Patents by Inventor Natalia Manea

Natalia Manea 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).

  • Onscreen remote control presented by audio video display device such as TV to control source of HDMI content
    Patent number: 8456575
    Abstract: An audio video display device (AVDD) includes a processor and a touch screen video display. The AVDD also includes a computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to present at least one image of a remote control (RC) on the display. Accordingly, responsive to a first user command, the processor presents an image of a full RC on the display. Responsive to a second user command, the processor presents an image of a direction-only RC on the display that permits a user only to enter direction commands and an “enter” command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seth Guy Hill, Natalia Manea, Travis Baurmann, Abhishek Patil, Scott Szabo, Guru Prashanth Balasubramanian
  • ONSCREEN REMOTE CONTROL PRESENTED BY AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV TO CONTROL SOURCE OF HDMI CONTENT
    Publication number: 20130070153
    Abstract: An audio video display device (AVDD) includes a processor and a touch screen video display. The AVDD also includes a computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to present at least one image of a remote control (RC) on the display. Accordingly, responsive to a first user command, the processor presents an image of a full RC on the display. Responsive to a second user command, the processor presents an image of a direction-only RC on the display that permits a user only to enter direction commands and an “enter” command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Seth Guy Hill, Natalia Manea, Travis Baurmann, Abhishek Patil, Scott Szabo, Guru Prashanth Balasubramanian
  • Method and system for clothing shopping using an image of a shopper
    Patent number: 8321301
    Abstract: A shopper inputs a 3D image of himself to a computer which normalizes the image to a standard. The shopper can select an article of clothing from a web site and the image of the article is normalized to the shopper's image using the same normalization standard and superimposed onto the shopper's image. The manufacturer's size corresponding to the correct article size may also be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Natalia Manea, Ciprian Manea
  • ONLINE CLOTHING SHOPPING USING 3D IMAGE OF SHOPPER
    Publication number: 20120022978
    Abstract: A shopper inputs a 3D image of himself to a computer which normalizes the image to a standard. The shopper can select an article of clothing from a web site and the image of the article is normalized to the shopper's image using the same normalization standard and superimposed onto the shopper's image. The manufacturer's size corresponding to the correct article size may also be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Natalia Manea, Ciprian Manea