Patents by Inventor Ronaldo Diaz

Ronaldo Diaz 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).

  • System and method for applying TV settings to plural TVs through a network
    Patent number: 9185434
    Abstract: A system includes plural TVs, with a master TV accepting user input to establish TV settings. The system also includes a server accessing the TV settings from the master TV to send the settings to at least some of the other plural TVs over a network to establish respective TV settings on the other TVs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tanmay Agnihotri, Ronaldo Diaz, Dongwook Kim
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING TV SETTINGS TO PLURAL TVS THROUGH A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20130024884
    Abstract: A system includes plural TVs, with a master TV accepting user input to establish TV settings. The system also includes a server accessing the TV settings from the master TV to send the settings to at least some of the other plural TVs over a network to establish respective TV settings on the other TVs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: TANMAY AGNIHOTRI, Ronaldo Diaz, Dongwook Kim
  • Custom content compilation using digital chapter marks
    Patent number: 8078036
    Abstract: Digital marks are used to define segments that are sequenced in a custom content compilation that provides a virtual program. A system is configured to receive definitions of digital marks that locate segments within program content. The segments are scenes or other portions of programs that constitute less than the entirety of the program content. A series of digital marks are associated as being within a content compilation sequence. Playback of the virtual program entails sequential output of the segments corresponding to the digital marks. Alternative content includes user photos, video clips and audio clips. The virtual program may also be automatically built through access to user profile or related information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Bergeron, Yuko Nishikawa, Nga Marie Phan Nguyen, Ronaldo Diaz
  • System and method for providing channel selection in an electronic programming guide
    Patent number: 7721309
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an entertainment system and method for selectively storing broadcast channels by the entertainment system. To store a broadcast channel, the system first receives programming data associated with the channel. A show associated with the channel is displayed and a menu associated with the storing of the channel in memory may also be displayed. The viewer may then select to add to or remove from memory the programming data associated with the currently tuned channel via a one-step process, and the programming data is subsequently loaded into the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yuko S. Nishikawa, Aaron John Dew, Ronaldo Diaz, Jenny Su Chow
  • Custom content compilation using digital chapter marks
    Publication number: 20080127268
    Abstract: Digital marks are used to define segments that are sequenced in a custom content compilation that provides a virtual program. A system is configured to receive definitions of digital marks that locate segments within program content. The segments are scenes or other portions of programs that constitute less than the entirety of the program content. A series of digital marks are associated as being within a content compilation sequence. Playback of the virtual program entails sequential output of the segments corresponding to the digital marks. Alternative content includes user photos, video clips and audio clips. The virtual program may also be automatically built through access to user profile or related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Michael A. Bergeron, Yuko Nishikawa, Nga Marie Phan Nguyen, Ronaldo Diaz
  • System and method for providing channel selection in an electronic programming guide
    Publication number: 20020078457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an entertainment system and method for selectively storing broadcast channels by the entertainment system. To store a broadcast channel, the system first receives programming data associated with the channel. A show associated with the channel is displayed and a menu associated with the storing of the channel in memory may also be displayed. The viewer may then select to add to or remove from memory the programming data associated with the currently tuned channel via a one-step process, and the programming data is subsequently loaded into the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Yuko S. Nishikawa, Aaron John Dew, Ronaldo Diaz, Jenny Su Chow