Patents by Inventor Toby Miller

Toby Miller 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: 20240385049
    Abstract: An operating theatre light comprising at least one environmental sensor. The operating theatre light includes a sensor housing attached to the operating theatre light. The sensor housing defines an enclosure containing the at least one environmental sensor. The sensor housing is protected (e.g. sealed) against the ingress of liquid to the enclosure. The operating theatre light may have a transmitter or transceiver or wired connection for transmitting environmental sensor data produced by the at least one environmental sensor. An operating theatre system comprising the operating theatre light and a control panel comprising a receiver or transceiver configured to receive environmental sensor data transmitted by the operating theatre light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Adrian Hall, Thomas Partington, Toby Miller, David Adams, James Stroud
  • Publication number: 20240340328
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for establishing a context-centric shared-viewing party. A processor in a network server may determine content for shared viewing based on inputs received from a user via a user device, and select a context participant group. Each of the user and participants in the selected group may share a commonality with the other participants in that group. The processor may receive complementary context from at least one or more of the user device or user devices of participants in the selected group. The processor may generate a context stream based on the received contextualized content, and send the context stream to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventor: Toby MILLER
  • Patent number: 12058189
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for establishing a context-centric shared-viewing party. A processor in a network server may determine content for shared viewing based on inputs received from a user via a user device, and select a context participant group. Each of the user and participants in the selected group may share a commonality with the other participants in that group. The processor may receive complementary context from at least one or more of the user device or user devices of participants in the selected group. The processor may generate a context stream based on the received contextualized content, and send the context stream to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventor: Toby Miller
  • Publication number: 20220368743
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for establishing a context-centric shared-viewing party. A processor in a network server may determine content for shared viewing based on inputs received from a user via a user device, and select a context participant group. Each of the user and participants in the selected group may share a commonality with the other participants in that group. The processor may receive complementary context from at least one or more of the user device or user devices of participants in the selected group. The processor may generate a context stream based on the received contextualized content, and send the context stream to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventor: Toby MILLER
  • Publication number: 20190172010
    Abstract: A method of establishing a freight shipment comprising interfacing with one or more transportation management systems and load boards. Data comprising one or more available freight loads and freight capacity is transmitted from the one or more transportation management systems in substantially real time. The one or more available freight loads and freight capacity are searched and one or more of the one or more available freight loads are matched with one or more of the one or more available freight capacity. The method continues with negotiating one or more details of a contract between the one or more of the available freight loads and one or more of the freight capacity, confirming the details between the one or more of the available freight loads and one or more of the freight capacity, collecting invoicing information, and inserting electronic receivables in one of the transportation management systems and load boards the one or more details of the contract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Toby Miller, John Basso, Travis L. Rhyan
  • Publication number: 20150006428
    Abstract: A method of establishing a freight shipment comprising interfacing with one or more transportation management systems and load boards. Data comprising one or more available freight loads and freight capacity is transmitted from the one or more transportation management systems in substantially real time. The one or more available freight loads and freight capacity are searched and one or more of the one or more available freight loads are matched with one or more of the one or more available freight capacity. The method continues with negotiating one or more details of a contract between the one or more of the available freight loads and one or more of the freight capacity, confirming the details between the one or more of the available freight loads and one or more of the freight capacity, collecting invoicing information, and inserting electronic receivables in one of the transportation management systems and load boards the one or more details of the contract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Toby Miller, John Basso, Travis L. Rhyan
  • Patent number: 7730420
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating one or more playlists of a predefined length. The invention allows dynamic creation of different playlists for differing times, locations, and other circumstances and also provides for the dynamic selection of products for inclusion in a playlist based on the content of one or more of the individual products. Creation of a playlist may be based on a priority scheme with priority values indicating the relative importance of the products. Creation may also involve determining or adjusting the lengths of one or more products selected for the playlist so that the total length of the playlist will equal a set, predetermined, or otherwise predefined playlist length. Methods and systems according to the present invention provide flexible, efficient, and manageable techniques for creating different playlists of similar product types for both varying circumstances (e.g., time, location, etc.) and varying products of those product types (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: The Weather Channel, Inc.
    Inventors: Toby Miller, Chris McClellen, Stephen Reuben Windham, Jr., Thomas A Pratt, Bradley Shawn Grant, Scott E Storch