Patents by Inventor Brendan M. O'Connor

Brendan M. O'Connor 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).

  • Apparatus and method of selecting video programs based on viewers' preferences
    Patent number: 5410344
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting audiovisual programs for presentation to a viewer. The audiovisual programs have attributes and a corresponding content code including information pertaining to the attributes. The method includes various steps. First, a viewer preference file is stored which includes information pertaining to the impact of various attributes of the audiovisual programs on the viewer. Second, a plurality of content codes corresponding to a plurality of the audiovisual programs are received. Third, the viewer preference file is compared to the plurality of the corresponding content codes. Finally, at least one of the plurality of audiovisual programs is selected in response to the comparison for presentation to the viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Arrowsmith Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon T. Graves, Brendan M. O'Connor, Alva C. Barker
  • Gaming machine
    Patent number: D554708
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Multimedia Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Leroy H. Gutknecht, Jefferson C. Lind, Clifton E. Lind, Matthew H. Haga, Frank C. DeSimone, Brendan M. O'Connor, Clint A. Owen