Patents by Inventor E. Paul Sartain

E. Paul Sartain 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).

  • Interactive video system
    Patent number: 6124854
    Abstract: The present invention distributes digital video programs to a predetermined group of subscribers. The video programs are converted into a digital format in a central site (100) and then distributed to a remote site (110). Identification information for the digital video programs is broadcast to the group of subscribers. Each of the subscribers has the option of selecting one of the digital video programs for broadcast to the group. A continuous program which includes the digital video programs is broadcast to the group of subscribers or displayed on televisions (130-133). The order of the selected digital video programs within the continuous program is based at least in part on when the subscriber selections are received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: The Box Worldwide LLC
    Inventors: E. Paul Sartain, Ronald Arthur Linares, Armondo R. Rivero
  • Interactive video system
    Patent number: 5914712
    Abstract: The present invention distributes digital video programs to a predetermined group of subscribers. The video programs are converted into a digital format in a central site (100) and then distributed to a remote site (110). Identification information for the digital video programs is broadcast to the group of subscribers. Each of the subscribers has the option of selecting one of the digital video programs for broadcast to the group. A continuous program which includes the digital video programs is broadcast to the group of subscribers or displayed on televisions (130-133). The order of the selected digital video programs within the continuous program is based at least in part on when the subscriber selections are received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Video Jukebox Network, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Paul Sartain, Ronald Arthur Linares, Armando R. Rivero