Patents by Inventor Chris Wordley

Chris Wordley 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).

  • Patent number: 10110953
    Abstract: Systems and methods for aiding user content navigation are described. An exemplary system may include an electronic device configured to receive audiovisual content and/or user inputs. The electronic device may additionally include one or more outputs coupled with a display device. The electronic device may further include one or more processors as well as memory, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause them to perform one or more navigation functions to receive a channel change command to adjust from a first channel to a second channel. The one or more processors may further be caused to determine that the second channel is presenting advertising content instead of program content, and determine that a third channel is presenting program content. The one or more processors may further be caused to adjust the output to the third channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Inventor: Chris Wordley
  • Publication number: 20180070135
    Abstract: Systems and methods for aiding user content navigation are described. An exemplary system may include an electronic device configured to receive audiovisual content and/or user inputs. The electronic device may additionally include one or more outputs coupled with a display device. The electronic device may further include one or more processors as well as memory, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause them to perform one or more navigation functions to receive a channel change command to adjust from a first channel to a second channel. The one or more processors may further be caused to determine that the second channel is presenting advertising content instead of program content, and determine that a third channel is presenting program content. The one or more processors may further be caused to adjust the output to the third channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Chris Wordley
  • Patent number: 9854306
    Abstract: Systems and methods for aiding user content navigation are described. An exemplary system may include an electronic device configured to receive audiovisual content and/or user inputs. The electronic device may additionally include one or more outputs coupled with a display device. The electronic device may further include one or more processors as well as memory, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause them to perform one or more navigation functions to receive a channel change command to adjust from a first channel to a second channel. The one or more processors may further be caused to determine that the second channel is presenting advertising content instead of program content, and determine that a third channel is presenting program content. The one or more processors may further be caused to adjust the output to the third channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventor: Chris Wordley
  • Publication number: 20160029082
    Abstract: Systems and methods for aiding user content navigation are described. An exemplary system may include an electronic device configured to receive audiovisual content and/or user inputs. The electronic device may additionally include one or more outputs coupled with a display device. The electronic device may further include one or more processors as well as memory, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause them to perform one or more navigation functions to receive a channel change command to adjust from a first channel to a second channel. The one or more processors may further be caused to determine that the second channel is presenting advertising content instead of program content, and determine that a third channel is presenting program content. The one or more processors may further be caused to adjust the output to the third channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Chris Wordley
  • Patent number: 8913882
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing automatic content modification or removal are described. An exemplary system may include an electronic device configured to receive video content and/or user inputs. The electronic device may further include one or more processors as well as memory, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause them to review each frame of the received video content and identify instances of sequential frames providing similar content. The one or more processors may further be caused to determine whether at least one of the sequential frames may be removed, remove one or more of the sequential frames to produce modified video content, and transmit the modified video content to one or more display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Eldon Technology Limited
    Inventor: Chris Wordley
  • Publication number: 20140186014
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing automatic content modification or removal are described. An exemplary system may include an electronic device configured to receive video content and/or user inputs. The electronic device may further include one or more processors as well as memory, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause them to review each frame of the received video content and identify instances of sequential frames providing similar content. The one or more processors may further be caused to determine whether at least one of the sequential frames may be removed, remove one or more of the sequential frames to produce modified video content, and transmit the modified video content to one or more display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Eldon Technology, Ltd.
    Inventor: Chris Wordley