Patents by Inventor Ryan C. Horner
Ryan C. Horner 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).
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Patent number: 7945926Abstract: The present invention includes a system and method for combining television broadcast programming content with customized or personalized information and educational or entertainment content. The system includes a set-top box capable of receiving data transmissions and locally rendering video animation for display with, instead of and/or synchronized with television broadcast programs in a way that the television viewer sees a coherent seamless merging of the television program content and supplemental content sources in an indistinguishable format. Preferably, the viewer may interact in real-time with the enhanced television programming to provide a higher level of engagement and customization potential.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2009Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Kelly L. Dempski, Ryan C. Horner, Dax A. Fohl
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Publication number: 20100083306Abstract: The present invention includes a system and method for combining television broadcast programming content with customized or personalized information and educational or entertainment content. The system includes a set-top box capable of receiving data transmissions and locally rendering video animation for display with, instead of and/or synchronized with television broadcast programs in a way that the television viewer sees a coherent seamless merging of the television program content and supplemental content sources in an indistinguishable format. Preferably, the viewer may interact in real-time with the enhanced television programming to provide a higher level of engagement and customization potential.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: Accenture Global Services GmbHInventors: Kelly L. Dempski, Ryan C. Horner, Dax A. Fohl
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Patent number: 7631327Abstract: The present invention includes a system and method for combining television broadcast programming content with customized or personalized information and educational or entertainment content. The system includes a set-top box capable of receiving data transmissions and locally rendering video animation for display with, instead of and/or synchronized with television broadcast programs in a way that the television viewer sees a coherent seamless merging of the television program content and supplemental content sources in an indistinguishable format. Preferably, the viewer may interact in real-time with the enhanced television programming to provide a higher level of engagement and customization potential.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2001Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbHInventors: Kelly L. Dempski, Ryan C. Horner, Dax A. Fohl
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Publication number: 20080243873Abstract: A content bank for objects hosts all information regarding an object and serves as a proxy for that object. The content bank comprises at least one instance of a digital identity corresponding the object. Object identity modules or services are available through the digital identity instance. Via the content bank system, the digital identity instance receives object-related information from a source and targeted to a specific service. Conversely, the digital identity instance also serves to determine when object-related information should be provided to a third party by a given service, or when object-related information needs to be manipulated by one or more services. A multi-mode interface is available for third parties to communicate with the digital identity instance. In this manner, third parties are not only able to access data regarding an object, but are actually able to communicate with an object via the digital identity instance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: Baiju Shah, Ryan C. Horner
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Publication number: 20080243915Abstract: A content bank for objects hosts all information regarding an object and serves as a proxy for that object. The content bank comprises at least one instance of a digital identity corresponding the object. Object identity modules or services are available through the digital identity instance. Via the content bank system, the digital identity instance receives object-related information from a source and targeted to a specific service. Conversely, the digital identity instance also serves to determine when object-related information should be provided to a third party by a given service, or when object-related information needs to be manipulated by one or more services. A multi-mode interface is available for third parties to communicate with the digital identity instance. In this manner, third parties are not only able to access data regarding an object, but are actually able to communicate with an object via the digital identity instance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: Baiju Shah, Ryan C. Horner
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Patent number: 7401054Abstract: A content bank for objects hosts all information regarding an object and serves as a proxy for that object. The content bank comprises at least one instance of a digital identity corresponding the object. Object identity modules or services are available through the digital identity instance. Via the content bank system, the digital identity instance receives object-related information from a source and targeted to a specific service. Conversely, the digital identity instance also serves to determine when object-related information should be provided to a third party by a given service, or when object-related information needs to be manipulated by one or more services. A multi-mode interface is available for third parties to communicate with the digital identity instance. In this manner, third parties are not only able to access data regarding an object, but are actually able to communicate with an object via the digital identity instance.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2002Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Accenture GmbHInventors: Baiju Shah, Ryan C. Horner
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Publication number: 20040073490Abstract: With the permission of a targeted recipient, a service provider obtains access to schedule information of a targeted recipient and, based on the schedule information determines scheduled availability of the targeted recipient to accept fulfillment of the service. Additionally, permission-based access to location information of the targeted recipient is obtained and a location of the targeted recipient is determined based on the location information. Thereafter, fulfillment of the service is directed to the location of the targeted recipient. At the time of service fulfillment, service personnel are provided access to location and identification information of the targeted recipient such that fulfillment of the service is further enhanced. In one embodiment of the present invention, package delivery may be automatically scheduled or rescheduled in this manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2002Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventors: Baiju Shah, Ryan C. Horner, Jaimin A. Soni
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Publication number: 20030033157Abstract: The present invention includes a system and method for combining television broadcast programming content with customized or personalized information and educational or entertainment content. The system includes a set-top box capable of receiving data transmissions and locally rendering video animation for display with, instead of and/or synchronized with television broadcast programs in a way that the television viewer sees a coherent seamless merging of the television program content and supplemental content sources in an indistinguishable format. Preferably, the viewer may interact in real-time with the enhanced television programming to provide a higher level of engagement and customization potential.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2001Publication date: February 13, 2003Applicant: Accenture Global Services GmbHInventors: Kelly L. Dempski, Ryan C. Horner, Dax A. Fohl