Patents by Inventor William C. Stumphauzer, II

William C. Stumphauzer, II 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).

  • System and method for creating and receiving personalized broadcasts
    Patent number: 7251452
    Abstract: A system and method automatically plays programming selections corresponding to the user's preferences as specified in a playlist. The user can create a playlist and transfer the playlist to a receiver. The receiver scans the content in all of the channels that are being broadcast to the receiver to determine if any of the programming matches the selections on the playlist. If there is a match, the receiver automatically tunes the receiver to the matching program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Sirius Satellite Radio
    Inventor: William C. Stumphauzer, II