Patents by Inventor Chaminda L. JAYAMANNE

Chaminda L. JAYAMANNE 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).

  • Method and apparatus for re-inserting a commercial during playback of a recorded program
    Patent number: 9368158
    Abstract: A method of playing back, by an electronic device, a recorded program without a first commercial, the recorded program recorded from a first program having the first commercial inserted therein is disclosed. The method comprises steps of obtaining location information of the first commercial in the first program responsive to a command to play back the recorded program; inserting a second commercial at a first location according to the location information of the first commercial; and playing back the recorded program with the inserted second commercial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Chaminda L. Jayamanne, David John Weaver, Martin Vincent Davey
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND DISPLAYING AN ALERT DURING PLAYBACK OF A RECORDED SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20150058882
    Abstract: A method of displaying an alert from a broadcast source in an electronic device while the electronic device is not playing back a currently received broadcast signal is disclosed. The method comprises steps of playing back a signal recorded in a first device connected to the electronic device responsive to a user command; detecting an alert from a broadcast source while playing back the recorded signal; and presenting the alert responsive to detecting the alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Chaminda L. JAYAMANNE, David John WEAVER, Martin Vincent DAVEY