Patents by Inventor Paul A. Freiberger
Paul A. Freiberger 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).
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Patent number: 8930990Abstract: A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Interval Licensing LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie M. Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Steven E. Saunders, J. Thomas Ngo, Gavin Miller, Michele M. Covell, Paul A. Freiberger
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Patent number: 8522274Abstract: A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Interval Licensing LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie M. Johnson, Annarosa Tomasai, Steven E. Saunders, J. Thomas Ngo, Gavin Miller, Michele M. Covell, Paul A. Freiberger
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Publication number: 20130086608Abstract: A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Interval Licensing LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie M. Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Steven E. Saunders, Tom Ngo, Gavin Miller, Michele M. Covell, Paul A. Freiberger
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Publication number: 20120293522Abstract: A method for enabling a user to review a body of information that includes first and second segments from respective first and second information sources includes: storing second segment digital data representing the second segments; receiving an indication that the user has selected for display a particular first segment; identifying one or more of the second segments that are related to the particular first segment by comparing first segment digital data to the second segment digital data; and providing display digital data for display of one or more representations or portions of the identified second segments contemporaneously with display of the particular first segment. The display digital data enables the displayed representations or portions of the second segments to be selected by the user when displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: INTERVAL LICENSING LLCInventors: Subutai Ahmad, Neal A. Bhadkamkar, Steve B. Cousins, Emanuel E. Farber, Paul A. Freiberger, Christopher D. Horner, Philippe P. Piernot, Brygg A. Ullmer
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Publication number: 20120233638Abstract: A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Interval Licensing LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Steven E. Saunders, Tom Ngo, Gavin Miller, Michele M. Covell, Paul Freiberger
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Patent number: 8185923Abstract: A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2010Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Interval Licensing LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie M. Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Steven E. Saunders, J. Thomas Ngo, Gavin Miller, Michele M. Covell, Paul A. Freiberger
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Patent number: 8176515Abstract: A system and method for review of news content (audio, video and/or textual news content), such that an overview of the news content can be quickly ascertained and flexibility in the manner in which it is presented are provided. News programs (e.g. television news programs) and news stories (e.g., on-line news) are acquired and the system enables the user to easily move among and randomly access the segments of news programs and quickly locate the segments of a particular subject. News stories related to the segment of news program being viewed can be identified and displayed. Flexible playback allows speeding-up the display of the news program while displaying summary of one or more program segments and accelerating playback of a paused program after resuming from the pause. The system can additionally indicate to the user which news story is currently being viewed, and which news stories have already been viewed.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2007Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Interval Licensing LLCInventors: Subutai Ahmad, Neal A. Bhadkamkar, Steve B. Cousins, Emanuel E. Farber, Paul A. Freiberger, Christopher D. Horner, Philippe P. Piernot, Brygg A. Ullmer
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Publication number: 20100242063Abstract: A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: Vulcan Patents LLCInventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Steven E. Saunders, Tom Ngo, Gavin Miller, Michele M. Covell, Paul Freiberger
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Patent number: 7348935Abstract: An attention manager presents information to a person in the vicinity of a display device in a manner that engages at least the peripheral attention of the person. The information is embodied by one or more sets of content data (e.g., video or audio data). Each set of content data is formulated by a content provider and made available for use by content display systems. Upon appropriate activation, each content display system displays images corresponding to the sets of content data in accordance with predetermined scheduling information. The attention manager makes use of “unused capacity” of the display device and the person's attention, providing information to the person that the person might not otherwise expend adequate energy to obtain.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2004Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Vulcan Patents LLCInventors: Paul A. Freiberger, Golan Levin, David P. Reed, Marc E. Davis, Neal A. Bhadkamkar, Philippe P. Piernot, Todd A. Agulnick, Sally N. Rosenthal, Giles N. Goodhead
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Publication number: 20070204319Abstract: The invention facilitates and enhances review of a body of information (that can be represented by a set of audio data, video data, text data or some combination of the three), enabling the body of information to be quickly reviewed to obtain an overview of the content of the body of information and allowing flexibility in the manner in which the body of information is reviewed. In a particular application of the invention, the content of audiovisual news programs is acquired from a first set of one or more information sources (e.g., television news programs) and text news stories are acquired from a second set of one or more information sources (e.g., on-line news services or news wire services). In such a particular application, the invention can enable the user to access the news stories of audiovisual news programs in a random manner so that the user can move quickly among news stories or news programs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2007Publication date: August 30, 2007Inventors: Subutai Ahmad, Neal Bhadkamkar, Steve Cousins, Emanuel Farber, Paul Freiberger, Christopher Horner, Philippe Piernot, Brygg Ullmer
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Patent number: 6880171Abstract: The invention facilitates and enhances review of a body of information, such as a set of audio, video and text data or some combination thereof, enabling the body of information to be quickly reviewed so to obtain an overview of the content of the body of information and allowing flexibility in reviewing. In on embodiment, the content is acquired from a first set of one or more sources, i.e. TV news, and text news stories are acquired from a second set of one or more sources, i.e. On-line services. The invention enables the user to access the information randomly, thereby enhancing the speed of accessing/locating among news stories/programs pertaining particular subject. Additionally, the user while observing a particular news story, the invention can identify and display related news stories.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1999Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Interval Research CorporationInventors: Subutai Ahmad, Neal A. Bhadkamkar, Steve B. Cousins, Emanuel E. Farber, Paul A. Freiberger, Christopher D. Horner, Philippe P. Piernot, Brygg A. Ullmer
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Patent number: 6788314Abstract: An attention manager presents information to a person in the vicinity of a display device in a manner that engages at least the peripheral attention of the person. The information is embodied by one or more sets of content data (e.g., video or audio data). Each set of content data is formulated by a content provider and made available for use by content display systems. Upon appropriate activation, each content display system displays images corresponding to the sets of content data in accordance with predetermined scheduling information. The attention manager makes use of “unused capacity” of the display device and the person's attention, providing information to the person that the person might not otherwise expend adequate energy to obtain.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2000Date of Patent: September 7, 2004Assignee: Interval Research CorporationInventors: Paul A. Freiberger, Golan Levin, David P. Reed, Marc E. Davis, Neal A. Bhadkamkar, Philippe P. Piernot, Todd A. Aqulnick, Sally N. Rosenthal, Giles N. Goodhead
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Patent number: 6750880Abstract: An attention manager presents information to a person in the vicinity of a display device in a manner that engages at least the peripheral attention of the person. The information is embodied by one or more sets of content data (e.g., video or audio data). Each set of content data is formulated by a content provider and made available for use by content display systems. Upon appropriate activation, each content display system displays images corresponding to the sets of content data in accordance with predetermined scheduling information. The attention manager makes use of “unused capacity” of the display device and the person's attention, providing information to the person that the person might not otherwise expend adequate energy to obtain.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Interval ResearchInventors: Paul A. Freiberger, Golan Levin, David P. Reed, Marc E. Davis, Neil A. Bhadkamkar, Philippe P. Piernot, Todd A. Agulnick, Sally N. Rosenthal, Giles N. Goodhead
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Publication number: 20020180697Abstract: An attention manager presents information to a person in the vicinity of a display device in a manner that engages at least the peripheral attention of the person. The information is embodied by one or more sets of content data (e.g., video or audio data). Each set of content data is formulated by a content provider and made available for use by content display systems. Upon appropriate activation, each content display system displays images corresponding to the sets of content data in accordance with predetermined scheduling information. The attention manager makes use of “unused capacity” of the display device and the person's attention, providing information to the person that the person might not otherwise expend adequate energy to obtain.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2002Publication date: December 5, 2002Applicant: Interval Research CorporationInventors: Paul A. Freiberger, Golan Levin, David P. Reed, Marc E. Davis, Neal A. Bhadkamkar, Philippe P. Piernot, Todd A. Aqulnick, Sally N. Rosenthal, Giles N. Goodhead
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Publication number: 20020062481Abstract: A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2001Publication date: May 23, 2002Inventors: Malcolm Slaney, Bonnie Johnson, Annarosa Tomasi, Steven E. Saunders, Tom Ngo, Gavin Miller, Michele M. Covell, Paul Freiberger
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Publication number: 20020003506Abstract: An attention manager presents information to a person in the vicinity of a display device in a manner that engages at least the peripheral attention of the person. The information is embodied by one or more sets of content data (e.g., video or audio data). Each set of content data is formulated by a content provider and made available for use by content display systems. Upon appropriate activation, each content display system displays images corresponding to the sets of content data in accordance with predetermined scheduling information. The attention manager makes use of “unused capacity” of the display device and the person's attention, providing information to the person that the person might not otherwise expend adequate energy to obtain.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 1999Publication date: January 10, 2002Inventors: PAUL A. FREIBERGER, GOLAN LEVIN, DAVID P. REED, MARC E. DAVIS, NEAL A. BHADKAMKAR, PHILIPPE P. PIERNOT, TODD A. AGULNICK, SALLY N. ROSENTHAL, GILES N. GOODHEAD
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Publication number: 20010025375Abstract: The invention facilitates and enhances review of a body of information (that can be represented by a set of audio data, video data, text data or some combination of the three), enabling the body of information to be quickly reviewed to obtain an overview of the content of the body of information and allowing flexibility in the manner in which the body of information is reviewed. In a particular application of the invention, the content of audiovisual news programs is acquired from a first set of one or more information sources (e.g., television news programs) and text news stories are acquired from a second set of one or more information sources (e.g., online news services or news wire services). In such a particular application, the invention can enable the user to access the news stories of audiovisual news programs in a random manner so that the user can move quickly among news stories or news programs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2001Publication date: September 27, 2001Inventors: Subutai Ahmad, Neal A. Bhadkamkar, Steve B. Cousins, Emanuel E. Farber, Paul A. Freiberger, Christopher D. Horner, Philippe P. Piernot, Brygg A. Ullmer
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Patent number: 6263507Abstract: The invention facilitates and enhances review of a body of information (that can be represented by a set of audio data, video data, text data or some combination of the three), enabling the body of information to be quickly reviewed to obtain an overview of the content of the body of information and allowing flexibility in the manner in which the body of information is reviewed. In a particular application of the invention, the content of audiovisual news programs is acquired from a first set of one or more information sources (e.g., television news programs) and text news stories are acquired from a second set of one or more information sources (e.g., on-line news services or news wire services). In such a particular application, the invention can enable the user to access the news stories of audiovisual news programs in a random manner so that the user can move quickly among news stories or news programs.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 1996Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Interval Research CorporationInventors: Subutai Ahmad, Neal A. Bhadkamkar, Steve B. Cousins, Emanuel E. Farber, Paul A. Freiberger, Christopher D. Horner, Philippe P. Piernot, Brygg A. Ullmer
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Patent number: 6259441Abstract: The invention enables the display of an image to be paused, then, at the end of the pause, resumed at an accelerated rate until a time at which the content of the display corresponds to the content that would have been displayed had the image been displayed at the normal display rate without the pause, at which time display of the image at the normal display rate resumes. The invention can be used with display systems that display pre-recorded images (such as are found on video or audio cassettes, or video or audio compact discs, for example) or with display systems that display images based upon display data that is only momentarily available to the display system (such as occurs in the display of television or radio broadcasts). The invention can be used with either analog or digital display systems. Further, the invention can be used with any type of image display, such as, for example, audio displays, video displays or audiovisual displays.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1999Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: Interval Research CorporationInventors: Subutai Ahmad, Neal A. Bhadkamkar, Steve B. Cousins, Paul A. Freiberger, Brygg A. Ullmer
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Patent number: 6034652Abstract: An attention manager presents information to a person in the vicinity of a display device in a manner that engages at least the peripheral attention of the person. The information is embodied by one or more sets of content data (e.g., video or audio data). Each set of content data is formulated by a content provider and made available for use by content display systems. Upon appropriate activation, each content display system displays images corresponding to the sets of content data in accordance with predetermined scheduling information. The attention manager makes use of "unused capacity" of the display device and the person's attention, providing information to the person that the person might not otherwise expend adequate energy to obtain.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1996Date of Patent: March 7, 2000Assignee: Interval Research CorporationInventors: Paul A. Freiberger, Golan Levin, David P. Reed, Marc E. Davis, Neal A. Bhadkamkar, Philippe P. Piernot, Todd A. Agulnick, Sally N. Rosenthal, Giles N. Goodhead