Patents by Inventor Liam Richardson

Liam Richardson 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).

  • PROGRAM GUIDE WITH SPOILER PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20260197530
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to improved program guide are provided. In one example, a method includes: receiving a first user request for browsing a program guide for digital programs on a client device, transmitting data corresponding to the program guide to the client device, and displaying the program guide in a user interface. The program guide includes multiple program preview boards, and each program preview board corresponds to a digital program or a recorded digital program and includes information related to the digital program or the recorded digital program. The method further includes providing a first selectable option for the user to enable or disable a first spoiler prevention feature and enabling or disabling the first spoiler prevention feature based on the user's selection. The first spoiler prevention feature is configured to hide a part of the information related to the digital program in the corresponding program preview.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Inventors: Kevin Holland, Seth VanSickel, Jonathan Lin, Liam Richardson, Amit Kumar
  • Program guide with spoiler prevention
    Patent number: 12574604
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to improved program guide are provided. In one example, a method includes: receiving a first user request for browsing a program guide for digital programs on a client device, transmitting data corresponding to the program guide to the client device, and displaying the program guide in a user interface. The program guide includes multiple program preview boards, and each program preview board corresponds to a digital program or a recorded digital program and includes information related to the digital program or the recorded digital program. The method further includes providing a first selectable option for the user to enable or disable a first spoiler prevention feature and enabling or disabling the first spoiler prevention feature based on the user's selection. The first spoiler prevention feature is configured to hide a part of the information related to the digital program in the corresponding program preview.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Sling TV L.L.C.
    Inventors: Kevin Holland, Seth VanSickel, Jonathan Lin, Liam Richardson, Amit Kumar
  • PROGRAM GUIDE WITH SPOILER PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20240414403
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to improved program guide are provided. In one example, a method includes: receiving a first user request for browsing a program guide for digital programs on a client device, transmitting data corresponding to the program guide to the client device, and displaying the program guide in a user interface. The program guide includes multiple program preview boards, and each program preview board corresponds to a digital program or a recorded digital program and includes information related to the digital program or the recorded digital program. The method further includes providing a first selectable option for the user to enable or disable a first spoiler prevention feature and enabling or disabling the first spoiler prevention feature based on the user's selection. The first spoiler prevention feature is configured to hide a part of the information related to the digital program in the corresponding program preview.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Holland, Seth VanSickel, Jonathan Lin, Liam Richardson, Amit Kumar