Patents by Inventor Timothy Joseph Tully

Timothy Joseph Tully 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 automatic switching to interactive application during television program breaks
    Patent number: 7849476
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically switching a primary image of a display module from a television program to an interactive application upon detecting the beginning of a commercial break and optionally switching the primary image back to the television program upon detecting or determining the end of the commercial break; wherein the user's progress in executing the interactive application is automatically saved upon return to the television program so that the user can progressively execute the interactive application program during consecutive commercial breaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: John Herbert Stevens, Timothy Joseph Tully
  • System and method for automatic switching to interactive application during television program breaks
    Publication number: 20030115595
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically switching a primary image of a display module from a television program to an interactive application upon detecting the beginning of a commercial break and optionally switching the primary image back to the television program upon detecting or determining the end of the commercial break; wherein the user's progress in executing the interactive application is automatically saved upon return to the television program so that the user can progressively execute the interactive application program during consecutive commercial breaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: John Herbert Stevens, Timothy Joseph Tully