Patents by Inventor Charles S. Packer

Charles S. Packer 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).

  • Recommendation-based electronic program guide with multiple modes of operation
    Patent number: 6925610
    Abstract: A novel electronic program guide (EPG) and its associated method allows a viewer/user to navigate through a multitude of programs and locate a program or programs of interest using three contemporaneously available, distinct modes of operation which depend on the degree to which the viewer/user is decided regarding programs to view or reproduce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Sedna Patent Services, LLC
    Inventors: Nathaniel J. Thurston, Thomas L. Renger, Charles S. Packer
  • Recommendation-based electronic program guide with multiple modes of operation
    Publication number: 20030110492
    Abstract: A novel electronic program guide (EPG) and its associated method allows a viewer/user to navigate through a multitude of programs and locate a program or programs of interest using three contemporaneously available, distinct modes of operation which depend on the degree to which the viewer/user is decided regarding programs to view or reproduce. In the first mode of operation, ideal for completely undecided viewers/users, the EPG recommends programs based upon a compiled user profile, or based upon the desire of a service provider. In the second mode of operation, ideal for partially decided viewers/users, the viewer/user inputs criteria information such as the genre, program content rating, or program length, and the EPG makes program recommendations using the criteria information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Nathaniel J. Thurston, Thomas Lee Renger, Charles S. Packer