Patents by Inventor Privan Gunatilake

Privan Gunatilake 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).

  • TV widget multiview content organization
    Patent number: 8051375
    Abstract: A television Widget movement method involves providing access to a plurality of Widget programs to a television Widget host processor; receiving a dedicated command from a remote controller that activates the plurality of Widget programs, wherein the Widget programs, when in a Display mode, display Widget representations on a display; receiving a command from the remote controller that establishes one of the plurality of displayed Widget programs as the Widget program that is currently in focus; and receiving a command from the remote controller that places the Widget program that is currently in focus in a Move Mode, wherein the Widget representation can be moved about the display while in Move Mode. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Friedlander, Thomas Patrick Dawson, Privan Gunatilake, Seth Hill, Andy Nguyen
  • TV widget multiview content organization
    Publication number: 20100257559
    Abstract: A television Widget movement method involves providing access to a plurality of Widget programs to a television Widget host processor; receiving a dedicated command from a remote controller that activates the plurality of Widget programs, wherein the Widget programs, when in a Display mode, display Widget representations on a display; receiving a command from the remote controller that establishes one of the plurality of displayed Widget programs as the Widget program that is currently in focus; and receiving a command from the remote controller that places the Widget program that is currently in focus in a Move Mode, wherein the Widget representation can be moved about the display while in Move Mode. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Steven Friedlander, Thomas Patrick Dawson, Privan Gunatilake, Seth Hill, Andv Nguyen