Patents by Inventor Mark Scott Hillebrandt

Mark Scott Hillebrandt 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).

  • Method and apparatus for using standard VTR transport buttons to operate a disk recorder playback device
    Patent number: 7324737
    Abstract: Briefly, there is provided a method for manipulating content stored on a disk recorder/playback device using conventional transport commands, such as those used on a conventional videotape recorder (VTR). The method commences by detecting whether the content is in one of a prescribed set of modes, and by determining whether one of a stop, normal motion, a first rapid motion or second rapid motion buttons has been actuated. Depending on which of the stop, normal motion, a first rapid mode or second rapid motion buttons, the content is advanced in one of a first and second directions. The motion of the content is controlled in accordance with the detected content mode and to the degree to which one of the first rapid motion mode and second motion mode buttons has been actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Matthew Albert Ivey, Brian Charles Dunn, Mark Scott Hillebrandt
  • Method and apparatus for using standard VTR transport buttons to operate a disk recorder playback device
    Publication number: 20040208479
    Abstract: Briefly, there is provided a method for manipulating content stored on a disk recorder/playback device using conventional transport commands, such as those used on a conventional videotape recorder (VTR). The method commences by detecting whether the content is in one of a prescribed set of modes, and by determining whether one of a stop, normal motion, a first rapid motion or second rapid motion buttons has been actuated. Depending on which of the stop, normal motion, a first rapid mode or second rapid motion buttons, the content is advanced in one of a first and second directions. The motion of the content is controlled in accordance with the detected content mode and to the degree to which one of the first rapid motion mode and second motion mode buttons has been actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Matthew Albert Ivey, Brian Charles Dunn, Mark Scott Hillebrandt
  • Method and apparatus for using standard VTR transport commands to operate a disk recorder playback device
    Patent number: RE41987
    Abstract: Briefly, there is provided a method for manipulating content stored on a disk recorder/playback device using conventional transport commands, such as those used on a conventional videotape recorder (VTR). The method commences by detecting whether the content is in one of a prescribed set of modes, and by determining whether one of a stop, normal motion, a first rapid motion or second rapid motion buttons has been actuated. Depending on which of the stop, normal motion, a first rapid mode or second rapid motion buttons, the content is advanced in one of a first and second directions. The motion of the content is controlled in accordance with the detected content mode and to the degree to which one of the first rapid motion mode and second motion mode buttons has been actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Matthew Albert Ivey, Brian Charles Dunn, Mark Scott Hillebrandt