Patents by Inventor Gregory DePrez

Gregory DePrez 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).

  • Programming distribution system
    Patent number: 7950040
    Abstract: A method is provided for distributing programming. A first set of programs is transmitted in real time according to a schedule of programming. A second set of programs is stored on a server, with at least one of the first set of programs having a counterpart in the second set of programs. A request from a user for program control over one of the programs in the first set of programs is detected. A determination whether the requested program has a counterpart program stored on the server is made. If so, the counterpart program form the server is played under the control of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Starz Entertainment, LLC
    Inventors: John J. Sie, Ganesh Basawapatna, Martin F. Sabraw, Gregory DePrez
  • PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070240193
    Abstract: A method is provided for distributing programming. A first set of programs is transmitted in real time according to a schedule of programming. A second set of programs is stored on a server, with at least one of the first set of programs having a counterpart in the second set of programs. A request from a user for program control over one of the programs in the first set of programs is detected. A determination whether the requested program has a counterpart program stored on the server is made. If so, the counterpart program form the server is played under the control of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: Starz Entertainment, LLC
    Inventors: John Sie, Ganesh Basawapatna, Martin Sabraw, Gregory Deprez