Gerald W Shields

US Patent:

8504183, Aug 6, 2013

Filed:

Sep 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/600194

Inventors:

David McKinley - Dartmouth MA, US
Gerald W. Shields - Littleton MA, US
Kevin C. Kicklighter - Centerville MA, US

Assignee:

Savant Systems, LLC - Hyannis MA

International Classification:

G06F 3/48
G06F 15/177
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

700 94, 715737, 709220

Abstract:

A web browser-equipped device, such as a personal digital assistant, tablet, notebook or other computer, wireless telephone handset or other device, to function as a remote control unit for a programmable multimedia controller. Web pages served by the multimedia controller to the web browser-equipped device present a user interface which may include programmable background motifs, colors and indicators. The user interface also typically includes one or more user-operable buttons whose functionalities are programmable. A method is provided for automatically converting a user interface device configuration for the multimedia controller into web pages suitable for a browser-equipped device.

US Patent:

20110167348, Jul 7, 2011

Filed:

Mar 7, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/042238

Inventors:

Michael C. Silva - East Sandwich MA, US
Robert P. Madonna - Osterville MA, US
Kevin C. Kicklighter - Hyannis MA, US
Bryan S. Bonczek - Brooklyn NY, US
David M. Benvenuti - Osterville MA, US
Arthur A. Jacobson - Centerville MA, US
Nicholas Cipollo - Osterville MA, US
Gerald W. Shields - Littleton MA, US

Assignee:

SAVANT SYSTEMS, LLC - Osterville MA

International Classification:

G06F 3/01

US Classification:

715716

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a component library stores representations of audio/video components, the representations of audio/video components corresponding to physical audio/video components that are available for inclusion in a system. A configuration workspace is provided into which a selected plurality of representations of audio/video components from the component library are placed to indicate their inclusion in the system. A drawing tool may be used to draw connections between particular ones of the selected plurality of audio/video components in the configuration workspace. Further, a configuration compiler may determine one or more realized services that the system is capable of providing based on the selected plurality of audio/video components and the drawn connections between particular ones of the selected plurality of audio/video components, and may display to the user indications of the one or more realized services that the system is capable of providing.