Patents by Inventor Greg Alan Martin

Greg Alan Martin 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: 9990394
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards conducting a search for content and results using a user interface. A number of graphical objects (715) and filters are displayed where a search query is generated in response to a user gesture (730) that selects a graphical object and filter. The filters shown can change depending on various factors that impact what filters are selected from a group of filters (720).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Clayton Alexander Thomson, Samir Ahmed, Basil Badawiyeh, Kenneth Alan Rudman, Jason Martell, Roger Yeh, Vasil Nadzakov, Daniel Joseph Hill, Ryan Cameron Coulter, Greg Alan Martin, Rodrigo Thomaz Moyses, Isaac Anthony Marchionna, Francois Xavier-Alexandre Montay, Laura ODonnell-Dunn
  • Patent number: 9825961
    Abstract: A user interface is used to assign different devices and device types to media services where the number of different devices and device types that are capable of being assigned is determined by access privilege information corresponding to such media services. When a number of devices of a specific type are assigned where such a number exceeds a limit specified in the access privilege information, the assignment of additional devices of that specific type is halted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Michael Etter, Greg Alan Martin, Noah Dijulio, Ryan Cameron Coulter, Laura J. O'Donnell, Roger Yeh, Edwin Curmie Price, Ray Edward Starck
  • Publication number: 20160188658
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards conducting a search for content and results using a user interface. A number of graphical objects (715) and filters are displayed where a search query is generated in response to a user gesture (730) that selects a graphical object and filter. The filters shown can change depending on various factors that impact what filters are selected from a group of filters (720).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Clayton Alexander Thomson, Samir Ahmed, Basil Badawiyeh, Kenneth Alan Rudman, Jason Martell, Roger Yeh, Vasil Nadzakov, Ryan Cameron Coulter, Greg Alan Martin, Rodrigo Thomaz Moyses, Isaac Anthony Marchionna, Francois Xavier-Alexandre Montay, Laura ODonnell-Dunn
  • Publication number: 20160050212
    Abstract: A user interface is used to assign different devices and device types to media services where the number of different devices and device types that are capable of being assigned is determined by access privilege information corresponding to such media services. When a number of devices of a specific type are assigned where such a number exceeds a limit specified in the access privilege information, the assignment of additional devices of that specific type is halted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Michael ETTER, Greg Alan MARTIN, Noah DIJULIO, Ryan Cameron COULTER, Laura J. ODONNELL, Roger YEH, Edwin Curmie PRICE, Ray Edward Strack
  • Publication number: 20160029098
    Abstract: A method for generating recommendations for a group of users is disclosed. The method includes providing a display of a plurality of user representations respectively representing users; receiving a selection of at least two of the user representations to form a group; providing a display of at least one recommendation for a media asset after the group has been formed; and providing a display of an indicator indicating that a user representation in the group is selected as an allowed user representation in the group for selecting one of the at least one recommendation for receipt by user devices respectively associated with the user representations in the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Joel FOGELSON, Michael ETTER, Greg Alan MARTIN, Noah DIJULIO, Ryan Cameron COULTER, Laura J. O'DONNELL
  • Patent number: 9152377
    Abstract: Event sounds for a multimedia system are assigned statically and/or dynamically to an event based on internal and/or external events and the like. An associator associates a sound to an event based on these factors. User related information that is implicit and/or explicit can also be used to determine an association between an event sound and an event. A controller controls which sound is played back when a particular event occurs based on the event sound association. Probabilities related to a user's preferences can also be utilized to determine which sound is played back during an occurrence of an event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Sheldon George Phillips, Ryan Cameron Coulter, Michael Etter, Rodrigo Thomas Moyses, Greg Alan Martin, John Vieira
  • Publication number: 20150061845
    Abstract: Event sounds for a multimedia system are assigned statically and/or dynamically to an event based on internal and/or external events and the like. An associator associates a sound to an event based on these factors. User related information that is implicit and/or explicit can also be used to determine an association between an event sound and an event. A controller controls which sound is played back when a particular event occurs based on the event sound association. Probabilities related to a user's preferences can also be utilized to determine which sound is played back during an occurrence of an event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Sheldon George Phillips, Ryan Cameron Coulter, Michael Etter, Rodrigo Thomas Moyses, Greg Alan Martin, John Vieira