Patents by Inventor Dan M. Phan

Dan M. Phan 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).

  • Methods and apparatuses for presenting content
    Patent number: 10372748
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for organizing audio/visual content and prefetching selected audio/visual content configured to be displayed to a user. In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses for presenting content identifies a preference corresponding to a user; detects a current display window; and prefetches at least one audio/visual content in response, in part, to the current display window and the preference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Eytchison, Dan M. Phan, Nisha Srinivasan, Ganesh B. Gopalakrishnana
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PRESENTING CONTENT
    Publication number: 20140289254
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for organizing audio/visual content and prefetching selected audio/visual content configured to be displayed to a user. In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses for presenting content identifies a preference corresponding to a user; detects a current display window; and prefetches at least one audio/visual content in response, in part, to the current display window and the preference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicants: Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Eytchison, Dan M. Phan, Nisha Srinivasan, Ganesh B. Gopalakrishnana
  • Methods and apparatus for determining an identity of a user
    Patent number: 8706677
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for determining the identity of the user detect a current user's electronic device activity pattern; compare the detected activity pattern against a plurality of user action identification profiles, wherein each user action identification profile is associated with a particular user; and use the comparing to identify the current user as being the particular user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Eytchison, Dan M Phan, Nisha Srinivasan, Saket Kumar
  • Methods and apparatus for presenting content
    Patent number: 8689113
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for organizing audio/visual content and prefetching selected audio/visual content configured to be displayed to a user. In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses for presenting content identifies a preference corresponding to a user; detects a current display window; and prefetches at least one audio/visual content in response, in part, to the current display window and the preference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, SonyElectronics Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Eytchison, Dan M. Phan, Nisha Srinivasan, Ganesh B. Gopalakrishnan
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AN IDENTITY OF A USER
    Publication number: 20090307182
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for determining the identity of the user detect a current user's electronic device activity pattern; compare the detected activity pattern against a plurality of user action identification profiles, wherein each user action identification profile is associated with a particular user; and use the comparing to identify the current user as being the particular user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Edward Eytchison, Dan M. Phan, Nisha Srinivasan, Saket Kumar
  • Methods and apparatus for determining an identity of a user
    Patent number: 7594121
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for determining the identity of the user detect a current user's electronic device activity pattern; compare the detected activity pattern against a plurality of user action identification profiles, wherein each user action identification profile is associated with a particular user; and use the comparing to identify the current user as being the particular user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Eytchison, Dan M. Phan, Nisha Srinivasan, Saket Kumar
  • Master content directory service server for providing a consolidated network-wide content directory
    Publication number: 20040193609
    Abstract: A master content directory service (CDS) provides a consolidated CDS which includes content listings representing all of the content within the network. A component of the master CDS functioning as a control point application periodically queries each CDS within the network in order to obtain the content listings for processing and inclusion within the master CDS. The component of the master CDS functioning as a control point application preferably also subscribes to each CDS within the network to receive notification of changes in content. Control point applications within the network access the consolidated master CDS to search content listings from all devices within the network. Preferably, the content itself is stored on the original device. When a control point application, accessing the master CDS, selects content for rendering, a communication is sent to the source device for the selected content. The selected content is then transmitted from the source device to the requesting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dan M. Phan, Edward Eytchison