Patents Assigned to VIZIO
  • Tab winch for stage use
    Patent number: 8136794
    Abstract: A winch with adjustable arms allowing the length to be adjusted. The winch can have a very thin drum to allow it to fit in confined spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Vizio Inc.
    Inventor: James Kempf
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING A USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20120066643
    Abstract: An application for a system for portraying a user interface of one device on another includes two devices, a primary device and a secondary device. Upon detection of the primary device, either within wireless range or direct connection, the devices communicate with each other, the secondary device portrays the user interface currently displayed on the primary device on a display of the secondary device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: VIZIO, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Blake McRae
  • CONFIGURATION OF A DEVICE BASED UPON ORIENTATION
    Publication number: 20120062757
    Abstract: An application for a device that includes an image sensor, an orientation sensor and image capture capabilities. Operation of the device is based upon a detected orientation of the device by the orientation sensor. In one embodiment, when the device is in a horizontal orientation, the image capture operates as a digital still image camera and when the device is in a vertical orientation, the image capture operates as a digital video camera. Other orientations are anticipated including upside down as well as other operating modes such as flash enabled and flash disabled. Optionally, a control is provided to lock the operation in one of the modes irrespective of changes in the orientation of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: VIZIO, INC.
    Inventor: John Schindler
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PRESENTATION OF CONTENT
    Publication number: 20120030632
    Abstract: An application for a system that enables cooperating devices to transfer presentation of content from one device to the other by sending either the content or an identification of content from a source device to a destination device. In some embodiments, the actual content is transferred while in other embodiments, an identification of the content and a position within the content is transferred from the source device to the destination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: VIZIO, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Blake McRae, Victor Brilon
  • TELEVISION-BASED SEARCH USING METADATA
    Publication number: 20110320476
    Abstract: A system includes a device such as a television interfaced to one or more servers through a network connection. The device (television) has software that accesses metadata related to a video stream and incorporates at least one search term from the metadata along with optional viewer-provided terms into a search query that is sent to one or more search engines through the network, returning one or more search results which are formatted and displayed on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: VIZIO, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Blake McRae
  • SELECTING ATTACHED CONTENT THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE
    Publication number: 20110321093
    Abstract: A system includes one or more devices connected to a television. The television has software that displays both program information and information about the devices in an electronic program guide. Upon selecting of a program information entry in the electronic program guide, the software changes a current channel of the television to the channel associated with the program entry information. Upon selecting of one of the device entries in the electronic program guide, the software displays an exploration menu for the viewer to select content from the device for viewing (or listening to) at the television. The software performs scrolling operations on the electronic program guide responsive to directional inputs from a remote control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: VIZIO, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Blake McRae
  • PLAYLIST OF MULTIPLE OBJECTS ACROSS MULTPLE PROVIDERS
    Publication number: 20110320020
    Abstract: A system includes a device such as a television or multimedia player that has access to content residing at various storage sites and multimedia content providers. For example, the device has access to locally stored content, remotely stored content, music content that resides at music service providers such as Rhapsody and video content from multiple providers such as YouTube, NetFlix, Amazon, VuDu, etc. The user is provided with tools to create a playlist of content where the content includes, for example, one or more videos from local storage and remote services such as YouTube, NetFlix, Amazon, VuDu, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: VIZIO INC.
    Inventor: Pat William Price
  • SELECTING REMOTE SERVICES THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE
    Publication number: 20110317079
    Abstract: A system includes a television that has access to one or more services hosted on provider servers through a network. The television has software that displays both program information and services information in an electronic program guide. Upon selecting of a program information entry in the electronic program guide, the software changes the current channel of the television to the channel associated with the program entry information. Upon selecting of one of the services entries in the electronic program guide, the software presents a browsing menu to the viewer, the browsing menu presenting pages from the provider servers and accepting inputs from the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: VIZIO, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Blake McRae
  • INPUT SELECTION MECHANISM FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110317071
    Abstract: A television includes at least two ports (e.g. HDMI ports). The television polls the ports before presenting a user interface that displays some or all of the ports and before toggling between any two of the ports. The polling ascertains whether a device is connected to each of the ports and whether the device is powered. The television modifies the display and/or toggling based on the current state of each port. For example, in toggling, ports that are not connected and ports that are connected to inactive devices are skipped. In another example, when displaying a list of ports, only those ports that are connected to devices appear in the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: VIZIO, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Blake McRae
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPEAKER CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20110316768
    Abstract: An application for a device includes at least two speakers and at least two-channels of audio. The at least two-channels of audio are selectively routed to the at least two speakers. Routing of the audio to the speakers is made based upon an orientation of the device. The orientation of the device and therefore the speaker configuration is either manually changed by a viewer input or is automatically detected such as when a hand-held device is rotated, for example, to view a display of the device in portrait mode instead of landscape mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: VIZIO, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Blake McRae
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VOLUME CONTROL
    Publication number: 20110317069
    Abstract: An application for a system for controlling speaker volume of externally amplified speakers connected to a television includes a television with one or more external amplifiers, each driving one or more speakers. There is a channel for connecting the external amplifiers to the television providing an audio signal to the external amplifiers and a channel for communicating commands from the television to the externally amplifiers, which in some embodiments is the same channel. Responsive to a signal (e.g. remote control command) to the television indicating a request to change the volume of one or more of the external amplifiers, a volume change command is sent to one or more of the external amplifiers over the channel for communicating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: VIZIO, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Blake McRae, John Schindler
  • DEVICE-BASED ONE BUTTON SHOPPING USING METADATA
    Publication number: 20110321071
    Abstract: A television is interfaced to one or more on-line stores through a network connection. The television has purchasing data stored in a configuration file. Upon execution of a “one-button buy” function, metadata from a content stream and the purchasing data is used to find a purchase item related to the content stream, decide upon an on-line store and purchase the purchase item from the on-line store. In some embodiments, the a “one-button buy” function is a dedicated “buy” button on a remote control that is associated with the television. In some embodiments, without any further interaction, the purchase item is billed to the viewer and shipped to the viewer as if the viewer found the purchase item through the on-line store from a personal computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: VIZIO, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Blake McRae
  • Earbud assembly
    Patent number: D653235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Vizio Inc.
    Inventor: Scott McManigal
  • Electronic device with dock
    Patent number: D654450
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Vizio Inc
    Inventors: Scott McManigal, Matthew McRae
  • Cellular phone casing
    Patent number: D654887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Vizio Inc.
    Inventors: Scott McManigal, Matthew McRae
  • Sound bar speaker system
    Patent number: D654907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Vizio Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Paul McManigal
  • Sound bar speaker system
    Patent number: D655274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Vizio Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Paul McManigal
  • Headphone assembly
    Patent number: D656480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Vizio Inc.
    Inventors: Scott McManigal, William Wang, Matthew McRae
  • Earbud with curved surfaces
    Patent number: D656481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Vizio Inc.
    Inventor: Scott McManigal
  • Earbud assembly
    Patent number: D658157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Vizio Inc.
    Inventor: Scott McManigal