Patents by Inventor Michael S. Bessolo

Michael S. Bessolo 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: 10339570
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to deliver an advertisement. Customization attributes for displaying billboard advertisements are defined. Each billboard advertisement comprises an advertisement for media content. A user requests access to a website and the server computer transmits the website that includes or provides access to the advertisements. Based on the customization attributes, a first billboard advertisement is primarily displayed without occlusion and remaining billboard advertisements are displayed partially occluded by the first billboard advertisement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Elaine M. Spooner, John D. Koscheka, Michael S. Bessolo, Mark L. Simpson, Jean L. Yuan, J. Craig D. Russell, Christopher M. Bettes, Greg McCarthy
  • Patent number: 8584256
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable storage medium provides the ability to deliver media content. A repository stores media content and marketing assets for the media content. A server computer provides a website accessible on the Internet worldwide to client computers. The website provides the ability to search a public site catalog/library of media content that is publicly available. The website further provides marketing assets for licensed media content from the library to authorized client users (that have a license to media content) in a secure manner. The website further provides preview screening access and download access to licensed media content (e.g., titles of audio-visual media content) to the authorized client users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Fox Entertainment Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Elaine M. Spooner, John D. Koscheka, Michael S. Bessolo, Mark L. Simpson, Jean L. Yuan, J. Craig D. Russell, Christopher M. Bettes, Greg McCarthy, Srinivas Kundula, Venkata Nagaraju Mantena
  • Publication number: 20120102573
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable storage medium provides the ability to deliver media content. A repository stores media content and marketing assets for the media content. A server computer provides a website accessible on the Internet worldwide to client computers. The website provides the ability to search a public site catalog/library of media content that is publicly available. The website further provides marketing assets for licensed media content from the library to authorized client users (that have a license to media content) in a secure manner. The website further provides preview screening access and download access to licensed media content (e.g., titles of audio-visual media content) to the authorized client users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Elaine M. Spooner, John D. Koscheka, Michael S. Bessolo, Mark L. Simpson, Jean L. Yuan, J. Craig D. Russell, Christopher M. Bettes, Greg McCarthy, Srinivas Kundula, Venkata Nagaraju Mantena
  • Publication number: 20120101904
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to deliver an advertisement. Customization attributes for displaying billboard advertisements are defined. Each billboard advertisement comprises an advertisement for media content. A user requests access to a website and the server computer transmits the website that includes or provides access to the advertisements. Based on the customization attributes, a first billboard advertisement is primarily displayed without occlusion and remaining billboard advertisements are displayed partially occluded by the first billboard advertisement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Elaine M. Spooner, John D. Koscheka, Michael S. Bessolo, Mark L. Simpson, Jean L. Yuan, J. Craig D. Russell, Christopher M. Bettes, Greg McCarthy
  • Publication number: 20120054619
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a computer readable storage medium provide the ability to edit media content in a computer system. A server computer provides access to a repository of media content via a website accessible on the Internet worldwide client computers. The website is configured to provide preview screening access to licensed media content to authorized client users. The licensed media content includes titles of audio-visual media content. In addition, the website is configured to enable editing of the licensed media content using the preview screening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Elaine M. Spooner, John D. Koscheka, Michael S. Bessolo, J. Craig D. Russell, Greg McCarthy, Venkata Nagaraju Mantena, Ramesh Gurram, Marwan Ammar
  • Publication number: 20110265150
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to deliver media content in a secure manner in a computer system. A storage repository stores media content and marketing assets for the media content. A server computer is coupled to the storage repository and enabled to provide access to the media content and marketing assets via a website accessible on the Internet worldwide to a user. A digital advertising publicity repository (DAPR) enables an administrator to define first access rights for the user to access the website and second access rights for the user to access the DAPR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Elaine M. Spooner, John D. Koscheka, Michael S. Bessolo, Mark L. Simpson, Jean L. Yuan, J. Craig D. Russell, Christopher M. Bettes, Greg McCarthy, Srinivas Kundula, Venkata Nagaraju Mantena