Patents by Inventor Melissa H. Tullues

Melissa H. Tullues 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 system for operating user receiving devices with user profiles
    Patent number: 10296487
    Abstract: A system and method for operating with profiles includes a head end associating a first account profile having first profile settings and a first identifier and a second account profile having second profile settings and a second identifier with a user account. A first user receiving device operates with the first profile settings. The head end communicates second profile settings to the first user receiving device and the first user receiving device operates with the second profile settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Pankaj Sharma, Melissa H. Tullues, Kapil Chaudhry, Ranny Q. Sue, Jonathan L. Tronson, Sivasubramanian Venkataramani, Guillermo Antonio Arguelles-Campoy, Mark T. Takamoto, Luke J. Crook, Earl James Bonovich, Jordan E. Bigel, Saranathan Govindarajan, John D. Ngo, Jason Christopher Tadros, Shridhar Rangarajan, Hermilo C. Crisostomo, Luan Le-Chau, Paul H. Yang
  • Method and system for searching for content in a user device
    Patent number: 9495415
    Abstract: A system and method for searching for content in a user device includes a receiver receiving a plurality of data objects. The user device includes a search module comprising a parsing module parsing search data from the plurality of data objects and a memory interface module storing search data within a memory of the user device. The search module comprises a search performance module searching the search data in response to a search query. The search module comprises a search results module generating search results from the search data. The user device is associated with a display that displays the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Arsenault, Eric J. Bennett, Eric H. Chang, Gordon H. Chen, Kenny C. Chen, Justin T. Dick, Flemming R. Hansen, Yoonjung Kim, Peter Leong, Andrew J. Schneider, Jeffrey L. Sharkey, Marcin Spatzier, Huy Q. Tran, Melissa H. Tullues, Leo Wu
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING USER RECEIVING DEVICES WITH USER PROFILES
    Publication number: 20140280587
    Abstract: A system and method for operating with profiles includes a head end associating a first account profile having first profile settings and a first identifier and a second account profile having second profile settings and a second identifier with a user account. A first user receiving device operates with the first profile settings. The head end communicates second profile settings to the first user receiving device and the first user receiving device operates with the second profile settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: PANKAJ SHARMA, MELISSA H. TULLUES, KAPIL CHAUDHRY, RANNY Q. SUE, JONATHAN L. TRONSON, SIVASUBRAMANIAN VENKATARAMANI, GUILLERMO ANTONIO ARGUELLES-CAMPOY, MARK T. TAKAMOTO, LUKE J. CROOK, EARL JAMES BONOVICH, JORDAN E. BIGEL, SARANATHAN GOVINDARAJAN, JOHN D. NGO, JASON CHRISTOPHER TADROS, SHRIDHAR RANGARAJAN, HERMILO C. CRISOSTOMO, LUAN LE-CHAU, PAUL H. YANG
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCHING FOR CONTENT IN A USER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120054211
    Abstract: A system and method for searching for content in a user device includes a receiver receiving a plurality of data objects. The user device includes a search module comprising a parsing module parsing search data from the plurality of data objects and a memory interface module storing search data within a memory of the user device. The search module comprises a search performance module searching the search data in response to a search query. The search module comprises a search results module generating search results from the search data. The user device is associated with a display that displays the search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Arsenault, Eric J. Bennett, Eric H. Chang, Gordon H. Chen, Kenny C. Chen, Justin T. Dick, Flemming R. Hansen, Yoonjung Kim, Peter Leong, Andrew J. Schneider, Jeffrey L. Sharkey, Marcin Spatzier, Huy Q. Tran, Melissa H. Tullues, Leo Wu