Patents by Inventor Brandon Noffsinger

Brandon Noffsinger 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: 20230267143
    Abstract: A system and method for searching and displaying multimedia search results is disclosed herein. An embodiment operates by supplying a video stream to a primary display. An information request soliciting information associated with content of the video stream on the primary display is received. In response, a plurality of tag data relating to the video stream is supplied to a secondary display, wherein the plurality of tag data are visually and concurrently indicated on a single progress bar of the video stream being displayed on the secondary display, and whereby the tag content data is displayed on the display screen of the secondary display when one of the plurality of tag types is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Roku, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim FUNK, Brandon NOFFSINGER
  • Patent number: 11681741
    Abstract: A system and method for searching and displaying multimedia search results is disclosed herein. An embodiment operates by determining that an interface including one or more previously saved searches is displayed, each of the previously saved searches corresponding to a set of one or more search terms. An updated plurality of search results is received for each of the previously saved searches from a remote server. A grouping of the plurality of search results for each of a plurality of different search terms is displayed across a plurality of individual time periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Roku, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Funk, Brandon Noffsinger
  • Publication number: 20210279270
    Abstract: A system and method for searching and displaying multimedia search results is disclosed herein. An embodiment operates by determining that an interface including one or more previously saved searches is displayed, each of the previously saved searches corresponding to a set of one or more search terms. An updated plurality of search results is received for each of the previously saved searches from a remote server. A grouping of the plurality of search results for each of a plurality of different search terms is displayed across a plurality of individual time periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: JIM FUNK, Brandon Noffsinger
  • Patent number: 11061957
    Abstract: A system and method for intelligent content searching is disclosed herein. The system saves all searches executed by the user and periodically re-executes one or more of the previously saved searches and display the subsequent search results to the user at an appropriate time without any user intervention. In one aspect, the system periodically re-executes one or more of the previously saved searches upon the occurrence of a trigger event, which may be trending events, news events, type of menus and/or screens accessed, new content being added on one or more service providers, a boot event, passage of time since last search, etc. In this way, users do not need to set alert or follow any search topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Jim Funk, Brandon Noffsinger
  • Patent number: 10261999
    Abstract: A system and method for intelligent content searching is disclosed herein. The system saves all searches executed by the user and periodically re-executes one or more of the previously saved searches and display the subsequent search results to the user at an appropriate time without any user intervention. In one aspect, the system periodically re-executes one or more of the previously saved searches upon the occurrence of a trigger event, which may be trending events, news events, type of menus and/or screens accessed, new content being added on one or more service providers, a boot event, passage of time since last search, etc. In this way, users do not need to set alert or follow any search topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Jim Funk, Brandon Noffsinger
  • Publication number: 20170124076
    Abstract: A system and method for intelligent content searching is disclosed herein. The system saves all searches executed by the user and periodically re-executes one or more of the previously saved searches and display the subsequent search results to the user at an appropriate time without any user intervention. In one aspect, the system periodically re-executes one or more of the previously saved searches upon the occurrence of a trigger event, which may be trending events, news events, type of menus and/or screens accessed, new content being added on one or more service providers, a boot event, passage of time since last search, etc. In this way, users do not need to set alert or follow any search topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: JIM FUNK, Brandon NOFFSINGER
  • Patent number: 9519645
    Abstract: A system and method for intelligent content searching is disclosed herein. The system saves all searches executed by the user and periodically re-executes one or more of the previously saved searches and display the subsequent search results to the user at an appropriate time without any user intervention. In one aspect, the system periodically re-executes one or more of the previously saved searches upon the occurrence of a trigger event, which may be trending events, news events, type of menus and/or screens accessed, new content being added on one or more service providers, a boot event, passage of time since last search, etc. In this way, users do not need to set alert or follow any search topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: SILICON VALLEY BANK
    Inventors: Jim Funk, Brandon Noffsinger
  • Publication number: 20150088869
    Abstract: A system and method for intelligent content searching is disclosed herein. The system saves all searches executed by the user and periodically re-executes one or more of the previously saved searches and display the subsequent search results to the user at an appropriate time without any user intervention. In one aspect, the system periodically re-executes one or more of the previously saved searches upon the occurrence of a trigger event, which may be trending events, news events, type of menus and/or screens accessed, new content being added on one or more service providers, a boot event, passage of time since last search, etc. In this way, users do not need to set alert or follow any search topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jim Funk, Brandon Noffsinger
  • Publication number: 20150066913
    Abstract: A system and method for intelligent content searching is disclosed herein. The system saves all searches executed by the user and periodically re-executes one or more of the previously saved searches and display the subsequent search results to the user at an appropriate time without any user intervention. In one aspect, the system periodically re-executes one or more of the previously saved searches upon the occurrence of a trigger event, which may be trending events, news events, type of menus and/or screens accessed, new content being added on one or more service providers, a boot event, passage of time since last search, etc. In this way, users do not need to set alert or follow any search topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jim Funk, Brandon Noffsinger