John W Mcclain

Address:

2905 91 Ave E, Edgewood, WA 98371

VIN:

1B3HB48BX7D541149

Make:

DODGE

Model:

CALIBER

Year:

2007

US Patent:

7373110, May 13, 2008

Filed:

Dec 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/008707

Inventors:

John McClain - Los Angeles CA, US

International Classification:

H04B 7/00

US Classification:

455 412, 455 661

Abstract:

A personal communication system has first and second portable communication devices, each device including a display, a wireless transceiver, a memory having a plurality of stored audio files, a means to select one of the audio files, the audio file selection means being operable to permit a user to select one of the audio files, and an audio speaker. The wireless transceiver of the first device is operable to transmit a signal identifying an audio file selected by the user and the wireless transceiver of the second device is operable to receive the signal, and, upon receipt of the signal, to play the selected audio file on the audio speaker of the second device. The memory includes one or more attributes for each stored audio file, the attributes comprising a sequence attribute, a message type attribute or a target gender attribute. The sequence, message type or target gender attribute have one or more of a plurality of predetermined values and are associated with a characteristic of a song from which an associated audio file is obtained. The device is also operable to receive one or more selections from the user of the predetermined values of the sequence, message type or target gender attributes.

US Patent:

20120039481, Feb 16, 2012

Filed:

Jul 13, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/181971

Inventors:

John McClain - Los Angeles CA, US

International Classification:

H04R 1/10

US Classification:

381 74

Abstract:

Portable headphones system having a headphones set, a portable media device, and a remote control. The headphones set is adapted to directly mount the portable media device such that a digital audio signal is received directly by a digital audio amplifier of the headphones set. The remote control is adapted to receive song and playlist data from the portable media player and to display this information to the user. The user can issue commands to the portable media player and to the headphones set using the remote control.

US Patent:

20190174863, Jun 13, 2019

Filed:

Dec 13, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/218779

Inventors:

John McClain - Los Angeles CA, US

International Classification:

A43B 3/00

Abstract:

Footwear providing auditory effects based on kinetic events and other sensed conditions includes a power source, an electronic controller coupled to the power source, memory coupled to the controller and operable to store an audio program, an output device coupled to the controller, where the output device includes a speaker, and a sensor coupled to the controller, the sensor being operable to sense a sensed condition comprising a pressure, force, stress, deformation, velocity, acceleration, shock or temperature, or a combination thereof.