Patents by Inventor Tom Sharples

Tom Sharples 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).

  • Method and device with DVD and HTML control environments
    Patent number: 7254825
    Abstract: A method and device with DVD and markup language control environments is described. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes controlling, in a first mode, a device, wherein the controlling includes receiving and processing user inputs coming into the device. Additionally, the method includes displaying a first markup language page that includes a first script. The method also includes changing control of the device from the first mode to the second mode upon execution of the first script.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: XperEx Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Sharples, Tom Dizoglio, Bhupesh Vyas, Neal Bedard, Ian MacDowell