Patents by Inventor Daniel B. Donnelly

Daniel B. Donnelly 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: 9456168
    Abstract: The availability of a new information service is publicized by displaying an icon in an EPG when the presence of a new information service is detected. A list of new services is then displayed responsive to a user command. When one of the new services is displayed instead of the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel B. Donnelly
  • Publication number: 20150143399
    Abstract: The availability of a new information service is publicized by displaying an icon in an EPG when the presence of a new information service is detected. A list of new services is then displayed responsive to a user command. When one of the new services is displayed instead of the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Daniel B. Donnelly
  • Patent number: 8955017
    Abstract: The availability of a new information service is publicized by displaying an icon in an EPG when the presence of a new information service is detected. A list of new services is then displayed responsive to a user command. When one of the new services is displayed instead of the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel B. Donnelly
  • Publication number: 20120198498
    Abstract: The availability of a new information service is publicized by displaying an icon in an EPG when the presence of a new information service is detected. A list of new services is then displayed responsive to a user command. When one of the new services is displayed instead of the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Starsight Telecast
    Inventor: Daniel B. Donnelly
  • Patent number: 8015582
    Abstract: The availability of a new information service is publicized by displaying an icon in an EPG when the presence of a new information service is detected. A list of new services is then displayed responsive to a user command. When one of the new services is displayed instead of the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Starsight Telecast, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel B. Donnelly
  • Publication number: 20100146532
    Abstract: The availability of a new information service is publicized by displaying an icon in an EPG when the presence of a new information service is detected. A list of new services is then displayed responsive to a user command. When one of the new services is displayed instead of the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Starsight Telecast, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel B. Donnelly
  • Patent number: 7620968
    Abstract: The availability of a new information service is publicized by displaying an icon in an EPG when the presence of a new information service is detected. A list of new services is then displayed responsive to a user command. When one of the new services is displayed instead of the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Starsight Telecast, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel B. Donnelly
  • Publication number: 20020199192
    Abstract: The availability of a new information service is publicized by displaying an icon in an EPG when the presence of a new information service is detected. A list of new services is then displayed responsive to a user command. When one of the new services is displayed instead of the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: StarSight Telecast, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel B. Donnelly
  • Patent number: 6460181
    Abstract: The availability of a new information service is publicized by displaying an icon in an EPG when the presence of a new information service is detected. A list of new services is then displayed responsive to a user command. When one of the new services is selected from the list, a description of the selected new service is displayed instead of the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Starsight Telecast, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel B. Donnelly