Patents by Inventor Raja Rathinavel

Raja Rathinavel 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).

  • Patent number: 8938768
    Abstract: A multi-functional display device and method for displaying content on the same are disclosed herein. The method may include displaying broadcast content on a first multi-functional display device, transmitting a request to display the content on a second multi-functional display device. The second multi-functional display device may accept the request and display the content on the second multi-functional display device. The first and second multi-functional display devices may display the content at the same time. The first multi-functional display device may be associated with a first social network service (SNS) account of a first individual and the second multi-functional display device may be associated with a second SNS account of a second individual. The request to concurrently view the content may be generated using account information of the SNS accounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Uniyoung Kim, Saehun Jang, Gangseub Lee, Hyungnam Lee, Vithal Angarkar, Raja Rathinavel
  • Patent number: 8887203
    Abstract: A multi-functional display device having a channel map and a method for controlling the same are disclosed herein. The multi-functional display device may include a display, an input interface, a network interface for communicating with at least one second multi-functional display device, and a controller for controlling a display of the channel map and content associated with a channel selected in the channel map. The channel map may include a first channel number associated with a broadcast channel and a channel name for the first channel, and a second channel number associated with a social network service (SNS) account for an individual or entity and an SNS channel name for the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Uniyoung Kim, Saehun Jang, Gangseub Lee, Hyungnam Lee, Mohan Krishna Ranganathan, Samavarthy Challagali, Raja Rathinavel
  • Publication number: 20120210386
    Abstract: A multi-functional display device having a channel map and a method for controlling the same are disclosed herein. The multi-functional display device may include a display, an input interface, a network interface for communicating with at least one second multi-functional display device, and a controller for controlling a display of the channel map and content associated with a channel selected in the channel map. The channel map may include a first channel number associated with a broadcast channel and a channel name for the first channel, and a second channel number associated with a social network service (SNS) account for an individual or entity and an SNS channel name for the second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Uniyoung KIM, Saehun Jang, Gangseub Lee, Hyungnam Lee, Mohan Krishna Ranganathan, Samavarthy Challagali, Raja Rathinavel
  • Publication number: 20120206464
    Abstract: A multi-functional display device and method for displaying content on the same are disclosed herein. The method may include displaying broadcast content on a first multi-functional display device, transmitting a request to display the content on a second multi-functional display device. The second multi-functional display device may accept the request and display the content on the second multi-functional display device. The first and second multi-functional display devices may display the content at the same time. The first multi-functional display device may be associated with a first social network service (SNS) account of a first individual and the second multi-functional display device may be associated with a second SNS account of a second individual. The request to concurrently view the content may be generated using account information of the SNS accounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Uniyoung KIM, Saehun Jang, Gangseub Lee, Hyungnam Lee, Vithal Angarkar, Raja Rathinavel