Patents by Inventor Don Ball

Don Ball 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).

  • Distribution and interface for multimedia content and associated context
    Publication number: 20070156853
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods for distribution and interface for multimedia content and associated context are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving an input from a user for multimedia content through a multimedia device. The method includes transmitting the input to a multimedia content provider. The method also includes receiving a result of the input for multimedia content from the multimedia content provider, into the multimedia device. The method includes receiving a context for the result that includes identification of other multimedia content that can be retrieved, into the multimedia device. The method also includes displaying the result and the context together on a display of the multimedia device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: George Hipp, Wade Fenn, Jason Tell, John Moberg, Lori Baker, Don Ball, John Golden, Amy Narum