Patents by Inventor Raja Thanga Rathinam M

Raja Thanga Rathinam M 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).

  • User interface screen spotlight effect
    Patent number: 7631275
    Abstract: An electronic program guide (EPG) having a spotlight effect to focus a user's attention upon a selectable item. The EPG includes a user interface screen for providing a plurality of television programs by time and channel in a grid format. Each television program becomes selectable from the EPG based upon user interaction. The spotlight effect is depicted in association with each television program when it becomes selectable as a result of user interaction. The spotlight effect is defined by non-uniform color which at least partially surrounds and extends from the selectable television program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Thomas Chicles, Sankaranarayanan Balasubramanian, Kalyani Natarajan, Raja Thanga Rathinam M