Patents by Inventor JUSTIN EARL BALLARD

JUSTIN EARL BALLARD 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).

  • Patent number: 10824385
    Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory or a storage device) for automatically stabilizing a volume of different audio streams/contents to predefined boundary levels which may be requested by a user. According to an embodiment, an automated volume control feature may allow a user to set the highest level of volume for any audio stream played on a user's device for automatically adjusting the incoming audio content volume of audio streams not to exceed at least the highest level of volume set as the maximum threshold volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
    Inventor: Justin Earl Ballard
  • Patent number: 9734554
    Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory or a storage device) for compensation of viewing quality in display/imaging devices for users with common vision abnormalities. In case a user not wearing compensation lenses (such as prescription eye glasses or contact lenses) it can be possible to compensate for user's vision abnormalities by applying an identified pre-programmed/stored compensation algorithm, corresponding to one of a plurality of common settings for corrective eye glasses, to the original content/image (e.g., video, multi-media content, digital pictures and the like), for displaying the resulting content on the display/imaging device for viewing with an acceptable level of quality by the user without wearing the compensation lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
    Inventor: Justin Earl Ballard
  • Publication number: 20160253778
    Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory or a storage device) for compensation of viewing quality in display/imaging devices for users with common vision abnormalities. In case a user not wearing compensation lenses (such as prescription eye glasses or contact lenses) it can be possible to compensate for user's vision abnormalities by applying an identified pre-programmed/stored compensation algorithm, corresponding to one of a plurality of common settings for corrective eye glasses, to the original content/image (e.g., video, multi-media content, digital pictures and the like), for displaying the resulting content on the display/imaging device for viewing with an acceptable level of quality by the user without wearing the compensation lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
    Inventor: JUSTIN EARL BALLARD
  • Publication number: 20160254795
    Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory or a storage device) for automatically stabilizing a volume of different audio streams/contents to predefined boundary levels which may be requested by a user. According to an embodiment, an automated volume control feature may allow a user to set the highest level of volume for any audio stream played on a user's device for automatically adjusting the incoming audio content volume of audio streams not to exceed at least the highest level of volume set as the maximum threshold volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
    Inventor: JUSTIN EARL BALLARD