Patents by Inventor Geoffrey R. Smith
Geoffrey R. Smith 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: 11412288Abstract: A system or method selects among multiple tuners to tune a particular channel. A request is received to tune a first channel. In response to this request, a first tuner is assigned to tune the first channel. A request is received to tune a second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is not being recorded, the first tuner is assigned to tune the second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is being recorded, the second tuner is assigned to tune the second channel.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Geoffrey R. Smith
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Publication number: 20200344513Abstract: A system or method selects among multiple tuners to tune a particular channel. A request is received to tune a first channel. In response to this request, a first tuner is assigned to tune the first channel. A request is received to tune a second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is not being recorded, the first tuner is assigned to tune the second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is being recorded, the second tuner is assigned to tune the second channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Geoffrey R. Smith
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Patent number: 10757465Abstract: A system or method selects among multiple tuners to tune a particular channel. A request is received to tune a first channel. In response to this request, a first tuner is assigned to tune the first channel. A request is received to tune a second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is not being recorded, the first tuner is assigned to tune the second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is being recorded, the second tuner is assigned to tune the second channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Rovi Technologies CorporationInventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Geoffrey R. Smith
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Publication number: 20180176626Abstract: A system or method selects among multiple tuners to tune a particular channel. A request is received to tune a first channel. In response to this request, a first tuner is assigned to tune the first channel. A request is received to tune a second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is not being recorded, the first tuner is assigned to tune the second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is being recorded, the second tuner is assigned to tune the second channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Geoffrey R. Smith
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Patent number: 9854293Abstract: A system or method selects among multiple tuners to tune a particular channel. A request is received to tune a first channel. In response to this request, a first tuner is assigned to tune the first channel. A request is received to tune a second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is not being recorded, the first tuner is assigned to tune the second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is being recorded, the second tuner is assigned to tune the second channel.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Rovi Technologies CorporationInventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Geoffrey R. Smith
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Publication number: 20150245089Abstract: A system or method selects among multiple tuners to tune a particular channel. A request is received to tune a first channel. In response to this request, a first tuner is assigned to tune the first channel. A request is received to tune a second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is not being recorded, the first tuner is assigned to tune the second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is being recorded, the second tuner is assigned to tune the second channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Geoffrey R. Smith
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Patent number: 9084007Abstract: A system or method selects among multiple tuners to tune a particular channel. A request is received to tune a first channel. In response to this request, a first tuner is assigned to tune the first channel. A request is received to tune a second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is not being recorded, the first tuner is assigned to tune the second channel. If the program tuned by the first tuner is being recorded, the second tuner is assigned to tune the second channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2010Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Geoffrey R. Smith
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Patent number: 8966516Abstract: Set top box logs are received from a television provider and processed to identify channel tunes and channel tune times. The channel tunes and channel tune times of the log data can be compared to expected air times of television advertisements on channels, and an impression values, e.g., projected viewers, can be generated for each television advertisement.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, Iain Merrick, Michael A. Killianey, John Alastair Hawkins, Greg Hecht, Simon M. Rowe
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Publication number: 20140223458Abstract: Set top box logs are received from a television provider and processed to identify channel tunes and channel tune times. The channel tunes and channel tune times of the log data can be compared to expected air times of television advertisements on channels, and an impression values, e.g., projected viewers, can be generated for each television advertisement.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, Iain Merrick, Michael A. Killianey, John Alastair Hawkins, Greg Hecht, Simon M. Rowe
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Patent number: 8739199Abstract: Set top box logs are received from a television provider and processed to identify channel tunes and channel tune times. The channel tunes and channel tune times of the log data can be compared to expected air times of television advertisements on channels, and an impression values, e.g., projected viewers, can be generated for each television advertisement.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, Iain Merrick, Michael A. Killianey, John Alastair Hawkins, Greg Hecht, Simon M. Rowe
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Patent number: 8495682Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for panel surveys. In one aspect, a method include accessing television history data for viewing devices associated with panelists and that describes, for each viewing device, television advertisements that were presented by use of the viewing device; a proper subset of panelists are selected based on the determinations of television advertisements that were presented and television advertisements that were not presented by use of the viewing device associated with the panelists, and for each of the selected panelists, a survey for the panelist is generated, the survey including one or more questions, each of the questions having been selected based on the television advertisements that were presented and television advertisements that were not presented by use of the viewing device associated with the panelist.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Timothy M. Dierks, Geoffrey R. Smith, Pradipta Mitra
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Patent number: 8438591Abstract: Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are identified. Content items that are aired during a time period defined by the corresponding tune times can be adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, Kaustuv, Daniel J. Zigmond, Jay Shrauner, John Alastair Hawkins, Simon M. Rowe, Michael A. Killianey, Yaroslav Volovich, Iain Merrick
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Publication number: 20120124619Abstract: Set top box logs are received from a television provider and processed to identify channel tunes and channel tune times. The channel tunes and channel tune times of the log data can be compared to expected air times of television advertisements on channels, and an impression values, e.g., projected viewers, can be generated for each television advertisement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2012Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Simon M. Rowe, Iain Merrick, Michael A. Killianey, John Alastair Hawkins, Greg Hecht, Geoffrey R. Smith
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Publication number: 20120072935Abstract: Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are identified. Content items that are aired during a time period defined by the corresponding tune times can be adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Geoffrey R. SMITH, KAUSTUV, Daniel J. ZIGMOND, Jay SHRAUNER, John Alastair HAWKINS, Simon M. ROWE, Michael A. KILLIANEY, Yaroslav VOLOVICH, Iain MERRICK
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Patent number: 8127325Abstract: Set top box logs are received from a television provider and processed to identify channel tunes and channel tune times. The channel tunes and channel tune times of the log data can be compared to expected air times of television advertisements on channels, and an impression values, e.g., projected viewers, can be generated for each television advertisement.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, Iain Merrick, Michael A. Killaney, John Alastair Hawkins, Greg Hecht, Simon Rowe
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Patent number: 8091101Abstract: Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are identified. Content items that are aired during a time period defined by the corresponding tune times can be adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2010Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, Kaustuv, Daniel J. Zigmond, Jay Shrauner, John Alastair Hawkins, Simon M. Rowe, Michael A. Killianey, Yaroslav Volovich, Iain Merrick
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Publication number: 20110239243Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for panel surveys. In one aspect, a method include accessing television history data for viewing devices associated with panelists and that describes, for each viewing device, television advertisements that were presented by use of the viewing device; a proper subset of panelists are selected based on the determinations of television advertisements that were presented and television advertisements that were not presented by use of the viewing device associated with the panelists, and for each of the selected panelists, a survey for the panelist is generated, the survey including one or more questions, each of the questions having been selected based on the television advertisements that were presented and television advertisements that were not presented by use of the viewing device associated with the panelist.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Timothy M. Dierks, Geoffrey R. Smith, Pradipta Mitra
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Patent number: 7944863Abstract: Accelerated channel change (ACC) strategies are described for supplying a client module with media information by transitioning between a first delivery of media information provided by first delivery functionality and a second delivery of media information provided by second delivery functionality without exceeding prescribed data rate limitations. The first delivery functionality can represent server-based functionality for delivering a unicast stream of media information at a data rate (or maximum data rate) of some excess amount over the nominal rate of delivery, starting at a selected location within the media information. The second delivery functionality can represent any functionality for delivering the media information at the data rate (or maximum data rate) of the nominal rate of delivery. A join interval separates the first delivery at the excess rate and the second delivery at the nominal rate.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2008Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, James A. Baldwin, Michael D. Dodd, Peter T. Barrett, David C. Clifford, Grant D. Mohr, Dustin L. Green
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Patent number: 7853969Abstract: Set top box logs are received from a television provider and processed to compensate for broadcast latency and generate normalized log data, e.g., log data that are indexed to a relative time. Channel tunes and the channel tune times of the normalized log data can be compared to expected air times of television advertisements on channels, and an impression values, e.g., projected viewers, can be generated for each television advertisement.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, Iain Merrick, Michael A. Killianey, John Alastair Hawkins, Greg Hecht, Simon Rowe
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Publication number: 20100262496Abstract: Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are identified. Content items that are aired during a time period defined by the corresponding tune times can be adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Geoffrey R. Smith, Kaustuv, Daniel J. Zigmond, Jay Shrauner, John Alastair Hawkins, Simon Rowe, Michael A. Killianey, Yaroslav Volovich, Iain Merrick