Patents by Inventor D. Beau Morley

D. Beau Morley 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).

  • Publication number: 20080239169
    Abstract: A method and system may include sending a non-linear content signal to cause display of non-linear content at a display device, identifying a termination identifier associated with display of the non-linear content, and sending a graphical user interface signal to cause display of a graphical user interface that includes a current location field and a previous location field. The system and method may further include receiving a selection request selecting one of the current location field and the previous location field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Verizon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Y. Moon, D. Beau Morley
  • Publication number: 20080244666
    Abstract: Systems and methods can include offering a user an incentive for viewing advertising content, delivering the advertising content to the user, monitoring the delivery of the advertising content to the user and awarding the user the offered incentive upon successful completion of delivery of the advertising content to the user. Systems and methods can further include maintaining a database of incentives awarded to the user for subsequent redemption by the user. Systems and methods can further include offering the user an opportunity to identify advertising content preferences, storing those advertising content preferences in a database and using the advertising content preferences to filter the advertising content identified to the user when the user is offered an incentive for viewing advertising content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Verizon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Y. Moon, D. Beau Morley
  • Publication number: 20080243756
    Abstract: A system and method may include receiving a non-linear content identifier request. The system and method may further include identifying linear content metadata associated with the non-linear content identifier request, the linear content metadata representing at least one metadata keyword. The system and method also may include identifying a relationship between the at least one metadata keyword and at least one non-linear content keyword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Verizon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Y. Moon, D. Beau Morley
  • Publication number: 20080244645
    Abstract: A method and system may include sending a linear content signal to cause display of linear content, receiving a graphical user interface display request signal requesting display of a graphical user interface, and sending a graphical user interface signal to cause display of a graphical user interface, which is associated with a non-linear content identifier field, which is associated with a non-linear content identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Verizon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Y. Moon, D. Beau Morley
  • Publication number: 20080244671
    Abstract: A system may provide a video program or information associated with the video program on a video display device, and provide an interactive content icon on the video display device. The interactive content icon may indicate that interactive content is available for the video program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Verizon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Y. Moon, D. Beau Morley