Patents by Inventor Jonathan Colorado Criswell

Jonathan Colorado Criswell 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: 8938755
    Abstract: A method for updating existing content includes detecting the existing content, identifying a collection of content related to the existing content and storing a representation of the collection of content within a platform server. The collection of content is updated with newly available content. The representation of the collection of content and a representation of the newly available content is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Roku, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Goodwin, Thomas C. Marksworth, Jonathan Colorado Criswell
  • Publication number: 20130262997
    Abstract: A method of coordinating a primary display device and a secondary display device includes transmitting a representation of a content selection to a client device. A selection of the content selection is detected by the client device. An augmented view of the content selection is transmitted to a secondary display device in response to the selection of the content selection. A response from the secondary display device is detected based on the augmented view of the content selection. The augmented view of the content selection is updated based upon the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Markworth, Jonathan Colorado Criswell
  • Publication number: 20130262558
    Abstract: A method includes identifying different content associated with a client device, transmitting a representation of the different content to the client device, and formatting the representation according to categories where the representation includes the different content displayed in different rows where each of the categories is represented by each of the rows. Different selections are detected from among the representation where the different selections represent an interest in corresponding content. The representation is modified based on the different selections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony John Wood, David A. Westerhoff, Jonathan Colorado Criswell
  • Publication number: 20130262431
    Abstract: A method for matching a search request from a client device includes detecting the search request from the client device, storing content listings within a content database where each of the content listings represents content, and searching for a match result between the search request and the content listings. A subscription to a subscribed content provider is detected and associated with the client device. The match result is displayed to indicate the content listings associated with the subscribed content provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Mack Garner, David A. Westerhoff, Wendy M. Abowd, Thomas C. Markworth, Patrick Ellis, Jonathan Colorado Criswell
  • Publication number: 20130262619
    Abstract: A method for updating existing content includes detecting the existing content, identifying a collection of content related to the existing content and storing a representation of the collection of content within a platform server. The collection of content is updated with newly available content. The representation of the collection of content and a representation of the newly available content is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Goodwin, Thomas C. Marksworth, Jonathan Colorado Criswell