Patents by Inventor Richard E. D'Amelio

Richard E. D'Amelio 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).

  • Automated audio-based display indicia activation based on viewer preferences
    Patent number: 9967631
    Abstract: Aspects relate to computer implemented methods, systems, and processes to automatically enable audio-based display indicia during playback of a media content including receiving, by a processor, one or more user preference audio profiles, the user preference audio profiles defining at least one audio characteristic and an associated criteria, playing the media content having audio-based display indicia, monitoring, with one or more detectors, the at least one audio characteristic defined in the user preference audio profiles, and when the at least one audio characteristic meets the associated criteria, enabling the audio-based display indicia in the media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard E. D'Amelio, Heather L. Duschl, Kassidy B. Martz, Ha H. Nguyen, Luke M. Oppenhuis
  • AUTOMATED AUDIO-BASED DISPLAY INDICIA ACTIVATION BASED ON VIEWER PREFERENCES
    Publication number: 20170134821
    Abstract: Aspects relate to computer implemented methods, systems, and processes to automatically enable audio-based display indicia during playback of a media content including receiving, by a processor, one or more user preference audio profiles, the user preference audio profiles defining at least one audio characteristic and an associated criteria, playing the media content having audio-based display indicia, monitoring, with one or more detectors, the at least one audio characteristic defined in the user preference audio profiles, and when the at least one audio characteristic meets the associated criteria, enabling the audio-based display indicia in the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Richard E. D'Amelio, Heather L. Duschl, Kassidy B. Martz, Ha H. Nguyen, Luke M. Oppenhuis