Patents by Inventor Dan Katcher
Dan Katcher 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).
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Patent number: 8356329Abstract: A system and method for adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast in which an interactive content icon is used. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. A receiver displays the annotation information associated with the video signal in response to a viewer request on a frame by frame basis. The interactive content icon can be used to inform a viewer of the presence of hyperlinked information, for teaching the viewer how to use the system, and for informing the viewer about the hyperlinked information.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2007Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Ericsson Television, Inc.Inventors: Dan Katcher, Andrew Miller, Jon Dakss, Josh Wachman, David Rose, V. Michael Bove, Jr., Karen Sarachik, Paul G. Milazzo, Jon Altschuler
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Patent number: 7367042Abstract: A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator. The encoder provides timestamp information to the data packet stream generator and the data packet stream generator synchronizes annotation data from the annotation source with a video signal from the video source in response to the timestamp information.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: GoldPocket Interactive, Inc.Inventors: Jon Dakss, Dan Katcher, V. Michael Bove, Jr., Paul Milazzo, Karen Sarachik, Josh Wachman, Andrew Miller
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Publication number: 20080066129Abstract: A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast in which an interactive content icon is used. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Inventors: Dan Katcher, Andrew Miller, Jon Dakss, Josh Wachman, David Rose, V. Michael Bove, Karen Sarachik, Paul Milazzo, Jon Altschuler
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Patent number: 7343617Abstract: A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast in which an interactive content icon is used. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2000Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: GoldPocket Interactive, Inc.Inventors: Dan Katcher, Andrew Miller, Jon Dakss, Josh Wachman, David Rose, V. Michael Bove, Jr., Karen Sarachik, Paul Milazzo, Jon Altschuler
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Patent number: 7249367Abstract: A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator. The encoder provides timestamp information to the data packet stream generator and the data packet stream generator synchronizes annotation data from the annotation source with a video signal from the video source in response to the timestamp information.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2000Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: GoldPocket Interactive, Inc.Inventors: V. Michael Bove, Jr., Jon Dakss, Paul Milazzo, Dan Katcher
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Patent number: 7120924Abstract: A system and method of receiving information hyperlinked to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator. The encoder provides timestamp information to the data packet stream generator and the data packet stream generator synchronizes annotation data from the annotation source with a video signal from the video source in response to the timestamp information.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2000Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: GoldPocket Interactive, Inc.Inventors: Dan Katcher, V. Michael Bove, Jr., Karen Sarachik, Paul Milazzo, Jon Dakss
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Patent number: 7117517Abstract: A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator. The encoder provides timestamp information to the data packet stream generator and the data packet stream generator synchronizes annotation data from the annotation source with a video signal from the video source in response to the timestamp information.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2000Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: GoldPocket Interactive, Inc.Inventors: Paul G. Milazzo, Jon Dakss, Karen Sarachik, Dan Katcher, V. Michael Bove, Jr.
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Patent number: 6944228Abstract: A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator. The encoder provides timestamp information to the data packet stream generator and the data packet stream generator synchronizes annotation data from the annotation source with a video signal from the video source in response to the timestamp information.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2000Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: Goldpocket Interactive, Inc.Inventors: Jon Dakss, Dan Katcher, V. Michael Bove, Jr.
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Publication number: 20020078446Abstract: The invention features a system and method for adding hyperlinked information to television broadcast system. The system includes a video source providing video information and an annotation system. The annotation system generates annotation data to be associated with the video information and generates annotation data timing information. The hyperlinked broadcast system also includes an augmented video information transmission generator that receives the annotation data, the video information, and the annotation data timing information. The augmented video information transmission generator generates an augmented video transmission signal including the annotation data, the annotation data timing information and the video information. In operation, the augmented video information transmission generator associates the video information with the annotation data using the annotation data timing information. A receiver displays the annotation information associated with the video signal on a frame by frame basis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2001Publication date: June 20, 2002Inventors: Jon Dakss, Paul G. Milazzo, Karen Sarachik, Dan Katcher, V. Michael Bove
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Publication number: 20020049983Abstract: A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form, using timing information to identify the frame with which the information is associated. The system comprising a video source and an encoder that produces a transport stream in communication with the video source, an annotation source, a data packet stream generator that produces encoded annotation data packets in communication with the annotation source and the encoder, and a multiplexer system in communication with the encoder and the data packet stream generator. The encoder provides timestamp information to the data packet stream generator and the data packet stream generator synchronizes annotation data from the annotation source with a video signal from the video source in response to the timestamp information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2000Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventors: V. Michael Bove, Jon Dakss, Paul Milazzo, Dan Katcher