Patents by Inventor Jason S. Ferrara

Jason S. Ferrara 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).

  • SURF MODE FOR STREAMED CONTENT
    Publication number: 20210243504
    Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards a surf mode of operation for streaming content such as video content, in which different content is arranged as different channels though which a user can surf by changing the streaming channels. The starting times of the different content can be staggered. Aspects comprise streaming first content corresponding to a first interactively selectable streaming channel to an output device, receiving a change request to change to a second interactively selectable streaming channel, and in response to the receiving the change request, streaming second content corresponding to the second interactively selectable streaming channel to the output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Jason S. Ferrara, Brandon C. Furtwangler, Cathrynn E. Toshach
  • Surf mode for streamed content
    Patent number: 11006182
    Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards a surf mode of operation for streaming content such as video content, in which different content is arranged as different channels though which a user can surf by changing the streaming channels. The starting times of the different content can be staggered. Aspects comprise streaming first content corresponding to a first interactively selectable streaming channel to an output device, receiving a change request to change to a second interactively selectable streaming channel, and in response to the receiving the change request, streaming second content corresponding to the second interactively selectable streaming channel to the output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: HOME BOX OFFICE, INC.
    Inventors: Jason S. Ferrara, Brandon C. Furtwangler, Cathrynn E. Toshach
  • SURF MODE FOR STREAMED CONTENT
    Publication number: 20200059698
    Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards a surf mode of operation for streaming content such as video content, in which different content is arranged as different channels though which a user can surf by changing the streaming channels. The starting times of the different content can be staggered. Aspects comprise streaming first content corresponding to a first interactively selectable streaming channel to an output device, receiving a change request to change to a second interactively selectable streaming channel, and in response to the receiving the change request, streaming second content corresponding to the second interactively selectable streaming channel to the output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Jason S. Ferrara, Brandon C. Furtwangler, Cathrynn E. Toshach