Patents by Inventor Sherry Kao

Sherry Kao 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).

  • Methods and systems for use in customizing displayed content associated with a portable storage medium
    Patent number: 11137966
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods and systems to playback and customize the playback of content relative to the portable storage medium. Some of these methods identify content to be rendered, through a playback device, in association with a first portable storage medium; identify one or more customizable display parameters to be applied in displaying the identified content; receive a first definition, following the identification of the customizable display parameters, for at least a first customizable display parameter of the one or more customizable display parameters; and cause the first definition for the first customizable display parameter to be stored on the playback device in association with the first customizable display parameter such that the first definition is to be applied by the playback device in rendering the content relative to the first customizable display parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: DELUXE MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Babak Kazerouni, Sherry Kao
  • Methods and systems for use in providing playback of variable length content in a fixed length framework
    Patent number: 8842967
    Abstract: The present embodiments methods and systems for use in providing supplemental content to be played back with a portable storage medium through a playback device that conforms to a fixed length content framework, by receive request for supplemental content from a playback device; identifying the supplemental content; retrieve supplemental content; accessing a predefined clip template defined prior to receiving the request; processing the supplemental content and generating a plurality of clips of supplemental content that have a playback length that is a fraction of a playback length of the supplemental content; and forward supplemental content clips to the requesting playback device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Deluxe Media Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff McDermott, Bruce Randall, Sherry Kao
  • Methods and systems for use in providing playback of variable length content in a fixed length framework
    Patent number: 8644675
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods and systems for use in providing supplemental content to be played back with a portable storage medium. Some embodiments retrieve supplemental content associated with a portable storage medium distributed to be played back by a playback device; access a predefined clip template; process the supplemental content in accordance with the predefined clip template; and generate a plurality of clips of supplemental content in accordance with the predefined clip template, such that the plurality of clips of supplemental content have a playback length that is a fraction of a playback length of the supplemental content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Deluxe Digital Studios, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff McDermott, Bruce Randall, Sherry Kao
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN CUSTOMIZING DISPLAYED CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20120240052
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods and systems to playback and customize the playback of content relative to the portable storage medium. Some of these methods identify content to be rendered, through a playback device, in association with a first portable storage medium; identify one or more customizable display parameters to be applied in displaying the identified content; receive a first definition, following the identification of the customizable display parameters, for at least a first customizable display parameter of the one or more customizable display parameters; and cause the first definition for the first customizable display parameter to be stored on the playback device in association with the first customizable display parameter such that the first definition is to be applied by the playback device in rendering the content relative to the first customizable display parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: DELUXE DIGITAL STUDIOS, INC.
    Inventors: Babak Kazerouni, Sherry Kao
  • Methods and systems for use in customizing displayed content associated with a portable storage medium
    Patent number: 8239497
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods and systems to playback and customize the playback of content relative to the portable storage medium. Some of these methods identify content to be rendered, through a playback device, in association with a first portable storage medium; identify one or more customizable display parameters to be applied in displaying the identified content; receive a first definition, following the identification of the customizable display parameters, for at least a first customizable display parameter of the one or more customizable display parameters; and cause the first definition for the first customizable display parameter to be stored on the playback device in association with the first customizable display parameter such that the first definition is to be applied by the playback device in rendering the content relative to the first customizable display parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Deluxe Digital Studios, Inc.
    Inventors: Babak Kazerouni, Sherry Kao
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN CUSTOMIZING DISPLAYED CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20110167132
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods and systems to playback and customize the playback of content relative to the portable storage medium. Some of these methods identify content to be rendered, through a playback device, in association with a first portable storage medium; identify one or more customizable display parameters to be applied in displaying the identified content; receive a first definition, following the identification of the customizable display parameters, for at least a first customizable display parameter of the one or more customizable display parameters; and cause the first definition for the first customizable display parameter to be stored on the playback device in association with the first customizable display parameter such that the first definition is to be applied by the playback device in rendering the content relative to the first customizable display parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: DELUXE DIGITAL STUDIOS, INC.
    Inventors: Babak Kazerouni, Sherry Kao
  • Methods and systems for use in customizing displayed content associated with a portable storage medium
    Patent number: 7930368
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods and systems to playback and customize the playback of content relative to the portable storage medium. Some of these methods identify content to be rendered, through a playback device, in association with a first portable storage medium; identify one or more customizable display parameters to be applied in displaying the identified content; receive a first definition, following the identification of the customizable display parameters, for at least a first customizable display parameter of the one or more customizable display parameters; and cause the first definition for the first customizable display parameter to be stored on the playback device in association with the first customizable display parameter such that the first definition is to be applied by the playback device in rending the content relative to the first customizable display parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Deluxe Digital Studios, Inc.
    Inventors: Babak Kazerouni, Sherry Kao
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN PROVIDING PLAYBACK OF VARIABLE LENGTH CONTENT IN A FIXED LENGTH FRAMEWORK
    Publication number: 20100142915
    Abstract: The present embodiments methods and systems for use in providing supplemental content to be played back with a portable storage medium through a playback device that conforms to a fixed length content framework, by receive request for supplemental content from a playback device; identifying the supplemental content; retrieve supplemental content; accessing a predefined clip template defined prior to receiving the request; processing the supplemental content and generating a plurality of clips of supplemental content that have a playback length that is a fraction of a playback length of the supplemental content; and forward supplemental content clips to the requesting playback device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: DELUXE DIGITAL STUDIOS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff McDermott, Bruce Randall, Sherry Kao
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN PROVIDING PLAYBACK OF VARIABLE LENGTH CONTENT IN A FIXED LENGTH FRAMEWORK
    Publication number: 20100135637
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods and systems for use in providing supplemental content to be played back with a portable storage medium. Some embodiments retrieve supplemental content associated with a portable storage medium distributed to be played back by a playback device; access a predefined clip template; process the supplemental content in accordance with the predefined clip template; and generate a plurality of clips of supplemental content in accordance with the predefined clip template, such that the plurality of clips of supplemental content have a playback length that is a fraction of a playback length of the supplemental content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: DELUXE DIGITAL STUDIOS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff McDermott, Bruce Randall, Sherry Kao
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN CUSTOMIZING DISPLAYED CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20090063659
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods and systems to playback and customize the playback of content relative to the portable storage medium. Some of these methods identify content to be rendered, through a playback device, in association with a first portable storage medium; identify one or more customizable display parameters to be applied in displaying the identified content; receive a first definition, following the identification of the customizable display parameters, for at least a first customizable display parameter of the one or more customizable display parameters; and cause the first definition for the first customizable display parameter to be stored on the playback device in association with the first customizable display parameter such that the first definition is to be applied by the playback device in rending the content relative to the first customizable display parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: DELUXE DIGITAL STUDIOS, INC.
    Inventors: Babak Kazerouni, Sherry Kao