Patents by Inventor M. Neil Harrington

M. Neil Harrington 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).

  • CLOSED CAPTIONING LANGUAGE TRANSLATION
    Publication number: 20120033133
    Abstract: The present invention provides an architecture for translating closed captioning text originally provided with a video program from one language to another and presenting the translated closed captioning text with the video program to a viewer. As such, the viewers are able to receive the closed captioning text in languages other than that used for the closed captioning originally provided with the video program. The original closed captioning text may be translated from one language to another by a centralized closed captioning processor, such that the customer equipment for various subscribers can take advantage of centralized translation services. Once, the original closed captioning text is translated, the translated closed captioning text may be delivered to the customer equipment in different ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Rockstar BIDCO LP
    Inventors: William Bishop, M. Neil Harrington, Steve J. McKinnon
  • Closed captioning language translation
    Patent number: 8045054
    Abstract: The present invention provides an architecture for translating closed captioning text originally provided with a video program from one language to another and presenting the translated closed captioning text with the video program to a viewer. As such, the viewers are able to receive the closed captioning text in languages other than that used for the closed captioning originally provided with the video program. The original closed captioning text may be translated from one language to another by a centralized closed captioning processor, such that the customer equipment for various subscribers can take advantage of centralized translation services. Once the original closed captioning text is translated, the translated closed captioning text may be delivered to the customer equipment in different ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: William Bishop, M. Neil Harrington, Steve J. McKinnon
  • CLOSED CAPTIONING LANGUAGE TRANSLATION
    Publication number: 20080066138
    Abstract: The present invention provides an architecture for translating closed captioning text originally provided with a video program from one language to another and presenting the translated closed captioning text with the video program to a viewer. As such, the viewers are able to receive the closed captioning text in languages other than that used for the closed captioning originally provided with the video program. The original closed captioning text may be translated from one language to another by a centralized closed captioning processor, such that the customer equipment for various subscribers can take advantage of centralized translation services. Once the original closed captioning text is translated, the translated closed captioning text may be delivered to the customer equipment in different ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: William Bishop, M. Neil Harrington, Steve J. McKinnon