Patents by Inventor Samuel V. Irvine

Samuel V. Irvine 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 distributing content
    Patent number: 8671211
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a communication system includes a local area network, a first client device and a first server device in communication with the first client device through the local area network. The first server device communicates an audio-visual stream and remote user interface data to the first client device through the local area network. The first client device renders a display using the audio-video stream and the remote user interface. The first client device generates a key command and communicates the key command to the first server device in response to the remote user interface data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel V. Irvine, Vlad Zarney, Titus Winters, Romulo Pontual, Mark C. Guidarelli, Noreen Fong, Raynold M. Kahn, Luke J. Crook, Gregory Vagnati
  • Method and system for transferring control of a user interface of a content distribution system
    Patent number: 8447840
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling a user interface displayed at a client device includes a client device and a server device that communicates a first remote user interface from the server device to the client device. The client device displays the first remote user interface and communicates key signals to the server device. The server device communicates a first transfer control signal to the client device. The client device displays a client native interface and communicates a second transfer control signal to the server device. The server device communicates the second remote user interface to the client device. The client device displays a second remote user interface at the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Inventors: Noreen Fong, Samuel V. Irvine, Walter F. Filbrich, Gregory Vagnati
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT
    Publication number: 20110066679
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a communication system includes a local area network, a first client device and a first server device in communication with the first client device through the local area network. The first server device communicates an audio-visual stream and remote user interface data to the first client device through the local area network. The first client device renders a display using the audio-video stream and the remote user interface. The first client device generates a key command and communicates the key command to the first server device in response to the remote user interface data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel V. Irvine, Vlad Zarney, Titus Winters, Romulo Pontual, Mark C. Guidarelli, Noreen Fong, Raynold M. Kahn, Luke J. Crook, Gregory Vagnati