Patents by Inventor Matthew Van Houten
Matthew Van Houten 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).
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Patent number: 11659232Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving a request from a viewer of a content stream to pause the content stream, displaying a pause screen, requesting an advertisement to display during the pause of the content stream, retrieving content for the advertisement, and displaying the advertisement as an overlay on the pause screen. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Interwise Ltd.Inventors: Erez A. Korn, Hans Fischmann, Matthew Van Houten, Rinat Zilberstein, Yehuda Volk, Yair Gil, Dror Yashar
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Publication number: 20220295140Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving a request from a viewer of a content stream to pause the content stream, displaying a pause screen, requesting an advertisement to display during the pause of the content stream, retrieving content for the advertisement, and displaying the advertisement as an overlay on the pause screen. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Interwise Ltd.Inventors: Erez A. Korn, Hans Fischmann, Matthew Van Houten, Rinat Zilberstein, Yehuda Volk, Yair Gil, Dror Yashar
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Patent number: 11381868Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving a request from a viewer of a content stream to pause the content stream, displaying a pause screen, requesting an advertisement to display during the pause of the content stream, retrieving content for the advertisement, and displaying the advertisement as an overlay on the pause screen. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Interwise Ltd.Inventors: Erez A. Korn, Hans Fischmann, Matthew Van Houten, Rinat Zilberstein, Yehuda Volk, Yair Gil, Dror Yashar
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Patent number: 11039201Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving a request from a viewer of a content stream to invoke a trick mode to seek another viewing location in the content stream, displaying a trick mode screen, requesting an advertisement to display during the trick mode, retrieving content for the advertisement, and displaying the advertisement after completion of the trick mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., INTERWISE LTD.Inventors: Erez A. Korn, Hans Fischmann, Yehuda Volk, Rinat Zilberstein, Matthew Van Houten, Yair Gil, Dror Yashar
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Publication number: 20210168435Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving a request from a viewer of a content stream to pause the content stream, displaying a pause screen, requesting an advertisement to display during the pause of the content stream, retrieving content for the advertisement, and displaying the advertisement as an overlay on the pause screen. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Interwise Ltd.Inventors: Erez A. Korn, Hans Fischmann, Matthew Van Houten, Rinat Zilberstein, Yehuda Volk, Yair Gil, Dror Yashar
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Patent number: 10958969Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving a request from a viewer of a content stream to pause the content stream, displaying a pause screen, requesting an advertisement to display during the pause of the content stream, retrieving content for the advertisement, and displaying the advertisement as an overlay on the pause screen. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Interwise Ltd.Inventors: Erez A. Korn, Hans Fischmann, Matthew Van Houten, Rinat Zilberstein, Yehuda Volk, Yair Gil, Dror Yashar
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Publication number: 20200099978Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving a request from a viewer of a content stream to pause the content stream, displaying a pause screen, requesting an advertisement to display during the pause of the content stream, retrieving content for the advertisement, and displaying the advertisement as an overlay on the pause screen. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Interwise Ltd.Inventors: Erez A. Korn, Hans Fischmann, Matthew Van Houten, Rinat Zilberstein, Yehuda Volk, Yair Gil, Dror Yashar
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Publication number: 20200099977Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving a request from a viewer of a content stream to invoke a trick mode to seek another viewing location in the content stream, displaying a trick mode screen, requesting an advertisement to display during the trick mode, retrieving content for the advertisement, and displaying the advertisement after completion of the trick mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., INTERWISE LTD.Inventors: Erez A. Korn, Hans Fischmann, Yehuda Volk, Rinat Zilberstein, Matthew Van Houten, Yair Gil, Dror Yashar