Patents by Inventor Iain Duncumb

Iain Duncumb 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 of constructing and handling requests for data files
    Patent number: 11671192
    Abstract: A method of constructing and handling a request for a desired data file relating to a broadcast segment of a broadcast signal is described. The method comprises receiving an information signal at a receiving device. The information signal comprises at least a data element, and the data element relates to a segment of the broadcast signal. The method also comprises presenting the data element to a user interface of the receiving device, obtaining a user selection of the data element from the user interface, and constructing and transmitting a request for the desired data file relating to the selected data element, the request including an identifier relating to the desired data file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: UBC Media Group PLC
    Inventors: Simon Andrew Cole, Iain Duncumb
  • Method of Constructing and Handling Requests for Data Files
    Publication number: 20170310408
    Abstract: A method of constructing and handling a request for a desired data file relating to a broadcast segment of a broadcast signal is described. The method comprises receiving an information signal at a receiving device. The information signal comprises at least a data element, and the data element relates to a segment of the broadcast signal. The method also comprises presenting the data element to a user interface of the receiving device, obtaining a user selection of the data element from the user interface, and constructing and transmitting a request for the desired data file relating to the selected data element, the request including an identifier relating to the desired data file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Simon Andrew COLE, Iain DUNCUMB
  • METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING AND HANDLING REQUESTS FOR DATA FILES
    Publication number: 20100063931
    Abstract: A method of constructing and handling a request for a desired data file relating to a broadcast segment of a broadcast signal is described. The method comprises receiving an information signal at a receiving device. The information signal comprises at least a data element, and the data element relates to a segment of the broadcast signal. The method also comprises presenting the data element to a user interface of the receiving device, obtaining a user selection of the data element from the user interface, and constructing and transmitting a request for the desired data file relating to the selected data element, the request including an identifier relating to the desired data file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: UBC MEDIA GROUP PLC
    Inventors: Simon Andrew Cole, Iain Duncumb