Patents by Inventor Romulo Cruz Pontual

Romulo Cruz Pontual 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).

  • Method and system for recording recommended content within a user device and playback content from an earlier position when live content is selected
    Patent number: 10841554
    Abstract: A user device and method for operating the same includes a memory and a controller storing a recommended recording list in the memory. The controller stores recommended content from the recommended recording list in the memory. In response to selecting the live content title corresponding to recommended content stored in the memory, a screen display query at the user device is generated for determining when an earlier position of the content is desired and displaying the content from the earlier position within the recommended content when the query is affirmative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Romulo Cruz Pontual, Sui-Ky Ringo Ling, Raynold M. Kahn, Gordon H. Chen, Hans M. Hagberg
  • Method and System For Recording Recommended Content Within a User Device and Playback Content From an Earlier Position When Live Content is Selected
    Publication number: 20180255281
    Abstract: A user device and method for operating the same includes a memory and a controller storing a recommended recording list in the memory. The controller stores recommended content from the recommended recording list in the memory. In response to selecting the live content title corresponding to recommended content stored in the memory, a screen display query at the user device is generated for determining when an earlier position of the content is desired and displaying the content from the earlier position within the recommended content when the query is affirmative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Romulo Cruz PONTUAL, Sui-Ky Ringo LING, Raynold M. KAHN, Gordon H. CHEN, Hans M. HAGBERG
  • Method and system for transferring the display of content from a first device to a second device
    Patent number: 9594482
    Abstract: A system and method for moving displayed content between a first device and a second device includes a first display displaying video content having a first content identifier. A first device forms a transfer signal by a gesture or a user interface. The first device communicates a query command signal comprising the first content identifier to a separate web service. The first device receives an asset data signal comprising at least a second content identifier from the web service in response to the query command signal. The second content identifier relates to the first content identifier. One of the first device and the second device requests the video content based on the second identifier and a resume point. The resume point corresponds to a playback position of the video content being displayed at about a time of generating the transfer signal and a second display displays the video content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Romulo Cruz Pontual, Earl J. Bonovich, Luke J. Crook, Timothy W. Frech, Bo Huang, Eileen Loh
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING THE DISPLAY OF CONTENT FROM A FIRST DEVICE TO A SECOND DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150286369
    Abstract: A system and method for moving displayed content between a first device and a second device includes a first display displaying video content having a first content identifier. A first device forms a transfer signal by a gesture or a user interface. The first device communicates a query command signal comprising the first content identifier to a separate web service. The first device receives an asset data signal comprising at least a second content identifier from the web service in response to the query command signal. The second content identifier relates to the first content identifier. One of the first device and the second device requests the video content based on the second identifier and a resume point. The resume point corresponds to a playback position of the video content being displayed at about a time of generating the transfer signal and a second display displays the video content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Romulo Cruz Pontual, Earl J. Bonovich, Luke J. Crook, Timothy W. Frech, Bo Huang, Eileen Loh