Patents by Inventor Flemming R. Hansen

Flemming R. Hansen 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: 20210019779
    Abstract: A user receiving device including at least one transceiver module, an output module, a control module, and a transaction module. The at least one transceiver module is configured to receive an ad or an offer transmitted from at least one backend device to the user receiving device. The offer is directed to a product and/or service referred to in the ad. The output module is configured to display the ad or the offer on a display. The display is connected to the user receiving device. The at least one transceiver module is configured to receive a response signal transmitted from a mobile device to the user receiving device. The response signal is in response to the offer. The transaction module is configured to perform a transaction between the at least one backend device and a user of the mobile device based on the response signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall M. Desmond, Flemming R. Hansen, Eswari Panchal, Vanessa K. Jupe
  • Patent number: 10839416
    Abstract: A user receiving device including at least one transceiver module, an output module, a control module, and a transaction module. The at least one transceiver module is configured to receive an ad or an offer transmitted from at least one backend device to the user receiving device. The offer is directed to a product and/or service referred to in the ad. The output module is configured to display the ad or the offer on a display. The display is connected to the user receiving device. The at least one transceiver module is configured to receive a response signal transmitted from a mobile device to the user receiving device. The response signal is in response to the offer. The transaction module is configured to perform a transaction between the at least one backend device and a user of the mobile device based on the response signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall M. Desmond, Flemming R. Hansen, Eswari Panchal, Vanessa K. Jupe
  • Patent number: 10824221
    Abstract: A system and method for operating system includes a first user device, a second user device, and a first device having a controller and a first database storing a first data object of a first type of data associated therewith and a second database storing a second data object of a second type of data associated therewith different than the first type of data. The second database is accessible separately from and simultaneously with the first database. The second data object forms a second portion of a display. The controller has an application interface selecting a selected database from the first, second database or both and separately and simultaneously accessing the first and second database based on the first user input command and the second user input command to obtain stored data and separately and simultaneously communicating stored data to the first user device and to the second user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo Wu, Huy Q. Tran, Flemming R. Hansen, Peter Leong, Eric H. Chang, Gordon H. Chen
  • Patent number: 10334298
    Abstract: A system and method for searching using a user device that includes a memory and an event table formation module forming an event table in the memory having event objects comprising an event time and container object identifier for each program event. The user device includes a user interface that generates search criteria associated with a content type. A search module forms a search window based on the content type, searches for event objects within the event table by comparing the event time and the search window, determines content data based from the container object associated with the event object, and displays content data on a display associated with the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Leong, Flemming R. Hansen
  • Publication number: 20180314320
    Abstract: A system and method for operating system includes a first user device, a second user device, and a first device having a controller and a first database storing a first data object of a first type of data associated therewith and a second database storing a second data object of a second type of data associated therewith different than the first type of data. The second database is accessible separately from and simultaneously with the first database. The second data object forms a second portion of a display. The controller has an application interface selecting a selected database from the first, second database or both and separately and simultaneously accessing the first and second database based on the first user input command and the second user input command to obtain stored data and separately and simultaneously communicating stored data to the first user device and to the second user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo Wu, Huy Q. Tran, Flemming R. Hansen, Peter Leong, Eric H. Chang, Gordon H. Chen
  • Patent number: 10048745
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a user device includes a receiver that receives a first data object and a second data object. A first memory stores the first data object and a second memory stores the second data object. The second memory is separate from the first memory. A user interface module generates a user input command. An application interface selects a memory location from the first memory or the second memory and obtaining stored data from the first memory or the second memory based on the user input commands. A display displays the stored data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo Wu, Huy Q. Tran, Flemming R. Hansen, Peter Leong, Eric H. Chang, Gordon H. Chen
  • Patent number: 9495415
    Abstract: A system and method for searching for content in a user device includes a receiver receiving a plurality of data objects. The user device includes a search module comprising a parsing module parsing search data from the plurality of data objects and a memory interface module storing search data within a memory of the user device. The search module comprises a search performance module searching the search data in response to a search query. The search module comprises a search results module generating search results from the search data. The user device is associated with a display that displays the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Arsenault, Eric J. Bennett, Eric H. Chang, Gordon H. Chen, Kenny C. Chen, Justin T. Dick, Flemming R. Hansen, Yoonjung Kim, Peter Leong, Andrew J. Schneider, Jeffrey L. Sharkey, Marcin Spatzier, Huy Q. Tran, Melissa H. Tullues, Leo Wu
  • Publication number: 20120054211
    Abstract: A system and method for searching for content in a user device includes a receiver receiving a plurality of data objects. The user device includes a search module comprising a parsing module parsing search data from the plurality of data objects and a memory interface module storing search data within a memory of the user device. The search module comprises a search performance module searching the search data in response to a search query. The search module comprises a search results module generating search results from the search data. The user device is associated with a display that displays the search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Arsenault, Eric J. Bennett, Eric H. Chang, Gordon H. Chen, Kenny C. Chen, Justin T. Dick, Flemming R. Hansen, Yoonjung Kim, Peter Leong, Andrew J. Schneider, Jeffrey L. Sharkey, Marcin Spatzier, Huy Q. Tran, Melissa H. Tullues, Leo Wu