Patents by Inventor Samson Bekele

Samson Bekele 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).

  • Systems and methods for selectively obscuring portions of media content using a widget
    Patent number: 8893169
    Abstract: A widget running on user equipment selectively obscures portions of media content according to user and/or service provider defined criteria. Information regarding potentially objectionable content in media content may be stored in databases. Based on the information regarding potentially objectionable content and the defined criteria, the database may provide censor instructions. The instructions may be executed by the widget to obscure the potentially objectionable content in media content that is accessed by the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter R. Klappert, David D. Chung, Samson Bekele
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY OBSCURING PORTIONS OF MEDIA CONTENT USING A WIDGET
    Publication number: 20110161999
    Abstract: A widget running on user equipment selectively obscures portions of media content according to user and/or service provider defined criteria. Information regarding potentially objectionable content in media content may be stored in databases. Based on the information regarding potentially objectionable content and the defined criteria, the database may provide censor instructions. The instructions may be executed by the widget to obscure the potentially objectionable content in media content that is accessed by the user equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Walter R. Klappert, David D. Chung, Samson Bekele