Patents by Inventor Christina Ann Wick

Christina Ann Wick 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).

  • Dynamic identification of other viewers of a television program to an online viewer
    Patent number: 8255950
    Abstract: Informing a viewer of a television program of the identity of other online identities that represent users concurrently viewing that same television program includes determining dynamically a first television program to which a television viewing device associated with a viewer is tuned and identifying one or more other viewers associated with television viewing devices that are presently tuned to the first television program. Trait information related to the viewer or to the other viewers is stored in a data store related to the first television program. A subset of the other viewers that have similar traits is determined based on the stored trait information. The viewer is graphically informed of the subset of other viewers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: AOL Inc.
    Inventors: Christina Ann Wick, Andrew L. Wick
  • Dynamic identification of other viewers of a television program to an online viewer
    Patent number: 7669213
    Abstract: Informing a viewer of a television program of the identity of other online identities that represent users concurrently viewing that same television program includes determining dynamically a first television program to which a television viewing device associated with a viewer is tuned and identifying one or more other viewers associated with television viewing devices that are presently tuned to the first television program. Trait information related to the viewer or to the other viewers is stored in a data store related to the first television program. A subset of the other viewers that have similar traits is determined based on the stored trait information. The viewer is graphically informed of the subset of other viewers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: AOL LLC
    Inventors: Christina Ann Wick, Andrew Lee Wick