14 patents
Utility
Multimedia content search system
15 Jun 20
Techniques described herein enable a service to receive search requests from client systems and perform an integrated search across databases containing informational data for broadcast content and broadband content.
Marcel Dubois, Vin Chawla, Brian Beach, Glen Sanford, Robert F. Poniatowski, Shelly Glennon
Filed: 20 Mar 18
Utility
Method and system for trending media programs for a user
1 Jun 20
A client determines that a user is attempting to access media program recommendations.
Mark Berner, Gabriel Dalbec, James Yee Liang Cheng, Brian W. Beach
Filed: 19 Sep 17
Utility
Synchronizing Media Content Tag Data
27 May 20
Tag data is created from in-band data in a media content item by a remote location while the media content item is being broadcasted by a content provider and received by the remote location.
Mark Berner, David Chamberlin, Kevin P. Smith
Filed: 23 Dec 19
Utility
Generated messaging to view content on media devices
11 May 20
Techniques, systems, and methods are disclosed to generate messaging to view content on media devices based on predictive factors.
Pratik Hasmukh Patel, David Stuart Luks, Thomas William Becker, Bryan Stephen Scappini, Doug Mittendorf, Richard Lee, Kevin P. Smith
Filed: 11 Apr 17
Utility
Advanced Trick-play Modes for Streaming Video
6 May 20
Enhanced trick-play modes for video content that is being streamed to a client from a server are described.
Kim Liu, Michael F. Klar, Todd Kulick, Jonathan A. Logan
Filed: 13 Dec 17
Utility
Program shortcuts
4 May 20
Techniques are described that allow DVR users to create program shortcuts to different types of media content from content providers.
Margret Schmidt, Alex Liston, Shelly Glennon
Filed: 14 Jan 16
Utility
Secure Transfer of Previously Broadcasted Content
22 Apr 20
A method and apparatus for secure transfer of previously broadcasted content enables the secure transfer of previously broadcasted content between DVRs on a computer network.
Wijnand Van Stam
Filed: 28 Aug 19
Utility
Method and apparatus for creating and sharing customized multimedia segments
13 Apr 20
Multimedia content segment identified by users may be shared among media devices and media device users.
Joshua Danovitz
Filed: 9 Sep 14
Utility
Real-time Audience Measurement System
8 Jan 20
Techniques for real-time audience measurement are provided.
James M. Barton
Filed: 13 Jun 19
Utility
Multimedia pipeline architecture
23 Dec 19
A media content pipeline architecture is described that enables media devices to efficiently receive, store, play, and stream media content.
David Chamberlin, Rajasekhar Reddy Koduri, Aleksander Bakowski
Filed: 1 Nov 18
Utility
Swivel Search System
4 Dec 19
A method and apparatus for performing an integrated search is provided.
Shelly Glennon, Robert F. Poniatowski, Bryan James, Brian Beach
Filed: 8 May 19
Utility
Hierarchical tags with community-based ratings
25 Nov 19
A method for generating and maintaining hierarchical tags with community-based ratings is provided.
James M. Barton, Brian Beach, David Platt, Kevin Smith, Michael Klar, Paul Stevens, David Chamberlin, Richard Lee
Filed: 21 Aug 16
Utility
Playing multimedia content on multiple devices
4 Nov 19
A method for displaying multimedia content is described.
Brian Lanier, James M. Barton
Filed: 12 Jun 16
Utility
Interrupting Presentation of Content Data to Present Additional Content In Response to Reaching a Timepoint Relating to the Content Data and Notifying a Server
30 Oct 19
A portable device includes solid-state memory, an Ethernet and/or wireless network connection, and an HDMI.
James M. Barton
Filed: 10 Jul 19
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