Patents by Inventor Henry Forson

Henry Forson 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 generating television program guides utilizing icons
    Patent number: 5828419
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an on-screen television program guide. The apparatus generates a program guide including program source information and program event information for a plurality of program sources. The apparatus also generates and displays icons adjacent the program event information that represent a match between content information for a program event and selection criteria entered by a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics
    Inventors: Jeff Bruette, Matthew Mohebbi, Henry Forson
  • Method and apparatus for navigating an on-screen program guide
    Patent number: 5751372
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating and navigating an on-screen program guide comprising current and future scheduling information for a plurality of different program sources. The method comprises the steps of entering a date and a time which defines a reference time for the on-screen program guide, and generating the on-screen program guide containing scheduling information for the plurality of different program sources including the user-entered reference time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics
    Inventor: Henry Forson