Patents by Inventor Gong Szedo

Gong Szedo 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing electronic coupons
    Patent number: 7493636
    Abstract: Electronic coupons are provided for items comprising products and services. The coupon information is received along with broadcasts of associated television programs. Selected coupon modes alert a viewer when coupon information is available for an item. The viewer alert comprises displayed marks superimposed over the broadcast of the television program. The displayed marks comprise indicators for each item for which coupon data is available, and the indicators may be representative of the items to which the indicators correspond. The coupon information for a particular item is selected when the viewer selects the indicator corresponding to the item in which the viewer is interested. Upon selection, the coupon information is displayed along with the broadcast of the currently selected television program. Coupon information may be selected for storage on a removable recording medium along with data corresponding to the television program with which the coupon information is associated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation/Sony Electronic Inc.
    Inventors: Tadamasa Kitsukawa, Andrew M. Proehl, Gong Szedo, Keiichi Totsuka
  • Method and apparatus for providing advertising linked to a scene of a program
    Publication number: 20020059590
    Abstract: On-demand electronic advertising information is provided for items used in scenes of television programs. The advertising information is received along with broadcasts of associated television programs. Selected advertisement modes alert a viewer when advertising information is available for an item displayed in a scene of the television program broadcast. The viewer alert comprises displayed marks superimposed over the broadcast of the television program. The displayed marks comprise indicators for each item for which advertising data is available, and the indicators may be representative of the items to which the indicators correspond. The advertising information for a particular item is selected when the viewer selects the indicator corresponding to the item in which the viewer is interested. Upon selection, the advertising information is displayed along with the broadcast of the currently selected television program. The advertising information may be used to electronically order the associated item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: Sony Electronics
    Inventors: Tadamasa Kitsukawa, Andrew Proehl, Gong Szedo, Keiichi Totsuka
  • Method and apparatus for providing on-demand electronic advertising
    Patent number: 6282713
    Abstract: On-demand electronic advertising information is provided for items used in scenes of television programs. The advertising information is received along with broadcasts of associated television programs. Selected advertisement modes alert a viewer when advertising information is available for an item displayed in a scene of the television program broadcast. The viewer alert comprises displayed marks superimposed over the broadcast of the television program. The displayed marks comprise indicators for each item for which advertising data is available, and the indicators may be representative of the items to which the indicators correspond. The advertising information for a particular item is selected when the viewer selects the indicator corresponding to the item in which the viewer is interested. Upon selection, the advertising information is displayed along with the broadcast of the currently selected television program. The advertising information may be used to electronically order the associated item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadamasa Kitsukawa, Andrew Proehl, Gong Szedo, Keiichi Totsuka
  • Method and apparatus for providing on-demand electronic advertising
    Publication number: 20010013125
    Abstract: On-demand electronic advertising information is provided for items used in scenes of television programs. The advertising information is received along with broadcasts of associated television programs. Selected advertisement modes alert a viewer when advertising information is available for an item displayed in a scene of the television program broadcast. The viewer alert comprises displayed marks superimposed over the broadcast of the television program. The displayed marks comprise indicators for each item for which advertising data is available, and the indicators may be representative of the items to which the indicators correspond. The advertising information for a particular item is selected when the viewer selects the indicator corresponding to the item in which the viewer is interested. Upon selection, the advertising information is displayed along with the broadcast of the currently selected television program. The advertising information may be used to electronically order the associated item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tadamasa Kitsukawa, Andrew Proehl, Gong Szedo, Keiichi Totsuka