Patents by Inventor Harold Krisbergh

Harold Krisbergh 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).

  • Access system and method for providing interactive access to an information source through a networked distribution system
    Patent number: 6477579
    Abstract: A system and method for accessing Internet-based and other information through a user television in a television distribution network enables a user to access and view information which is related to the programming content of a currently viewed television broadcast. This concept, known as channel hyperlinking, enables a television viewer to download Internet Web pages, and the like, which are related to a currently viewed advertisement, program, newscast, etc. To facilitate channel hyperlinking, each user of the system sends channel hyperlink requests through an upstream channel to a network headend by actuating a hyperlink button on a television remote control, for example. The network headend is interfaced to the Internet by means of an Internet Service Provider (ISP), and downloads HTML Web page data from the Internet to the requesting user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: WorldGate Service, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard Kunkel, Harold Krisbergh, Aaron Grosky, Jae Hea Edward Lee, Joseph E. Augenbraun
  • Access system and method for providing interactive access to an information source through a networked distribution system
    Patent number: 5961603
    Abstract: A system and method for accessing Internet-based and other information through a user television in a television distribution network enables a user to access and view information which is related to the programming content of a currently viewed television broadcast. This concept, known as channel hyperlinking, enables a television viewer to download Internet Web pages, and the like, which are related to a currently viewed advertisement, program, newscast, etc. To facilitate channel hyperlinking, each user of the system sends channel hyperlink requests through an upstream channel to a network headend by actuating a hyperlink button on a television remote control, for example. The network headend is interfaced to the Internet by means of an Internet Service Provider (ISP), and downloads HTML Web page data from the Internet to the requesting user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: WorldGate Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard Kunkel, Harold Krisbergh, Aaron Grosky, Jae Hea Edward Lee, Joseph E. Augenbraun