Patents by Inventor Todd D. Gatts

Todd D. Gatts 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).

  • Changing time intervals of the occurence of audio information from local and remote sites
    Patent number: 8160734
    Abstract: A method of processing audio information for broadcast to an audience can include changing first audio information from occurring in a first time interval to occurring in a second time interval to provide time-changed audio information. The time-changed audio information can be combined with second audio information that is responsive to the first audio information to provide broadcast audio information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Todd D. Gatts
  • Changing time intervals of the occurrence of audio information from local and remote sites
    Patent number: 8068927
    Abstract: A method of processing audio information for broadcast to an audience can include changing first audio information from occurring in a first time interval to occurring in a second time interval to provide time-changed audio information. The time-changed audio information can be combined with second audio information that is responsive to the first audio information to provide broadcast audio information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Todd D. Gatts
  • System and process using simplex and duplex communication protocols
    Patent number: 7630330
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of and apparatus for initiating a duplex communication in response to a received simplex communication. In one embodiment of a method of converting a simplex communication to a duplex communication a simplex message is received; a duplex communication protocol is transmitted in response; and a duplex communication is initiated based on the response. In another embodiment of a method of converting a simplex communication to a duplex communication, a simplex message from a sender is received that includes the sender's simplex ID. A duplex communication protocol associated with the sender's simplex ID is sought, and a duplex communication based on the duplex communication protocol is initiated when the protocol is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Todd D. Gatts
  • Changing time intervals of the occurence of audio information from local and remote sites
    Publication number: 20080199022
    Abstract: A method of processing audio information for broadcast to an audience can include changing first audio information from occurring in a first time interval to occurring in a second time interval to provide time-changed audio information. The time-changed audio information can be combined with second audio information that is responsive to the first audio information to provide broadcast audio information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventor: Todd D. Gatts
  • Changing Time Intervals of the Ocurrence of Audio Information from Local and Remote Sites
    Publication number: 20080194197
    Abstract: A method of processing audio information for broadcast to an audience can include changing first audio information from occurring in a first time interval to occurring in a second time interval to provide time-changed audio information. The time-changed audio information can be combined with second audio information that is responsive to the first audio information to provide broadcast audio information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventor: Todd D. Gatts
  • Methods for changing time intervals of the occurrence of audio information from local and remote sites
    Patent number: 7376476
    Abstract: A method of processing audio information for broadcast to an audience can include changing first audio information from occurring in a first time interval to occurring in a second time interval to provide time-changed audio information. The time-changed audio information can be combined with second audio information that is responsive to the first audio information to provide broadcast audio information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Todd D. Gatts