Patents by Inventor Garard Kunkel

Garard Kunkel 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).

  • Systems and methods for video-rich navigation
    Patent number: 8752094
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed that provide a user with efficient video-rich navigation (VRN) of media assets in an interactive media guidance application, such as an interactive program guide. A user can select a displayed video asset and perform an action on the selectable video asset, for example, using a remote control. The manner in which the video assets are displayed and the actions enabled for the particular video assets are defined by screen data transmitted to the user equipment in a VRN data feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Garard Kunkel, Michael D Ellis, Robert A Knee, Jon P Radloff