Patents by Inventor Christopher R. McClellen

Christopher R. McClellen 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).

  • Method and system for detecting unscheduled events and recording programming streams
    Patent number: 8424043
    Abstract: A method of triggering the recording of a programming stream includes: receiving a request to monitor for an unscheduled event; determining search strings associated with the unscheduled event; monitoring a programming stream; analyzing closed captioning information contained in the programming stream to determine the occurrence of the search strings; and recording the programming stream upon the occurrence of the search strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher R. McClellen, Thomas Pratt, Vernon Meadows, Andrew Drooker, Charles A. Eldering, Robert P. Ziemian