Patents by Inventor Chris Welden
Chris Welden 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).
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Patent number: 10462523Abstract: Embodiments related to the presentation of linear content and non-linear content in an integrated user experience are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method of identifying linear content and non-linear content for presentation via a video recording device. The method includes detecting a trigger to perform a search for content items, and providing, responsive to the trigger, a search request to one or more metadata sources, each metadata source containing locations of one or more of linear content items and non-linear content items available at one or more content sources. The method further includes receiving from each metadata source a search response including metadata associated with available content at one or more of the content sources, and outputting a list of content items identifying one or more linear content items and one or more non-linear content items from one or more metadata sources.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Alan Merzon, Tim Herby, Christopher Habliston, Antonio Fontan, Chris Welden
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Publication number: 20180376208Abstract: Embodiments related to the presentation of linear content and non-linear content in an integrated user experience are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method of identifying linear content and non-linear content for presentation via a video recording device. The method includes detecting a trigger to perform a search for content items, and providing, responsive to the trigger, a search request to one or more metadata sources, each metadata source containing locations of one or more of linear content items and non-linear content items available at one or more content sources. The method further includes receiving from each metadata source a search response including metadata associated with available content at one or more of the content sources, and outputting a list of content items identifying one or more linear content items and one or more non-linear content items from one or more metadata sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Alan Merzon, Tim Herby, Christopher Habliston, Antonio Fontan, Chris Welden
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Publication number: 20150289019Abstract: Embodiments related to the presentation of linear content and non-linear content in an integrated user experience are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method of identifying linear content and non-linear content for presentation via a video recording device. The method includes detecting a trigger to perform a search for content items, and providing, responsive to the trigger, a search request to one or more metadata sources, each metadata source containing locations of one or more of linear content items and non-linear content items available at one or more content sources. The method further includes receiving from each metadata source a search response including metadata associated with available content at one or more of the content sources, and outputting a list of content items identifying one or more linear content items and one or more non-linear content items from one or more metadata sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Alan Merzon, Tim Herby, Christopher Habliston, Antonio Fontan, Chris Welden
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Patent number: 9077947Abstract: Embodiments related to the presentation of linear content and non-linear content in an integrated user experience are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method of identifying linear content and non-linear content for presentation via a video recording device. The method includes detecting a trigger to perform a search for content items, and providing, responsive to the trigger, a search request to one or more metadata sources, each metadata source containing locations of one or more of linear content items and non-linear content items available at one or more content sources. The method further includes receiving from each metadata source a search response including metadata associated with available content at one or more of the content sources, and outputting a list of content items identifying one or more linear content items and one or more non-linear content items from one or more metadata sources.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2011Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Alan Merzon, Tim Herby, Christopher Habliston, Antonio Fontan, Chris Welden
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Publication number: 20130125160Abstract: Embodiments for executing interactive television promotions are disclosed. One example embodiment includes an entertainment system comprising a sensor input to receive from one or more sensors observation information indicating a natural user interface behavior of a viewer, a program input to receive from a broadcaster a video program, an output configured to output to a display the video program, and a module input to receive from an interaction authority an experience module associated with the video program, the experience module configured to execute an experience instruction if the natural user interface behavior of the viewer satisfies a condition defined by the experience module.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Antonio Fontan, Sascha Prueter, Tim Herby, Chris Welden
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Publication number: 20130125161Abstract: Embodiments for awarding a user are provided. In one example embodiment, a method for awarding a user comprises receiving a user-viewing goal detailing a specific linear video content viewing behavior of the user. The method also includes receiving one or more user-specific reports of all linear video content viewing behaviors of the user while using each of a plurality of different applications, and granting an award to the user if the user-specific reports collectively indicate the user-viewing goal is reached by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Tim Herby, Antonio Fontan, Chris Welden
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Publication number: 20130114940Abstract: Embodiments related to the presentation of linear content and non-linear content in an integrated user experience are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method of identifying linear content and non-linear content for presentation via a video recording device. The method includes detecting a trigger to perform a search for content items, and providing, responsive to the trigger, a search request to one or more metadata sources, each metadata source containing locations of one or more of linear content items and non-linear content items available at one or more content sources. The method further includes receiving from each metadata source a search response including metadata associated with available content at one or more of the content sources, and outputting a list of content items identifying one or more linear content items and one or more non-linear content items from one or more metadata sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Alan Merzon, Tim Herby, Christopher Habliston, Antonio Fontan, Chris Welden