Patents by Inventor Virginia Seid Ng

Virginia Seid Ng 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).

  • NAVIGATION OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20150020101
    Abstract: Methods and systems for navigating multimedia content are disclosed. A first plurality of selectable icons is displayed. A selection of a particular selectable icon of the first plurality of selectable icons is received. The particular selectable icon represents multimedia content associated with a particular user. In response to receiving the selection of the particular selectable icon, a display of a second plurality of selectable icons is initiated. At least one of the second plurality of selectable icons represents a particular multimedia program that is associated with the particular user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Virginia Seid Ng
  • Navigation of multimedia content
    Patent number: 8839297
    Abstract: Methods and systems for navigating multimedia content are disclosed. A first plurality of selectable icons is displayed. A selection of a particular selectable icon of the first plurality of selectable icons is received. The particular selectable icon represents multimedia content associated with a particular user. In response to receiving the selection of the particular selectable icon, a display of a second plurality of selectable icons is initiated. At least one of the second plurality of selectable icons represents a particular multimedia program that is associated with the particular user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Virginia Seid Ng
  • Systems and methods for remote web query and image selection exchange to video screen
    Patent number: 8407756
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed which relate to browsing through search results on a handheld communications device, and displaying a desired search result on an external display device. The system includes a handheld communications device having a user interface to search for a plurality of media resources, an application server to deliver the media resources, and a set-top box to receive a request to display a desired media resource on a display device coupled to the set-top box, such as an IPTV. The user interface presents novel methods to send the desired search result to the IPTV via the application server. The user may “throw” the media resource to the set-top box using a hand gesture to invoke an accelerometer in the handheld communications device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott Morris, Nicholas Peter Hill, Virginia Seid Ng
  • Systems and Methods for Remote Web Query and Image Selection Exchange to Video Screen
    Publication number: 20110072470
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed which relate to browsing through search results on a handheld communications device, and displaying a desired search result on an external display device. The system includes a handheld communications device having a user interface to search for a plurality of media resources, an application server to deliver the media resources, and a set-top box to receive a request to display a desired media resource on a display device coupled to the set-top box, such as an IPTV. The user interface presents novel methods to send the desired search result to the IPTV via the application server. The user may “throw” the media resource to the set-top box using a hand gesture to invoke an accelerometer in the handheld communications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott Morris, Nicholas Peter Hill, Virginia Seid Ng
  • Navigation of Multimedia Content
    Publication number: 20100251298
    Abstract: Methods and systems for navigating multimedia content are disclosed. A first plurality of selectable icons is displayed. A selection of a particular selectable icon of the first plurality of selectable icons is received. The particular selectable icon represents multimedia content associated with a particular user. In response to receiving the selection of the particular selectable icon, a display of a second plurality of selectable icons is initiated. At least one of the second plurality of selectable icons represents a particular multimedia program that is associated with the particular user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Virginia Seid Ng