Patents by Inventor Michael Ross Starkenburg

Michael Ross Starkenburg 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: 8850481
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically displaying personalized interactive media guidance application screens based on the time of day are provided. The interactive media guidance application may monitor user interactions with the user equipment, and identify individual user profiles for different times of day. Using this information, the interactive media guidance application may partition the day into day parts, each associated with a user profile. The interactive media guidance application may also create or select a plurality of personalized interfaces or configurations for displaying media guidance information, where each interface or configuration reflects the interests of an identified user profile. When a user accesses the interactive media guidance application, the interactive media guidance application may identify the user profile associated with the current day part, and display the personalized interface or configuration associated with the identified user profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Shannon, Michael Ross Starkenburg
  • Patent number: 8285726
    Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting search results based on relevancy in an interactive media guidance application are disclosed. After performing a user-initiated or automatic search for media content, the interactive media guidance application determines which of the hits are most relevant to the user. The guidance application then displays, or visually identifies, the relevant items. Some embodiments employ using different display arrangements based on the number of relevant items. Some embodiments display the relevant items in recommendation lists or hot lists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: David Billmaier, Michael Ross Starkenburg
  • Patent number: 7996399
    Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting search results based on relevancy in an interactive media guidance application are disclosed. After performing a user-initiated or automatic search for media content, the interactive media guidance application determines which of the hits are most relevant to the user. The guidance application then displays, or visually identifies, the relevant items. Some embodiments employ using different display arrangements based on the number of relevant items. Some embodiments display the relevant items in recommendation lists or hot lists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: David Billmaier, Michael Ross Starkenburg
  • Publication number: 20110179139
    Abstract: Users of interactive media guidance applications may access media content and seek media guidance on a plurality of user equipment devices. A user profile server may be used for the management of a user's profile information. The user profile server may store a user's profile information including information about the user's media network and about user equipment devices associated with the user's media network. The user's profile information may be used to provide functionality to record media content on the most suitable user equipment device of a user's media network. The user's profile information may also be used to provide recommendations of media content based on a user's monitored interactions with a plurality of user equipment devices. The user's profile information may also be provided to user equipment devices of the media network not having the user profile information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Ross Starkenburg, Peter Kellogg-Smith, Andrew Ferrone, Steve Shannon
  • Publication number: 20100211636
    Abstract: Users of interactive media guidance applications may access media content and seek media guidance on a plurality of user equipment devices. A user profile server may be used for the management of a user's profile information. The user profile server may store a user's profile information including information about the user's media network and about user equipment devices associated with the user's media network. The user's profile information may be used to provide functionality to record media content on the most suitable user equipment device of a user's media network. The user's profile information may also be used to provide recommendations of media content based on a user's monitored interactions with a plurality of user equipment devices. The user's profile information may also be provided to user equipment devices of the media network not having the user profile information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Ross Starkenburg, Peter Kellogg-Smith, Andrew Ferrone, Steve Shannon
  • Publication number: 20100115557
    Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting search results based on relevancy in an interactive media guidance application are disclosed. After performing a user-initiated or automatic search for media content, the interactive media guidance application determines which of the hits are most relevant to the user. The guidance application then displays, or visually identifies, the relevant items. Some embodiments employ using different display arrangements based on the number of relevant items. Some embodiments display the relevant items in recommendation lists or hot lists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: David Billmaier, Michael Ross Starkenburg
  • Publication number: 20080104057
    Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting search results based on relevancy in an interactive media guidance application are disclosed. After performing a user-initiated or automatic search for media content, the interactive media guidance application determines which of the hits are most relevant to the user. The guidance application then displays, or visually identifies, the relevant items. Some embodiments employ using different display arrangements based on the number of relevant items. Some embodiments display the relevant items in recommendation lists or hot lists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: David Billmaier, Michael Ross Starkenburg
  • Publication number: 20080104058
    Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting search results based on relevancy in an interactive media guidance application are disclosed. After performing a user-initiated or automatic search for media content, the interactive media guidance application determines which of the hits are most relevant to the user. The guidance application then displays, or visually identifies, the relevant items. Some embodiments employ using different display arrangements based on the number of relevant items. Some embodiments display the relevant items in recommendation lists or hot lists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: David Billmaier, Michael Ross Starkenburg
  • Publication number: 20080104127
    Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting search results based on relevancy in an interactive media guidance application are disclosed. After performing a user-initiated or automatic search for media content, the interactive media guidance application determines which of the hits are most relevant to the user. The guidance application then displays, or visually identifies, the relevant items. Some embodiments employ using different display arrangements based on the number of relevant items. Some embodiments display the relevant items in recommendation lists or hot lists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: David Billmaier, Michael Ross Starkenburg
  • Publication number: 20080092170
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically displaying personalized interactive media guidance application screens based on the time of day are provided. The interactive media guidance application may monitor user interactions with the user equipment, and identify individual user profiles for different times of day. Using this information, the interactive media guidance application may partition the day into day parts, each associated with a user profile. The interactive media guidance application may also create or select a plurality of personalized interfaces or configurations for displaying media guidance information, where each interface or configuration reflects the interests of an identified user profile. When a user accesses the interactive media guidance application, the interactive media guidance application may identify the user profile associated with the current day part, and display the personalized interface or configuration associated with the identified user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Steve Shannon, Michael Ross Starkenburg
  • Publication number: 20080092169
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically displaying personalized interactive media guidance application screens based on the time of day are provided. The interactive media guidance application may monitor user interactions with the user equipment, and identify individual user profiles for different times of day. Using this information, the interactive media guidance application may partition the day into day parts, each associated with a user profile. The interactive media guidance application may also create or select a plurality of personalized interfaces or configurations for displaying media guidance information, where each interface or configuration reflects the interests of an identified user profile. When a user accesses the interactive media guidance application, the interactive media guidance application may identify the user profile associated with the current day part, and display the personalized interface or configuration associated with the identified user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Steve Shannon, Michael Ross Starkenburg
  • Publication number: 20080092173
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically displaying personalized interactive media guidance application screens based on the time of day are provided. The interactive media guidance application may monitor user interactions with the user equipment, and identify individual user profiles for different times of day. Using this information, the interactive media guidance application may partition the day into day parts, each associated with a user profile. The interactive media guidance application may also create or select a plurality of personalized interfaces or configurations for displaying media guidance information, where each interface or configuration reflects the interests of an identified user profile. When a user accesses the interactive media guidance application, the interactive media guidance application may identify the user profile associated with the current day part, and display the personalized interface or configuration associated with the identified user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Steve Shannon, Michael Ross Starkenburg