Patents by Inventor Daniel S. Dunnam
Daniel S. Dunnam 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: 9807463Abstract: An exemplary method includes a media program guide system 1) providing, for display on a display screen, a media program guide user interface that includes a grid of cells representing scheduled-type media content and on-demand-type media content, and a selector window positioned relative to the grid of cells to select a cell included in the grid of cells, and 2) selectively configuring a feature of the selector window based on whether the cell selected by the selector window represents the scheduled-type media content or the on-demand-type media content. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Benny Devassykutty, Heath Stallings, Daniel S. Dunnam
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Patent number: 9075523Abstract: An exemplary method includes a remote control emulation system directing a mobile device to display an emulation graphical user interface (“GUI”) on a display screen of the mobile device and directing the mobile device to emulate one or more user input devices by selectively positioning one or more interactive graphical depictions of one or more feature sets associated with the one or more user input devices within the emulation GUI. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Heath Stallings, Daniel S. Dunnam, Nathan J. Maxfield
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Publication number: 20150189388Abstract: An exemplary method includes a media program guide system 1) providing, for display on a display screen, a media program guide user interface that includes a grid of cells representing scheduled-type media content and on-demand-type media content, and a selector window positioned relative to the grid of cells to select a cell included in the grid of cells, and 2) selectively configuring a feature of the selector window based on whether the cell selected by the selector window represents the scheduled-type media content or the on-demand-type media content. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Benny Devassykutty, Heath Stallings, Daniel S. Dunnam
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Patent number: 8832745Abstract: An exemplary method includes a media content information system displaying, on a touch screen display, a first set of media content listings, a graphical representation of a timeline indicating a plurality of times, and a graphical selector to indicate a first position on the timeline, the first position corresponding to a first time within the plurality of times, detecting, a touch input provided by a user on the touch screen display to indicate a second position on the timeline, repositioning, in response to the touch input, the graphical selector to indicate the second position on the timeline, the second position corresponding to a second time within the plurality of times, identifying, a second set of media content listings associated with the second time, and dynamically replacing, the first set of media content listings with the second set of media content listings on the touch screen display.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Heath Stallings, Daniel S. Dunnam
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Patent number: 8443303Abstract: A method includes detecting an area of a touch screen that is touched by an instrument and determining a gesture corresponding to the area touched. The method further includes performing a crossover operation when it is determined that the gesture corresponds to a crossover gesture and displaying on the touch screen a content that includes a first child content and a second child content that is associated with the crossover operation, where the crossover operation includes navigating between the first child content to the second child content in response to the crossover gesture. The first child content is accessible via a first parent content and the second child content is accessible via a second parent content, and when navigating between the first child content to the second child content, the first parent content and the second parent content is not displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Daniel S. Dunnam, Heath Stallings
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Publication number: 20120159372Abstract: An exemplary method includes a remote control emulation system directing a mobile device to display an emulation graphical user interface (“GUI”) on a display screen of the mobile device and directing the mobile device to emulate one or more user input devices by selectively positioning one or more interactive graphical depictions of one or more feature sets associated with the one or more user input devices within the emulation GUI. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing, Inc.Inventors: Heath Stallings, Daniel S. Dunnam, Nathan J. Maxfield
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Publication number: 20120060188Abstract: An exemplary method includes a media content information system displaying, on a touch screen display, a first set of media content listings, a graphical representation of a timeline indicating a plurality of times, and a graphical selector to indicate a first position on the timeline, the first position corresponding to a first time within the plurality of times, detecting, a touch input provided by a user on the touch screen display to indicate a second position on the timeline, repositioning, in response to the touch input, the graphical selector to indicate the second position on the timeline, the second position corresponding to a second time within the plurality of times, identifying, a second set of media content listings associated with the second time, and dynamically replacing, the first set of media content listings with the second set of media content listings on the touch screen display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2010Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Heath Stallings, Daniel S. Dunnam
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Publication number: 20100162180Abstract: A method includes detecting an area of a touch screen that is touched by an instrument and determining a gesture corresponding to the area touched. The method further includes performing a crossover operation when it is determined that the gesture corresponds to a crossover gesture and displaying on the touch screen a content that includes a first child content and a second child content that is associated with the crossover operation, where the crossover operation includes navigating between the first child content to the second child content in response to the crossover gesture. The first child content is accessible via a first parent content and the second child content is accessible via a second parent content, and when navigating between the first child content to the second child content, the first parent content and the second parent content is not displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Verizon Data Services LLCInventors: Daniel S. Dunnam, Heath Stallings