Patents by Inventor Michael R. Bontempi

Michael R. Bontempi 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).

  • Publication number: 20090133054
    Abstract: Auxiliary content not associated with programming content is provided to a content presentation device by at least one content provider. Similarly, programming content comprising detectable indicia is likewise provided by at least one content provider to the content presentation device. Prior to or during output of the programming content to a user, the content presentation device detects at least one detectable indicia in the programming content and inserts at least a portion of the previously received auxiliary content into the programming content. The auxiliary content may be filtered according to user information and selected for insertion into the programming content based on insertion criteria. Both the auxiliary and programming content may be provided by a single content provider or each may be provided by a different content provider. Because the content presentation device handles insertion of auxiliary content into programming content, more targeted presentation of auxiliary content is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Boggie, John Carl Anderson, Michael R. Bontempi