Patents by Inventor James C. Broadus

James C. Broadus 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).

  • Information access in user model-based interactive television
    Publication number: 20020184351
    Abstract: A user model for interactive television systems organizes access devices into households, with each access device in a household being logical extensions of each other. Each household can have multiple user objects, with each user object having its own independent configuration of attributes and data. Other access devices (if any) in the household automatically receive the configuration information of a new or reconfigured user object without any further action by the user. When a user adds a new access device to the household, the new access device automatically receives the configuration information of user objects already existing in the household, without any further action by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Anthony F. Istvan, James C. Broadus
  • User model for interactive television system
    Publication number: 20020152475
    Abstract: A user model for interactive television systems organizes access devices into households, with each access device in a household being logical extensions of each other. Each household can have multiple user objects, with each user object having its own independent configuration of attributes and data. Other access devices (if any) in the household automatically receive the information of a new or reconfigured user object without any further action by the user. When a user adds a new access device to the household, the new access device automatically receives the user object information of user objects already existing in the household, without any further action by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Anthony F. Istvan, James C. Broadus
  • Access device interface for user model-based interactive television
    Publication number: 20020152472
    Abstract: A user model for interactive television systems organizes access devices into households, with each access device in a household being logical extensions of each other. Each household can have multiple user objects, with each user object having its own independent configuration of attributes and data. Other access devices (if any) in the household automatically receive the configuration information of a new or reconfigured user object without any further action by the user. When a user adds a new access device to the household, the new access device automatically receives the configuration information of user objects already existing in the household, without any further action by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Anthony F. Istvan, James C. Broadus