Patents by Inventor Edward Snodgrass

Edward Snodgrass 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).

  • Publication number: 20240406484
    Abstract: A media receiving device receives media programmes with associated interactive services, a selected one of which can be triggered by a user pressing a selected one of a plurality of interactive buttons. The media receiving device is provided with a remote control having fewer than said plurality of interactive buttons, and preferably only one such interactive button. The media receiving device maps the interactive button pressed on the remote control to a selected virtual button, based for example on contextual information available to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Sky CP Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Davies, Edward Snodgrass, William Howe
  • Patent number: 9380341
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for a touchscreen device. The method includes presenting a program guide. The program guide includes a cell associated with a content item. The cell is selected in response to a first user input. The method also includes determining, in response to a second user input, a number of content occurrences of the content item to record based on a length of the second user input. The second user input includes a rightward movement. Additionally, the method includes scheduling the content item to be recorded for the number of content occurrences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Hill, Laura O'Donnell, Clayton Alexander Thomson, Nicholas Edward Snodgrass, Roger Yeh
  • Patent number: 9081939
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a content workflow include, for example, various embodiments for ascribing metadata and processing media assets such as video, audio, and the like for ingestion into a media delivery platform. The content workflow can be implemented in a client/server environment where media assets can be ingested and processed electronically. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for operating a system includes receiving, via the system, a metadata file for at least one of audio and video content represented by a title, the metadata file including a provider identification; and generating, via the system and in response to the provider identification, one or more software elements representing one or more rules for distributing the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventor: Nicholas Edward Snodgrass
  • Publication number: 20150003815
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for a touchscreen device. The method includes presenting a program guide. The program guide includes a cell associated with a content item. The cell is selected in response to a first user input. The method also includes determining, in response to a second user input, a number of content occurrences of the content item to record based on a length of the second user input. The second user input includes a rightward movement. Additionally, the method includes scheduling the content item to be recorded for the number of content occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Hill, Laura O'Donnell, Clayton Alexander Thomson, Nicholas Edward Snodgrass, Roger Yeh
  • Patent number: D642999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: British Sky Broadcasting Limited
    Inventors: Chi Sheung Wan, Edward Snodgrass
  • Patent number: D648690
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: British Sky Broadcasting Limited
    Inventors: Edward Snodgrass, Chi Wan
  • Patent number: D992516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Sky CP Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Weightman, Anthony Davies, Edward Snodgrass
  • Patent number: D999191
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Sky CP Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Weightman, Anthony Davies, Edward Snodgrass
  • Patent number: D1038082
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Sky CP Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Weightman, Anthony Davies, Edward Snodgrass
  • Patent number: D1042377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Sky CP Limited
    Inventors: Edward Snodgrass, Anthony Davies, William Howe, Christopher Weightman
  • Patent number: D1043596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Sky CP Limited
    Inventors: Edward Snodgrass, Anthony Davies, William Howe, Christopher Weightman
  • Patent number: D1047985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Sky CP Limited
    Inventors: Edward Snodgrass, Anthony Davies, William Howe, Christopher Weightman
  • Patent number: D1051870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Sky CP Limited
    Inventors: Edward Snodgrass, Anthony Davies, William Howe, Christopher Weightman