Patents by Inventor Steven Carl Williamson

Steven Carl Williamson 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).

  • Interactive program guide navigator menu system
    Patent number: 8302126
    Abstract: An interactive program guide system is provided. The program guide system has a logically flat navigator menu structure made up of program guide categories and selectable program guide options. Program guide categories correspond to fairly broad groups of program guide features. Selectable program guide options correspond to more specific program guide features. Each program guide category has associated selectable program guide options. Program guide categories may be displayed in a row across the top of the display screen. Selectable program guide options may be displayed in the same column as the program guide category with which they are associated. A highlight region may be positioned on one of the selectable program guide options. The selectable program guide options may be scrolled using a pair of vertical cursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Wayne Allison, Steven Carl Williamson, Walter Benjamin Herrington
  • Interactive program guide navigator menu system
    Publication number: 20080184309
    Abstract: An interactive program guide system is provided. The program guide system has a logically flat navigator menu structure made up of program guide categories and selectable program guide options. Program guide categories correspond to fairly broad groups of program guide features. Selectable program guide options correspond to more specific program guide features. Each program guide category has associated selectable program guide options. Program guide categories may be displayed in a row across the top of the display screen. Selectable program guide options may be displayed in the same column as the program guide category with which they are associated. A highlight region may be positioned on one of the selectable program guide options. The selectable program guide options may be scrolled using a pair of vertical cursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Donald Wayne Allison, Steven Carl Williamson, Walter Benjamin Herrington
  • Interactive program guide navigator menu system
    Patent number: 6262722
    Abstract: An interactive program guide system is provided. The program guide system has a logically flat navigator menu structure made up of program guide categories and selectable program guide options. Program guide categories correspond to fairly broad groups of program guide features. Selectable program guide options correspond to more specific program guide features. Each program guide category has associated selectable program guide options. Program guide categories may be displayed in a row across the top of the display screen. Selectable program guide options may be displayed in the same column as the program guide category with which they are associated. A highlight region may be positioned on one of the selectable program guide options. The selectable program guide options may be scrolled using a pair of vertical cursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Wayne Allison, Steven Carl Williamson, Walter Benjamin Herrington
  • Interactive program guide navigator menu system
    Patent number: 6118443
    Abstract: An interactive program guide system is provided. The program guide system has a logically flat navigator menu structure made up of program guide categories and selectable program guide options. Program guide categories correspond to fairly broad groups of program guide features. Selectable program guide options correspond to more specific program guide features. Each program guide category has associated selectable program guide options. Program guide categories may be displayed in a row across the top of the display screen. Selectable program guide options may be displayed in the same column as the program guide category with which they are associated. A highlight region may be positioned on one of the selectable program guide options. The selectable program guide options may be scrolled using a pair of vertical cursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Wayne Allison, Steven Carl Williamson, Walter Benjamin Herrington