Patents by Inventor Eric C. Watterson

Eric C. Watterson 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).

  • Providing interaction with broadcasted media content
    Patent number: 10726730
    Abstract: Providing interaction with media content includes broadcasting media content to a display device, associating a downloadable fitness program with the media content with synchronization indicators to synchronize the downloadable fitness program with the media content, and controlling an operational parameter of an exercise machine based on physical characteristics of an environment depicted in the media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric C. Watterson
  • Providing Interaction with Broadcasted Media Content
    Publication number: 20190080624
    Abstract: Providing interaction with media content includes broadcasting media content to a display device, associating a downloadable fitness program with the media content with synchronization indicators to synchronize the downloadable fitness program with the media content, and controlling an operational parameter of an exercise machine based on physical characteristics of an environment depicted in the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: Eric C. Watterson
  • Providing interaction with broadcasted media content
    Patent number: 10186161
    Abstract: Providing interaction with media content includes broadcasting media content to a display device, associating a downloadable fitness program with the media content with synchronization indicators to synchronize the downloadable fitness program with the media content, and controlling an operational parameter of an exercise machine based on physical characteristics of an environment depicted in the media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric C. Watterson
  • Providing Interaction with Broadcasted Media Content
    Publication number: 20160059079
    Abstract: Providing interaction with media content includes broadcasting media content to a display device, associating a downloadable fitness program with the media content with synchronization indicators to synchronize the downloadable fitness program with the media content, and controlling an operational parameter of an exercise machine based on physical characteristics of an environment depicted in the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Eric C. Watterson
  • Marketing Products in Dynamic Content
    Publication number: 20160063615
    Abstract: Marketing products includes implementing a purchase interface to be displayed with the dynamic content in a display screen of the display device, the purchase interface including a region associated with a product presented in the dynamic content; determining whether the region is selected; and initiating a task associated with purchasing the product based at least in part on the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Eric C. Watterson