Patents by Inventor Amelia Still

Amelia Still 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: 20110239249
    Abstract: A television receiver apparatus is described. The television receiver apparatus comprises an input interface arranged to receive commands from a user, a communication interface arranged to send and receive data over a one-to-one communication network, a broadcast receiver arranged to receive data sent over a broadcast network, a display interface arranged to connect to a display device, and a processor. The processor controls the display device to display an electronic programme guide comprising a schedule of programmes being broadcast and to be broadcast. The processor receives a selection of a programme displayed in the electronic programme guide and a command to find additional episodes of the programme, generates a list of additional episodes of the programme comprising at least one episode available on-demand via the communication interface, and controls the display device to display the list of additional episodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jane Murison, Andrew Greenham, Ben Gammon, Amelia Still
  • Publication number: 20110239248
    Abstract: A television receiver apparatus is described. The television receiver apparatus comprises an input interface arranged to receive commands from a user, a communication interface arranged to send and receive data over a one-to-one communication network, a broadcast receiver arranged to receive data sent over a broadcast network, a display interface arranged to connect to a display device, and a processor. The processor controls the display device to display an electronic programme guide comprising a schedule of programmes currently being broadcast, programmes to be broadcast after the current time, and programmes previously broadcast in a time period prior to the current time. The processor receives a request to view a selected programme displayed in the electronic programme guide, retrieves the selected programme from the communication network if the selected programme was previously broadcast in the time period, and controls the display device to display the selected programme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jane Murison, Andrew Greenham, Ben Gammon, Amelia Still