David M Cheney

US Patent:

6700839, Mar 2, 2004

Filed:

Feb 19, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/078715

Inventors:

Jack L. Auflick - Westland MI
David S. Cheney - White Lake MI
Dennis Allen - Southfield MI
Angelo Giannotti - Riverview MI

Assignee:

Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

G11B 2108

US Classification:

369 3008

Abstract:

A multimedia player has a fast seek function for navigating between track selections contained within a large playlist. By holding down a seek-up or a seek-down button, a selection identifying display scrolls through the selections in a playlist in single steps until a multiple of 10 is reached. If a minimum number of single steps (e. g. , 4) have been taken, then the display begins to jump by 10s. Otherwise, single steps are taken until the next multiple of 10. Single stepping is again used when the display nears the beginning or end of the playlist.

US Patent:

6820238, Nov 16, 2004

Filed:

Feb 19, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/078615

Inventors:

Jack L. Auflick - Westland MI
David S. Cheney - White Lake MI
Michael R. Remenak - Southgate MI
Gregory R. Hamel - Livonia MI
Robert H. Benedict - Ann Arbor MI

Assignee:

Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

715723, 715716

Abstract:

A multimedia player having a limited user interface achieves quick and easy navigation within a large playlist of stored digital audio files by employing the rotary volume control knob in a separate mode to advance or rollback sequentially through the playlist. Thus, an MP3 player can be implemented for an automotive or vehicular multimedia player without increasing the number of user control elements, such as buttons, knobs, or other switches.

US Patent:

7062338, Jun 13, 2006

Filed:

Feb 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/076230

Inventors:

Jack L. Auflick - Westland MI, US
David S. Cheney - White Lake MI, US
Michael R. Remenak - Southgate MI, US
Gregory R. Hamel - Livonia MI, US

Assignee:

Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. - Van Buren Township MI

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
H04B 1/00

US Classification:

700 94, 381 86

Abstract:

An audio multimedia player has dual access modes for navigating between track selections contained in a large storage media, such as a compact disc CD-ROM having compressed audio files. The disc may includes numerous directories for organizing the audio files, but the player has insufficient display resources to show the directories themselves. In a flat file mode, all target audio file on the disc are included in a sequential numbering scheme which ignores any directory structure. In a directory mode, all directories are collapsed onto a single directory level in which subdirectories are moved up to the same top level as all other directories. The directories are sequentially numbered and then the target audio files within each directory are sequentially numbered.

US Patent:

D591988, May 12, 2009

Filed:

Apr 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

29/306296

Inventors:

Jeremy A. Clark - Minneapolis MN, US
Michael A. Whittier - Minneapolis MN, US
David H. Cheney - Shoreview MN, US

Assignee:

Target Brands, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

0604

US Classification:

D 6511

US Patent:

D599580, Sep 8, 2009

Filed:

Feb 27, 2009

Appl. No.:

29/332954

Inventors:

Michael A. Whittier - Minneapolis MN, US
Jeremy A. Clark - Minneapolis MN, US
David H. Cheney - Shoreview MN, US
Joseph R. Guggenberger - Rogers MN, US

Assignee:

Target Brands, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

0604

US Classification:

D 6462, D6574

US Patent:

D605349, Dec 1, 2009

Filed:

Apr 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

29/306295

Inventors:

Jeremy A. Clark - Minneapolis MN, US
Michael A. Whittier - Minneapolis MN, US
David H. Cheney - Shoreview MN, US

Assignee:

Target Brands, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

2699

US Classification:

D26152

US Patent:

D613899, Apr 13, 2010

Filed:

Jan 29, 2009

Appl. No.:

29/331655

Inventors:

Michael A. Whittier - Minneapolis MN, US
David H. Cheney - Minneapolis MN, US
Jeremy A. Clark - Minneapolis MN, US
Thomas A. Leeds - Oak Lawn IL, US

Assignee:

Target Brands, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

2699

US Classification:

D26118

US Patent:

7805904, Oct 5, 2010

Filed:

Jan 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/016102

Inventors:

Jeremy A. Clark - Minneapolis MN, US
Michael A. Whittier - Minneapolis MN, US
David H. Cheney - Shoreview MN, US

Assignee:

Target Brands, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

E04B 1/38
G09F 7/18

US Classification:

5250606, 5250607, 52710, 52 39, 248317

Abstract:

A suspended ceiling fixture for hanging items from a suspended ceiling that is adjustable in multiple degrees of freedom includes a body spanning a distance between adjacent frame members of a suspended ceiling. The fixture also includes brackets for hanging the body from the adjacent frame members. Additionally included is a hanger assembly for hanging an item from the fixture, where the hanger assembly is adjustable along the body of the fixture.