Patents by Inventor Steven A. Hite

Steven A. Hite 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: 8819035
    Abstract: A method can include accessing a cookie file to obtain a keyword where the cookie file is associated with a media device and scanning a stream of media content to locate the keyword within a portion of the stream of media content. The method can include generating a filtered search set by applying filtering to additional words to exclude a black listed word, where the additional words are located within a pre-determined proximity to a location corresponding to an occurrence of the keyword within the portion of the stream of media content. The method can include providing a search result based on a network search conducted using the keyword and the filtered search set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael B. Boetje, Steven A. Hite
  • Publication number: 20130290307
    Abstract: A method can include accessing a cookie file to obtain a keyword where the cookie file is associated with a media device and scanning a stream of media content to locate the keyword within a portion of the stream of media content. The method can include generating a filtered search set by applying filtering to additional words to exclude a black listed word, where the additional words are located within a pre-determined proximity to a location corresponding to an occurrence of the keyword within the portion of the stream of media content. The method can include providing a search result based on a network search conducted using the keyword and the filtered search set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Michael B. Boetje, Steven A. Hite
  • Patent number: 8510317
    Abstract: A method includes accessing a cookie file from a media receiver via a network. The method includes detecting an occurrence of the keyword (selected from the cookie file) within a portion of a media content stream. The method includes identifying one or more additional words that are located within a number of words from a location corresponding to an occurrence of the keyword within the portion of the stream of media content. The method includes filtering the one or more additional words to exclude at least one black listed word to produce a filtered search set. The method includes providing a search result in response to locating the keyword. The search result is based on an Internet search conducted using the keyword and the filtered search set, and is made accessible via a display device after the portion of the media content stream is made available via the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael Boetje, Steven Hite
  • Publication number: 20100145938
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed to detect keywords in media content. The system and method include sending a stream of media content to a media receiver, scanning the stream of media content to locate at least one keyword within the stream of media content, and providing a search result to be displayed concurrently with the media content. The search result contains results of a search using the identified keyword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael Boetje, Steven Hite
  • Publication number: 20070223462
    Abstract: A system for supporting Internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) applications, Web based applications, and converged IMS/Web based applications that use a service delivery network includes an application services middle layer between the applications and the service delivery network that includes a plurality of common components that are usable by the different applications to provide services over the service delivery network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Steven Hite, Abdi Modarressi, Lou Topfl, Ron Iannetta, John R. Wright, David Castro, Michael S. Denny