Steven A Cooper

Address:

5239 Nob Ln, Indianapolis, IN 46226

Phone:

(920)4986666

VIN:

YS3ED59G173507563

Make:

SAAB

Model:

9-5

Year:

2007

US Patent:

8356123, Jan 15, 2013

Filed:

Feb 19, 2009

Appl. No.:

13/126147

Inventors:

Steven L. Cooper - Whitestown IN, US
James Duane Tenbarge - Fishers IN, US

Assignee:

Shenzhen TCL New Technology Ltd - Shenzhen, Guangdong

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
H04N 7/18
H04N 7/173

US Classification:

710 19, 710 1, 710 13, 725 80, 725109

Abstract:

An electronic device includes a storage slot for storing context information for a storage device. The electronic device is configured to apply settings related to the context information to the storage device upon detecting connection of the storage device to the electronic device. A method of operating the electronic device may include acquiring context information from the storage device, storing the context information within a storage slot of the electronic device, and applying settings to the storage device. The settings may be related to the context information and may be applied upon detecting a reconnection of the storage device to the electronic device.

US Patent:

20060041874, Feb 23, 2006

Filed:

Apr 17, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/512313

Inventors:

Chad Lefevre - Indianapolis IN, US
Steven Cooper - Indianapolis IN, US
James Tenbarge - Fishers IN, US
David Lynch - Carmel IN, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/45

US Classification:

717146000

Abstract:

An apparatus having a memory and an operating system running a plurality of applications that are controlled by user signals, means to register the user signals required by each application, means to receive user signals, and means to send each received user signal to the application registered to require that signal. A method of passing user signals to a plurality of applications running with an operating system comprising receiving from each application information on user signals required by that application; saving in a memory the required user signals associated with each application; receiving a user signal from a user interface device; retrieving from the memory applications that require the received user signal; and sending the received user signal to each of the retrieved applications.

US Patent:

20070283399, Dec 6, 2007

Filed:

Jun 1, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/809506

Inventors:

Steven L. Cooper - Whitestown IN, US
Bret D. Hawkins - Brownsburg IN, US
James D. Tenbarge - Fishers IN, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
H04N 7/16

US Classification:

725100, 725118, 725135

Abstract:

An exemplary method of operating an electronic device comprises updating a channel map. The method further comprises prohibiting further updating of the channel map for a predetermined time, and permitting further updating of the channel map after expiration of the predetermined time.

US Patent:

20080170155, Jul 17, 2008

Filed:

Feb 21, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/677150

Inventors:

STEVEN L. COOPER - WHITESTOWN IN, US
KHELAN MODI - FISHERS IN, US
MARK A. NIERZWICK - BROWNSBURG IN, US

Assignee:

TTE TECHNOLOGY, INC. - INDIANAPOLIS IN

International Classification:

H04N 5/445

US Classification:

348564, 348E05102

Abstract:

A television may be equipped with a closed captioning (CC) buffer for storing CC data received from, for example, cable, satellite or terrestrial broadcasts. A user may operate a remote control to move forward and reverse through the CC buffer to display CC data that the user may have a desire to review.

US Patent:

20090031340, Jan 29, 2009

Filed:

Aug 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/896097

Inventors:

Khelan Maheshchandra MODI - Indianapolis IN, US
Steven Lee COOPER - Indianapolis IN, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/10

US Classification:

725 33

Abstract:

A method of providing Emergency Alert System event notifications according to configurable notification options includes the steps of configuring the notification options, storing into a memory the configured notification options, receiving Emergency Alert System event information, generating an emergency alert message that corresponds to the Emergency Alert System event information, and transmitting the emergency alert message according to the configured notification options.

US Patent:

20090225223, Sep 10, 2009

Filed:

Nov 16, 2006

Appl. No.:

12/093308

Inventors:

Steven L. Cooper - Whitestown IN, US
Bret D. Hawkins - Brownsburg IN, US

Assignee:

SHENZHEN TCL NEW TECHNOLOGY LTD - Shenzhen

International Classification:

H04N 9/475

US Classification:

348510, 348E05009

Abstract:

There is provided a system and method for accommodating submissions of invalid system time table information. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising receiving a first video-based time signal from a video source, determining a first CPU-based time signal, receiving a second video-based time signal from the video source, determining a second CPU-based time signal, subtracting the first video-based time signal from the second video-based time signal to produce a first time difference, subtracting the first CPU-based time signal from the second CPU-based time signal to produce a second time difference, and accepting the video source as a valid time source if the first time difference substantially matches the second time difference.

US Patent:

20090237422, Sep 24, 2009

Filed:

Mar 18, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/076409

Inventors:

Khelan Maheshchandra Modi - Fishers IN, US
Steven Lee Cooper - Whitestown IN, US
Chad Andrew Lefevre - Indianapolis IN, US

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345685

Abstract:

A method of presenting emergency alert textual media data on a display unit includes receiving emergency alert textual media data, storing the received emergency alert textual media data into a memory, superimposing the stored emergency alert textual media data on the display unit at an initial scroll rate, detecting a user operation, and adjusting the scroll rate of the superimposed emergency alert textual media data according to the user operation.

US Patent:

20100007801, Jan 14, 2010

Filed:

Apr 3, 2007

Appl. No.:

12/529176

Inventors:

Steven L. Cooper - Whitestown IN, US
Angela Burnett - Indianapolis IN, US

Assignee:

TTE Technology, Inc - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

H04N 5/63
G06F 1/32

US Classification:

348730, 713323, 348E05127

Abstract:

There is provided a system and method for toggling between system power modes based on motion detection. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a video unit, comprising a central processing unit, a low-power processor coupled to the central processing unit, and a motion detector coupled to the low-power processor, wherein the low-power processor is configured to initiate the central processing unit into a ready power mode as a result of motion detected by the motion detector.