Patents by Inventor Christopher G. Rankine

Christopher G. Rankine 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).

  • Patent number: 9319745
    Abstract: A media player system for product placements, including: a controller; a computer-readable non-transitory memory in communication with the controller including instructions that when executed by the controller cause it to: display a user interface including a video frame and a product information area, wherein the product information area is adjacent or overlaps the video frame; display contents of a video in the video frame, wherein the video includes corresponding video metadata; receive a current location of a cursor; and when the current location of the cursor is within a product hotspot, display product information associated with the product hotspot in the product information area, wherein the product hotspot is defined by the video metadata as a location within the video frame, at one or more points in time, that is associated with the product information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: VIDRETAL, INC.
    Inventor: Christopher G. Rankine