Patents by Inventor Lee Douglas Shartzer
Lee Douglas Shartzer 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).
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Patent number: 10560498Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards automatically determining a context of an communication which is to be sent to a first user (615). Once the communication context is determined, other users are automatically suggested to receive the communication in that a characteristic of the user profiles of the suggested users match the context of the communication (630). The communication can then be forwarded to the suggested users in accordance with user input (635).Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: InterDigital CE Patent HoldingsInventor: Lee Douglas Shartzer
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Patent number: 9990112Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards having a user interface that displays a number of cards or windows. A user can implement a command where the user interface will automatically change the position of the displayed cards to show regions of interest which are the parts of the cards that a user may have interested in. The user interest can be determined in accordance with user preference information. Optionally, cards which do not have regions of interest are removed from a display area and such cards are replaced with new cards that do have regions of interest.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: THOMSON LicensingInventors: Gregory David Gudorf, Kenneth Alan Rudman, Vasil Nadzakov, Andrew Yoon, Roger Yeh, Basil Badawiyeh, Genevieve Marie Pinvidic, Dana Shawn Forte, Dan Han Diep, Samir M. Ahmed, Lee Douglas Shartzer, John Frederick Bishop, James Earl Booth, Jr., Hao Chi Tran, Peter S Lee, Jason Douglas Pickersgill, Mark Leroy Walker, David Pettigrew
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Patent number: 9836190Abstract: A user interface that displays a number of cards or windows is described where a user can move the cards in a horizontal direction freely. When a card resides in a locked zone, as defined by a user, the card will be able to be manipulated in a vertical direction, while cards that reside in a regular zone will not be able to be moved vertically. In addition, only cards that are in the locked zone can be subjected to a user action such as cutting content from the card, pasting content to the card, enlarging the contents of the card, or shrinking the contents of the card.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Inventors: Jason Douglas Pickersgill, Gregory Gudorf, Kenneth Alan Rudman, Vasil Nadzakov, Andrew Yoon, Roger Yeh, Basil Badawiyeh, Genevieve Marie Pinvidic, Dana Shawn Forte, Dan Han Diep, Samir M. Ahmed, Lee Douglas Shartzer, John Frederick Bishop, James Earl Booth, Jr., Hao Chi Tran, Peter S. Lee, Mark Leroy Walker, David Pettigrew
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Patent number: 9582535Abstract: The disclosure is related to the idea of tracking user navigation, consumption, and/or behavior and applying analytics to help shape future offerings (customized offerings, up-sells, recommendations, etc.) to a user and to provide reporting data to service providers and studios. Methods and systems of providing viewing recommendations for a user are set forth. This involves collecting usage data related to a session of interaction by the user, processing the user data for the session, and providing feedback regarding the session. The sessions involve multiple stages tracking a user's interactions. These include stages such as an inquiry stage, a results stage, a details stage, a selection stage, and a confirmation stage. Usage data is then mined to indicate the content creator of a media asset regardless of the media asset type.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2012Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Lee Douglas Shartzer, Kenneth Alan Rudman, Dan Han Diep, Samir M. Ahmed, James Earl Booth, Jr., Basil Badawiyeh
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Patent number: 9037972Abstract: An apparatus and method for efficient display of, and navigation through, a large database by displaying and selecting objects, e.g., graphic elements, in a grid associated with the content of the database are provided. The method includes providing a first subset of graphic elements from a database of graphic elements, the first subset of graphic elements arranged in a grid pattern, adjusting a position of one of the graphic elements in the first subset on the display in response to a user input indicating movement of the one graphic element in a horizontal and vertical direction, and providing a second subset of graphic elements from the database of graphic elements, the second subset of graphic elements including the one graphic element in the first subset at the point central on the display.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2010Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Mark Leroy Walker, David Pettigrew, Lee Douglas Shartzer, William Gibbens Redmann
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Publication number: 20140298215Abstract: A user interface is used for selecting a time duration for a media collection shelf. The media shelf can be populated with graphical elements corresponding to selected media assets, where the cumulative time duration of selected media assets should not exceed the time duration of the media collection shelf. When placed within the media collection shelf, a graphical element corresponding to a media asset is scaled in proportion to the time duration of the media asset as compared to the time duration of the media collection shelf. Optionally, selected media assets within the media collection shelf are played back in a particular order specified by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: THOMSON LICENSINGInventors: Regine Lawton, Gregory David Gudorf, Kenneth Alan Rudman, Vasil Nadzakov, Andrew Yoon, Roger Yeh, Basil Badawiyeh, Genevieve Marie Pinvidic, Dana Shawn Forte, Dan Han Diep, Samir M. Ahmed, Lee Douglas Shartzer, John Frederick Bishop, James Earl Booth, Jr., Hao Chi Tran, Peter S. Lee, Jason Douglas Pickersgill, Mark Leroy Walker, David Pettigrew
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Publication number: 20140298221Abstract: A user interface that displays a number of cards or windows is described where a user can move the cards in a horizontal direction freely. When a card resides in a locked zone, as defined by a user, the card will be able to be manipulated in a vertical direction, while cards that reside in a regular zone will not be able to be moved vertically. In addition, only cards that are in the locked zone can be subjected to a user action such as cutting content from the card, pasting content to the card, enlarging the contents of the card, or shrinking the contents of the card.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Thomson LicensingInventors: Jason Douglas Pickesrsgill, Gregory Gudorf, Kenneth Alan Rudman, Vasil Nadzakov, Andrew Yoon, Roger Yeh, Basil Badawiyeh, Genevieve Marie Pinvidic, Dana Shawn Forte, Dan Han Diep, Samir M. Ahmed, Lee Douglas Shartzer, John Frederick Bishop, James Earl Booth, Hao Chi Tran, Peter S. Lee, Mark Leroy Walker, David Pettigrew
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Publication number: 20140181690Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards automatically determining a context of an communication which is to be sent to a first user (615). Once the communication context is determined, other users are automatically suggested to receive the communication in that a characteristic of the user profiles of the suggested users match the context of the communication (630). The communication can then be forwarded to the suggested users in accordance with user input (635).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventor: Lee Douglas Shartzer
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Publication number: 20140157313Abstract: A method for caching an electronic program guide on a portable device commences by downloading channel information and program information to the portable from a local cache when the local cache contains relevant information. However, if the local cache lacks such information, the portable device downloads the channel information and program information from a server. The portable devices then builds a channel index and a program index from the downloaded channel information and program information, respectively to establish the electronic program guide on the portable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Thomson LicensingInventors: Lee Douglas Shartzer, Samir Ahmed, John Bishop
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Publication number: 20140147102Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a time shifting approach for utilizing multiple tuners. The present disclosure makes use of a temporary buffer to record programs that a user may be interested in by having a variable buffer which stores programming which can be received from multiple tuners. The buffer space allocation per channel is variable so that the time duration recorded for the buffer changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Inventors: Lee Douglas Shartzer, Kenneth Alan Rudman, Barry Jay Weber
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Publication number: 20140150023Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards having a user interface being selected for display on an input device to control the playback of a media asset or media service. A determination is made of the media asset or media service to be played and a lookup operation is performed to select the corresponding user interface for the input device. The user interface will change depending on the media asset or media service being selected for playback.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Thomson LicensingInventors: Gregory David Gudorf, Kenneth Alan Rudman, Vasil Nadzakov, Andrew Yoon, Roger Yeh, Basil Badawiyeh, Genevieve Marie Pinvidic, Dana Forte, Dan Han Diep, Samir M Ahmed, Lee Douglas Shartzer, John Frederick Bishop, James Earl Booth, JR., Hao Chi Tran, Peter S Lee, Jason Douglas Pickersgill, Mark Leroy Walker, David Pettigrew
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Publication number: 20140143713Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards having a user interface that displays a number of cards or windows. A user can implement a command where the user interface will automatically change the position of the displayed cards to show regions of interest which are the parts of the cards that a user may have interested in. The user interest can be determined in accordance with user preference information. Optionally, cards which do not have regions of interest are removed from a display area and such cards are replaced with new cards that do have regions of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: THOMSON LICENSINGInventors: Gregory David Gudorf, Kenneth Alan Rudman, Vasil Nadzakov, Andrew Yoon, Roger Yeh, Basil Badawiyeh, Genevieve Marie Pinvidic, Dana Shawn Forte, Dan Han Diep, Samir M. Ahmed, Lee Douglas Shartzer, John Frederick Bishop, James Earl Booth, Jr., Hao Chi Tran, Peter S Lee, Jason Douglas Pickersgill, Mark Leroy Walker, David Pettigrew
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Publication number: 20140067855Abstract: The disclosure is related to the idea of tracking user navigation, consumption, and/or behavior and applying analytics to help shape future offerings (customized offerings, up-sells, recommendations, etc.) to a user and to provide reporting data to service providers and studios. Methods and systems of providing viewing recommendations for a user are set forth. This involves collecting usage data related to a session of interaction by the user, processing the user data for the session, and providing feedback regarding the session. The sessions involve multiple stages tracking a user's interactions. These include stages such as an inquiry stage, a results stage, a details stage, a selection stage, and a confirmation stage. Usage data is then mined to indicate the content creator of a media asset regardless of the media asset type.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: THOMSON LICENSINGInventors: Lee Douglas Shartzer, Kenneth Alan Rudman, Dan Han Diep, Samir M. Ahmed, James Earl Booth, JR., Basil Badawiyeh
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Publication number: 20130290845Abstract: The present invention relates to permitting a user to transmit information concerning a segment of an audio/video program without transmitting the audio/video program. Specifically, the present invention generates a start time of a video edit and a stop time of a video edit in response to a user input, and transmits this information to a recipient along with data identifying the video asset, such that the recipient may apply this information to a copy of the video asset. In addition, this information may be sent to a third party for generating usage statistics, altering access parameters to said video asset, or generating purchase offers for said video asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2011Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: THOMSON LICENSINGInventors: Kenneth Alan Rudman, Lee Douglas Shartzer
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Publication number: 20120173977Abstract: An apparatus and method for efficient display of, and navigation through, a large database by displaying and selecting objects, e.g., graphic elements, in a grid associated with the content of the database are provided. The method includes providing a first subset of graphic elements from a database of graphic elements, the first subset of graphic elements arranged in a grid pattern, adjusting a position of one of the graphic elements in the first subset on the display in response to a user input indicating movement of the one graphic element in a horizontal and vertical direction, and providing a second subset of graphic elements from the database of graphic elements, the second subset of graphic elements including the one graphic element in the first subset at the point central on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Mark Leroy Walker, David Pettigrew, Lee Douglas Shartzer, William Gibbens Redmann