Patents by Inventor Chad R. Terning

Chad R. Terning 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).

  • Automatic learning channel customized to a particular viewer and method of creating same
    Patent number: 9781476
    Abstract: Various embodiments facilitate generation, distribution, and presentation of a video program on a virtual channel. In one embodiment, an electronic program guide (“EPG”) manager is provided for execution on a receiving device, such as a set-top box. The EPG manager receives from a program distributor a video stream that has plurality of video programs having program content. Each program has been preassigned for presentation on a particular channel. A virtual channel is linked to one or more users. The EPG manager tracks the types of programs that a user watches and records metadata associated with the programs that the user actually views. When sufficient data is stored in the data base, the virtual channel is provided that program that a user will likely wish to view based on this past viewing history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: John T. Kennedy, Chad R. Terning
  • AUTOMATIC LEARNING CHANNEL CUSTOMIZED TO A PARTICULAR VIEWER AND METHOD OF CREATING SAME
    Publication number: 20140189743
    Abstract: Various embodiments facilitate generation, distribution, and presentation of a video program on a virtual channel. In one embodiment, an electronic program guide (“EPG”) manager is provided for execution on a receiving device, such as a set-top box. The EPG manager receives from a program distributor a video stream that has plurality of video programs having program content. Each program has been preassigned for presentation on a particular channel. A virtual channel is linked to one or more users. The EPG manager tracks the types of programs that a user watches and records metadata associated with the programs that the user actually views. When sufficient data is stored in the data base, the virtual channel is provided that program that a user will likely wish to view based on this past viewing history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: John T. Kennedy, Chad R. Terning