Patents by Inventor Manfred Humphries

Manfred Humphries 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).

  • Method of controlling the display of a browser during a transmission of a multimedia stream over an internet connection so as to create a synchronized convergence platform
    Publication number: 20020004839
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a system and method of controlling the display of sponsoring, advertising and/or hyperlinks or other web page controls during a multimedia stream transmission over an Internet connection. Specifically, sponsoring, advertising and/or hyperlinks to accompany multimedia stream transmissions are selected so that they are “thematically appropriate” or “in context” with the content of the multimedia stream. In this way, the content of the sponsor, advertisement and/or hyperlink material is more likely to be properly targeted to the multimedia stream viewing audience. The presentation of the multimedia stream transmission is further enhanced by hyperlinks to related web sites associated with terms being used, details of particular topics, information on particular entities, and other view points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: William Wine, Manfred Humphries