Inventor
Edgar Allan Tu
Inventor
Castro Valley, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 22 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G06Fprimary
G06FElectric digital data processing20%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television17%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes11%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication9%
H04MTelephonic communication9%
A63FCard, board, or roulette games6%
G05BControl or regulating systems in general6%
G08CTransmission systems for measured values, control or similar signals6%
G01SRadio direction-finding3%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general3%
PatentTitleYear
8,996,400'System and method for transfer of digital media'20158,615,566'Apparatus and method for operational support of remote network systems'20138,544,047'Automatically reconfigurable multimedia system with interchangeable personality adapters'20138,504,843'Process and apparatus for automatically identifying user of consumer electronics'20138,190,907'Process and apparatus for automatically identifying user of consumer electronics'20128,151,215'Favorite GUI for TV'20127,996,869'Automatically reconfigurable multimedia system with interchangeable personality adapters'20117,953,810'System and method for effectively performing a streamlined photo distribution procedure'20117,879,111'System and method for RFID transfer of MAC, keys'20117,853,895'Control of background media when foreground graphical user interface is invoked'20107,839,298'System and method for universal remote control'20107,719,438'System and method for universal remote control'20107,681,141'Fast scrolling in a graphical user interface'20107,669,126'Playback device, and method of displaying manipulation menu in playback device'2010D0593577'TV display with graphical user interface for TV favorites'20097,499,888'Transaction authentication system and method'20097,437,419'System and method for effectively performing a streamlined photo distribution procedure'20087,171,498'Alphanumeric keyboard input system using a game controller'20076,842,695'Mapping and addressing system for a secure remote access system'20056,751,299'Voice messaging system'20046,665,379'Voice messaging system using information from incoming telephone call to respond to a call'20036,603,838'Voice messaging system with selected messages not left by a caller'2003Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2003–2004Patents assigned to AMERICA ONLINE INC (3)· patent assignee history
2003–2013Based in Castro Valley, CA, US· patent location history
2008–2013Patents assigned to SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC (6)· patent assignee history
2008Based in Foster City, CA, US· patent location history
2009–2015Patents assigned to SONY CORP (9)· patent assignee history
2009–2015Patents assigned to SONY ELECTRONICS INC (8)· patent assignee history
2009–2015Based in Poway, CA, US· patent location history
2012–2015Patents assigned to TU EDGAR ALLAN (3)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| SONY CORP | 9 | 2009–2015 |
| SONY ELECTRONICS INC | 8 | 2009–2015 |
| SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC | 6 | 2008–2013 |
| AMERICA ONLINE INC | 3 | 2003–2004 |
| TU EDGAR ALLANself | 3 | 2012–2015 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Castro Valley, California, US | 13 | 2003–2013 |
| Poway, California, US | 8 | 2009–2015 |
| Foster City, California, US | 1 | 2008 |