Patents by Inventor Allison E. Crow

Allison E. Crow 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).

  • Playback of episodic content recorded on a packaged media set
    Patent number: 8280223
    Abstract: A content item having sequential portions, such as episodes, is played back on a packaged media player in a manner that facilitates viewing the sequential portions in sequence. The point at which the user terminated a playback session is marked by storing an indication in memory, so that the user need not remember at what episode or other content portion the user left off. Upon beginning a new playback session, the media player retrieves the marker and navigates to the next content portion in the sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle J. Prestenback, Jeffrey R. Ashbrook, Evan H. Tahler, John T. Bernstein, Allison E. Crow
  • PLAYBACK OF EPISODIC CONTENT
    Publication number: 20100104269
    Abstract: A content item having sequential portions, such as episodes, is played back on a packaged media player in a manner that facilitates viewing the sequential portions in sequence. The point at which the user terminated a playback session is marked by storing an indication in memory, so that the user need not remember at what episode or other content portion the user left off. Upon beginning a new playback session, the media player retrieves the marker and navigates to the next content portion in the sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle J. Prestenback, Jeffrey R. Ashbrook, Evan H. Tahler, John T. Bernstein, JR., Allison E. Crow