Patents by Inventor Gary Wilson Cox
Gary Wilson Cox 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).
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Patent number: 10321180Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: using, by a computing device, data associated with multiple elections to generate a set of ordered content items, wherein each content item of the set of ordered content items includes content associated with a respective one of the multiple elections, and wherein the set of ordered content items is used to generate a video stream representing video content; using, by a computing device, at least a portion of the data to make a determination that a status of one of the multiple elections satisfies each condition in a condition set; and based, at least in part, on the determination, while the video stream is being generated, modifying, by the computing device, the set of ordered content items, thereby causing the video content to be modified.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLCInventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Patent number: 10257552Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing device, a program schedule of a news program; accessing, by the computing device, data associated with an election; using, by the computing device, the accessed data to make a determination that a status of the election satisfies each condition in a condition set; responsive to making the determination that the status of the election satisfies each condition in the condition set, modifying, by the computing device, the program schedule at least by inserting into the program schedule a record that corresponds to the election; and displaying, by the computing device, the modified program schedule.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLCInventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Publication number: 20180255337Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: using, by a computing device, data associated with multiple elections to generate a set of ordered content items, wherein each content item of the set of ordered content items includes content associated with a respective one of the multiple elections, and wherein the set of ordered content items is used to generate a video stream representing video content; using, by a computing device, at least a portion of the data to make a determination that a status of one of the multiple elections satisfies each condition in a condition set; and based, at least in part, on the determination, while the video stream is being generated, modifying, by the computing device, the set of ordered content items, thereby causing the video content to be modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Patent number: 10070190Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing device, data associated with an election; using, by a computing device, the accessed data to determine a status associated with a voting option of the election; using, by the computing device, the determined status as a basis to select a content storage-location from among multiple content storage-locations, wherein each of the multiple content storage-locations corresponds with a respective content placeholder of a content template; and storing, by the computing device, in the selected content storage-location, (i) a content item associated with the voting option or (ii) a reference to the content item.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLCInventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Publication number: 20180205981Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing device, a program schedule of a news program; accessing, by the computing device, data associated with an election; using, by the computing device, the accessed data to make a determination that a status of the election satisfies each condition in a condition set; responsive to making the determination that the status of the election satisfies each condition in the condition set, modifying, by the computing device, the program schedule at least by inserting into the program schedule a record that corresponds to the election; and displaying, by the computing device, the modified program schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Patent number: 10003841Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: using, by a computing device, data associated with multiple elections to generate a set of ordered content items, wherein each content item of the set of ordered content items includes content associated with a respective one of the multiple elections, and wherein the set of ordered content items is used to generate a video stream representing video content; using, by a computing device, at least a portion of the data to make a determination that a status of one of the multiple elections satisfies each condition in a condition set; and based, at least in part, on the determination, while the video stream is being generated, modifying, by the computing device, the set of ordered content items, thereby causing the video content to be modified.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLCInventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Patent number: 9961385Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing device, a program schedule of a news program; accessing, by the computing device, data associated with an election; using, by the computing device, the accessed data to make a determination that a status of the election satisfies each condition in a condition set; responsive to making the determination that the status of the election satisfies each condition in the condition set, modifying, by the computing device, the program schedule at least by inserting into the program schedule a record that corresponds to the election; and displaying, by the computing device, the modified program schedule.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLCInventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Publication number: 20180115804Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing device, data associated with an election; using, by a computing device, the accessed data to determine a status associated with a voting option of the election; using, by the computing device, the determined status as a basis to select a content storage-location from among multiple content storage-locations, wherein each of the multiple content storage-locations corresponds with a respective content placeholder of a content template; and storing, by the computing device, in the selected content storage-location, (i) a content item associated with the voting option or (ii) a reference to the content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Patent number: 9883246Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing device, data associated with an election; using, by a computing device, the accessed data to determine a status associated with a voting option of the election; using, by the computing device, the determined status as a basis to select a content storage-location from among multiple content storage-locations, wherein each of the multiple content storage-locations corresponds with a respective content placeholder of a content template; and storing, by the computing device, in the selected content storage-location, (i) a content item associated with the voting option or (ii) a reference to the content item.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLCInventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Patent number: 9876967Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing system, data associated with an election; using, by the computing system, the accessed data to make a determination that a status of the election satisfies each condition in a condition set; based, at least in part, on the determination, selecting, by the computing system, a particular digital video-effect (DVE) template configured to facilitate generation of a DVE having a particular attribute; and executing, by the computing system, the selected DVE template, thereby causing the computing system to generate a video stream representing video content.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLCInventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Publication number: 20170230588Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing system, data associated with an election; using, by the computing system, the accessed data to make a determination that a status of the election satisfies each condition in a condition set; based, at least in part, on the determination, selecting, by the computing system, a particular digital video-effect (DVE) template configured to facilitate generation of a DVE having a particular attribute; and executing, by the computing system, the selected DVE template, thereby causing the computing system to generate a video stream representing video content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Patent number: 9674464Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing system, data associated with an election; using, by the computing system, the accessed data to make a determination that a status of the election satisfies each condition in a condition set; based, at least in part, on the determination, selecting, by the computing system, a particular digital video-effect (DVE) template configured to facilitate generation of a DVE having a particular attribute; and executing, by the computing system, the selected DVE template, thereby causing the computing system to generate a video stream representing video content.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLCInventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Publication number: 20170034582Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing device, data associated with an election; using, by a computing device, the accessed data to determine a status associated with a voting option of the election; using, by the computing device, the determined status as a basis to select a content storage-location from among multiple content storage-locations, wherein each of the multiple content storage-locations corresponds with a respective content placeholder of a content template; and storing, by the computing device, in the selected content storage-location, (i) a content item associated with the voting option or (ii) a reference to the content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Publication number: 20170034452Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing system, data associated with an election; using, by the computing system, the accessed data to make a determination that a status of the election satisfies each condition in a condition set; based, at least in part, on the determination, selecting, by the computing system, a particular digital video-effect (DVE) template configured to facilitate generation of a DVE having a particular attribute; and executing, by the computing system, the selected DVE template, thereby causing the computing system to generate a video stream representing video content.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Publication number: 20170034555Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing device, a program schedule of a news program; accessing, by the computing device, data associated with an election; using, by the computing device, the accessed data to make a determination that a status of the election satisfies each condition in a condition set; responsive to making the determination that the status of the election satisfies each condition in the condition set, modifying, by the computing device, the program schedule at least by inserting into the program schedule a record that corresponds to the election; and displaying, by the computing device, the modified program schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Publication number: 20170034556Abstract: In one aspect, an example method involves: using, by a computing device, data associated with multiple elections to generate a set of ordered content items, wherein each content item of the set of ordered content items includes content associated with a respective one of the multiple elections, and wherein the set of ordered content items is used to generate a video stream representing video content; using, by a computing device, at least a portion of the data to make a determination that a status of one of the multiple elections satisfies each condition in a condition set; and based, at least in part, on the determination, while the video stream is being generated, modifying, by the computing device, the set of ordered content items, thereby causing the video content to be modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventor: Gary Wilson Cox
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Publication number: 20160314130Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes receiving, by a computing device, first data representing first text; querying, by the computing device, a search engine using a first search-phrase, wherein the first search-phrase includes the represented first text; determining, by the computing device, that the search engine has suggested a second search-phrase based on the query, wherein the second search-phrase includes second text and is different from the first search-phrase; and responsive to determining that the search engine has suggested the second search-phrase based on the query, modifying, by the computing device, an electronic report by adding the first text to the electronic report.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventor: Gary Wilson Cox