Patents Assigned to Watchanator, Inc.
  • System and method for determining an inactive television channel
    Patent number: 9813661
    Abstract: An image analysis system and method determines whether a channel is active by intercepting signals from a set-top box and determining whether the signals correspond to an inactive channel by analyzing pixels, recognized text and/or audio in the signal stream. The system and method controls tuning of the set-top box to each channel to be tested. Data relating to the analysis may be stored and transmitted for processing credit requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: WATCHANATOR, INC.
    Inventors: Leonard Scott Freudenthal, Gregory Andrew Anderson, Percy F. Shadwell, Jr., Frank David Freudenthal
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN INACTIVE TELEVISION CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20160261820
    Abstract: An image analysis system and method determines whether a channel is active by intercepting signals from a set-top box and determining whether the signals correspond to an inactive channel by analyzing pixels, recognized text and/or audio in the signal stream. The system and method controls tuning of the set-top box to each channel to be tested. Data relating to the analysis may be stored and transmitted for processing credit requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Watchanator, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Scott Freudenthal, Gregory Andrew Anderson, Percy F. Shadwell, JR., Frank David Freudenthal