Patents by Inventor Steven Edward Simonian

Steven Edward Simonian 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 and apparatus for concurrent broadcast of media program and social networking derived information exchange
    Patent number: 10735819
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for presenting a media program concurrently with viewer questions and live commentary about the media program is disclosed. As the media program is broadcasted, messages from the first group regarding the media program are accepted. The accepted messages are filtered to identify suitable messages of interest and to present only those messages to a second group for comment. The identified messages from the first group and comments from the second group are added to the broadcast media program concurrently or in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph B. Earley, Tedd Charles Rosenfeld, Steven Edward Simonian
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONCURRENT BROADCAST OF MEDIA PROGRAM AND SOCIAL NETWORKING DERIVED INFORMATION EXCHANGE
    Publication number: 20180338182
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for presenting a media program concurrently with viewer questions and live commentary about the media program is disclosed. As the media program is broadcasted, messages from the first group regarding the media program are accepted. The accepted messages are filtered to identify suitable messages of interest and to present only those messages to a second group for comment. The identified messages from the first group and comments from the second group are added to the broadcast media program concurrently or in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Fox Broadcasting Company
    Inventors: Joseph B. Earley, Tedd Charles Rosenfeld, Steven Edward Simonian
  • Method and apparatus for concurrent broadcast of media program and social networking derived information exchange
    Patent number: 9973821
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for presenting a media program concurrently with viewer questions and live commentary about the media program is disclosed. As the media program is broadcasted, messages from the first group regarding the media program are accepted. The accepted messages are filtered to identify suitable messages of interest and to present only those messages to a second group for comment. The identified messages from the first group and comments from the second group are added to the broadcast media program concurrently or in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph B. Earley, Tedd Charles Rosenfeld, Steven Edward Simonian
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONCURRENT BROADCAST OF MEDIA PROGRAM AND SOCIAL NETWORKING DERIVED INFORMATION EXCHANGE
    Publication number: 20110058101
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for presenting a media program concurrently with viewer questions and live commentary about the media program is disclosed. As the media program is broadcasted, messages from the first group regarding the media program are accepted. The accepted messages are filtered to identify suitable messages of interest and to present only those messages to a second group for comment. The identified messages from the first group and comments from the second group are added to the broadcast media program concurrently or in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph B. Earley, Tedd Charles Rosenfeld, Steven Edward Simonian