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).

  • Patent number: 9807463
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Benny Devassykutty, Heath Stallings, Daniel S. Dunnam
  • Patent number: 9075523
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Heath Stallings, Daniel S. Dunnam, Nathan J. Maxfield
  • Publication number: 20150189388
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Benny Devassykutty, Heath Stallings, Daniel S. Dunnam
  • Patent number: 8832745
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Heath Stallings, Daniel S. Dunnam
  • Patent number: 8443303
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel S. Dunnam, Heath Stallings
  • Publication number: 20120159372
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Heath Stallings, Daniel S. Dunnam, Nathan J. Maxfield
  • Publication number: 20120060188
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Heath Stallings, Daniel S. Dunnam
  • Publication number: 20100162180
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Verizon Data Services LLC
    Inventors: Daniel S. Dunnam, Heath Stallings