Patents by Inventor William Brant Howard

William Brant Howard 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 system to transfer and to display location information
    Patent number: 8374627
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system to display information about an object. The system includes a mobile device to relay information about an object to a location content provider. The location content provider formats the information into a visual representation and transmits the information to, one or more digital television provides. One or more of the digital television provides can forward the information to a recipient to display on the recipient's television.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: CompassHoldings, Inc.
    Inventors: William Brant Howard, James David Main, II
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM TO TRANSFER AND TO DISPLAY LOCATION INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20100188210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system to display information about an object. The system includes a mobile device to relay information about an object to a location content provider. The location content provider formats the information into a visual representation and transmits the information to, one or more digital television provides. One or more of the digital television provides can forward the information to a recipient to display on the recipient's television.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: COMPASS COM, INC.
    Inventors: William Brant Howard, James David Main, II
  • Method and system to transfer and to display location information about an object
    Patent number: 7672677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system to display information about an object. The system includes a mobile device to relay information about an object to a location content provider. The location content provider formats the information into a visual representation and transmits the information to one or more digital television provides. One or more of the digital television provides can forward the information to a recipient to display on the recipient's television.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Compasscom Software Corporation
    Inventors: William Brant Howard, James David Main, II