Patents by Inventor Geoffrey A. Katz

Geoffrey A. Katz 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).

  • Combining Television Broadcast and Personalized/Interactive Information
    Publication number: 20130019260
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved method and system for interactive broadcast and web information browsing. In embodiments of the invention, web information is presented in conjunction with a broadcast television image, either at an edge of the image screen or overlaid with the image screen in an opaque, transparent or translucent image. The presented web information is fully interactive and can be interacted with by the user using all known features of interactive web presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: TVWORKS, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Weinstein, James E. Palmer, Tyler M. Johnson, James R. Fulker, Geoffrey A. Katz, Mark A. Vickers, Chee Yu
  • METHOD OF PROVIDING RENTAL AND PURCHASE MARKET FOR TEXTBOOKS
    Publication number: 20120030049
    Abstract: A method for renting a textbook from a seller through a rental and purchase exchange system, the method including the steps of: a provider computer monitoring seller sale list prices of textbooks; the provider computer collecting information on a value of the textbook listed for sale by the seller; the provider computer determining if the textbook listed for sale is rentable; if the textbook is rentable, the provider computer determining a rental price for the textbook for a determined period term of time and adding the rental price to the seller sale listing of the textbook; the provider computer determining if the textbook has been rented to a current renter; if the textbook has been rented to a renter, the provider computer sending instructions to the seller to ship the textbook to the current renter directly. A computer system, and computer program product are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: AKADEMOS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Jacobs, Geoffrey Katz
  • Combining television broadcast and personalized/interactive information
    Publication number: 20040148636
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved method and system for interactive broadcast and web information browsing. In embodiments of the invention, web information is presented in conjunction with a broadcast television image, either at an edge of the image screen or overlaid with the image screen in an opaque, transparent or translucent image. The presented web information is fully interactive and can be interacted with by the user using all known features of interactive web presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: LIBERATE TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Steven Weinstein, James E. Palmer, Tyler M. Johnson, James R. Fulker, Geoffrey A. Katz, Mark A. Vickers, Chee Yu
  • Combining television broadcast and personalized/interactive information
    Patent number: 6604242
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved method and system for interactive broadcast and web information browsing. In embodiments of the invention, web information is presented in conjunction with a broadcast television image, either at an edge of the image screen or overlaid with the image screen in an opaque, transparent or translucent image. The presented web information is fully interactive and can be interacted with by the user using all known features of interactive web presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Liberate Technologies
    Inventors: Steven Weinstein, James E. Palmer, Tyler M. Johnson, James R. Fulker, Geoffrey A. Katz, Mark A. Vickers, Chee Yu