Patents by Inventor William Arthur Schupp

William Arthur Schupp 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).

  • Enhanced information for viewer-selected video object
    Patent number: 9424471
    Abstract: The user of an Internet-enabled CE device such as a TV can select an object in a video presented on the display of the CE device by either touch sensitive screen or input device. The processor of the CE device can then determine the boundaries of the object, identify it using face/image recognition software, search for information/websites related to the object, and present those information/websites to the viewer on the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seth Guy Hill, Djung Nguyen, Aravind Babu Asam, Xudong Yu, Nobukazu Sugiyama, Dongwook Kim, Eric Hsiao, Dipendu Saha, Tanmay Agnihotri, William Arthur Schupp
  • Deep context photo searching
    Patent number: 9390106
    Abstract: A user can search for photographs or videos and deep linking rules may be applied to images to discern images that might be desired by the user that otherwise would not be returned using conventional photo categorization and metadata searching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: William Arthur Schupp, Marvin DeMerchant, Benjamin Roe Powers, Allison Marlene Chaney, Hiroki Takakura
  • DEEP CONTEXT PHOTO SEARCHING
    Publication number: 20150379042
    Abstract: A user can search for photographs or videos and deep linking rules may be applied to images to discern images that might be desired by the user that otherwise would not be returned using conventional photo categorization and metadata searching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: William Arthur Schupp, Marvin DeMerchant, Benjamin Roe Powers, Allison Marlene Chaney, Hiroki Takakura
  • Unified onscreen advertisement system for AVDDs
    Patent number: 8700471
    Abstract: A client-server architecture allows audio video display device (AVDD) devices to obtain advertisements. A gateway server contacted by the AVDD pursuant to AVDD energization sends a link to the AVDD to a link server, from which the AVDD downloads only links to secondary ad servers. The gateway server also sends one or more links to the AVDD to primary ad servers. The AVDD presents ads from the primary and secondary ad server simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: William Arthur Schupp, Ludovic Etienne Douillet, Aran London Sadja, Nicole Rebong
  • Unified onscreen advertisement system for CE devices
    Patent number: 8438057
    Abstract: A client-server architecture allows consumer electronics (CE) devices to obtain advertisements, including TV and network content recommendations, via a unified application programming interface (API). A gateway server between online advertisement providers and CE devices prioritizes and personalizes the advertisements and recommendations for a requesting CE device. This architecture scales over time and evolves more functionality without requiring CE device software updates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: William Arthur Schupp, Nicole Rebong, Ludovic Etienne Douillet, Klaus Hofrichter, Aran London Sadja, Philip Carl Miller
  • UNIFIED ONSCREEN ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM FOR AVDDS
    Publication number: 20120304221
    Abstract: A client-server architecture allows audio video display device (AVDD) devices to obtain advertisements. A gateway server contacted by the AVDD pursuant to AVDD energization sends a link to the AVDD to a link server, from which the AVDD downloads only links to secondary ad servers. The gateway server also sends one or more links to the AVDD to primary ad servers. The AVDD presents ads from the primary and secondary ad server simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: William Arthur Schupp, Ludovic Etienne Douillet, Aran London Sadja, Nicole Rebong
  • ENHANCED INFORMATION FOR VIEWER-SELECTED VIDEO OBJECT
    Publication number: 20120227074
    Abstract: The user of an Internet-enabled CE device such as a TV can select an object in a video presented on the display of the CE device by either touch sensitive screen or input device. The processor of the CE device can then determine the boundaries of the object, identify it using face/image recognition software, search for information/websites related to the object, and present those information/websites to the viewer on the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Seth Guy Hill, Djung Nguyen, Aravind Babu Asam, Xudong Yu, Nobukazu Sugiyama, Dongwook Kim, Eric Hsiao, Dipendu Saha, Tanmay Agnihotri, William Arthur Schupp
  • UNIFIED ONSCREEN ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM FOR CE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120116877
    Abstract: A client-server architecture allows consumer electronics (CE) devices to obtain advertisements, including TV and network content recommendations, via a unified application programming interface (API). A gateway server between online advertisement providers and CE devices prioritizes and personalizes the advertisements and recommendations for a requesting CE device. This architecture scales over time and evolves more functionality without requiring CE device software updates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: William Arthur Schupp, Nicole Rebong, Ludovic Etienne Douillet, Klaus Hofrichter, Aran London Sadja, Philip Carl Miller
  • Navigation aids for television user interface
    Patent number: 7765569
    Abstract: Various menu and cursor arrow navigation aids are disclosed for television systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Allan MacBeth, Ashish Garg, William Arthur Schupp, Robert G. Hansen, Michael Donald McDermott, Philip McKay, Hong Nguyen, Norifumi Takaya
  • Computer image for a television display
    Patent number: D595303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Allan MacBeth, Ashish Garg, William Arthur Schupp, Robert G. Hansen, Michael Donald McDermott, Philip McKay, Hong Nguyen, George Edward Williams
  • Display panel with a computer icon
    Patent number: D633510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Allan MacBeth, Ashish Garg, William Arthur Schupp, Robert G. Hansen, Michael Donald McDermott, Philip McKay, Hong Nguyen, George Edward Williams
  • Display device with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D691160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: William Arthur Schupp, Ludovic Etienne Douillet, Aran London Sadja, Nicole Rebong