Patents by Inventor Randal Anders

Randal Anders 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).

  • Publication number: 20100122295
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for defining a content lineup for a television. The method may comprise receiving a list of scheduled contents from at least one television channel; adding a plurality of user-selected contents to the content lineup having a start time and an end time, further comprising: receiving a selection for a first content from the list of scheduled contents for playing at the start time; determining a second start time based on the start time and a duration of the first content; receiving a selection for a second content from the list of scheduled contents for playing at the second start time; and playing the plurality of user-selected contents according to the content lineup during a period from the start time to the end time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yolanda D. Thomas, Jacqueline Anders, Randal Anders