Patents by Inventor Simon Branton-Housley

Simon Branton-Housley 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).

  • Reduce blue light at set-top box to assist with sleep
    Patent number: 9832530
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method, system, or computer-readable storage device including instructions for reducing the blue light component of displayed video can include one or more of the following features: receiving, at a set-top box, a video signal having a white color balance, the white color balance including a red component value. The set-top box can determine that the current time is after a threshold night value and before a threshold morning value and, based on that, adjust the white color balance of the video signal to increase the red component value. The set-top box can then transmit the video signal with the adjusted white color balance to a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Simon Branton-Housley
  • REDUCE BLUE LIGHT AT SET-TOP BOX TO ASSIST WITH SLEEP
    Publication number: 20170318345
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method, system, or computer-readable storage device including instructions for reducing the blue light component of displayed video can include one or more of the following features: receiving, at a set-top box, a video signal having a white color balance, the white color balance including a red component value. The set-top box can determine that the current time is after a threshold night value and before a threshold morning value and, based on that, adjust the white color balance of the video signal to increase the red component value. The set-top box can then transmit the video signal with the adjusted white color balance to a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Simon Branton-Housley