Patents by Inventor Andrew F.T. Aston

Andrew F.T. Aston 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: 20150311992
    Abstract: A system and method for real-time viewer feedback during a live broadcast for a large number of users communicating through smart phones, tablets, laptop computers or desktop computers. In response to a solicitation by the broadcast, the users provide information through an internet connection to a data-collecting server. A rendering software solution on a media server converts the information into synchronized fill and key channels resulting in an intelligent graphics file. The synchronized fill and key channels are communicated to a media mixer that also controls the live broadcast. The accumulated viewer information is presented as a graphic and integrated into the live broadcast in real time. Alternatively, the live broadcast is altered is some other way based on the accumulated information provided by the viewers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: TOUCHED LLC
    Inventors: Andrew F.T. Aston, John A. Smid, Pao Yuan Chen