Patents by Inventor Sarah Cotsen

Sarah Cotsen 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).

  • Integrated media viewing environment
    Patent number: 8683518
    Abstract: An integrated media viewing environment including a user interface (UI) and a method for providing a program guide with an integrated media viewing environment. The integrated media viewing environment presents viewers with on-screen displays, e.g., a single, integrated on-screen display, that may be used to obtain, view and/or record media content, including programming that is currently airing, available via download or data streaming, available on an “on demand” basis, and/or available from local storage or removable media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Home Box Office, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig D. Cuttner, Sarah Cotsen, Henry Merritt Paulson, III, Mary Baumgartner, Sandy Alessandro Spadavecchia, John Barnett Ovrutsky, Stephanie Otto, Michael Stanley Onaitis
  • Pausing and Resuming Content Streaming On Wireless Devices
    Publication number: 20080282295
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a communication system transmits video content in a looped manner using wireless communications to a cell phone capable of playing the content in a streaming manner. The cell phone is capable, after the playing of the received video content has been interrupted during a current transmission of the content, of resuming play of the content during a subsequent transmission of the looped content, based on the timing of the interruption. The timing of the interruption is compared to a schedule of content transmissions to determine when to resume the playing of the content, e.g., to enable the playing to resume from the location of the interruption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: HOME BOX OFFICE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Gabriel, Craig D. Cuttner, Sarah Cotsen, Robert M. Zitter, Jeffrey A. DiBartolomeo, Bruce Probst
  • Integrated media viewing environment
    Publication number: 20040221308
    Abstract: An integrated media viewing environment including a user interface (UI) and a method for providing a program guide with an integrated media viewing environment. The integrated media viewing environment presents viewers with on-screen displays, e.g., a single, integrated on-screen display, that may be used to obtain, view and/or record media content, including programming that is currently airing, available via download or data streaming, available on an “on demand” basis, and/or available from local storage or removable media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Craig D. Cuttner, Sarah Cotsen, Henry Merritt Paulson, Mary Baumgartner, Sandy Alessandro Spadavecchia, John Barnett Ovrutsky, Stephanie Otto, Michael Stanley Onaitis