Patents by Inventor Julian Ellison

Julian Ellison 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: 20090305677
    Abstract: A method and a device (1) are provided for interacting with events in a broadcast audio stream. Patterns in the audio stream are compared to a stored signature (29) associated with the events and a function is executed in response to a successful match indicating the detection of an event. A viewer can participate in a broadcast quiz show using the device (1). Questions are provided in a graphical representation on the display (15) of the device (1) and the user can input answers to the questions. The event may be a buzzer in the audio stream of the broadcast quiz show, indicating that the time for responding to a question has expired and the function executed in response to detecting the signature of the buzzer may include terminating a time period in which the user can answer the questions using the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: INTIME MEDIA (IRELAND) LIMITED
    Inventors: Julian Ellison, Mark Gregory Smith, Gordon Simpson, Xavier Jane
  • Publication number: 20080103614
    Abstract: The future is a source of fascination to all of us. Large service industries, such as insurance and gaming, exploit our lack of knowledge about the future. The system according to the present disclosure taps into the same vein. It allows anyone to suggest outcomes to future events, and for anyone else to vote as to whether they agree or disagree with them. These votes can be purchased and the more votes spent, and the more outcomes successfully predicted, the more money a voter can make. The system facilitates this process through on-line and mobile technologies. Over time, the accumulated data will reveal trends about public attitudes and the extent to which fears and hopes about the future match the reality that transpires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Julian Ellison, Yoshi Nishio