Patents by Inventor William Elswick

William Elswick 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: 20070258697
    Abstract: Provided are, among other things, systems, methods and techniques for playing an audio/video program. One such system includes an audio/video player, a first storage device connected to the audio/video player and storing a first portion of an audio/video program, and a second storage device storing a second portion of the audio/video program and connected via a network to at least one of (1) the audio/video player and (2) the first storage device. In response to an instruction to play the audio/video program on the audio/video player, the second portion of the audio/video program automatically is retrieved from the second storage device, the second portion is combined with the first portion, and the audio/video program is played on the audio/video player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: William Elswick, John Hurst, Andrew Maltz, Nicholas Clay