Patents by Inventor Tracy Bader

Tracy Bader 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 apparatus for selectively displaying additional information relating to broadcast information
    Publication number: 20020080183
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a primary display and a window containing additional information is provided. The apparatus contains a display device, a displaying mechanism, and an exposing mechanism. The display device has a screen, and the displaying mechanism displays the primary display on the screen. The exposing mechanism generates and displays the window containing the additional information on the screen such that the window is located underneath the primary display while the primary display is displayed on the screen and is exposed by removing the primary display from on top of the window. A method which is performed by the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: PIONEER DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Johnson, Marvin Carlberg, Bill Tompkins, Tracy Bader
  • Method and apparatus for selectively displaying additional information relating to broadcast information
    Patent number: 6400379
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a primary display and a window containing additional information is provided. The apparatus contains a display device, a displaying mechanism, and an exposing mechanism. The display device has a screen, and the displaying mechanism displays the primary display on the screen. The exposing mechanism generates and displays the window containing the additional information on the screen such that the window is located underneath the primary display while the primary display is displayed on the screen and is exposed by removing the primary display from on top of the window. A method which is performed by the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Pioneer Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Johnson, Marvin Carlberg, Bill Tompkins, Tracy Bader