Patents by Inventor Behram Mario Dacosta
Behram Mario Dacosta 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: 10565988Abstract: Speech representing a desired video site or video subject is detected and digitized at a TV remote, and then sent to a TV. The TV or in some embodiments an Internet server communicating with the TV use speech recognition principles to recognize the speech, enter a database using the recognized speech as entering argument, and return a link to an Internet site hosting the desired video. The link can be displayed on the TV for selection thereof by a user to retrieve the video.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventor: Behram Mario Dacosta
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Publication number: 20160189711Abstract: Speech representing a desired video site or video subject is detected and digitized at a TV remote, and then sent to a TV. The TV or in some embodiments an Internet server communicating with the TV use speech recognition principles to recognize the speech, enter a database using the recognized speech as entering argument, and return a link to an Internet site hosting the desired video. The link can be displayed on the TV for selection thereof by a user to retrieve the video.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2016Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventor: BEHRAM MARIO DACOSTA
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Patent number: 9318121Abstract: Various aspects of a method and system to process audio data are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, the method includes identification of a source-of-interest (SOI), via a user interface (UI), when video content is played back. The SOI is identified based on one or more parameters. An audio portion of the identified SOI is selectively enhanced when the video content is played back.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Behram Mario DaCosta
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Patent number: 9311394Abstract: Speech representing a desired video site or video subject is detected and digitized at a TV remote, and then sent to a TV. The TV or in some embodiments an Internet server communicating with the TV use speech recognition principles to recognize the speech, enter a database using the recognized speech as entering argument, and return a link to an Internet site hosting the desired video. The link can be displayed on the TV for selection thereof by a user to retrieve the video.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Behram Mario Dacosta
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Publication number: 20150302863Abstract: Various aspects of a method and system to process audio data are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, the method includes identification of a source-of-interest (SOI), via a user interface (UI), when video content is played back. The SOI is identified based on one or more parameters. An audio portion of the identified SOI is selectively enhanced when the video content is played back.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventor: BEHRAM MARIO DACOSTA
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Patent number: 9003439Abstract: A system and method for providing targeted advertising messages to a user, in particular users viewing Internal TV or broadcast programs. Advertising data files from one or more advertising entities are stored in a centralized location, such as a server or similar platform. Data relating to the user is acquired from the user's device settings and/or identification, so that a targeted advertising message may be selected from one of the stored advertising data files. The content data is transmitted to the user, the data having a cue for insertion of the selected targeted advertising message prior to or after the content file has been transferred.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Behram Mario DaCosta
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Patent number: 8988270Abstract: Configuration information is exchanged between a home entertainment system server and various wireless components by pushing a button on the server and a random button on a remote control device as it is pointed at the devices sought to be authenticated.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Behram Mario DaCosta
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Publication number: 20140282635Abstract: A system and method for providing targeted advertising messages to a user, in particular users viewing Internal TV or broadcast programs. Advertising data files from one or more advertising entities are stored in a centralized location, such as a server or similar platform. Data relating to the user is acquired from the user's device settings and/or identification, so that a targeted advertising message may be selected from one of the stored advertising data files. The content data is transmitted to the user, the data having a cue for insertion of the selected targeted advertising message prior to or after the content file has been transferred.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicants: SONY ELECTRONICS INC., SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Behram Mario DaCosta
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Patent number: 8776107Abstract: A system and method for providing targeted advertising messages to a user, in particular users viewing Internal TV or broadcast programs. Advertising data files from one or more advertising entities are stored in a centralized location, such as a server or similar platform. Data relating to the user is acquired from the user's device settings and/or identification, so that a targeted advertising message may be selected from one of the stored advertising data files. The content data is transmitted to the user, the data having a cue for insertion of the selected targeted advertising message prior to or after the content file has been transferred.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Behram Mario DaCosta
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Patent number: 8745208Abstract: A system and method for utilizing non-interactive communications with wireless networks for a mobile wireless device such as a telephone, personal digital assistant (PDA), laptop, or other mobile device configured for performing data transfers over a wireless network. By way of example, the invention allows a user to send and receive email as well as web updates and other data updates in physical areas and locations of limited signal coverage exists without the user periodically activating the device for updating data. The invention preferably comprises programming configured for awakening the processor in response to time thresholds or the detection of sufficient signal levels from available wireless networks and wireless network devices. The programming establishes a connection with appropriate wireless network devices and communicates selected data, for example data selected by the user, such as emails (to be sent/received), web sites to be refreshed, and other forms of non-interactive data.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Behram Mario Dacosta
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Patent number: 8544047Abstract: A TV-set is equipped with HDMI and USB connections that allow it to display and run audio-video content from a variety of conventional consumer devices. The TV-set is further equipped to provide a secure HDMI-USB interface that will allow the transfer of licensed high definition content and Internet subscriber services. Such secure HDMI-USB interface also enables a selection of proprietary application modules to be attached. Downloadable user interface templates, much like XML style sheets, are rendered to a user interface displayed on the screen. These are associated with corresponding thumbnails and URI's that allow a user to surf through lists and catalogs of materials, and then to play them in the appropriate formats and provide the machine with a customized controller. A remote commander is simplified, yet expanded to control all the attached devices through interactions with the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Edgar Tu, David Boyden, Takashi Hironaka, Thomas Dawson, George Williams, Ludovic Douillet, Rajesh Rao, Peter Rae Shintani, Djung Nguyen, Milton Frazier, Ian Charles Matthews, Behram Mario Dacosta, Robert Hardacker, Nicholas James Colsey, Mark Hanson, Jason R. Meerbergen, Leo Mark Pedlow, Rolf Toft
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Publication number: 20130239041Abstract: A gesture control technique includes receiving data indicating one or more of a presence, location, position, motion, and direction of a user finger or the like from a location interface, such as a camera, touch pad, gyroscope or the like. A graphical user interface including a virtual keyboard is displayed on a display. The presence, location, position, motion and direction data compared to a view space location of the virtual keyboard on the display to determine if the presence, location, position, motion and direction data is associated with location on the virtual keyboard. The presence, location, position, motion and direction data are displayed overlaid on the virtual keyboard, if the presence, location, position, motion and direction data is associated with the virtual keyboard. In addition, one or more gestures are determined from one or more sets of presence, location, position, motion and direction data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2012Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Behram Mario DaCosta
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Patent number: 8374087Abstract: A system and method for switching data packet traffic distribution across diverse transmission medium according to detected quality of service characteristics for a given data packet rate from server to client. It should be recognized that diverse medium are not interdependent with regard to fading or signal strength considerations. Two general modes of switching are described, switching all the data packets, and switching according to a media-time coding mechanism. In one embodiment the data is encoded using Fountain encoding prior to transmission. The data packet transmissions preferably comprise audio-video data packet streams, such as MPEG-2 streams. By way of example, the diverse transmission medium may comprise a wireless connection (i.e., WiFi) used in combination with a power-line network connection, such as within a home network.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2005Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Behram Mario Dacosta
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Patent number: 8314892Abstract: To reduce latency during channel change, when a user changes the TV channel on a mobile TV device such as a wireless phone, the device leaves the power save mode and enters, for a limited timeout period, a fully energized mode in which the receiver and front end logic of the device remain energized during periods in which content from the old channel, content from the new channel, and content from a “next” channel are interleaved into the broadcast.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Behram Mario DaCosta
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Patent number: 8224567Abstract: A map is presented by a browser, and breaking news content such as still photos, videos, etc. is placed on areas of the map to which the news pertains. A user can click on an area of the map for additional information, and can zoom in to a finer granularity. Personal content can also be displayed over map areas related to the personal content. The browser discovers locations to which content pertains in several ways, including by recognizing the name of a place in a story, through metadata, etc.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2006Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Behram Mario Dacosta
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Patent number: 8184657Abstract: A system and method for switching data packet traffic distribution across diverse transmission medium according to detected quality of service characteristics for a given data packet rate from server to client. It should be recognized that diverse medium are not interdependent with regard to fading or signal strength considerations. One mode of switching comprises switching all the data packets from transmission on a first medium to transmission over a second diverse medium. In a second mode of switching the distribution is changed according to a media-time coding mechanism in which typically data is being transmitted simultaneously across more than one of the multiple diverse medium. The data packet transmissions preferably comprise audio-video data packet streams, such as MPEG-2 streams. By way of example, the diverse transmission medium may comprise a wireless connection (i.e. WiFi) used in combination with a power-line network connection, such as within a home network.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2004Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Behram Mario Dacosta
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Publication number: 20110271296Abstract: A TV-set is equipped with HDMI and USB connections that allow it to display and run audio-video content from a variety of conventional consumer devices. The TV-set is further equipped to provide a secure HDMI-USB interface that will allow the transfer of licensed high definition content and Internet subscriber services. Such secure HDMI-USB interface also enables a selection of proprietary application modules to be attached. Downloadable user interface templates, much like XML style sheets, are rendered to a user interface displayed on the screen. These are associated with corresponding thumbnails and URI's that allow a user to surf through lists and catalogs of materials, and then to play them in the appropriate formats and provide the machine with a customized controller. A remote commander is simplified, yet expanded to control all the attached devices through interactions with the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicants: SONY ELECTRONICS INC., SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Edgar Tu, David Boyden, Takashi Hironaka, Thomas Dawson, George Williams, Ludovic Douillet, Rajesh Rao, Peter Rae Shintani, Djung Nguyen, Milton Frazier, Ian Charles Matthews, Behram Mario Dacosta, Robert Hardacker, Nicholas James Colsey, Mark Hanson, Jason R. Meerbergen, Leo Mark Pedlow, Rolf Toft
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Publication number: 20110241922Abstract: Configuration information is exchanged between a home entertainment system server and various wireless components by pushing a button on the server and a random button on a remote control device as it is pointed at the devices sought to be authenticated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventor: Behram MARIO DaCosta
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Patent number: 8028328Abstract: Configuration information is exchanged between a home entertainment system server and various wireless components by pushing a button on the server and a random button on a remote control device as it is pointed at the devices sought to be authenticated.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Behram Mario Dacosta
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Patent number: 8024780Abstract: Configuration information is exchanged between a home entertainment system server and various wireless components by pushing a button on the server and a random button on a remote control device as it is pointed at the devices sought to be authenticated.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Behram Mario DaCosta