Inventor
Scott D. Smyers
Inventor
San Jose, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 67 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H04Lprimary
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication39%
G06FElectric digital data processing36%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television10%
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer6%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general2%
G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information2%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes2%
G05BControl or regulating systems in general1%
G10LSpeech analysis techniques or speech synthesis1%
H04MTelephonic communication1%
PatentTitleYear
9,754,262'Amassing information about community participant behaviors'20178,917,606'Method of flow control for data transported using isochronous packets over an IEEE 1394-2000 serial bus network'20148,606,651'Generation of home network use recommendations based on collected metadata of prior connected items'20138,379,654'Method of and apparatus for providing isochronous services over switched ethernet including a home network wall plate having a combined IEEE 1394 and ethernet modified hub'20138,165,924'Virtual shopping center'20128,135,724'Digital media recasting'20128,094,678'Method of and apparatus for providing reserved bandwidth to ethernet devices over switched ethernet including a home network wall plate having a combined IEEE 1394 and ethernet modified HUB'20127,965,984'Automatic information delivery using a plurality of networked devices'20117,944,952'Asynchronous data pipe for automatically managing asynchronous data transfers between an application and a bus structure'20117,929,447'Method of flow control for data transported using isochronous packets over an IEEE 1394-2000 serial bus network'20117,720,821'Method of and apparatus for writing and reading time sensitive data within a storage device'20107,577,782'Application programming interface for data transfer and bus management over a bus structure'20097,567,590'Asynchronous data pipe for automatically managing asynchronous data transfers between an application and a bus structure'20097,542,474'Method of and apparatus for providing isochronous services over switched ethernet including a home network wall plate having a combined IEEE 1394 and ethernet modified hub'20097,463,647'Method of and apparatus for providing reserved bandwidth to ethernet devices over switched ethernet including a home network wall plate having a combined IEEE 1394 and ethernet modified hub'20087,318,090'Method for utilizing concurrent context switching to support isochronous processes'20087,287,113'Method of and apparatus for controlling bidirectional streams of isochronous data flowing between an application and a bus structure'20077,254,702'Method of distributed recording whereby the need to transition to a second recording device from a first recording device is broadcast by the first recording device'20077,154,910'Method for any speed dubbing using isochronous packets on isochronous channels or on asynchronous streams over an IEEE 1394-2000 serial bus network'20067,145,921'Asynchronous data pipe for automatically managing asynchronous data transfers between an application and a bus structure'20067,124,292'Automatically configuring storage array including a plurality of media storage devices for storing and providing data within a network of devices'20067,103,700'Method of and apparatus for controlling bidirectional streams of isochronous data flowing between an application and a bus structure'20067,075,557'Method of and apparatus for handling high bandwidth on-screen-display graphics data over a distributed IEEE 1394 network utilizing an isochronous data transmission format'20067,002,928'IEEE 1394-based protocol repeater'20066,993,646'Automatically configuring storage array including plurality of media storage devices for storing and providing data within a network of devices'20066,973,653'Method for utilizing resource characterizations to optimize performance in an electronic device'20056,952,826'Method for implementing a multi-level system model for deterministically handling selected data'20056,934,781'System and method for effectively performing isochronous data transfers'20056,901,474'Application programming interface for data transfer and bus management over a bus structure'20056,895,379'Method of and apparatus for configuring and controlling home entertainment systems through natural language and spoken commands using a natural language server'20056,859,846'Method of distributed recording whereby the need to transition to a second recording device from a first recording device is broadcast by the first recording device'20056,751,697'Method and system for a multi-phase net refresh on a bus bridge interconnect'20046,728,834'System and method for effectively implementing isochronous processor cache'20046,721,859'Multi-protocol media storage device implementing protocols optimized for storing and retrieving both asynchronous and isochronous data'20046,667,988'System and method for multi-level context switching in an electronic network'20036,631,435'Application programming interface for data transfer and bus management over a bus structure'20036,593,937'Method of and apparatus for handling high bandwidth on-screen-display graphics data over a distributed IEEE 1394 network utilizing an isochronous data transmission format'20036,587,910'Isochronous data pipe for managing and manipulating a high-speed stream of isochronous data flowing between an application and a bus structure'20036,584,539'Method and system for message broadcast flow control on a bus bridge interconnect'20036,578,109'System and method for effectively implementing isochronous processor cache'20036,557,067'System and method to effectively compensate for delays in an electronic interconnect'20036,535,940'System and method for fast data transfers in an electronic network'20036,519,657'Method and device for identifying an active 1394A node attached to a 1394B network'20036,519,265'System and method for context switching in an electronic network'20036,519,268'Asynchronous data pipe for automatically managing asynchronous data transfers between an application and a bus structure'20036,501,441'Method of and apparatus for partitioning, scaling and displaying video and/or graphics across several display devices'20026,496,860'Media manager for controlling autonomous media devices within a network environment and managing the flow and format of data between the devices'20026,493,753'Media manager for controlling autonomous media devices within a network environment and managing the flow and format of data between the devices'20026,463,489'System and method for effectively performing isochronous data transfers'20026,453,376'Method for implementing scheduling mechanisms with selectable resource modes'20026,430,629'Methods and apparatus for monitoring a 1394 home network'20026,421,069'Method and apparatus for including self-describing information within devices'20026,314,447'System uses local registry and load balancing procedure for identifying processing capabilities of a remote device to perform a processing task'20016,313,880'Display with one or more display windows and placement dependent cursor and function control'20016,298,406'Method of and apparatus for detecting direction of reception of bus packets and controlling direction of transmission of bus packets within an IEEE 1394 serial bus node'20016,292,844'Media storage device with embedded data filter for dynamically processing data during read and write operations'20016,289,167'System for acquiring, reviewing, and editing sports video segments'20016,266,727'Isochronous data pipe for managing and manipulating a high-speed stream of isochronous data flowing between an application and a bus structure'20016,247,069'Automatically configuring storage array including a plurality of media storage devices for storing and providing data within a network of devices'20016,243,783'Application programming interface for managing and automating data transfer operations between applications over a bus structure'20016,233,611'Media manager for controlling autonomous media devices within a network environment and managing the flow and format of data between the devices'20016,233,637'Isochronous data pipe for managing and manipulating a high-speed stream of isochronous data flowing between an application and a bus structure'20016,191,822'Method of and apparatus for separating audio and video data from a combined audio/video stream of data'20016,169,745'System and method for multi-level context switching in an electronic network'20016,038,368'System for acquiring, reviewing, and editing sports video segments'20005,991,520'Application programming interface for managing and automating data transfer operations between applications over a bus structure'19995,948,136'Hardware authentication mechanism for transmission of data between devices on an IEEE 1394-1995 serial bus network'1999Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1999–2017Patents assigned to SONY ELECTRONICS INC (65)· patent assignee history
1999–2017Patents assigned to SONY CORP (53)· patent assignee history
1999–2014Based in San Jose, CA, US· patent location history
1999–2013Based in Los Gatos, CA, US· patent location history
2005Based in Woodside, CA, US· patent location history
2012–2017Patents assigned to SMYERS SCOTT (5)· patent assignee history
2012–2017Patents assigned to EYER MARK (2)· patent assignee history
2012–2013Patents assigned to EYER MARK KENNETH (2)· patent assignee history
2017Based in Carlsbad, CA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| SONY ELECTRONICS INC | 65 | 1999–2017 |
| SONY CORP | 53 | 1999–2017 |
| SMYERS SCOTTself | 5 | 2012–2017 |
| EYER MARK | 2 | 2012–2017 |
| EYER MARK KENNETH | 2 | 2012–2013 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, California, US | 47 | 1999–2014 |
| Los Gatos, California, US | 18 | 1999–2013 |
| Carlsbad, California, US | 1 | 2017 |
| Woodside, California, US | 1 | 2005 |