Patents by Inventor Millard E Sweatt, III

Millard E Sweatt, III 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 remote television replay control
    Patent number: 8949374
    Abstract: A method, system, computer medium, and other embodiments for integrating unrelated web hosted services with stand-alone media-based devices are provided. Users can access and control the media-based device conveniently with a web-browser through various portals on the Internet. In one embodiment, users access the media-based device through one or more unrelated web portals, so as to control and to program the media-based device in a single web session, and to see information both stored on the media-based device and originating from third-party online sources of information and services in a single integrated presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Millard E Sweatt, III, Jeff Hastings, Don Woodward, Chris E Matichuk, Shahriar Kianersi, Gurminder Sunner, Alain Regnier, Sunil Mohan, Hugh E Cooney, Edward King, Philippe Pignon, Mark Nudelman
  • Method and system for remote television replay control
    Patent number: 7917602
    Abstract: A method, system, computer medium, and other embodiments for integrating unrelated web hosted services with stand-alone media-based devices are provided. Users can access and control the media-based device conveniently with a web-browser through various portals on the Internet. An application program interface allows the various web servers and portals to take advantage of the system. In one embodiment, users access the media-based device through one or more unrelated web portals, so as to control and to program the media-based device in a single web session, and to see information both stored on the media-based device and originating from third-party online sources of information and services in a single integrated presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Millard E Sweatt, III, Don Woodward, Chris E Matichuk, Gurminder Sunner, Alain Regnier, Sunil Mohan