Patents by Inventor Walter John Rivera

Walter John Rivera 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: 20230112398
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include a playback device configured to: (i) obtain audio from an audio source via a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN); (ii) generate broadcast times for individual portions of the audio content; and (iii) broadcast portions of the audio content to a Personal Area Network (PAN). Embodiments also include a wearable device configured to play audio received via a first PAN from a first playback device; (ii) while playing the audio received via the first PAN from the first playback device, determine whether the wearable device should switch to receiving the audio via a second PAN from a second playback device; and (iii) after determining that the wearable device should switch to receiving the audio via the second PAN, switch to receiving the audio via the second PAN and play the audio received via the second PAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Edwin Joseph Fitzpatrick, III, Walter John Rivera