Patents by Inventor Stacy Parr

Stacy Parr 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).

  • Guided television method and system
    Patent number: 9021534
    Abstract: There is provided a method for guiding viewer selection of television content. The method comprises receiving a request for delivery of television content from a remote system; establishing an identity of the remote system; accessing a viewing history corresponding to the remote system in response to receiving the request; identifying a desirable subset of content items from available television content based upon a first plurality of discrimination criteria including the viewing history; determining a display subset of content items from the desirable subset, to be provided for selection by the remote system, according to a second plurality of discrimination criteria including the viewing history; and delivering an interface to the remote system for enabling a viewer of the remote system to select content items from the display subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: David Watson, Stephan Fopeano, Stacy Parr
  • Guided television method and system
    Publication number: 20090077598
    Abstract: There is provided a method for guiding viewer selection of television content. The method comprises receiving a request for delivery of television content from a remote system; establishing an identity of the remote system; accessing a viewing history corresponding to the remote system in response to receiving the request; identifying a desirable subset of content items from available television content based upon a first plurality of discrimination criteria including the viewing history; determining a display subset of content items from the desirable subset, to be provided for selection by the remote system, according to a second plurality of discrimination criteria including the viewing history; and delivering an interface to the remote system for enabling a viewer of the remote system to select content items from the display subset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: David Watson, Stephan Fopeano, Stacy Parr