Patents by Inventor Cory Jon Cirrincione

Cory Jon Cirrincione 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).

  • Managing synchronization of media programs to portable devices
    Patent number: 8594481
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for managing the transfer of digital media that is recorded on a source device (e.g., personal video recorder) to a target device (e.g., portable media player). In one aspect, a user interface is provided for scheduling recording of digital media content on a source device and for inputting user preferences for transferring digital media content to be recorded on the source device to a target device. A user request is received in the user interface to schedule recording of digital media on the source device. User preferences for transferring digital media from the source device to the target device are also received in the user interface. The digital media is recorded on the source device per the user's request. Synchronization of the recorded digital media from the source device to the target device is managed based on the user preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Cory Jon Cirrincione, Joseph McClanahan, Mark Schwesinger, Jeffrey Christopher Abraham, Chad Wesley Wahlin, Luke Wabaunsee McCullough
  • Merging electronic program guide information
    Patent number: 8225354
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for merging EPG data associated with a variety of program sources. In one aspect, EPG data is accessed for different program sources and rules are selected that define how entries in the EPG data are to be merged. The rules may be selected based on whether the EPG data was collected in-band or out-of-band. In addition, the merging rules can be dependent on the program source, which allows the flexibility of applying different rules to different program sources. The EPG data from the different program sources is merged into a single EPG based on the selected rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Colin Lee Acton, Cory Jon Cirrincione, Michael S. Hayton, Shawn Pickett, Renaud Bordelet, Paul Irwin, Hans Peter Hess, Hiroshi Ohno, Frederic Azera
  • MERGING ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20090260038
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for merging EPG data associated with a variety of program sources. In one aspect, EPG data is accessed for different program sources and rules are selected that define how entries in the EPG data are to be merged. The rules may be selected based on whether the EPG data was collected in-band or out-of-band. In addition, the merging rules can be dependent on the program source, which allows the flexibility of applying different rules to different program sources. The EPG data from the different program sources is merged into a single EPG based on the selected rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Colin Lee Acton, Cory Jon Cirrincione, Michael S. Hayton, Shawn Pickett, Renaud Bordelet, Paul Irwin, Hans Peter Hess, Hiroshi Ohno, Frederic Azera
  • MANAGING SYNCHRONIZATION OF MEDIA PROGRAMS TO PORTABLE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20090245756
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for managing the transfer of digital media that is recorded on a source device (e.g., personal video recorder) to a target device (e.g., portable media player). In one aspect, a user interface is provided for scheduling recording of digital media content on a source device and for inputting user preferences for transferring digital media content to be recorded on the source device to a target device. A user request is received in the user interface to schedule recording of digital media on the source device. User preferences for transferring digital media from the source device to the target device are also received in the user interface. The digital media is recorded on the source device per the user's request. Synchronization of the recorded digital media from the source device to the target device is managed based on the user preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cory Jon Cirrincione, Joseph McClanahan, Mark Schwesinger, Jeffrey Christopher Abraham, Chad Wesley Wahlin, Luke Wabaunsee McCullough