Brian James Brown
Engineers at Warren Lndg, Fort Collins, CO

6965511, Nov 15, 2005

Oct 10, 2001

09/975292

Michael L Rudd - Fort Collins CO, US
Jerlyn R Culp - Fort Collins CO, US
Michelle R. Lehmeier - Loveland CO, US
Brian J. Brown - Fort Collins CO, US

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

G06F001/16

361680, 361683, 200 5 A, 400486, 379447, 348734

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for personalizing an electrical device. In one arrangement, the system comprises an electrical device having a plurality of button openings that are adapted to receive buttons that control operation of the electrical device, and a plurality of removable buttons that can be interchangeably disposed within the button openings of the electrical device, the buttons being provided with a variety of discrete features so as to be selectable by a user for provision on the electrical device in an arrangement chosen by the user to personalize the device as desired by the user. In one arrangement, the method comprises the steps of receiving selection of a particular device functionality to be associated with a particular encoded button, and assigning the selected device functionality to the encoded button such that when the encoded button is disposed within a button opening of the electrical device and depressed, the selected functionality will be performed by the electrical device.

6912126, Jun 28, 2005

Aug 27, 2003

10/649059

Michael L Rudd - Fort Collins CO, US
Jerlyn R Culp - Fort Collins CO, US
Michelle R. Lehmeier - Loveland CO, US
Brian J. Brown - Fort Collins CO, US

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

G06F001/16

361686, 361680, 361683, 341 22, 345172

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for personalizing an electrical device. In one arrangement, the system comprises an electrical device having a plurality of button openings that are adapted to receive buttons that control operation of the electrical device, and a plurality of removable buttons that can be interchangeably disposed within the button openings of the electrical device, the buttons being provided with a variety of discrete features so as to be selectable by a user for provision on the electrical device in an arrangement chosen by the user to personalize the device as desired by the user. In one arrangement, the method comprises the steps of receiving selection of a particular device functionality to be associated with a particular encoded button, and assigning the selected device functionality to the encoded button such that when the encoded button is disposed within a button opening of the electrical device and depressed, the selected functionality will be performed by the electrical device.

7035913, Apr 25, 2006

Sep 28, 2001

09/966281

Jerlyn R Culp - Fort Collins CO, US
K Douglas Gennetten - Ft Collins CO, US
Michelle R. Lehmeier - Loveland CO, US
Michael L Rudd - Fort Collins CO, US
Steven L Webb - Loveland CO, US
Brian J. Brown - Fort Collins CO, US
Steven T. Breidenbach - San Diego CA, US

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

G06F 15/16, G06F 17/60

709218, 709217, 709219, 705 9

The present invention provides a system for obtaining and distributing calendar information from one or more calendar sources, as may be defined by a user, in a manner that allows for easy incorporation of the obtained calendar information into a personal or group calendar database. A collection and distribution unit is provided for obtaining calendar information from a predetermined calendar source. If necessary, the collection and distribution unit may convert the obtained calendar information into a predetermined format. Calendar data is distributed by the collection and distribution unit in accordance with preferences specified by a subscriber record.

7917862, Mar 29, 2011

Oct 26, 2001

10/046347

Steven T. Breidenbach - San Diego CA, US
Michael L Rudd - Fort Collins CO, US
Michelle R. Lehmeier - Loveland CO, US
Thomas R Mitchell - Laporte CO, US
K Douglas Gennetten - Ft Collins CO, US
Brian J. Brown - Fort Collins CO, US
Jerlyn R Culp - Fort Collins CO, US

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

G06F 3/048

715771, 715970

A system for improving the performance of a plurality of peripheral devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a first peripheral device associated with a first software component and having a first functionality, and a second peripheral device associated with a second software component and having a second functionality, the second peripheral device being coupled to the first peripheral device, the first and second peripheral devices together performing functionality in addition to the first and second functionalities and having a common user interface.

2003006, Apr 3, 2003

Sep 28, 2001

09/966122

Jerlyn Culp - Fort Collins CO, US
K. Gennetten - Ft Collins CO, US
Michelle Lehmeier - Loveland CO, US
Michael Rudd - Fort Collins CO, US
Steven Webb - Loveland CO, US
Brian Brown - Fort Collins CO, US
Steven Breidenbach - San Diego CA, US

G06F007/00

707/104100

The present invention provides subscriber unit for obtaining and distributing calendar information from a collection and distribution unit, a specified calendar source or other subscriber unit. Calendar information is imported or otherwise incorporated into a calendar database associated with the subscriber unit.

2003005, Mar 13, 2003

Sep 10, 2001

09/954796

Brian Brown - Fort Collins CO, US
Steven Webb - Loveland CO, US
Jerlyn Culp - Fort Collins CO, US
Mike Farrell - Fort Collins CO, US
Kimberly Bitner - Loveland CO, US

G06F015/177

709/222000, 717/171000, 717/172000

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for distributing software. In one arrangement, the method comprises the steps of querying a user as to the needs of the user, receiving user responses to the query, characterizing the use of the user based upon the user responses, and suggesting software programs that may be beneficial to the user based upon the characterization of the use.

2004020, Oct 14, 2004

Jul 18, 2002

10/198026

Michael Rudd - Fort Collins CO, US
Michelle Lehmeier - Loveland CO, US
Jerlyn Culp - Fort Collins CO, US
Brian Brown - Fort Collins CO, US
Kenneth Gennetten - Fort Collins CO, US
Ken Stockton - Fort Collins CO, US
Margaret Mulligan - Fort Collins CO, US

H04M011/00

455/414100, 455/403000

A system and method for providing information to a mobile expert device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a request for information having a digital component from a user of the mobile expert device regarding a specific topic, routing the request for information to an expert, and transmitting in real-time information relating to the topic to the mobile expert device, the transmitted information based at least in part on the request for information.

2005014, Jun 30, 2005

Feb 11, 2005

11/055909

Michael Rudd - Fort Collins CO, US
Jerlyn Culp - Fort Collins CO, US
Michelle Lehmeier - Loveland CO, US
Brian Brown - Fort Collins CO, US

G06F001/16

361686000

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for personalizing or customizing an electrical device. In one arrangement, the system comprises a graphical user interface having selectable options corresponding to device functionality, a control panel configured to receive a selection input by a device user of at least one of the selectable options of a functionality to be associated with a given removable button, and logic configured to detect selection of the given removable button in a device control panel and determine the functionality associated with the given removable button, wherein the device performs the functionality associated with the given removable button is implemented.