Patents by Inventor Alan Thomas Shen
Alan Thomas Shen 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).
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Patent number: 11336960Abstract: A digital television including an interface to receive control signals from a remote controller; a screen; and a controller to execute an application related to a first icon within a menu when the controller receives a signal selecting the first icon within the menu from the remote controller, display a content of the executed application related to the first icon on the screen, enter into an edit mode of a second icon within the menu and display a first indicator for deleting the second icon as well as a second indicator for moving the second icon with displaying the content of the executed application related to the first icon in response to selecting an Up-key included in the remote controller, display a message verifying whether or not to delete the second icon from the menu in response to selecting an OK-key included in the remote controller after selecting the first indicator, delete the second icon from the menu and align other icons in a respective order in response to receiving a signal requesting foType: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daegu Kim, Alan Thomas Shen, David Kempe, Itai Vonshak, Molly Davis, Liron Damir, Danielle Zimmerman, Herbert Han-pu Wang, Brian Behnke
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Publication number: 20210152889Abstract: A digital television including an interface to receive control signals from a remote controller; a screen; and a controller to execute an application related to a first icon within a menu when the controller receives a signal selecting the first icon within the menu from the remote controller, display a content of the executed application related to the first icon on the screen, enter into an edit mode of a second icon within the menu and display a first indicator for deleting the second icon as well as a second indicator for moving the second icon with displaying the content of the executed application related to the first icon in response to selecting an Up-key included in the remote controller, display a message verifying whether or not to delete the second icon from the menu in response to selecting an OK-key included in the remote controller after selecting the first indicator, delete the second icon from the menu and align other icons in a respective order in response to receiving a signal requesting foType: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daegu KIM, Alan Thomas SHEN, David KEMPE, Itai VONSHAK, Molly DAVIS, Liron DAMIR, Danielle ZIMMERMAN, Herbert Han-pu WANG, Brian BEHNKE
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Patent number: 10972796Abstract: A digital television includes a memory storing one or more applications; an interface to receive control signals; a display; and a controller to display an application execution screen of an application among the one or more applications, in response to receiving, via the interface, a first control signal, display a first menu including one or more icons related to the first control signal, in response to receiving, via the interface, a second control signal selecting an adding menu icon in the first menu, and receiving a third control signal selecting an icon included in the one or more icons in the first menu, display the selected icon and a left direction key and a right direction key around the selected icon with a second menu, and in response to receiving, via the interface, a fourth control signal, add the selected icon to the second menu.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daegu Kim, Alan Thomas Shen, David Kempe, Itai Vonshak, Molly Davis, Liron Damir, Danielle Zimmerman, Herbert Han-pu Wang, Brian Behnke
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Patent number: 10939174Abstract: A digital television includes a memory storing one or more applications; an interface to receive control signals; a display; and a controller to display an application execution screen of an application among the one or more applications, in response to receiving, via the interface, a first control signal, display a first menu including one or more icons related to the first control signal, in response to receiving, via the interface, a second control signal selecting an adding menu icon in the first menu, and receiving a third control signal selecting an icon included in the one or more icons in the first menu, display the selected icon and a left direction key and a right direction key around the selected icon with a second menu, and in response to receiving, via the interface, a fourth control signal, add the selected icon to the second menu.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daegu Kim, Alan Thomas Shen, David Kempe, Itai Vonshak, Molly Davis, Liron Damir, Danielle Zimmerman, Herbert Han-pu Wang, Brian Behnke
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Patent number: 10681419Abstract: Various embodiment(s) of a digital device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed in this specification. Herein, the method for controlling a digital device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include f receiving a signal requesting for outputting a recommended content page, receiving recommended content page data of a most recently update version from a cloud server, and displaying the recommended content page received from the cloud server, wherein the recommended content page may include a first window including broadcast content information and a second window including VOD content information, and wherein the first window and the second window may include thumbnail images of each content.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daegu Kim, Alan Thomas Shen, David Kempe, Itai Vonshak, Molly Davis, Liron Damir, Danielle Zimmerman, Herbert Han-pu Wang, Brian Behnke
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Publication number: 20190149880Abstract: A digital television includes a memory storing one or more applications; an interface to receive control signals; a display; and a controller to display an application execution screen of an application among the one or more applications, in response to receiving, via the interface, a first control signal, display a first menu including one or more icons related to the first control signal, in response to receiving, via the interface, a second control signal selecting an adding menu icon in the first menu, and receiving a third control signal selecting an icon included in the one or more icons in the first menu, display the selected icon and a left direction key and a right direction key around the selected icon with a second menu, and in response to receiving, via the interface, a fourth control signal, add the selected icon to the second menu.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daegu KIM, Alan Thomas SHEN, David KEMPE, Itai VONSHAK, Molly DAVIS, Liron DAMIR, Danielle ZIMMERMAN, Herbert Han-pu WANG, Brian BEHNKE
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Patent number: 9794616Abstract: A method of controlling a digital television, the method includes displaying content or application being executed on a display screen of the digital television, receiving a first signal requesting a menu to be displayed, and displaying the requested menu, overlaid on the display screen, wherein the menu includes a first part and a second part, wherein the first part displays at least one menu item corresponding to previously displayed content or previously executed application, and wherein the second part displays at least one menu item corresponding to content or an application executable in the digital television.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daegu Kim, Alan Thomas Shen, David Kempe, Itai Vonshak, Molly Davis, Liron Damir, Danielle Zimmerman, Herbert Han-pu Wang, Brian Behnke
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Publication number: 20150304717Abstract: Various embodiment(s) of a digital device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed in this specification. Herein, the method for controlling a digital device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include f receiving a signal requesting for outputting a recommended content page, receiving recommended content page data of a most recently update version from a cloud server, and displaying the recommended content page received from the cloud server, wherein the recommended content page may include a first window including broadcast content information and a second window including VOD content information, and wherein the first window and the second window may include thumbnail images of each content.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2014Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daegu KIM, Alan Thomas SHEN, David KEMPE, Itai VONSHAK, Molly DAVIS, Liron DAMIR, Danielle ZIMMERMAN, Herbert Han-pu WANG, Brian BEHNKE
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Publication number: 20150229987Abstract: A method of controlling a digital television, the method includes displaying content or application being executed on a display screen of the digital television, receiving a first signal requesting a menu to be displayed, and displaying the requested menu, overlaid on the display screen, wherein the menu includes a first part and a second part, wherein the first part displays at least one menu item corresponding to previously displayed content or previously executed application, and wherein the second part displays at least one menu item corresponding to content or an application executable in the digital television.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daegu KIM, Alan Thomas SHEN, David KEMPE, Itai VONSHAK, Molly DAVIS, Liron DAMIR, Danielle ZIMMERMAN, Herbert Han-pu WANG, Brian BEHNKE
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Publication number: 20080091771Abstract: Members of a media community share content where each member of the community is associated with a profile and a portable media device. A portion of the profile is used to create a media card that includes on or more actionable elements that enable the member to interact with the media community. The media card may be embedded in a memory area of the portable media player and accessible by one or more other members of the media community. Utilizing the tag, a member may create and share playlists with other members of the community. Also, a member of the media community can create a friend list comprising of media cards of other members to interact with the other members associated with the media cards.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2006Publication date: April 17, 2008Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Jeffrey L. Allen, Tien-Lok Jonathan Lau, David Jones, Daniel Plastina, Alan Thomas Shen, Harris David Thurmond
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Patent number: D562844Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2005Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Shelley Armstrong, Corey Marion, David Lanham, Travis Zuker, Nino Yuniardi, Paolo Malabuyo, Alan Thomas Shen
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Patent number: D565592Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2005Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Shelley Armstrong, Nino Yuniardi, Paolo Malabuyo, Alan Thomas Shen, Corey Marion, David Lanham, Travis Zuker
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Patent number: D566717Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2005Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Duan Martin Evans, Tiina Björk, Russell E. Glaser, Kevin Lee Furr, Paolo Malabuyo, Alan Thomas Shen, Craig R. Maitlen, Stephen William Clements