Patents by Inventor Alexander James Bustin

Alexander James Bustin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20120151342
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for presenting a user interface by a device. In one embodiment a method includes detecting a user selection associated with a media title of a user interface displayed by the device, determining rankings of one or more association categories for the media title, wherein rankings are determined based on scoring of a plurality of association categories relative to characteristics of the media title, and displaying a graphical element associated with the media title based on the user selection. The method may further include displaying one or more graphical elements for a plurality of association categories based on the scoring, wherein the one or more graphical elements are displayed based on rank of the association categories relative to the media title.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicants: Sony Corporation of America, Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Trotta, Alexander James Bustin, Carsten Schwesig