Patents by Inventor Brian Beach

Brian Beach 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: 20070212025
    Abstract: Techniques described herein enable parents to establish a child-protective “kids zone” on a DVR. According to one technique, a DVR receives, from a parent, identities of DVD content items that the parent does not want children to view. The DVR maps the identities to a kids zone. During times that the DVR is set to operate in the kids zone operational mode, the DVR prevents itself from presenting any content from DVDs that are associated with the identities. At other times, during which the DVR is not set to operate in the kids zone operational mode, the DVR may allow itself to present DVD content that are associated with the identities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: James Barton, Brian Beach, Margret Schmidt, Robert Poniatowski, Shelly Glennon
  • Publication number: 20070214473
    Abstract: Techniques described herein enable parents to establish a child-protective “kids zone” on a DVR. According to one technique, a DVR receives, from a parent, identities of content items that the parent does not want children to view. The DVR maps the identities to a kids zone. During times that the DVR is set to operate in the kids zone operational mode, the DVR prevents itself from presenting any content items that are associated with the identities. However, during these times, the DVR still may obtain and store these content items. At other times, during which the DVR is not set to operate in the kids zone operational mode, the DVR may allow itself to present the content items that are associated with the identities, including content items that the DVR obtained and stored during times that the DVR was set to operate in the kids zone operational mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: James Barton, Brian Beach, Margret Schmidt, Robert Poniatowski, Shelly Glennon
  • Publication number: 20070197694
    Abstract: A molding composition formulation is provided that includes a thermoset cross-linkable polymeric resin and an ultraviolet light absorber. A shrinkage-reducing polymeric additive is present in the formulation from between 3 and 30 total weight percent, such that upon cure a linear shrinkage rate of within ±1.0% is obtained. Shrinkage-reducing polymeric additives include a condensation polyester of glycol and a polyacid or acid anhydride, polyvinyl acetate, polymethylmethacrylate, or polyether polyol. A vehicle body component formed through a sheet molding composition formulation is provided as recited above, and includes a fiberglass filler. A process for producing a vehicle body component exposed to ultraviolet light upon environmental exposure of a vehicle includes molding at an elevated temperature above 20° C. the vehicle component from the formulation as detailed above. The process is followed by trimming the molded vehicle component prior to assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Probir K. Guha, Michael J. Siwajek, Brian A. Beach
  • Patent number: 7228556
    Abstract: In an interactive network-based personal video recording system, a user interface is provided that allows viewers to search a database of program guide information according to program title, indexed program attributes such as actor and director, and key workd. Viewer interaction is by way of a remote control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: TiVo Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Beach, Alan Waterman
  • Publication number: 20060258781
    Abstract: A molding composition formulation includes a thermoset cross-linkable polymeric resin. Glass microspheroids are present such that upon cure of the resin the resulting article has a linear shrinkage of less than ±0.06% and a density of less than 1.65. An article formed from such a composition is further strengthened by the addition of a surface activating agent bonded to the surface of the glass microspheroids. Conventional particulate fillers when added to an inventive formulation provide enhanced performance when the filler particle has a size sufficiently small to insert within adjacent microspheroid interstitial voids. An unsaturated polyester resin so formed is particularly well suited for the formation of sheet molding compound formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Brian Beach, Probir Guha, Brad Haskell, Michael Siwajek
  • Publication number: 20060154000
    Abstract: Sheet molding composition formulation includes a thermoset cross-linkable polymeric resin. A moisture reducing polymeric additive includes at least one of polystyrene; poly C1-C4 alykylmethacrylate; a copolymer of styrene with at least one of butadiene, acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride; or a combination of polystyrene, polyaklymethacrylate and or a styrene copolymer. Moisture reducing polymeric additive is present within the formulation from between 1 and 20 total weight percent. An article formed from such a sheet molding composition formulation defines an article shape and has a surface that sets the article shape with less than 0.5 total weight percent water after 96 hours exposure and 100° F. 100% humidity. The article shape is amendable to receiving a vapor barrier coating applied to the articles shape surface. A powder prime coating over lies the barrier coating and achieves surface finish results comparable to article shapes formed of steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Budd Company
    Inventors: Brian Beach, Brad Haskell, Michael Siwajek, Probir Guha
  • Publication number: 20050246738
    Abstract: A multimedia mobile personalization system provides a remote control that detects a user's electronic tag, e.g. an RFID tag. The remote control notifies a multimedia device of the user's identity. The multimedia devices tailors it operations to the user's preferences stored locally. Multimedia content such as broadcast or recorded television programs, music play lists, and the like could be sorted, displayed, or restricted, depending on the user identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: TIVO INC.
    Inventors: David Lockett, Adam Feder, James Barton, Michael Klar, Andrew Goodman, David Platt, Brian Beach, David Brown
  • Publication number: 20050182205
    Abstract: A molding composition is provided that includes a thermoset cross-linkable polymeric resin, a fibrous filler and a thickener system. The thickener system includes an amine and an isocyanate that are reactive to form a polyurea. The polyurea is operative to thicken the molding composition formulation prior to polymeric resin thermoset with superior properties relative to conventional thickener systems. A molded article produced from a cross-linked thermoset polymeric resin containing fibrous filler and a polyurea present from 0.05 to 15 total weight percent of the article either forms an interpenetrating network between the resin and the polyurea or the resin and polyurea crosslink upon resin thermoset to further strengthen the resulting article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Probir Guha, Michael Siwajek, Brian Beach
  • Patent number: 6728713
    Abstract: A distributed database management system provides a central database resident on a server that contains database objects. Objects to be replicated are gathered together into distribution packages called “slices,” that are encrypted using a short-lived symmetric key and broken into a succession of short, numbered data packets before being transmitted to client devices. Data packets are captured by client devices and held in a staging area until all packets in the sequence are present and are then reassembled into the correct slice, which is then decrypted, or discarded when an error is detected in the data packet. The source version, reference count, and dependencies of the received object are verified before adding it to the database. The invention provides a reaper that periodically examines all objects in the database and, depending on the object type, examines various attributes and attribute values to decide if the object should be retained in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Tivo, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Beach, David C. Platt
  • Publication number: 20040013409
    Abstract: A smart broadcast program recording padding and scheduling system provides a system for adjusting the start and end times of a broadcast program's recording schedule that has a predetermined start and end broadcast time and resolving any conflicts arising from conflicting scheduled program recordings. An on screen program guide is displayed to the viewer via a monitor or television that lists the predetermined scheduled broadcast times and channels of a plurality of broadcast programs. The viewer selects a particular broadcast program to record and the invention schedules the broadcast program to be recorded by inserting the program's information such as program identifier, start and end times, and storage duration into a recording schedule database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Brian Beach, Alan Waterman, David E. Pope, Martin Hibdon
  • Publication number: 20030014753
    Abstract: In an interactive network-based personal video recording system, a user interface is provided that allows viewers to search a database of program guide information according to program title, indexed program attributes such as actor and director, and key workd. Viewer interaction is by way of a remote control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Brian Beach, Alan Waterman
  • Publication number: 20020191954
    Abstract: A broadcast program recording overrun and underrun scheduling system provides a system for adjusting the start and end times of a broadcast program's recording schedule that has a predetermined start and end broadcast time. An on screen program guide is displayed to the viewer via a monitor or television and lists the predetermined scheduled broadcast times and channels of a plurality of broadcast programs. The viewer selects a particular broadcast program to record from the program guide using a remote input device. The invention schedules the broadcast program to be recorded by inserting the program's information such as program identifier, start and end times, and storage duration into a recording schedule database. The invention allows the viewer to adjust the scheduled start and/or end recording times for a broadcast program by specifying the time increment to add or substract from the start and/or end recording times of a specific program or series of programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Brian Beach, Alan Waterman
  • Publication number: 20020118954
    Abstract: A data storage management and scheduling system schedules the recording, storing, and deleting of television and Web page program material on a client system storage medium. The invention accepts as input a prioritized list of program viewing preferences which is compared with a database of program guide objects which indicate when programs of interest are actually broadcast. A schedule of time versus available storage space is generated that is optimal for the viewer's explicit or derived preferred programs. The preferred programs include television broadcast programs and Universal Resource Locators (URLs). The viewer may request that certain programs be captured, which results in the highest possible priority for those programs, or express preferences using appurtenances provided through the viewer interface. Preferences may additionally be inferred from viewing patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: James M. Barton, Brian Beach, Howard Look, Karen Bedard
  • Patent number: 6317134
    Abstract: A computer system having a shared system memory, and system software in the computer system, are described herein. The computer system has a general purpose, shared system memory that is used for all processing, including video input/output operations, image conversion operations, and rendering operations. In operation, a digital media (DM) Pbuffer is created. The DM Pbuffer is aliased as a DM buffer in the system memory. This is done by storing in a color buffer identifier of the DM Pbuffer an identifier of the DM buffer. Thereafter, all graphical rendering operations directed to the DM Pbuffer are actually performed using the DM buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bent Hagemark, Angela Lai, Kevin Meier, Jonathan Wesener, Brian Beach, John Wiltse Carpenter, Terrence Crane
  • Patent number: 6070002
    Abstract: A computer system having a shared system memory, and system software in the computer system, are described herein. One or more user applications execute in the computer system. The computer system has a general purpose, shared system memory that is used for all processing, including video input/output operations and image conversion operations. The computer system also has a multimedia access and control module (MACM), which is the input/output interface between the computer system and the external world. In operation, the MACM receives, at one of its video input ports, video data comprising a video image (such as a frame or a field). The MACM stores the video image in a first buffer contained in a first buffer pool of the system memory. The first buffer pool was previously created by a user application. The user application previously associated the first buffer pool with the MACM's video input port. A video imaging and compression module (VICM) performs image conversion operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bent Hagemark, Angela Lai, Kevin Meier, Jonathan Wesener, Brian Beach, John Wiltse Carpenter