Patents Assigned to InterActual Technologies, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20060117344
    Abstract: A method of reproducing an interactive recording medium in a reproducing apparatus, comprising the steps of: checking attribute information for auxiliary contents data of AN data recorded on the interactive recording medium; and determining a presentation method for the auxiliary contents data based on the attribute information and presenting the auxiliary contents data accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20060112336
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for providing content-owner control in a device is optionally networked. A method for accessing media content has steps of initiating a first view providing access to at least a portion of a first content within the first view, initiating a second view providing access to a second content within the second view and preventing the second content from being accessed with the first content in the first view. Additionally, access to a third content with the first content is allowed in the first view. An apparatus includes a first view configured to provide access to a first content, a second view configured to provide access to a second content, and a graphical subsystem configured to prevent the second content from being access in the first view. In one variation, the first view is a media content view, and the second view is a web view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Gewickey, Todd Collart
  • Publication number: 20060107215
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for providing content-owner control in a device is optionally networked. A method for accessing media content has steps of initiating a first view providing access to at least a portion of a first content within the first view, initiating a second view providing access to a second content within the second view and preventing the second content from being accessed with the first content in the first view. Additionally, access to a third content with the first content is allowed in the first view. An apparatus includes a first view configured to provide access to a first content, a second view configured to provide access to a second content, and a graphical subsystem configured to prevent the second content from being access in the first view. In one variation, the first view is a media content view, and the second view is a web view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Gewickey, Todd Collart
  • Publication number: 20060041640
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20060041639
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20060004778
    Abstract: A method for providing enhanced content for play across multiple play platforms employs steps of delivering media content to a client device; delivering HTML content to a client device, the HTML content being accessible and usable by a plurality of client device platforms; activating a browser to access the HTML content, the browser being located on and compatible for use with the client device; activating firmware on the client device to access the media content; and incorporating the accessed HTML content with the accessed media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart
  • Publication number: 20050278729
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20050278435
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20050265701
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20050251749
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20050251732
    Abstract: A method for providing enhanced content for play across multiple play platforms employs steps of delivering media content to a client device; delivering HTML content to a client device, the HTML content being accessible and usable by a plurality of client device platforms; activating a browser to access the HTML content, the browser being located on and compatible for use with the client device; activating firmware on the client device to access the media content; and incorporating the accessed HTML content with the accessed media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Evgeniy Getsin
  • Patent number: 6944621
    Abstract: A system, method, and article of manufacture is provided for updating content stored on a portable storage medium. Upon input of a portable storage medium into a machine by a user, the content stored on the portable storage medium is read. After reading the content of the portable storage medium, a separate storage medium is accessed and content is received therefrom. The content from the separate storage medium is an update of the content of the portable storage medium. This content of the separate storage medium is then displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd R. Collart
  • Publication number: 20050198574
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Patent number: 6941383
    Abstract: A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for synchronizing an event on a plurality of client apparatuses. First, a plurality of client apparatuses are connected via a network. Next, an application program is embedded on a site on the network. In use, information is requested from a server on the network utilizing the application program. Such information relates to an event to be played back simultaneously on the client apparatuses. In response to such request, a script is received for displaying the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Evgeniy M. Getsin, Michael J. Lewis, Todd R. Collart
  • Publication number: 20050193322
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20050041150
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for accessing media content by initiating a first view providing access to at least a portion of a first content within the first view, initiating a second view providing access to a second content within the second view and preventing the second content from being accessed with the first content in the first view. Additionally, access to a third content with the first content is allowed in the first view. The apparatus includes a first view configured to provide access to a first content, a second view configured to provide access to a second content, and a graphical subsystem configured to prevent the second content from being access in the first view. In one embodiment, the first view is a media content view, and the second view is a web view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Gewickey, Todd Collart
  • Publication number: 20050044481
    Abstract: A method of playing multimedia content comprising reading, at a local machine, local multimedia content stored on a portable storage medium; and utilizing a control structure stored on the separate storage medium to alter the playback of the local multimedia content stored on the portable storage medium. A method of providing multimedia content comprising the steps of reading, at a local machine, local multimedia content stored on a portable storage medium; and downloading a control structure to control the display of the local multimedia content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd Collart
  • Publication number: 20040255236
    Abstract: A system, method, and article of manufacture is provided for updating content stored on a portable storage medium. Upon input of a portable storage medium into a machine by a user, the content stored on the portable storage medium is read. After reading the content of the portable storage medium, a separate storage medium is accessed and content is received therefrom. The content from the separate storage medium is an update of the content of the portable storage medium. This content of the separate storage medium is then displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd R. Collart
  • Publication number: 20040244041
    Abstract: A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for delayed synchronization of an event on a plurality of client apparatuses. First, a plurality of client apparatuses are connected via a network and an event is stored in memory on the client apparatuses. The event is then simultaneously played back on the client apparatuses utilizing the network. During the simultaneous playback, a request may be received from one of the client apparatuses for that particular client to be included in the synchronized event. In response to the request, information is transmitted to the requesting client apparatus utilizing the network. This information is adapted for identifying a location in the memory where the event is currently being played back on the remaining client apparatuses. This allows the simultaneous playback of the event on the requesting client apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Evgeniy M. Getsin, Michael J. Lewis, Todd R. Collart
  • Publication number: 20040220791
    Abstract: A system comprising a plurality of devices connected via a network; a plurality of entities located on at least one of the plurality of devices; and a content management system located on at least one of the plurality of devices for creating a collection using at least two of the plurality of entities. A method of modifying a collection comprising analyzing metadata associated with the collection; and removing at least one entity from the collection based upon a set of presentation rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc. a California Corpor
    Inventors: Allan B. Lamkin, Gregory I. Gewickey, Todd R. Collart