Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Scott Bruette

Jeffrey Scott Bruette 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 of and apparatus for generating and searching a database
    Patent number: 6708336
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a database in a memory. Program identifying information is received from a service provider, the program identifying information comprising at least one service provider search criteria and information describing a channel on which a program is transmitted. A database is generated in a memory as a function of the channel identifying information and at least one of the service provider search criteria. Preferably, user-input search criteria is also received and it is determined whether the user-input search criteria corresponds to the service provider search criteria. A channel identified by the channel identifying information is selected if the user-input search criteria corresponds to the service provider search criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Bruette