Patents by Inventor Matthew Mitchem

Matthew Mitchem 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).

  • Patent number: 8631439
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for navigating during playback of media content on a content viewing device are provided. A method includes associating a descriptor with a time element. The time element references an instantiation of the descriptor in a content file. The method also includes applying a reference tag that identifies the descriptor to a location on the navigational search structure associated with the content file. The location is determined by the time element. The method further includes displaying the reference tag on the navigational search structure at the content viewing device while viewing the content file in playback mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew Mitchem, Randy Zimler
  • Publication number: 20080250358
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for navigating during playback of media content on a content viewing device are provided. A method includes associating a descriptor with a time element. The time element references an instantiation of the descriptor in a content file. The method also includes applying a reference tag that identifies the descriptor to a location on the navigational search structure associated with the content file. The location is determined by the time element. The method further includes displaying the reference tag on the navigational search structure at the content viewing device while viewing the content file in playback mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Mitchem, Randy Zimler
  • Publication number: 20080168497
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for implementing interactive electronic programming guide (EPG) services are provided. The method includes determining an activity relating to a program listed on an EPG and, upon determining that an advertisement exists for the program, retrieving the advertisement and instructing EPG software to insert the advertisement within an allotted advertisement space provided by the EPG software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Matthew Mitchem
  • Publication number: 20070143189
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a method for facilitating online gift shopping includes: receiving an order for a gift for a recipient from an online shopper via a computer network; providing a gift notice for the recipient to inform the recipient that the gift has been ordered for the recipient; receiving a reply to the gift notice from the recipient via the computer network, wherein the reply includes gift feedback information; and updating a recipient profile responsive to the reply and based on the gift feedback information from the recipient, wherein the recipient profile is associated with the recipient. Computer program products and systems for facilitating online gift shopping are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventor: Matthew Mitchem