Patents by Inventor James H. Knowles

James H. Knowles 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).

  • MULTIPLE INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140040943
    Abstract: A multiple Interactive Program Guide (IPG) system provides different television programming and different IPGs to several different users respectively. A single set-top box is capable of providing programming and scheduling data to several different television sets. Each of the different IPGs share a common database. Therefore, a first IPG being viewed by a first user can display data added or modified via a second IPG by a second user of the system. Furthermore, the data added or modified by the second user can influence the viewing rights of the first user. Also, all the competing and conflicting requests for limited resources, such as VCR scheduled recordings, will be brought to the users' attention and will be displayed by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Starsight Telecast, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Knowles, Kenneth David Johnson, Gordon Chang
  • Multiple interactive electronic program guide system and methods
    Patent number: 8566871
    Abstract: A multiple Interactive Program Guide (IPG) system provides different television programming and different IPGs to several different users respectively. A single set-top box is capable of providing programming and scheduling data to several different television sets. Each of the different IPGs share a common database. Therefore, a first IPG being viewed by a first user can display data added or modified via a second IPG by a second user of the system. Furthermore, the data added or modified by the second user can influence the viewing rights of the first user. Also, all the competing and conflicting requests for limited resources, such as VCR scheduled recordings, will be brought to the users' attention and will be displayed by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Starsight Telecast, Inc.
    Inventors: James H Knowles, Kenneth D Johnson, Gordon Chang
  • MULTIPLE INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20080134239
    Abstract: A multiple Interactive Program Guide (IPG) system provides different television programming and different IPGs to several different users respectively. A single set-top box is capable of providing programming and scheduling data to several different television sets. Each of the different IPGs share a common database. Therefore, a first IPG being viewed by a first user can display data added or modified via a second IPG by a second user of the system. Furthermore, the data added or modified by the second user can influence the viewing rights of the first user. Also, all the competing and conflicting requests for limited resources, such as VCR scheduled recordings, will be brought to the users' attention and will be displayed by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Starsight Telecast Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Knowles, Kenneth David Johnson, Gordon Chang
  • Multiple interactive electronic program guide system and methods
    Publication number: 20030079227
    Abstract: A multiple Interactive Program Guide (IPG) system provides different television programming and different IPGs to several different users respectively. A single set-top box is capable of providing programming and scheduling data to several different television sets. Each of the different IPGs share a common database. Therefore, a first IPG being viewed by a first user can display data added or modified via a second IPG by a second user of the system. Furthermore, the data added or modified by the second user can influence the viewing rights of the first user. Also, all the competing and conflicting requests for limited resources, such as VCR scheduled recordings, will be brought to the users' attention and will be displayed by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: Starsight Telecast, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Knowles, Kenneth David Johnson, Gordon Chang
  • Multiple interactive electronic program guide system and methods
    Patent number: 6505348
    Abstract: A multiple Interactive Program Guide (IPG) system provides different television programming and different IPGs to several different users respectively. A single set-top box is capable of providing programming and scheduling data to several different television sets. Each of the different IPGs share a common database. Therefore, a first IPG being viewed by a first user can display data added or modified via a second IPG by a second user of the system. Furthermore, the data added or modified by the second user can influence the viewing rights of the first user. Also, all the competing and conflicting requests for limited resources, such as VCR scheduled recordings, will be brought to the users' attention and will be displayed by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Starsight Telecast, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Knowles, Kenneth David Johnson, Gordon Chang