Patents by Inventor Steven Keith Hines

Steven Keith Hines 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).

  • Using a closed caption stream for device metadata
    Patent number: 8484313
    Abstract: A video stream including closed captions is received. A set of information is determined from the closed captions. A request including the set of information is sent to a server remotely located from the client for additional processing. A set of instructions is received from the server. The set of instructions is determined based on the additional processing of the set of information. One or more applications are executed in accordance with the set of instructions in response to receiving the set of instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Keith Hines
  • Mechanism for Embedding Metadata in Video and Broadcast Television
    Publication number: 20120304224
    Abstract: A video stream is displayed on a display. A particular image displayed in the video stream is detected. A string associated with the detected particular image is determined. A request including the determined string associated is sent to a server. A set of instructions relating to the string is received. The set of instructions includes instructions to execute an application and to display the application concurrently with the video stream. An application is executed in accordance with the set of instructions in response to receiving the set of instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventor: Steven Keith Hines
  • Using a Closed Caption Stream for Device Metadata
    Publication number: 20120303742
    Abstract: A video stream including closed captions is received. A set of information is determined from the closed captions. A request including the set of information is sent to a server remotely located from the client for additional processing. A set of instructions is received from the server. The set of instructions is determined based on the additional processing of the set of information. One or more applications are executed in accordance with the set of instructions in response to receiving the set of instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventor: Steven Keith Hines