Patents by Inventor Pat D. Fearn

Pat D. Fearn 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).

  • Generation of media station previews using a reference database
    Patent number: 12342039
    Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) while a media playback device of a vehicle is playing back content received on a first channel, sending, by the media playback device to a server, a preview request, the preview request identifying a second channel that is different from the first channel; (ii) receiving, by the media playback device from the server, a response to the preview request, the response including identifying information corresponding to content being provided on the second channel; and (iii) while the media playback device is playing back the content received on the first channel, providing, by the media playback device for display, at least a portion of the identifying information corresponding to content being provided on the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: GRACENOTE, INC.
    Inventors: Pat D. Fearn, Suresh Jeyachandran, Damon P. Fasching, Mark W. Sherman
  • GENERATION OF MEDIA STATION PREVIEWS USING A REFERENCE DATABASE
    Publication number: 20240056630
    Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) while a media playback device of a vehicle is playing back content received on a first channel, sending, by the media playback device to a server, a preview request, the preview request identifying a second channel that is different from the first channel; (ii) receiving, by the media playback device from the server, a response to the preview request, the response including identifying information corresponding to content being provided on the second channel; and (iii) while the media playback device is playing back the content received on the first channel, providing, by the media playback device for display, at least a portion of the identifying information corresponding to content being provided on the second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Pat D. Fearn, Suresh Jeyachandran, Damon P. Fasching, Mark W. Sherman
  • Generation of media station previews using a reference database
    Patent number: 11812102
    Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) while a media playback device of a vehicle is playing back content received on a first channel, sending, by the media playback device to a server, a preview request, the preview request identifying a second channel that is different from the first channel; (ii) receiving, by the media playback device from the server, a response to the preview request, the response including identifying information corresponding to content being provided on the second channel; and (iii) while the media playback device is playing back the content received on the first channel, providing, by the media playback device for display, at least a portion of the identifying information corresponding to content being provided on the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: Pat D. Fearn, Suresh Jeyachandran, Damon P. Fasching, Mark W. Sherman
  • GENERATION OF MEDIA STATION PREVIEWS USING A REFERENCE DATABASE
    Publication number: 20200221171
    Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) while a media playback device of a vehicle is playing back content received on a first channel, sending, by the media playback device to a server, a preview request, the preview request identifying a second channel that is different from the first channel; (ii) receiving, by the media playback device from the server, a response to the preview request, the response including identifying information corresponding to content being provided on the second channel; and (iii) while the media playback device is playing back the content received on the first channel, providing, by the media playback device for display, at least a portion of the identifying information corresponding to content being provided on the second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Pat D. Fearn, Suresh Jeyachandran, Damon P. Fasching, Mark W. Sherman