Patents by Inventor Frank CONWAY

Frank CONWAY 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).

  • Patent number: 9063640
    Abstract: An electronic device with one or more processors, memory and a display obtains information about a first and second sequence of media items. The device plays an initially-displayed media item of the first sequence and while playing the initially-displayed media item in a respective region of the display, detects a media-change input. In response to the input, when the media-change input corresponds to movement in a first direction, the device ceases to play the initially-displayed media item in the respective region and plays a first media item that is adjacent to the initially-displayed media item in the first sequence. When the media-change input corresponds to movement in a second, different, direction, the device ceases to play the initially-displayed media item in the respective region of the display and plays a second media item in the respective region, where the second media item is from the second sequence of media items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: SPOTIFY AB
    Inventors: Eric Hoffert, Mike Berkley, Dejan Sormaz, Tobias Schneider, Frank Conway, Kevin Faaborg
  • Publication number: 20150113407
    Abstract: An electronic device with one or more processors, memory and a display obtains information about a first and second sequence of media items. The device plays an initially-displayed media item of the first sequence and while playing the initially-displayed media item in a respective region of the display, detects a media-change input. In response to the input, when the media-change input corresponds to movement in a first direction, the device ceases to play the initially-displayed media item in the respective region and plays a first media item that is adjacent to the initially-displayed media item in the first sequence. When the media-change input corresponds to movement in a second, different, direction, the device ceases to play the initially-displayed media item in the respective region of the display and plays a second media item in the respective region, where the second media item is from the second sequence of media items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Eric HOFFERT, Mike BERKLEY, Dejan SORMAZ, Tobias SCHNEIDER, Frank CONWAY, Kevin FAABORG
  • Publication number: 20140115634
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying instances of media programming available within a media distribution system. An exemplary method involves searching a listing of media programming available from a first content source using search criteria indicative of a desired media program to identify an instance of the desired media program available from the first content source, obtaining a target program identifier associated with the desired media program from that instance, identifying another instance of the desired media program in a second listing of media programming available from another content source using the target program identifier, and providing a combined search result that indicates availability of the desired media program from the content sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Sean Curtis, Frank Conway, David Charles Lankford, Deepak Jhalani, Ryan Case
  • Patent number: 8646013
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying instances of media programming available within a media distribution system. An exemplary method involves searching a listing of media programming available from a first content source using search criteria indicative of a desired media program to identify an instance of the desired media program available from the first content source, obtaining a target program identifier associated with the desired media program from that instance, identifying another instance of the desired media program in a second listing of media programming available from another content source using the target program identifier, and providing a combined search result that indicates availability of the desired media program from the content sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Curtis, Frank Conway, David Charles Lankford, Deepak Jhalani, Ryan Case
  • Publication number: 20130134255
    Abstract: A system to control flight of an aircraft includes a rotor blade, an actuator operably associated with the rotor blade, a controller operably associated with the actuator, and a flight control system. The flight control system having a subsystem adapted to modify a flight control limit of the aircraft based upon detection of an impending hazardous flight condition and a display showing available flight control limits provided by modification of design control limits based upon the detection of the impending hazardous flight condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Robert L. Fortenbaugh, Frank Conway, Jeffery S. Greenwood
  • Publication number: 20120278837
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying instances of content available within a media distribution system that is related to a media program being streamed, presented, displayed, viewed, or otherwise placeshifted from a media device to a client device communicating with or otherwise coupled to the media device over a network. An exemplary method involves obtaining an identifier, metadata, or other descriptive information associated with a media program being presented on a client device, identifying content related to the streamed media program available from a content source in the media distribution system using the identifier, the metadata, or the descriptive information, and providing indication of the related content on the client device in conjunction with the media program. In an exemplary embodiment, the media program is streamed from the media device to the client device using a connection established over the network to create or otherwise support a placeshifting session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Sean Curtis, Frank Conway
  • Publication number: 20120278844
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying instances of media programming available within a media distribution system. An exemplary method involves searching a listing of media programming available from a first content source using search criteria indicative of a desired media program to identify an instance of the desired media program available from the first content source, obtaining a target program identifier associated with the desired media program from that instance, identifying another instance of the desired media program in a second listing of media programming available from another content source using the target program identifier, and providing a combined search result that indicates availability of the desired media program from the content sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Sean Curtis, Frank Conway, David Charles Lankford, Deepak Jhalani, Ryan Case
  • Publication number: 20090157697
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing variable-length media clips based upon a received media stream. An exemplary system for providing media clips to users includes a database comprising a list of rules associated with a plurality of programs, as well as a first server and a second server. The first server receives information about a particular program being viewed by a media player and obtains rules from the database for the identified program that are transmitted to the media player. The second server receives a media clip of the particular program being viewed from the media player, wherein the media clip is created at the media player in accordance with the rules corresponding to the program, and subsequently makes the media clip available to the users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Frank CONWAY, Sean CURTIS, Brian J. GRIFFIN, Jason HIRSCHHORN, Brian LUCAS, Padmanabha R. RAO