Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Ropes & Grey
  • Patent number: 7039935
    Abstract: An interactive television program guide is provided in which advertisements may be displayed in program listings display regions on program guide screens. The program listings display regions may be browse displays or flip displays. The program guide screens contain video for the current channel to which the user is tuned. The program listings display regions containing the advertisements may be overlaid on top of the current channel. Alternatively, the video for the current channel may be provided in a reduced-size video window. The advertisements may contain video. The advertisements may be used to promote television programs and conventional goods and services. Advertisements may be selectable. When a user selects an advertisement, the program guide provides the user with an opportunity to order products or services, request information, set reminders for upcoming programs, view program descriptions, record programs, or take other such actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward B. Knudson, Joel G. Hassell, Connie T. Marshall, Thomas R. Lemmons, Steven J. Reynolds, Robert A. Knee, Kenneth F. Carpenter, Jr., William L. Thomas, W. Benjamin Herrington, Steven C. Williamson, Michael D. Ellis, Donald W. Allison
  • Patent number: 6569888
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, in vivo hydrolysable ester, or an N—C1-6alkyl or N,N-di-(C1-6alkyl)amide thereof, where X is CH2 or SO2; R1 is an aryl optionally substituted by alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halo, haloalkyl including perhaloalkyl such as trifluoromethyl, mercapto, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, hydroxyalkoxy, alkoxyalkoxy, alkanoyl, alkanoyloxy, cyano, nitro, amino, mono- or di-alkyl amino, oximino, sulphonamido, carbamoyl, mono or dialkylcarbamoyl or S(O)mR21 where m is defined above and R21 is hydrocarbyl; R4 is a group OR15 or S(O)qR15, where q is 0, 1 or 2 and R15 is a hydrogen-containing alkyl group substituted by at least one functional group as defined below, or an aryl group which is optionally substituted by one or more functional groups as defined below; and R2, R3, R5, R6 and R7 are specified organic groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Jason Kettle, Alan W Faull