Patents by Inventor Chenchu Lakshmi Chilamakuri

Chenchu Lakshmi Chilamakuri 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).

  • Television remote controller with programmable channel deselection
    Patent number: 6285414
    Abstract: A channel selector for a television receiver has a device for deselecting specified channels for a predetermined period of time. When a channel has been deselected it will be skipped when a user “surfs” through the sequence of channels. After the predetermined period of time expires the deselected channel is returned to the sequence of available channels. Channels may be deselected for time periods corresponding to a standard timeslot, for example each half hour. Alternatively, channels may be deselected for periods corresponding to the actual length at the program determined from transmitted program scheduling data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Chenchu Lakshmi Chilamakuri