Patents by Inventor William L. Putnam

William L. Putnam 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 LOCATING AND CAPTURING DESIRED MEDIA CONTENT FROM MEDIA BROADCASTS
    Publication number: 20150215364
    Abstract: A media agent that monitors multiple broadcast transmissions and a method for the same. The media agent establishes connections with broadcast transmissions and then identifies characteristics of the media content contained within the broadcast transmission. The association between the identified characteristic of the media content and the connected broadcast transmission is maintained to allow the information gathered from the broadcast transmission to be used meaningfully.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: William L. PUTNAM, Richard E. WOLPERT
  • System and method for locating and capturing desired media content from media broadcasts
    Patent number: 8881216
    Abstract: A media agent that monitors multiple broadcast transmissions and a method for the same. The media agent establishes connections with broadcast transmissions and then identifies characteristics of the media content contained within the broadcast transmission. The association between the identified characteristic of the media content and the connected broadcast transmission is maintained to allow the information gathered from the broadcast transmission to be used meaningfully.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: William L. Putnam, Richard E. Wolpert
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING AND CAPTURING DESIRED MEDIA CONTENT FROM MEDIA BROADCASTS
    Publication number: 20120222077
    Abstract: A media agent that monitors multiple broadcast transmissions and a method for the same. The media agent establishes connections with broadcast transmissions and then identifies characteristics of the media content contained within the broadcast transmission. The association between the identified characteristic of the media content and the connected broadcast transmission is maintained to allow the information gathered from the broadcast transmission to be used meaningfully.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: William L. PUTNAM, Richard E. WOLPERT
  • System and method for locating and capturing desired media content from media broadcasts
    Patent number: 8239561
    Abstract: A media agent that monitors multiple broadcast transmissions and a method for the same. The media agent establishes connections with broadcast transmissions and then identifies characteristics of the media content contained within the broadcast transmission. The association between the identified characteristic of the media content and the connected broadcast transmission is maintained to allow the information gathered from the broadcast transmission to be used meaningfully.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: William L. Putnam, Richard E. Wolpert
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING AND CAPTURING DESIRED MEDIA CONTENT FROM MEDIA BROADCASTS
    Publication number: 20110246649
    Abstract: A media agent that monitors multiple broadcast transmissions and a method for the same. The media agent establishes connections with broadcast transmissions and then identifies characteristics of the media content contained within the broadcast transmission. The association between the identified characteristic of the media content and the connected broadcast transmission is maintained to allow the information gathered from the broadcast transmission to be used meaningfully.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: REALNETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: William L. Putnam, Richard E. Wolpert
  • System and method for locating and capturing desired media content from media broadcasts
    Patent number: 7987280
    Abstract: A media agent that monitors multiple broadcast transmissions and a method for the same. The media agent establishes connections with broadcast transmissions and then identifies characteristics of the media content contained within the broadcast transmission. The association between the identified characteristic of the media content and the connected broadcast transmission is maintained to allow the information gathered from the broadcast transmission to be used meaningfully.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: RealNetworks, Inc.
    Inventors: William L. Putnam, Richard E. Wolpert
  • Coaxial loudspeaker system
    Patent number: 4706295
    Abstract: A coaxial loudspeaker system is described wherein the high frequency horn which lies within the lower frequency speaker or cone, is constructed to avoid the "shadow effect" wherein there is a large drop in the magnitude of the response of the low frequency speaker over a narrow frequency bandwidth due to diffraction effects caused by the presence of the horn. The horn is formed with a group of slots near its wide end, to provide an opening for the passage of lower frequency sounds into the axial region of the cone which would otherwise be blocked by the horn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Assignee: United Recording Electronic Industries
    Inventors: Milton T. Putnam, William L. Putnam