    Abstract: A remote-controlled anti-theft or theft-deterrent system and method, for motor vehicles, is disclosed which comprises a transmitting device, wherein the transmitting device is capable of transmitting data signals to at least two remote locations, a first receiving device for receiving the data signals transmitted from the transmitting device at a first of the at least two remote locations, a second receiving device for receiving the data signals transmitted from the transmitting device at a second of the at least two remote locations, a first control device associated with the first receiving device for processing the data representative of the data signals, wherein the first control device processes the data representative of the data signals and issues one of a disable signal and a re-enable signal to one of a vehicle's ignition system, a vehicle's fuel pump system and a vehicle's auxiliary equipment system one of instantaneously and after a time delay period, and a second control device associated with the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Inventors: Raymond A. Joao, Raymond D. Joao, Thomas Garben