Patents by Inventor Mark B. Tozer

Mark B. Tozer 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).

  • Content access
    Patent number: 9578363
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide content access. In an implementation, a determination is made at a client that a high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel. Access is provided to the content via the high-definition channel and access is restricted to the content via the standard-definition channel up the client is capable of outputting the content and high definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Prashant K. Jha, Mark B. Tozer
  • CONTENT ACCESS
    Publication number: 20160073145
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide content access. In an implementation, a determination is made at a client that a high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel. Access is provided to the content via the high-definition channel and access is restricted to the content via the standard-definition channel up the client is capable of outputting the content and high definition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Prashant K. Jha, Mark B. Tozer
  • Content access
    Patent number: 9160971
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide content access. In an implementation, a determination is made at a client that a high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel. Access is provided to the content via the high-definition channel and access is restricted to the content via the standard-definition channel up the client is capable of outputting the content and high definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Prashant K. Jha, Mark B. Tozer
  • Content Access
    Publication number: 20120230655
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide content access. In an implementation, a determination is made at a client that a high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel. Access is provided to the content via the high-definition channel and access is restricted to the content via the standard-definition channel up the client is capable of outputting the content and high definition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Prashant K. Jha, Mark B. Tozer
  • Content access
    Patent number: 8234668
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide content access. In an implementation, a determination is made at a client that a high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel. Access is provided to the content via the high-definition channel and access is restricted to the content via the standard-definition channel up the client is capable of outputting the content and high definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Prashant K. Jha, Mark B. Tozer
  • CONTENT ACCESS
    Publication number: 20100162292
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide content access. In an implementation, a determination is made at a client that a high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel. Access is provided to the content via the high-definition channel and access is restricted to the content via the standard-definition channel up the client is capable of outputting the content and high definition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Prashant K. Jha, Mark B. Tozer
  • Content access
    Patent number: RE48384
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide content access. In an implementation, a determination is made at a client that a high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel. Access is provided to the content via the high-definition channel and access is restricted to the content via the standard-definition channel up the client is capable of outputting the content and high definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Potrebic, Prashant K. Jha, Mark B. Tozer