Patents by Inventor John Anthony Bruckner

John Anthony Bruckner 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).

  • System and method for monitoring and recovering the state of user participation in interactive broadcasts
    Patent number: 7908618
    Abstract: A system and method for managing interactive program and commercial content is disclosed. The system includes an interactive enabling device for receiving a broadcast stream containing interactive program and commercial triggers for retrieving interactive program and commercial content. An interactive content server communicates with a control application in the interactive enabling device. The interactive enabling device executes the control application to manage retrieval of interactive program and commercial content from the content server in response to the interactive program and commercial triggers. The interactive control application includes a gatekeeper function for selectively retrieving interactive program and commercial content in response to recognized interactive program and commercial triggers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertaiment Inc.
    Inventors: John Anthony Bruckner, Nizar Allibhoy
  • System and method for managing interactive programming and advertisements in interactive broadcast systems
    Patent number: 7584491
    Abstract: A system and method for managing interactive program and commercial content includes an interactive enabling device which is coupled for receiving a broadcast stream containing interactive program triggers and interactive commercial triggers for retrieving the interactive program and commercial content. At least one interactive content server is coupled to the interactive enabling device for communicating with an interactive control application in the interactive enabling device. The interactive enabling device executes the interactive control application to manage the retrieval of the interactive program and commercial content from the at least one interactive content server in response to the interactive program and commercial triggers. In addition, the interactive control application includes a gatekeeper function for selectively retrieving interactive program and commercial content in response to recognized interactive program and commercial triggers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: John Anthony Bruckner, Nizar Allibhoy
  • System and method for monitoring and recovering the state of user participation in interactive broadcasts
    Publication number: 20020162115
    Abstract: A system and method for managing interactive program and commercial content is disclosed. The system includes an interactive enabling device which is coupled for receiving a broadcast stream containing interactive program triggers and interactive commercial triggers for retrieving the interactive program and commercial content. At least one interactive content server is coupled to the interactive enabling device for communicating with an interactive control application in the interactive enabling device. The interactive enabling device executes the interactive control application to manage the retrieval of the interactive program and commercial content from the at least one interactive content server in response to the interactive program and commercial triggers. In addition, the interactive control application includes a gatekeeper function for selectively retrieving interactive program and commercial content in response to recognized interactive program and commercial triggers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: John Anthony Bruckner, Nizar Allibhoy