Patents by Inventor Dennis Lee Cake

Dennis Lee Cake 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).

  • Apparatus and method for providing program guide with channel signal strength
    Patent number: 8799946
    Abstract: An apparatus provides an on-screen program guide that includes information indicating channel signal strength. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a memory operative to store data related to the program guide, and a processor operative to enable display of the program guide using the stored data. The program guide includes a plurality of program titles. The processor determines a program title pointed to by a pointer and determines a channel associated with the determined program title. Signal strength of the determined channel is displayed along with the program guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventor: Dennis Lee Cake
  • Apparatus and Method for Providing Program Guide With Channel Signal Strength
    Publication number: 20090100467
    Abstract: An apparatus provides an on-screen program guide that includes information indicating channel signal strength. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a memory operative to store data related to the program guide, and a processor operative to enable display of the program guide using the stored data. The program guide includes a plurality of program titles. The processor determines a program title pointed to by a pointer and determines a channel associated with the determined program title. Signal strength of the determined channel is displayed along with the program guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventor: Dennis Lee Cake