Patents by Inventor Marc J. Lawrence-Apfelbaum

Marc J. Lawrence-Apfelbaum 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).

  • Technique for selecting multiple entertainment programs to be provided over a communication network
    Patent number: 8234679
    Abstract: In an entertainment service providing on-demand programs over a broadband communications network, a user is allowed to view multiple programs in a continuous manner. The user's enjoyment of the entertainment service is enhanced especially when the on-demand programs are short, e.g., on-demand music videos which typically are a few minutes long. The user is provided with graphical user interfaces for selecting the desired programs to watch, and also allowed to determine the order in which the selected programs are to be played, which may be random.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Time Warner Cable, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc J. Lawrence-Apfelbaum