Patents by Inventor Abel Ignacio Rios, JR.

Abel Ignacio Rios, JR. 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).

  • ADVANCED ADVERTISEMENTS
    Publication number: 20090157500
    Abstract: A system and method for configuring a media player to display advertising to a user includes a computer having a processor and a memory unit containing instructions, a display in communication with the processor of the computer for displaying a media asset via the media player, and a network interface in communication with the processor. The instructions configure the processor to suspend the displaying of a media asset by the media player during certain periods and display a pre roll advertisement or a rich media advertisement in at least a portion of the display utilized by the media player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Christopher Ames, Christopher Jaffe, Roderick E. Perkins, Abel Ignacio Rios, JR.