Patents by Inventor Albert Bennah

Albert Bennah 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).

  • Publication number: 20220207029
    Abstract: Methods and systems for presenting contextually relevant push content when a user is passively engaged with an application are described herein. The system detects that the user is engaged with an application on a device and monitors the user's level of engagement with the application. If the system determines that the user is passively engaged, the system prepares to insert push content into the current output. The system identifies a region on the current output into which to insert push content, for example a region unoccupied by content or a particular object. The system identifies a context of the current output and selects a push content item based on the context of the current output. Then, the system inserts the push content item into the empty region on the current output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Albert Bennah, Jonathan B. Gilpin, James W. Lent, Kyle Miller, Bryan S. Scappini
  • Patent number: 11308110
    Abstract: Methods and systems for presenting contextually relevant push content when a user is passively engaged with an application are described herein. The system detects that the user is engaged with an application on a device and monitors the user's level of engagement with the application. If the system determines that the user is passively engaged, the system prepares to insert push content into the current output. The system identifies a region on the current output into which to insert push content, for example a region unoccupied by content or a particular object. The system identifies a context of the current output and selects a push content item based on the context of the current output. Then, the system inserts the push content item into the empty region on the current output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
    Inventors: Albert Bennah, Jonathan B. Gilpin, James W. Lent, Kyle Miller, Bryan S. Scappini
  • Patent number: 10943380
    Abstract: Methods and systems for inserting a push content item into a user display are described herein. The system identifies an object on a current output of an application on a device. The system also selects a push content item comprising an animatable graphic element from a database of push content. The system inserts the push content item at an insertion point in the current output and animates the animatable graphic element on the current output of the application. The system also causes at least one interaction of the animatable graphic element with the object on the current output of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
    Inventors: Albert Bennah, Jonathan B. Gilpin, James W. Lent, Kyle Miller, Bryan S. Scappini
  • Publication number: 20210049801
    Abstract: Methods and systems for inserting a push content item into a user display are described herein. The system identifies an object on a current output of an application on a device. The system also selects a push content item comprising an animatable graphic element from a database of push content. The system inserts the push content item at an insertion point in the current output and animates the animatable graphic element on the current output of the application. The system also causes at least one interaction of the animatable graphic element with the object on the current output of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Albert Bennah, Jonathan B. Gilpin, James W. Lent, Kyle Miller, Bryan S. Scappini
  • Publication number: 20210051122
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining a type of push content to display to a user are described herein. The system identifies a context of a current output of an application on a device. The system extracts user profile information from a user profile of the user. The system then selects a type of push content from a database of types of push content based on the user profile information and the context of the current output. Finally, the system inserts a push content item of the selected type into the current output of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Albert Bennah, Jonathan B. Gilpin, James W. Lent, Kyle Miller, Bryan S. Scappini
  • Publication number: 20210049161
    Abstract: Methods and systems for presenting contextually relevant push content when a user is passively engaged with an application are described herein. The system detects that the user is engaged with an application on a device and monitors the user's level of engagement with the application. If the system determines that the user is passively engaged, the system prepares to insert push content into the current output. The system identifies a region on the current output into which to insert push content, for example a region unoccupied by content or a particular object. The system identifies a context of the current output and selects a push content item based on the context of the current output. Then, the system inserts the push content item into the empty region on the current output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Albert Bennah, Jonathan B. Gilpin, James W. Lent, Kyle Miller, Bryan S. Scappini
  • Publication number: 20070050731
    Abstract: In order to facilitate the use of pull down menu functions by users who may experience difficulty in maintaining cursor position within such a menu while displayed, an option is provided to enable such a user to make a pull down menu “sticky”, in the sense that menu collapse is less sensitive or insensitive to cursor movement away from the bounds of the menu. That is, cursor movement away from the bounds of the pull down menu allows the menu to continue to be displayed, allowing time for the user to correctly position the cursor to access a desired function from the pull down menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Albert Bennah, Sergio Hernandez, William Pagan