Patents by Inventor Stephen Whiteing

Stephen Whiteing 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).

  • System and Method for Broadcasting Video with a Secondary Audio Source
    Publication number: 20150245112
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for providing a video source with a secondary audio source. For example, in one embodiment, a content provider receives a broadcast signal that includes a video component and an audio component from a content producer. The content provider receives a second audio component that provides audio corresponding to the video component of the broadcast signal. The second audio component is received from a second source, such as, but not limited to, a radio broadcast and/or an internet source. The content producer transmits the video component and the second audio component to a consumer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Stephen Whiteing
  • System and method for broadcasting video with a secondary audio source
    Patent number: 9060193
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for providing a video source with a secondary audio source. For example, in one embodiment, a content provider receives a broadcast signal that includes a video component and an audio component from a content producer. The content provider receives a second audio component that provides audio corresponding to the video component of the broadcast signal. The second audio component is received from a second source, such as, but not limited to, a radio broadcast and/or an internet source. The content producer transmits the video component and the second audio component to a consumer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Whiteing
  • System and method for synchronizing broadcast video with a secondary audio source
    Patent number: 8369680
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for providing a video source with a secondary audio source. For example, in one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving a broadcast signal from a first source, the broadcast signal includes a video component and a first audio component. The method further includes receiving a second audio component from a second source, the second audio component providing audio corresponding to the video component of the broadcast. The method outputs the video component and the second audio component while suppressing the output of the first audio component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Whiteing
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROADCASTING VIDEO WITH A SECONDARY AUDIO SOURCE
    Publication number: 20110138433
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for providing a video source with a secondary audio source. For example, in one embodiment, a content provider receives a broadcast signal that includes a video component and an audio component from a content producer. The content provider receives a second audio component that provides audio corresponding to the video component of the broadcast signal. The second audio component is received from a second source, such as, but not limited to, a radio broadcast and/or an internet source. The content producer transmits the video component and the second audio component to a consumer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventor: Stephen Whiteing
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING BROADCAST VIDEO WITH A SECONDARY AUDIO SOURCE
    Publication number: 20110135282
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for providing a video source with a secondary audio source. For example, in one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving a broadcast signal from a first source, the broadcast signal includes a video component and a first audio component. The method further includes receiving a second audio component from a second source, the second audio component providing audio corresponding to the video component of the broadcast. The method outputs the video component and the second audio component while suppressing the output of the first audio component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventor: Stephen Whiteing