Patents by Inventor Leanne Blanco

Leanne Blanco 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 displaying television program information on a remote control device
    Patent number: 8752121
    Abstract: A remote control device comprising a display, a receiver module, and a detection module. The receiver module is configured to receive, from a set-top box device, information about content currently displayed on a screen connected to the set-top box device, and configured to display the information on the display. The detection module is in communication with the display. The detection module is configured to determine a button that is pressed on the remote control device, and configured to display an output on the display corresponding to the button and indicating that the button has been pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Mary McCarthy, Bryan M. Cardenas, Leanne Blanco
  • System and Method for Displaying Television Program Information on a Remote Control Device
    Publication number: 20090328097
    Abstract: A remote control device comprising a display, a receiver module, and a detection module. The receiver module is configured to receive, from a set-top box device, information about content currently displayed on a screen connected to the set-top box device, and configured to display the information on the display. The detection module is in communication with the display. The detection module is configured to determine a button that is pressed on the remote control device, and configured to display an output on the display corresponding to the button and indicating that the button has been pressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Mary McCarthy, Bryan M. Cardenas, Leanne Blanco