Patents by Inventor Noel O'CONNER

Noel O'CONNER 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 recommending broadcasting contents and recommending apparatus therefor in multimedia contents reproducing device
    Patent number: 10277951
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for recommending broadcasting contents by using a multimedia contents reproducing device, the method including the operations of generating a user list about one or more second users related to a first user; displaying the user list on a screen of the multimedia contents reproducing device; selecting at least a third user from among the one or more second users in the user list; and transmitting a recommendation message to the third user, wherein the recommendation message is related to recommending a first broadcasting content currently being watched by the first user, or a second broadcasting content selected from an Electronic Program Guide (EPG).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-hwan Choi, Noel O'Conner, Jun-ki Kim, Cathal Gurrin, Sorin Sav
  • METHOD OF RECOMMENDING BROADCASTING CONTENTS AND RECOMMENDING APPARATUS THEREFOR IN MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS REPRODUCING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160044381
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for recommending broadcasting contents by using a multimedia contents reproducing device, the method including the operations of generating a user list about one or more second users related to a first user; displaying the user list on a screen of the multimedia contents reproducing device; selecting at least a third user from among the one or more second users in the user list; and transmitting a recommendation message to the third user, wherein the recommendation message is related to recommending a first broadcasting content currently being watched by the first user, or a second broadcasting content selected from an Electronic Program Guide (EPG).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-hwan CHOI, Noel O'CONNER, Jun-ki KIM, Cathal GURRIN, Sorin SAV