Patents by Inventor Marvin Carlberg

Marvin Carlberg 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).

  • Publication number: 20210149944
    Abstract: Systems and methods describe presenting media to a user at a user device, determining a location relevant to the media, determining whether the user has visited a vicinity of the location by searching through information related to the user, and based on to determining that the user has visited the vicinity of the location searching through the user's personal collection of media in a time window corresponding to the user's visit to retrieve personal media related to the location, and generating for display, based on the searching, a list of personal media related to the location relevant to the media being presented at the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Case, Marvin Carlberg
  • Patent number: 10853405
    Abstract: Systems and methods describe presenting media to a user at a user device, determining a location relevant to the media, determining whether the user has visited a vicinity of the location by searching through information related to the user, and based on to determining that the user has visited the vicinity of the location searching through the user's personal collection of media in a time window corresponding to the user's visit to retrieve personal media related to the location, and generating for display, based on the searching, a list of personal media related to the location relevant to the media being presented at the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Case, Marvin Carlberg
  • Patent number: 10671658
    Abstract: Systems and methods describe presenting media to a user at a user device, determining a location relevant to the media, determining whether the user has visited a vicinity of the location by searching through information related to the user, and based on to determining that the user has visited the vicinity of the location searching through the user's personal collection of media in a time window corresponding to the user's visit to retrieve personal media related to the location, and generating for display, based on the searching, a list of personal media related to the location relevant to the media being presented at the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Case, Marvin Carlberg
  • Publication number: 20190258664
    Abstract: Systems and methods describe presenting media to a user at a user device, determining a location relevant to the media, determining whether the user has visited a vicinity of the location by searching through information related to the user, and based on to determining that the user has visited the vicinity of the location searching through the user's personal collection of media in a time window corresponding to the user's visit to retrieve personal media related to the location, and generating for display, based on the searching, a list of personal media related to the location relevant to the media being presented at the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Case, Marvin Carlberg
  • Publication number: 20190258720
    Abstract: Systems and methods describe presenting media to a user at a user device, determining a location relevant to the media, determining whether the user has visited a vicinity of the location by searching through information related to the user, and based on to determining that the user has visited the vicinity of the location searching through the user's personal collection of media in a time window corresponding to the user's visit to retrieve personal media related to the location, and generating for display, based on the searching, a list of personal media related to the location relevant to the media being presented at the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Case, Marvin Carlberg
  • Patent number: 8918428
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing audio asset information using an audio asset information storage system are provided. The storage system includes a data store containing video program information associated with a video program that embeds the known audio asset. The storage system receives a number of requests to identify the known audio asset and stores an indication of each request within the data store. The storage system provides at least a portion of audio asset information associated with the known audio asset to user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan LaJoie, Marvin Carlberg, Akitaka Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8677400
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying audio using a media guidance application where a video program that includes one or more audio assets is received by user equipment. The user initiates a request to identify an audio asset playing within the video program and the audio asset is identified by processing data associated with the audio asset and data within a database of audio asset information associated with a plurality of known audio assets. The audio asset information associated with the identified audio asset is then provided to a user interface for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan LaJoie, Marvin Carlberg, Akitaka Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8359616
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically generating advertisements using a media guidance application are provided. In some embodiments, an advertisement database is searched to identify a stored advertisement for display in an advertisement display region of a media guidance application display screen. Upon determining that the advertisement database does not include a suitable stored advertisement, a new advertisement may be generated for display in the advertisement display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Rosenberg, Marvin Carlberg
  • Publication number: 20120254234
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing audio asset information using an audio asset information storage system are provided. The storage system includes a data store containing video program information associated with a video program that embeds the known audio asset. The storage system receives a number of requests to identify the known audio asset and stores an indication of each request within the data store. The storage system provides at least a portion of audio asset information associated with the known audio asset to user equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Dan LaJoie, Marvin Carlberg, Akitaka Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8161071
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing audio asset information using an audio asset information storage system are provided. The storage system includes a data store containing video program information associated with a video program that embeds the known audio asset. The storage system receives a number of requests to identify the known audio asset and stores an indication of each request within the data store. The storage system provides at least a portion of audio asset information associated with the known audio asset to user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan LaJoie, Marvin Carlberg, Akitaka Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20110078726
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically generating advertisements using a media guidance application are provided. In some embodiments, an advertisement database is searched to identify a stored advertisement for display in an advertisement display region of a media guidance application display screen. Upon determining that the advertisement database does not include a suitable stored advertisement, a new advertisement may be generated for display in the advertisement display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Rosenberg, Marvin Carlberg
  • Publication number: 20110078172
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing audio asset information using an audio asset information storage system are provided. The storage system includes a data store containing video program information associated with a video program that embeds the known audio asset. The storage system receives a number of requests to identify the known audio asset and stores an indication of each request within the data store. The storage system provides at least a portion of audio asset information associated with the known audio asset to user equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Dan LaJoie, Marvin Carlberg, Akitaka Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20110078729
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying audio using a media guidance application where a video program that includes one or more audio assets is received by user equipment. The user initiates a request to identify an audio asset playing within the video program and the audio asset is identified by processing data associated with the audio asset and data within a database of audio asset information associated with a plurality of known audio assets. The audio asset information associated with the identified audio asset is then provided to a user interface for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Dan LaJoie, Marvin Carlberg, Akitaka Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20110078020
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing audio asset information are presented. A media guidance system includes a data store containing audio asset information associated with a set of known audio assets. The media guidance system receives a number of requests to identify an audio asset embedded within a video program from a first group of users and stores an indication of the requested audio asset within the data store. The media guidance system then provides audio asset information associated with the requested audio asset to a second group of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Dan LaJoie, Marvin Carlberg, Akitaka Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20020080183
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a primary display and a window containing additional information is provided. The apparatus contains a display device, a displaying mechanism, and an exposing mechanism. The display device has a screen, and the displaying mechanism displays the primary display on the screen. The exposing mechanism generates and displays the window containing the additional information on the screen such that the window is located underneath the primary display while the primary display is displayed on the screen and is exposed by removing the primary display from on top of the window. A method which is performed by the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: PIONEER DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Johnson, Marvin Carlberg, Bill Tompkins, Tracy Bader
  • Patent number: 6400379
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a primary display and a window containing additional information is provided. The apparatus contains a display device, a displaying mechanism, and an exposing mechanism. The display device has a screen, and the displaying mechanism displays the primary display on the screen. The exposing mechanism generates and displays the window containing the additional information on the screen such that the window is located underneath the primary display while the primary display is displayed on the screen and is exposed by removing the primary display from on top of the window. A method which is performed by the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Pioneer Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Johnson, Marvin Carlberg, Bill Tompkins, Tracy Bader