Patents by Inventor Christopher Jensen Read
Christopher Jensen Read 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: 9996612Abstract: Herein, a display device, system and method are described for identifying digital content through comparison of one or more audio thumbnails when the digital content is provided without metadata. According to one embodiment, a display device comprises a display, audio conversion logic and a transceiver. The audio conversion logic is adapted to produce one or more audio thumbnails, which are compact representations of a snippet of audio from that incoming digital content without the metadata. The transceiver is adapted to transmit the one or more audio thumbnails in order to (i) retrieve metadata associated with the digital content from an external source separate from a source of the digital content and (ii) display information provided by the metadata on the display.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2007Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Brant Candelore, Robert Hardacker, Christopher Jensen Read
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Patent number: 8817064Abstract: A television and camcorder combination include an acoustic echo canceller and a videoconference protocol stack in order to provide videoconferencing capabilities using only a television in combination with an attached camcorder. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Christopher Jensen Read
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Publication number: 20140189729Abstract: A method of processing a boot sequence for a processor forming a part of a module apparatus involves interrogating a host television device to determine if the host television device requires use of an application execution engine residing on the module apparatus; receiving a reply to the interrogation; and responsive to the reply, establishing a mode of operation wherein the application execution engine is used to execute application code for the host television device. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicants: SONY ELECTRONICS INC., SONY CORPORATIONInventors: George Williams, Xudong Yu, Toshiro Ozawa, Rolf Toft, Leo M. Pedlow, JR., Brant L. Candelore, David Boyden, Robert Blanchard, Christopher Jensen Read
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Patent number: 8763143Abstract: A DRM disk such as a Blu-ray stores content in a high resolution version for playing by a disk player. The disk also stores the same content in a lower resolution version for playing by a secondary device such as a Playstation Portable (PSP). The disk can be engaged with the disk player and the lower resolution format transferred to the secondary player through a mechanism such as a removable medium (e.g., a Sony Memory Stick®) or a USB connection or other means in accordance with DRM restrictions on the disk.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Christopher Jensen Read
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Patent number: 8718198Abstract: A method of processing a boot sequence for a processor forming a part of a module apparatus involves interrogating a host television device to determine if the host television device requires use of an application execution engine residing on the module apparatus; receiving a reply to the interrogation; and responsive to the reply, establishing a mode of operation wherein the application execution engine is used to execute application code for the host television device. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: George Williams, Xudong Yu, Toshiro Ozawa, Rolf Toft, Leo M. Pedlow, Jr., Brant L. Candelore, David Boyden, Robert Blanchard, Christopher Jensen Read
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Patent number: 8559516Abstract: A method for identifying video content consistent with certain embodiments involves, selecting a plurality pixels using a pixel selection algorithm, the pixels being selected to provide a repeatable selection of pixels in a selected frame in the video content; establishing a scene signature by: extracting a characteristic of each selected pixel that can be represented in a digital form for each pixel, and generating a digital stream by concatenating the digital form for the extracted characteristic of each pixel; transmitting the scene signature to an identification device for comparison with scene signatures in a database having a plurality of video content items to identify the video content; and receiving either the identification of the video content or an indication that no video content is uniquely identified by the scene signature. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2007Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Robert L. Hardacker, Christopher Jensen Read
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Patent number: 8538324Abstract: A mobile telephone docking station that makes use of a TV as a display and that allows use of a standard keyboard and mouse to have a faster, more comfortable means to control the phone. Access to all of the cell phone's functions is allowed through the docking station/TV.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Robert Hardacker, Christopher Jensen Read, Robert Allan Unger
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Patent number: 8323035Abstract: A swivel mechanism comprising a first swivel portion having a first coupling portion and a second swivel portion having a second coupling portion, the second swivel portion dimensioned for mechanically engaging with the first swivel portion to provide at least a first mechanical coupling position and at least a first data communication channel, wherein the first data communication channel is provided through a hollow cavity formed when the first swivel portion and the second swivel portion are in the first mechanical coupling position and wherein the first data communication channel is configured to convey 60 GHz data signals when the first swivel portion and the second swivel portion are in the first mechanical coupling position.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Christopher Jensen Read
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Publication number: 20120293604Abstract: A television and camcorder combination include an acoustic echo canceller and a videoconference protocol stack in order to provide videoconferencing capabilities using only a television in combination with an attached camcorder. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventor: Christopher Jensen Read
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Patent number: 8296240Abstract: A dongle for digital rights management protection, in accordance with one embodiment of the present technology, includes a digital right management engine and an encryption/decryption engine. The digital rights management engine is adapted to port digital rights management rules of a source of content to digital rights management rules enforced by the digital rights management engine. The encryption/decryption engine is adapted to re-encrypting the source of content into a managed copy of the content, wherein the managed copy of the content is locked to the dongle.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Christopher Jensen Read
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Patent number: 8259156Abstract: A television and camcorder combination include an acoustic echo canceller and a videoconference protocol stack in order to provide videoconferencing capabilities using only a television in combination with an attached camcorder. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Christopher Jensen Read
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Patent number: 8261305Abstract: In a TV displaying thumbnails of videos grouped by genre, genre labels are shown so that a user can conveniently move genre to genre with a single click on a remote control device.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Christopher Jensen Read
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Publication number: 20120099410Abstract: A DRM disk such as a Blu-ray stores content in a high resolution version for playing by a disk player. The disk also stores the same content in a lower resolution version for playing by a secondary device such as a Playstation Portable (PSP). The disk can be engaged with the disk player and the lower resolution format transferred to the secondary player through a mechanism such as a removable medium (e.g., a Sony Memory Stick®) or a USB connection or other means in accordance with DRM restrictions on the disk.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Inventor: Christopher Jensen Read
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Patent number: 8146166Abstract: A DRM disk such as a Blu-ray stores content in a high resolution version for playing by a disk player. The disk also stores the same content in a lower resolution version for playing by a secondary device such as a Playstation Portable (PSP). The disk can be engaged with the disk player and the lower resolution format transferred to the secondary player through a mechanism such as a removable medium (e.g., a Sony Memory Stick®) or a USB connection or other means in accordance with DRM restrictions on the disk.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Christopher Jensen Read
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Patent number: 8095955Abstract: In response to a channel change command in a home network, to reduce latency a real time network bandwidth determination is made and if the determination indicates that bandwidth is sufficient to support only I-frame transmission, then only I-frames are sent temporarily from the source to the sink. Otherwise, I and P frames only are sent and may be encoded at a faster than normal frame rate and displayed at a lower than normal frame rate. If the sink is not configured for non-standard groups of pictures (GOP) some of the P frames can be indicated to the sink as being B-frames.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2008Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Robert Hardacker, Christopher Jensen Read
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Publication number: 20110244696Abstract: A swivel mechanism comprising a first swivel portion having a first coupling portion and a second swivel portion having a second coupling portion, the second swivel portion dimensioned for mechanically engaging with the first swivel portion to provide at least a first mechanical coupling position and at least a first data communication channel, wherein the first data communication channel is provided through a hollow cavity formed when the first swivel portion and the second swivel portion are in the first mechanical coupling position and wherein the first data communication channel is configured to convey 60 GHz data signals when the first swivel portion and the second swivel portion are in the first mechanical coupling position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: Sony Corporation, a Japanese corporationInventor: Christopher Jensen Read
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Patent number: 8019810Abstract: A method of displaying items from an RSS feed on a television display involves registering the RSS feed with an RSS aggregator, the RSS feed aggregator being operatively coupled to the television display for display of RSS feed items; at the RSS aggregator, polling the RSS feed for RSS feed items; determining if the RSS feed contains an item that has been newly added since a preceding poll of the RSS feed; and if the RSS feed contains an item that has been newly added since a preceding poll of the RSS feed, downloading and displaying the newly added item on the television display replacing a previously displayed item from the RSS feed. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Christopher Jensen Read
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Publication number: 20110080521Abstract: Metadata defining an on-screen display (OSD) including text and/or symbols is embedded in a demonstration video for play on a TV in a retail outlet. The metadata is executed by the TV to overlay the OSD on the demonstration video to identify various advantages provided by the TV.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2009Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventors: ROBERT HARDACKER, Robert Allan Unger, Christopher Jensen Read
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Publication number: 20110080335Abstract: The brightness of a bed-mounted projector that projects images on a wall or ceiling is established in proportion to the ambient light level in the room. A motion detector can be used to operate room lights in the room only at user-defined times. Keystone correction of the image can be made based on the projection angle as sensed by an orientation sensor. An input strip on the headboard centerline can be used as a control input device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2009Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventors: ROBERT ALLAN UNGER, Robert Hardacker, Christopher Jensen Read
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Patent number: 7915980Abstract: A communication device consistent with certain implementations has a coaxial cable having length and first and second ends. The coaxial cable further has a central conductor, a dielectric insulator surrounding the central conductor, and an electric shield conductor surrounding the dielectric insulator. The dielectric insulator serves as a dielectric waveguide having a characteristic impedance Z at an operating frequency range. A termination for electrical energy coupled into or out of the dielectric insulator at approximately the characteristic impedance Z at the operating frequency range to utilize the dielectric insulator as a waveguide for transmission of signals along the length of the coaxial cable, and wherein the center conductor is further used to communicate an electrical signal between the first and second ends. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventors: Robert Allan Unger, Robert L. Hardacker, Christopher Jensen Read