Patents by Inventor Christine T. Lopez

Christine T. Lopez 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 triggering user interfaces for product and/or service transactions via user receiving devices and mobile devices
    Patent number: 10051340
    Abstract: A user receiving device including at least one transceiver module, an output module, and a control module. The at least one transceiver module is configured to receive a file from a first backend device. The file indicates where in a video an object is shown. The output module is configured to playout the video on a display. The display is connected to the user receiving device. The control module is configured to monitor data in the file while the video is being played out to detect the object, and generate a signal to indicate on the display that the object is purchasable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Woei-Shyang Yee, Wesley W. Huie, Gerard V. Talatinian, Christopher Yang, Christine T. Lopez
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRIGGERING USER INTERFACES FOR PRODUCT AND/OR SERVICE TRANSACTIONS VIA USER RECEIVING DEVICES AND MOBILE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160205442
    Abstract: A user receiving device including at least one transceiver module, an output module, and a control module. The at least one transceiver module is configured to receive a file from a first backend device. The file indicates where in a video an object is shown. The output module is configured to playout the video on a display. The display is connected to the user receiving device. The control module is configured to monitor data in the file while the video is being played out to detect the object, and generate a signal to indicate on the display that the object is purchasable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Woei-Shyang Yee, Wesley W. Huie, Gerard V. Talatinian, Christopher Yang, Christine T. Lopez