Patents by Inventor Hugh Rothman

Hugh Rothman 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 system for obtaining viewing data and providing content recommendations at a set top box
    Patent number: 10182259
    Abstract: A user device includes a viewer tracking module that tracks viewer events to form a viewer tracking log and a recommendation module that generates a timeslot viewing profile based on the viewer tracking log. The timeslot viewing profile includes television programs watched previously and a prioritized timeslot series profile determined by summing and prioritizing the count of a plurality of watched programs in a series. The recommendation module compares the timeslot viewing profile of available television programs during the timeslot, generates a first content recommendation list of available television programs, receives related content identifiers for related content that identify content that is available and is related to the television programs of the first content recommendation, and, based on the related content identifiers, generates a second content recommendation list including content that is available during the timeslot different from the first content recommendation list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Romulo Pontual, Sui-Ky Ringo Ling, Raynold M. Kahn, Robert G. Arsenault, Gordon H. Chen, Luke J. Crook, Jean Dumouchel, Hugh Rothman, Brad Rice
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING VIEWING DATA AND PROVIDING CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS AT A SET TOP BOX
    Publication number: 20180007432
    Abstract: A user device includes a viewer tracking module that tracks viewer events to form a viewer tracking log and a recommendation module that generates a timeslot viewing profile based on the viewer tracking log. The timeslot viewing profile includes television programs watched previously and a prioritized timeslot series profile determined by summing and prioritizing the count of a plurality of watched programs in a series. The recommendation module compares the timeslot viewing profile of available television programs during the timeslot, generates a first content recommendation list of available television programs, receives related content identifiers for related content that identify content that is available and is related to the television programs of the first content recommendation, and, based on the related content identifiers, generates a second content recommendation list including content that is available during the timeslot different from the first content recommendation list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Romulo PONTUAL, Sui-Ky Ringo LING, Raynold M. KAHN, Robert G. ARSENAULT, Gordon H. CHEN, Luke J. CROOK, Jean DUMOUCHEL, Hugh ROTHMAN, Brad RICE
  • Method and system for obtaining viewing data and providing content recommendations at a set top box
    Patent number: 9800929
    Abstract: A system and method for generating television recommendations includes a viewer tracking module that tracks viewer events to form a viewer tracking log. A recommendation module that determines a timeslot, generates a timeslot viewing profile based on the timeslot. The viewer tracking log corresponds to television programs watched previously at the user device during the timeslot. The recommendation module compares the timeslot viewing profile with available content for the timeslot and generates a content recommendation list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Romulo Pontual, Sui-Ky Ringo Ling, Raynold M. Kahn, Robert G. Arsenault, Gordon H. Chen, Luke J. Crook, Jean Dumouchel, Hugh Rothman, Brad Rice
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING VIEWING DATA AND PROVIDING CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS AT A SET TOP BOX
    Publication number: 20120331494
    Abstract: A system and method for generating television recommendations includes a viewer tracking module that tracks viewer events to form a viewer tracking log. A recommendation module that determines a timeslot, generates a timeslot viewing profile based on the timeslot. The viewer tracking log corresponds to television programs watched previously at the user device during the timeslot. The recommendation module compares the timeslot viewing profile with available content for the timeslot and generates a content recommendation list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Romulo Pontual, Sui-Ky Ringo Ling, Raynold M. Kahn, Robert G. Arsenault, Gordon H. Chen, Luke J. Crook, Jean Dumouchel, Hugh Rothman, Brad Rice