Patents by Inventor Robert I. M. Martin

Robert I. M. Martin 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).

  • Telecasting service for providing video programs on demand with an interactive interface for facilitating viewer selection of video programs
    Patent number: 6314575
    Abstract: A telecasting service is provided that offers video programs upon viewer demand, and which includes an interactive interface for facilitating viewer selection of video programs. The interactive interface allows the viewer to scan through a list of video programs available on the demand telecasting service. The interactive interface also provides the viewer with still images, full-motion previews, and textual descriptions of the available programs. The demand telecasting service distinguishes subscribers from non-subscribers, and provides an interactive facility for allowing non-subscribers to subscribe to the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John K. Billock, Craig D. Cuttner, Kevin C. Dowdell, Elizabeth B. Flanagan, James E. Granger, Henry C. Hsu, Robert I. M. Martin, Robert May, Nicolas Peck, Michael S. Pontecorvo, Bruce E. Probst, Marc D. Rosenberg, Debra R. Smul, Dennis P. Wilkinson, Robert M. Zitter
  • Telecasting service for providing video programs on demand with an interactive interface for facilitating viewer selection of video programs
    Patent number: 5619249
    Abstract: A telecasting service is provided that offers video programs upon viewer demand, and which includes an interactive interface for facilitating viewer selection of video programs. The interactive interface allows the viewer to scan through a list of video programs available on the demand telecasting service. The interactive interface also provides the viewer with still images, full-motion previews, and textual descriptions of the available programs. The demand telecasting service distinguishes subscribers from non-subscribers, and provides an interactive facility for allowing non-subscribers to subscribe to the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John K. Billock, Craig D. Cuttner, Kevin C. Dowdell, Elizabeth B. Flanagan, James E. Granger, Henry C. Hsu, Robert I. M. Martin, Robert May, Nicolas Peck, Michael S. Pontecorvo, Bruce E. Probst, Marc D. Rosenberg, Debra R. Smul, Dennis P. Wilkinson, Robert M. Zitter