Patents by Inventor Michael S. Hayton

Michael S. Hayton 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).

  • Merging electronic program guide information
    Patent number: 8225354
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for merging EPG data associated with a variety of program sources. In one aspect, EPG data is accessed for different program sources and rules are selected that define how entries in the EPG data are to be merged. The rules may be selected based on whether the EPG data was collected in-band or out-of-band. In addition, the merging rules can be dependent on the program source, which allows the flexibility of applying different rules to different program sources. The EPG data from the different program sources is merged into a single EPG based on the selected rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Colin Lee Acton, Cory Jon Cirrincione, Michael S. Hayton, Shawn Pickett, Renaud Bordelet, Paul Irwin, Hans Peter Hess, Hiroshi Ohno, Frederic Azera
  • MERGING ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20090260038
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for merging EPG data associated with a variety of program sources. In one aspect, EPG data is accessed for different program sources and rules are selected that define how entries in the EPG data are to be merged. The rules may be selected based on whether the EPG data was collected in-band or out-of-band. In addition, the merging rules can be dependent on the program source, which allows the flexibility of applying different rules to different program sources. The EPG data from the different program sources is merged into a single EPG based on the selected rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Colin Lee Acton, Cory Jon Cirrincione, Michael S. Hayton, Shawn Pickett, Renaud Bordelet, Paul Irwin, Hans Peter Hess, Hiroshi Ohno, Frederic Azera