Patents by Inventor Jill McLaughlin

Jill McLaughlin 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).

  • Content navigation guide
    Patent number: 10863248
    Abstract: A program guide, such as an electronic program guide (EPG), may be used to display information regarding upcoming scheduled transmissions of content. The display may include thumbnail images for selected groups of programs, and the images may be positioned in a pseudo-random location, and moved along a randomly generated trajectory on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Loretan, Kevin Mercer, Jill Mclaughlin, Aparna Ramchandran, Katherine Inglis, Arpit Mathur, Jesse Mullen, Meredith Kenney, Dheyvi Velagapudi
  • Providing Supplemental Content For A Second Screen Experience
    Publication number: 20200356228
    Abstract: Computing devices, computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions, methods, and systems for discovering, organizing, and presenting supplemental content are disclosed. A discovery system may be used to discover an item, such as a supplemental content presentation application, which, when launched may present supplemental content to a user while the user is consuming primary content. The supplemental content presentation application may also present a timeline that users may interact with to view different portions of the supplemental content. The timeline may also be modified by adding markers along the timeline so that when a marker is selected, a particular piece of supplemental content is presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: John Carney, Greg Thomson, Don Ahrens, Justin Gravante, Andrew Evans, Jill Mclaughlin
  • Providing supplemental content for a second screen experience
    Patent number: 10664138
    Abstract: Computing devices, computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions, methods, and systems for discovering, organizing, and presenting supplemental content are disclosed. A discovery system may be used to discover an item, such as a supplemental content presentation application, which, when launched may present supplemental content to a user while the user is consuming primary content. The supplemental content presentation application may also present a timeline that users may interact with to view different portions of the supplemental content. The timeline may also be modified by adding markers along the timeline so that when a marker is selected, a particular piece of supplemental content is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: John Carney, Greg Thomson, Don Ahrens, Justin Gravante, Andrew Evans, Jill McLaughlin
  • Content Navigation Guide
    Publication number: 20180084311
    Abstract: A program guide, such as an electronic program guide (EPG), may be used to display information regarding upcoming scheduled transmissions of content. The display may include thumbnail images for selected groups of programs, and the images may be positioned in a pseudo-random location, and moved along a randomly generated trajectory on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Loretan, Kevin Mercer, Jill Mclaughlin, Aparna Ramchandran, Katherine Inglis, Arpit Mathur, Jesse Mullen, Meredith Kenney, Dheyvi Velagapudi
  • Content navigation guide
    Patent number: 9762975
    Abstract: A program guide, such as an electronic program guide (EPG), may be used to display information regarding upcoming scheduled transmissions of content. The display may include thumbnail images for selected groups of programs, and the images may be positioned in a pseudo-random location, and moved along a randomly generated trajectory on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Loretan, Kevin Mercer, Jill McLaughlin, Aparna Ramchandran, Katherine Inglis, Arpit Mathur, Jesse Mullen, Meredith Kenney, Dheyvi Velagapudi
  • CONTENT NAVIGATION GUIDE
    Publication number: 20110271304
    Abstract: A program guide, such as an electronic program guide (EPG), may be used to display information regarding upcoming scheduled transmissions of content. The display may include thumbnail images for selected groups of programs, and the images may be positioned in a pseudo-random location, and moved along a randomly generated trajectory on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: COMCAST INTERACTIVE MEDIA, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Loretan, Kevin Mercer, Jill McLaughlin, Aparna Ramchandran, Katherine Inglis, Arpit Mathur, Jesse Mullen, Meredith Kenney, Dheyvi Velagapudi
  • Display screen with user interface
    Patent number: D634750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Loretan, Kevin Mercer, Jill McLaughlin, Aparna Ramchandran, Katherine Ingus Inglis, Arpit Mathur, Jesse Mullen, Meredith Kenney, Dheyvi Velagapudi
  • Display screen with animated user interface
    Patent number: D634753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Loretan, Kevin Mercer, Jill McLaughlin, Aparna Ramchandran, Katherine Inglis, Arpit Mathur, Jesse Mullen, Meredith Kenney, Dheyvi Velagapudi