Patents by Inventor Bryce S. Catlin

Bryce S. Catlin 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).

  • Automated retirement of interactive applications using retirement instructions for events and program states
    Patent number: 7069571
    Abstract: A method and apparatus facilitate the retirement of interactive applications in a manner associated with an external event and a program state of the interactive application. A broadcaster transmits an interactive application that includes a plurality of retirement instructions associated with external events and internal program states of the interactive application. A broadcast receiver receives an interactive application, stores the included retirement instructions, and executes the interactive application concurrently with the display of an associated television program. The broadcast receiver monitors the broadcast signal for events indicating that the executing interactive application is no longer appropriate for the current television program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Wink Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric E. Del Sesto, James R. Collette, Jeffrey W. Yu, Charlie McCullough, Pat Ransil, Bryce S. Catlin, Houman Azarm