Patents by Inventor Michael C. Stickley

Michael C. Stickley 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).

  • Systems and methods for accessing bookmarked content
    Patent number: 10057616
    Abstract: A system includes a user receiving device that receives content broadcast from a service provider, presents the received content on a display to be viewed by a user, receives a bookmark request signal generated in response to input from the user, generates a bookmark based on the bookmark request signal, and transmits the bookmark from the user receiving device. A storage device remotely located from the user receiving device receives the bookmark from the user receiving device and stores the bookmark with a plurality of bookmarks associated with the user. The plurality of bookmarks stored in the storage device are accessible by the user using a second screen device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Thompson, Michael C. Stickley