Patents by Inventor Alan Francis Smeaton

Alan Francis Smeaton 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).

  • Method and apparatus to provide broadcasting program information on screen of broadcast receiver
    Patent number: 9338386
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of providing broadcasting program information, the method including obtaining electronic program guide (EPG) information, extracting first program information from the obtained EPG information, the first program information being program information with respect to all channels, generating second program information based on the first program information, the second program information being information regarding first programs currently being broadcast and second programs to be displayed next in each of the channels, and displaying the generated second program information and a vertical line or a horizontal line indicating a current time on a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taeung Jung, Hyowon Lee, Yoonhee Choi, Alan Francis Smeaton, Cathal Gurrin
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE BROADCASTING PROGRAM INFORMATION ON SCREEN OF BROADCAST RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20090271823
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of providing broadcasting program information, the method including obtaining electronic program guide (EPG) information, extracting first program information from the obtained EPG information, the first program information being program information with respect to all channels, generating second program information based on the first program information, the second program information being information regarding first programs currently being broadcast and second programs to be displayed next in each of the channels, and displaying the generated second program information and a vertical line or a horizontal line indicating a current time on a screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taeung Jung, Hyowon Lee, Yoonhee Choi, Alan Francis Smeaton, Cathal Gurrin