Patents by Inventor Fred Tanzella

Fred Tanzella 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).

  • Media content device and system
    Patent number: 8090768
    Abstract: A device for obtaining media content from a source and storing the media content for subsequent playback. A response mechanism enables a listener to generate response information associated with particular media content that is being rendered by the device. This response information can be delivered to a third party system for triggering the performance of specific actions related to the media content. A content system interfaces to the device and to the Internet. The content system obtains media content from one or more sources via the Internet and delivers the content to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Inventors: Sam Johnson, Eric A. Toops, Fred Tanzella
  • MEDIA CONTENT DEVICE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090030978
    Abstract: A device for obtaining media content from a source and storing the media content for subsequent playback. A response mechanism enables a listener to generate response information associated with particular media content that is being rendered by the device. This response information can be delivered to a third party system for triggering the performance of specific actions related to the media content. A content system interfaces to the device and to the Internet. The content system obtains media content from one or more sources via the Internet and delivers the content to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Sam Johnson, Eric A. Toops, Fred Tanzella
  • System for and method of implementing a closed loop response architecture for electronic commerce
    Patent number: 7451177
    Abstract: A closed loop system for and method of delivering information obtained from an information content source to a playback device and to receive response information related to the information content. The system comprises an information source (710), a mobile-content server (735) and a playback device (755). The mobile content server (735) comprises a web site, a database, and a server application. The web site interfaces to the information content source (710) and is available for access by a user. The database stores, among other things, user information. The server application operates on the mobile-content server (735) and enables the mobile-content server (735) to: retrieve the user information from the database; retrieve content segments or programming information from the information content source (710); deliver the content segments or programming information to the playback device (755) to the client platform; and receive response information from the playback device (755).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Avintaquin Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Sam Johnson, Eric A. Toops, Fred Tanzella