Patents by Inventor Jon Dean

Jon Dean 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).

  • Publication number: 20070294730
    Abstract: An outcome prediction system viewed on a monitor. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a plurality of contests, each contest having at least two outcomes, wherein a screen presented on the monitor allows for selection of one of the at least two outcomes for each of the contests in the plurality of contests, a scoring system, displayed on the monitor and coupled to the screen displaying the plurality of contests, the scoring system providing a first moniker indicating that a selected outcome was correct and a second moniker indicating that the selected outcome was incorrect, wherein the scoring system counts a number of first monikers and a number of second monikers and provides a total number of first monikers, and a navigation bar; displayed on the monitor, to allow for viewing of a broadcast program on the monitor, wherein the broadcast program is related to at least one of the plurality of contests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: David Feldstein, Jon Dean, Evan Dull, Matthew Thompson, Mark Shurgot, David Shanks
  • Publication number: 20070240180
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a viewership rating system presented on a monitor. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a plurality of broadcast programs, each broadcast program in the plurality of broadcast programs given a rating, the rating based on a current viewership of the plurality of broadcast programs within a geographical area, and a control bar; displayed on the monitor, wherein a command displayed on the control bar selects a screen for display on the monitor, the screen comprising information related to at least one of the ratings of the plurality of broadcast programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: David Shanks, Jon Dean, David Feldstein, Richard Purpura, Matthew Thompson, Mark Shurgot, Craig Le
  • Publication number: 20070220551
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an interactive matrixed video channel presented on a monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time. An interactive matrixed video channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds, a text box, and a control bar; wherein a command displayed on the control bar selects a screen for display on the monitor, the screen comprising information related to at least one of the video cells associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: David Shanks, Jon Dean, David Feldstein, Richard Purpura, Matthew Thompson, Mark Shurgot, Craig Le
  • Publication number: 20070220543
    Abstract: A viewership rating system presented on a monitor. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a program guide, presented on the monitor, wherein the program guide comprises a plurality of broadcast programs, and a plurality of rating indicators, each of the plurality of rating indicators presented on the monitor in a respective fashion with the plurality of broadcast programs, wherein the plurality of rating indicators shows a relative popularity of each of the plurality of broadcast programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: David Shanks, Jon Dean, David Feldstein, Richard Purpura, Matthew Thompson, Mark Shurgot, Craig Le
  • Publication number: 20070214478
    Abstract: A mosaic video channel displayed on a monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time. A mosaic video channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds, a cursor, which can be moved between the plurality of video cells, for selecting at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell, such that the user can then directly select a video program associated with the selected video cell, and a receiver, coupled to the monitor and receiving the plurality of video feeds and mosaic video channel, wherein a blackout criteria is dynamically programmed into the receiver such that when at least one of the video cells is selected by the cursor, the receiver tunes to a channel other than the individual video feed associated with that video cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: David Feldstein, Jon Dean, Mark Shurgot, Edgar Camacho, Matthew Thompson, David Shanks
  • Publication number: 20070204298
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a dynamic viewership rating system presented on a monitor. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a plurality of broadcast programs, each broadcast program in the plurality of broadcast programs given a rating, the rating based on a current viewership of the plurality of broadcast programs, and a control bar; displayed on the monitor, wherein a command displayed on the control bar selects a screen for display on the monitor, the screen comprising information related to at least one of the broadcast programs in the plurality of broadcast programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: David Shanks, Jon Dean, David Feldstein, Richard Purpura, Matthew Thompson, Mark Shurgot, Craig Le