Patents by Inventor Courtney R. Vann

Courtney R. Vann 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: 9621953
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for presenting segments of an uncensored version of a media asset on a second device while a censored version of the media asset is displayed on a first device. These systems and methods alert a user when segments of the uncensored version of the media asset do not overlap with the censored version, i.e., the uncensored version contains inappropriate content that is censored. Subsequent to alerting the user, the segment of the uncensored version is presented on the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Oliver Holcomb, Jennifer Danielle Lamm, Courtney R. Vann
  • Patent number: 9602871
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for presenting segments of an uncensored version of a media asset on a second device while a censored version of the media asset is displayed on a first device. These systems and methods allow a user to view only the segments of the uncensored version of the media asset that do not overlap with the censored version, i.e., the inappropriate content that is censored. During a defined timeframe, the system presents the audio portion or the audio and video portion of the uncensored media asset on the second device, but does not present them otherwise. In some instances, the system enables both the audio and video of the uncensored version on the second device throughout the entirety of the media asset, but selectively mutes and unmutes the audio based on determining non-overlapping segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Oliver Holcomb, Jennifer Danielle Lamm, Courtney R. Vann