Patents by Inventor Jana J. Paquette

Jana J. Paquette 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).

  • Patent number: 6530082
    Abstract: A system and method provide sophisticated analysis of program viewership by executing interactive applications that generate responses describing the viewers' behavior. A broadcast server maintains a database of interactive applications each preferably associated with a program that will be broadcast. The interactive applications preferably include monitoring interactive applications that are configured to selectively monitor viewership, interactive application usage, and reception terminal usage. When the program is broadcast, the monitoring interactive application is inserted into the broadcast feed and delivered to a broadcast receiver such as a television set-top box. The broadcast receiver includes a processor, memory, and other hardware necessary to execute the interactive application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Wink Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric E. Del Sesto, Timothy V. Travaille, Christopher J. Michel, Jana J. Paquette