Patents by Inventor Guy Hill
Guy Hill 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).
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Publication number: 20180272240Abstract: A modular interaction device includes a wireless identification reading module to receive a unique identifier from a wireless identification tag attached with an object. The unique identifier may be sent to a server. A voice prompt is received by the modular interaction device and at least a portion of the voice prompt is sent to the server, in accordance with at least one embodiment. An audio response may be received from the server and provided to an audio output device of the modular interaction device. The audio response is generated based at least in part on a character profile associated with the unique identifier, in accordance with at least one embodiment. The audio response may be responsive to the voice prompt.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2015Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Peter Milos Soudek, Hau Wing Calvin Kwok, Benjamin Guy Hills
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Patent number: 9424471Abstract: The user of an Internet-enabled CE device such as a TV can select an object in a video presented on the display of the CE device by either touch sensitive screen or input device. The processor of the CE device can then determine the boundaries of the object, identify it using face/image recognition software, search for information/websites related to the object, and present those information/websites to the viewer on the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Seth Guy Hill, Djung Nguyen, Aravind Babu Asam, Xudong Yu, Nobukazu Sugiyama, Dongwook Kim, Eric Hsiao, Dipendu Saha, Tanmay Agnihotri, William Arthur Schupp
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Publication number: 20140214940Abstract: Devices in a local network can cooperatively share functionality by advertising their available services and current service needs with an agent being executed in the network. The network can be automatically configured by device discovery or manually configured by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Seth Guy Hill, Andy Nguyen, Sivaraman Varatharajan, Sivakumar Murugesan, Brian Scott Voss
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Patent number: 8615776Abstract: An audio video (AV) device presents a user interface (UI) on the display. The UI has plural UI selector elements, including a left-most column of tabbed selector elements including a “video” tab, a “cast” tab, a “related” tab, with the tabs representing types of information and/or AV programs related to a seed input to the processor. The tabbed selector elements are selectable to cause, the information and/or AV programs represented by the respective tab to be presented on a central information/video area. The UI also includes a right-most column of iconified selector elements for selecting respective AV program sources from which information and/or AV programs related to the seed are available. The iconified selector elements are selectable to cause information and/or AV programs related to the seed to be received from the respective source and presented on the central information/video area.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Seth Guy Hill, Jaime Chee, Ted Mark Dunn
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Patent number: 8589982Abstract: Using a TV, a viewer watching broadcast TV or Internet video content on a display can select a “Video Search” application indicating viewer desire to obtain information about a currently playing video program. The application is invoked to send a name of the currently playing video program to a server on the Internet and associated with a database to cause the server to execute a search only of the database associated with the Internet server and not to execute a search of the Internet. The server returns metadata related to the currently playing vided program, which is presented on the display along with the currently playing video program.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Seth Guy Hill, Jaime Chee, Ted Mark Dunn
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Publication number: 20130298161Abstract: An Internet TV shows which video clip in an Internet-provided playlist of multiple clips is “up next” for play.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Steven Friedlander, Seth Guy Hill, Hye Hoon Yi
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Patent number: 8456575Abstract: An audio video display device (AVDD) includes a processor and a touch screen video display. The AVDD also includes a computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to present at least one image of a remote control (RC) on the display. Accordingly, responsive to a first user command, the processor presents an image of a full RC on the display. Responsive to a second user command, the processor presents an image of a direction-only RC on the display that permits a user only to enter direction commands and an “enter” command.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Seth Guy Hill, Natalia Manea, Travis Baurmann, Abhishek Patil, Scott Szabo, Guru Prashanth Balasubramanian
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Publication number: 20130070153Abstract: An audio video display device (AVDD) includes a processor and a touch screen video display. The AVDD also includes a computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to present at least one image of a remote control (RC) on the display. Accordingly, responsive to a first user command, the processor presents an image of a full RC on the display. Responsive to a second user command, the processor presents an image of a direction-only RC on the display that permits a user only to enter direction commands and an “enter” command.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventors: Seth Guy Hill, Natalia Manea, Travis Baurmann, Abhishek Patil, Scott Szabo, Guru Prashanth Balasubramanian
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Publication number: 20120311636Abstract: An audio video (AV) device presents a user interface (UI) on the display. The UI has plural UI selector elements, including a left-most column of tabbed selector elements including a “video” tab, a “cast” tab, a “related” tab, with the tabs representing types of information and/or AV programs related to a seed input to the processor. The tabbed selector elements are selectable to cause, the information and/or AV programs represented by the respective tab to be presented on a central information/video area. The UI also includes a right-most column of iconified selector elements for selecting respective AV program sources from which information and/or AV programs related to the seed are available. The iconified selector elements are selectable to cause information and/or AV programs related to the seed to be received from the respective source and presented on the central information/video area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Seth Guy Hill, Jaime Chee, Ted Mark Dunn
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Publication number: 20120311639Abstract: A viewer watching a video program on a display of an audio-video device can select a “Video Search” application indicating viewer desire to obtain information about a currently playing video program. The application is invoked to send name of the currently playing video program to a server associated with a database to cause the server to execute a search of the database. The server returns metadata related to the currently playing video program, which is presented on the display along with the currently playing video program. The metadata includes links to additional information, such as cast members associated with the video program. The links are selectable to cause the server to execute a search of the database for metadata relating to the additional information, which is returned to the AV device and presented on the display along with the currently playing video program.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: Seth Guy Hill, Ted Mark Dunn, Jaime Chee
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Publication number: 20120311632Abstract: Using a TV, a viewer watching broadcast TV or Internet video content on a display can select a “Video Search” application indicating viewer desire to obtain information about a currently playing video program. The application is invoked to send a name of the currently playing video program to a server on the Internet and associated with a database to cause the server to execute a search only of the database associated with the Internet server and not to execute a search of the Internet. The server returns metadata related to the currently playing vided program, which is presented on the display along with the currently playing video program.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: SETH GUY HILL, Jaime Chee, Ted Mark Dunn
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Publication number: 20120227074Abstract: The user of an Internet-enabled CE device such as a TV can select an object in a video presented on the display of the CE device by either touch sensitive screen or input device. The processor of the CE device can then determine the boundaries of the object, identify it using face/image recognition software, search for information/websites related to the object, and present those information/websites to the viewer on the display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: September 6, 2012Inventors: Seth Guy Hill, Djung Nguyen, Aravind Babu Asam, Xudong Yu, Nobukazu Sugiyama, Dongwook Kim, Eric Hsiao, Dipendu Saha, Tanmay Agnihotri, William Arthur Schupp
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Publication number: 20120117601Abstract: For a graphical user interface (GUI) for an audio video display device (AVDD) showing current video on a portion of the display, a bottom row of category icons is presented on at one end of the row a column of content panes representing content related to a category of a selected one of the icons.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: Sabrina Tai-Chen Yeh, Yuko Nishikawa, Tracy Barnes, Hyehoon Yi, Seth Guy Hill, Steven Friedlander
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Patent number: 7447536Abstract: Certain embodiments include a method and system for measuring and imaging local lung function. The method includes triggering an image scan of at least a lung cross-section of a patient, scanning the lung cross-section during at least one of an inspiration and an expiration of air by the patient to obtain lung image data and measuring a lung function during at least one of an inspiration and an expiration of air by the patient to obtain lung function data. The method may also include performing a preview scan of the patient to identify the lung cross-section for imaging. Additionally, the lung image data and lung function data may be combined for use in diagnosis of the patient. The lung image data and lung function data may also be output. The method may further include processing the lung function data to generate a plot of lung attenuation versus time.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2003Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: G.E. Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLCInventor: David Guy Hill
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Publication number: 20050107831Abstract: A system for the therapeutic application of energy to a patient includes a primary unit that has a first generator for generating a first form of energy for therapeutic application to a patient. The primary unit also has a first outlet jack that is operatively connected to the first generator and adapted to receive a first therapeutic applicator, and a module receiver for receiving an upgrade module for enhancing the operation of the system. The system also includes a first therapeutic applicator for use in applying the first form of energy to a patient. The first therapeutic applicator is adapted to be operatively connected to the first generator through the first outlet jack. A preferred embodiment of the invention includes a first generator protocol operational mechanism that is operatively connected to the first generator and adapted to configure the operational parameters of the first generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Inventors: Guy Hill, Michael Moore, David Bley, Jeff Pohl, Edward Dunlay
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Publication number: 20040092811Abstract: Certain embodiments include a method and system for measuring and imaging local lung function. The method includes triggering an image scan of at least a lung cross-section of a patient, scanning the lung cross-section during at least one of an inspiration and an expiration of air by the patient to obtain lung image data and measuring a lung function during at least one of an inspiration and an expiration of air by the patient to obtain lung function data. The method may also include performing a preview scan of the patient to identify the lung cross-section for imaging. Additionally, the lung image data and lung function data may be combined for use in diagnosis of the patient. The lung image data and lung function data may also be output. The method may further include processing the lung function data to generate a plot of lung attenuation versus time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventor: David Guy Hill
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Patent number: 4074814Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for controlling the movement of a surface traversing apparatus across a member which has an ordered array of openings in it's surface. Move control routines are provided, each of which instruct the traversing apparatus to move incrementally over the surface of the member by disengaging, incrementally moving, and re-engaging one of two stepping arms. Each routine operates to advance the apparatus an increment in one of a number of directions. Some of the routines move the apparatus parallel to lines or rows of openings. Others move the apparatus diagonally. Each routine senses the relative positioning of the two stepping arms to establish the sequence of operations and returns the stepping arm to its former position if it is unable to complete a step.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1976Date of Patent: February 21, 1978Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.Inventors: David Eugene Cooper, Leon Clyde Hendee, III, Walter Guy Hill, Jr., Adam Leshem, Martin Lewis Marugg