Patents by Inventor Jason Y Shimizu

Jason Y Shimizu 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 and system for automating advertising insertion and reconciliation
    Patent number: 9736516
    Abstract: A system and method for operating an ad extraction and reconciliation system for a broadcast system includes an extraction manager module that receives an advertisement schedule for an advertisement from an ad sales module. The system also includes a controller module that receives broadcast channel schedule data for broadcast channel signal from a broadcast channel system and generating an advertising content data request signal for advertising content data including an advertisement content identifier for the advertisement. The ad extraction manager module forms an advertisement insertion schedule having advertisement content identifier and an advertising insertion spot associated with the advertising content identifier. The controller communicates the advertisement insertion schedule to a broadcast scheduling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dien V. Nguyen, Joseph T. Hayes, Richard F. Purpura, Jason Y. Shimizu, James E. Yokers, Dennis N. Tan
  • Method and system for automating advertising insertion and reconciliation
    Patent number: 8799941
    Abstract: A system and method for operating an ad extraction and reconciliation system for a broadcast system includes an extraction manager module that receives an advertisement schedule for an advertisement from an ad sales module. The system also includes a controller module that receives broadcast channel schedule data for broadcast channel signal from a broadcast channel system and generating an advertising content data request signal for advertising content data including an advertisement content identifier for the advertisement. The ad extraction manager module forms an advertisement insertion schedule having advertisement content identifier and an advertising insertion spot associated with the advertising content identifier. The controller communicates the advertisement insertion schedule to a broadcast scheduling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dien V. Nguyen, Joseph T. Hayes, Richard F. Purpura, Jason Y. Shimizu, James E. Yokers, Dennis N. Tan
  • Method and system for initiating an emergency alert in a broadcast system
    Patent number: 8347328
    Abstract: A method and system for initiating an emergency alert in a broadcast system includes a broadcast operations channel management system providing a user alert user interface and determining guide channels eligible for an emergency alert. The broadcast operations channel management system sends a trigger to the traffic scheduling system and initiates an emergency alert event in response to the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Trang V Luu, Dien V Nguyen, Jason Y Shimizu, Mark T Takamoto, Jonathan L Tronson, Gilbert Zaldivar
  • Method and system for communicating changes in a broadcast system to other broadcast components
    Patent number: 8255954
    Abstract: A broadcast system includes a program guide system, a traffic and scheduling system having a traffic and scheduling database having a program schedule therein. The system also includes a broadcast operation channel management system initiating a channel mapping change or channel definition change using the program schedule and communicating a change notification to a traffic scheduling system from the broadcast operation channel management system, extracting channel data from the channel mapping or channel definition change. The broadcast operation channel management system communicates the channel data to a program guide system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Barroso, Trang V Luu, Michael R Munsell, Dien V Nguyen, Xavier D Riley, Jason Y Shimizu, Mark T Takamoto, Gilbert Zaldivar
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATING ADVERTISING INSERTION AND RECONCILIATION
    Publication number: 20120060184
    Abstract: A system and method for operating an ad extraction and reconciliation system for a broadcast system includes an extraction manager module that receives an advertisement schedule for an advertisement from an ad sales module. The system also includes a controller module that receives broadcast channel schedule data for broadcast channel signal from a broadcast channel system and generating an advertising content data request signal for advertising content data including an advertisement content identifier for the advertisement. The ad extraction manager module forms an advertisement insertion schedule having advertisement content identifier and an advertising insertion spot associated with the advertising content identifier. The controller communicates the advertisement insertion schedule to a broadcast scheduling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dien V. Nguyen, Joseph T. Hayes, Richard F. Purpura, Jason Y. Shimizu, James E. Yokers, Dennis N. Tan
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INITIATING AN EMERGENCY ALERT IN A BROADCAST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090228915
    Abstract: A method and system for initiating an emergency alert in a broadcast system includes a broadcast operations channel management system providing a user alert user interface and determining guide channels eligible for an emergency alert. The broadcast operations channel management system sends a trigger to the traffic scheduling system and initiates an emergency alert event in response to the trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Trang V . Luu, Dien V. Nguyen, Jason Y. Shimizu, Mark T. Takamoto, Jonathan L. Tronson, Gilbert Zaldivar
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING CHANGES IN A BROADCAST SYSTEM TO OTHER BROADCAST COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20090228931
    Abstract: A broadcast system includes a program guide system, a traffic and scheduling system having a traffic and scheduling database having a program schedule therein. The system also includes a broadcast operation channel management system initiating a channel mapping change or channel definition change using the program schedule and communicating a change notification to a traffic scheduling system from the broadcast operation channel management system, extracting channel data from the channel mapping or channel definition change. The broadcast operation channel management system communicates the channel data to a program guide system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Eduardo Barroso, Trang V. Luu, Michael R. Munsell, Dien V. Nguyen, Xavier D. Riley, Jason Y. Shimizu, Mark T. Takamoto, Gilbert Zaldivar