Steven W Cooper

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:

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:

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:

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.

US Patent:

20100058391, Mar 4, 2010

Filed:

Oct 23, 2006

Appl. No.:

12/444798

Inventors:

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

International Classification:

H04N 5/445

US Classification:

725 56

Abstract:

There is provided a system and method for accommodation of digital and analog channel number conflicts. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a method, comprising detecting an analog video signal with a channel number, detecting a digital video signal with the channel number, storing the analog video signal in a channel database with a first reference value, and storing the digital video signal in the channel database with a second reference value, the second reference value being different from the first reference value.

US Patent:

20100070838, Mar 18, 2010

Filed:

Nov 8, 2006

Appl. No.:

12/447873

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

Shenzhen TCL New Technology Ltd. - Shenzhen

International Classification:

H03M 13/00
G06F 11/10

US Classification:

714807, 714E11001

Abstract:

There is provided a system and method for detecting an ignoring an invalid channel map feature. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a method, comprising receiving an initial channel map feature, determining a cyclic redundancy check value for the initial channel map feature, receiving a subsequent channel map feature, determining a cyclic redundancy check value for the subsequent channel map feature, and processing the initial or the subsequent channel map feature if the cyclic redundancy check values for each of the initial and subsequent cyclic redundancy check values match.

US Patent:

20100296007, Nov 25, 2010

Filed:

Apr 1, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/812422

Inventors:

Steven L. Cooper - Whitestown IN, US

Assignee:

SHENZHEN TCL NEW TECHNOLOGY LTD. - Shekou, Shenzhen, Guangdong

International Classification:

H04N 5/50

US Classification:

348731, 348E05097

Abstract:

There is provided a system and method for updating a cable television channel map. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising determining whether channels in a scan list are not available to the user, marking these channels as removed, and notifying the user of the changes.