Patents by Inventor Cara Lyn Hathaway

Cara Lyn Hathaway 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING BROADCAST PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE MISSED DUE TO TRAVEL DELAYS
    Publication number: 20240163525
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for alerting a user that the user will be unable to view a broadcast program based on an estimated time of arrival of the user to a media consumption device, and responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program. These systems and methods are performed at least by identifying a plurality of broadcast programs that are indicated on a profile of a user, receiving an estimated time of arrival of the user to a location of a media consumption device, responsively determining whether the user will be unable to view a broadcast program of the plurality of broadcast programs, responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program, and responsively causing the broadcast program to be recorded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Cara Lyn Hathaway, Walter R. Klappert
  • Systems and methods for recording broadcast programs that will be missed due to travel delays
    Patent number: 11863840
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for alerting a user that the user will be unable to view a broadcast program based on an estimated time of arrival of the user to a media consumption device, and responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program. These systems and methods are performed at least by identifying a plurality of broadcast programs that are indicated on a profile of a user, receiving an estimated time of arrival of the user to a location of a media consumption device, responsively determining whether the user will be unable to view a broadcast program of the plurality of broadcast programs, responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program, and responsively causing the broadcast program to be recorded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Cara Lyn Hathaway, Walter R. Klappert
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING BROADCAST PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE MISSED DUE TO TRAVEL DELAYS
    Publication number: 20220159348
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for alerting a user that the user will be unable to view a broadcast program based on an estimated time of arrival of the user to a media consumption device, and responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program. These systems and methods are performed at least by identifying a plurality of broadcast programs that are indicated on a profile of a user, receiving an estimated time of arrival of the user to a location of a media consumption device, responsively determining whether the user will be unable to view a broadcast program of the plurality of broadcast programs, responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program, and responsively causing the broadcast program to be recorded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Cara Lyn Hathaway, Walter R. Klappert
  • Systems and methods for recording broadcast programs that will be missed due to travel delays
    Patent number: 11277673
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for alerting a user that the user will be unable to view a broadcast program based on an estimated time of arrival of the user to a media consumption device, and responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program. These systems and methods are performed at least by identifying a plurality of broadcast programs that are indicated on a profile of a user, receiving an estimated time of arrival of the user to a location of a media consumption device, responsively determining whether the user will be unable to view a broadcast program of the plurality of broadcast programs, responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program, and responsively causing the broadcast program to be recorded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Cara Lyn Hathaway, Walter R. Klappert
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING BROADCAST PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE MISSED DUE TO TRAVEL DELAYS
    Publication number: 20200374597
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for alerting a user that the user will be unable to view a broadcast program based on an estimated time of arrival of the user to a media consumption device, and responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program. These systems and methods are performed at least by identifying a plurality of broadcast programs that are indicated on a profile of a user, receiving an estimated time of arrival of the user to a location of a media consumption device, responsively determining whether the user will be unable to view a broadcast program of the plurality of broadcast programs, responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program, and responsively causing the broadcast program to be recorded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Cara Lyn Hathaway, Walter R. Klappert
  • Systems and methods for recording broadcast programs that will be missed due to travel delays
    Patent number: 10779055
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for alerting a user that the user will be unable to view a broadcast program based on an estimated time of arrival of the user to a media consumption device, and responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program. These systems and methods are performed at least by identifying a plurality of broadcast programs that are indicated on a profile of a user, receiving an estimated time of arrival of the user to a location of a media consumption device, responsively determining whether the user will be unable to view a broadcast program of the plurality of broadcast programs, responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program, and responsively causing the broadcast program to be recorded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Cara Lyn Hathaway, Walter R. Klappert
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING BROADCAST PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE MISSED DUE TO TRAVEL DELAYS
    Publication number: 20170238064
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for alerting a user that the user will be unable to view a broadcast program based on an estimated time of arrival of the user to a media consumption device, and responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program. These systems and methods are performed at least by identifying a plurality of broadcast programs that are indicated on a profile of a user, receiving an estimated time of arrival of the user to a location of a media consumption device, responsively determining whether the user will be unable to view a broadcast program of the plurality of broadcast programs, responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program, and responsively causing the broadcast program to be recorded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Cara Lyn Hathaway, Walter R. Klappert