Patents by Inventor Stephanie Otto

Stephanie Otto 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
  • Method and Apparatus for User Interface Movement Scheme
    Publication number: 20100199306
    Abstract: The system provides a method and apparatus for implementing an electronic menu navigation system to present a range of categories and content items within each category to the user, and to allow the user to browse the categories with a cascading movement. Within each category the user can navigate left and right to view the items contained in that category. The new navigation is implemented as a cascading browser or cascading menu. The menu is presented as a plurality of tiers with each tier having a plurality of seats. The effect is three dimensional and similar to viewing audience seating from a stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: David Colter, Alex Chung, Marc McConnaughey, Stephanie Otto, Michael Onaitis
  • 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