Patents by Inventor Conrad Alcaide

Conrad Alcaide 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: 10798453
    Abstract: Presentation of content by a device can be uniquely scheduled by a user in advance with no further interaction with the device by the user. A schedule manager component associated with the device can receive input from a user selecting various items of content for presentation at various times, and, based on the input, can schedule presentation of the various items of content at the various times. The items of content can be content obtained by the device from various sources, including television channels, radio channels, Internet sources, applications, or other devices. To facilitate scheduling of content, the schedule manager component can facilitate presenting a content scheduler interface to the user on the device or another device associated with the device. The schedule manager component can execute the various items of content at the various times for presentation by a display device associated with the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Conrad Alcaide, Nooruddin Gheewala, Michael Habif
  • Publication number: 20180160184
    Abstract: Presentation of content by a device can be uniquely scheduled by a user in advance with no further interaction with the device by the user. A schedule manager component associated with the device can receive input from a user selecting various items of content for presentation at various times, and, based on the input, can schedule presentation of the various items of content at the various times. The items of content can be content obtained by the device from various sources, including television channels, radio channels, Internet sources, applications, or other devices. To facilitate scheduling of content, the schedule manager component can facilitate presenting a content scheduler interface to the user on the device or another device associated with the device. The schedule manager component can execute the various items of content at the various times for presentation by a display device associated with the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Conrad Alcaide, Nooruddin Gheewala, Michael Habif