Patents by Inventor Erin Patrice Benjamin

Erin Patrice Benjamin 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).

  • Viewer Interface for a Content Delivery System
    Publication number: 20130014159
    Abstract: A viewer interface for a content delivery system is described. In one embodiment, a method for displaying programming content described. This method, occurring in a receiver controller, includes receiving a user identification from an user interface device; in response to the user identification, activating an interactive graphical display personalized for a viewer identified by the user identification; and displaying, in the interactive graphical display, a menu of programming content that can be personalized for the viewer according to the viewer's viewing preferences, wherein the programming content can be received from at least one of a broadcast transmission and unicast transmission. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Philip R. WISER, David ALLRED, Erin Patrice BENJAMIN, James Vincent BURMEISTER, Yagyensh C. PATI, Perry SIMON, Michael YOUSSEFMIR
  • Viewer interface for a content delivery system
    Publication number: 20100031162
    Abstract: A viewer interface for a content delivery system is described. In one embodiment, a method for displaying programming content described. This method, occurring in a receiver controller, includes receiving a user identification from an user interface device; in response to the user identification, activating an interactive graphical display personalized for a viewer identified by the user identification; and displaying, in the interactive graphical display, a menu of programming content that can be personalized for the viewer according to the viewer's viewing preferences, wherein the programming content can be received from at least one of a broadcast transmission and unicast transmission. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Philip R. Wiser, David Allred, Erin Patrice Benjamin, James Vincent Burmeister, Yagyensh C. Pati, Perry Simon, Michael Youssefmir