Patents by Inventor Allen D. Easty

Allen D. Easty 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: 20150095942
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for interacting with video by displaying one or more interface links associated with video content being displayed, pausing the video content when an interface link is interacted with, allowing the user to view ancillary content the interface link is linked to over a network, and un-pausing the video content after the user elects to continue viewing the video content. In one or more embodiments, the ancillary content may permit e-commerce, display additional video or other images, and/or include links to additional ancillary content. The present invention also includes a method for creating an interactive video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Ron J. Hudson, Terrence T. Coles, Craig D. Berry, Allen D. Easty
  • Patent number: 8479246
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for interacting with video by displaying one or more interface links associated with video content being displayed, pausing the video content when an interface link is interacted with, allowing the user to view ancillary content the interface link is linked to over a network, and un-pausing the video content after the user elects to continue viewing the video content. In one or more embodiments, the ancillary content may permit e-commerce, display additional video or other images, and/or include links to additional ancillary content. The present invention also includes a method for creating an interactive video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Intertainer, Inc.
    Inventors: Ron J. Hudson, Terrence T. Coles, Craig D. Berry, Allen D. Easty
  • Publication number: 20120254932
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for interacting with video by displaying one or more interface links associated with video content being displayed, pausing the video content when an interface link is interacted with, allowing the user to view ancillary content the interface link is linked to over a network, and un-pausing the video content after the user elects to continue viewing the video content. In one or more embodiments, the ancillary content may permit e-commerce, display additional video or other images, and/or include links to additional ancillary content. The present invention also includes a method for creating an interactive video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Ron J. Hudson, Terrence T. Coles, Craig D. Berry, Allen D. Easty
  • Publication number: 20110321109
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for interacting with video by displaying one or more interface links associated with video content being displayed, pausing the video content when an interface link is interacted with, allowing the user to view ancillary content the interface link is linked to over a network, and un-pausing the video content after the user elects to continue viewing the video content. In one or more embodiments, the ancillary content may permit e-commerce, display additional video or other images, and/or include links to additional ancillary content. The present invention also includes a method for creating an interactive video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Ron J. Hudson, Terrence T. Coles, Craig D. Berry, Allen D. Easty
  • Publication number: 20110107385
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for interacting with video by displaying one or more interface links associated with video content being displayed, pausing the video content when an interface link is interacted with, allowing the user to view ancillary content the interface link is linked to over a network, and un-pausing the video content after the user elects to continue viewing the video content. In one or more embodiments, the ancillary content may permit e-commerce, display additional video or other images, and/or include links to additional ancillary content. The present invention also includes a method for creating an interactive video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Ron J. Hudson, Terrence T. Coles, Craig D. Berry, Allen D. Easty
  • Patent number: 7870592
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for interacting with video by displaying one or more interface links associated with video content being displayed, pausing the video content when an interface link is interacted with, allowing the user to view ancillary content the interface link is linked to over a network, and un-pausing the video content after the user elects to continue viewing the video content. In one or more embodiments, the ancillary content may permit e-commerce, display additional video or other images, and/or include links to additional ancillary content. The present invention also includes a method for creating an interactive video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Intertainer, Inc.
    Inventors: Ron J. Hudson, Terrence T. Coles, Craig D. Berry, Allen D. Easty
  • Patent number: 7075919
    Abstract: A method for providing integrated voice, video, and data content in an integrated service offering to one or more customer premises includes receiving television programming from a programming source, receiving data from a data network, and receiving telephone communications from a telephone network. The method further includes placing the television programming, data, and telephone communications in a common format for integrated communication over a single network infrastructure using a common communication protocol. In addition, the method includes communicating the integrated television programming, data, and telephone communications in the common format over the single network infrastructure using the common communication protocol to one or more customer premises to provide the integrated service offering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Wendt, Patrick T. Robbins, Allen D. Easty, Michael J. Tobias
  • Publication number: 20020078456
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for interacting with video by displaying one or more interface links associated with video content being displayed, pausing the video content when an interface link is interacted with, allowing the user to view ancillary content the interface link is linked to over a network, and un-pausing the video content after the user elects to continue viewing the video content. In one or more embodiments, the ancillary content may permit e-commerce, display additional video or other images, and/or include links to additional ancillary content. The present invention also includes a method for creating an interactive video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: INTERTAINER, INC.
    Inventors: Ron J. Hudson, Terrence T. Coles, Craig D. Berry, Allen D. Easty