Patents by Inventor Steven Michael Casagrande

Steven Michael Casagrande 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).

  • Publication number: 20120057847
    Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for skipping and/or filtering content from a video stream using closed captioning data associated with the video stream. The closed captioning data is parsed using metadata to identify portions of the video stream to skip during presentation, and/or to identify portions of the video stream to output to a user. The portions of the video stream that are to be skipped are filtered from the video stream, and the filtered video stream is presented to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C
    Inventor: Steven Michael Casagrande
  • Publication number: 20100322592
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatus for the identification of locations in a presentation stream based on metadata associated with the presentation stream. Locations within a presentation stream are identified using location information and/or signature data associated with the presentation stream. The identified locations within a presentation stream may be utilized to identify boundaries of segments within the presentation stream, such as segments of a show. The boundaries of the segments may then be utilized to change the volume of segments or playback a segment at a non-real time presentation rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: EchoStar Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Steven Michael Casagrande
  • Publication number: 20100195972
    Abstract: The various embodiments described herein generally provide for the identification of locations in a presentation stream based on metadata associated with the presentation stream. Locations within an audio/video stream are identified by processing associated text data using autonomous location information referencing the text data. The identified locations within a presentation stream may be utilized to identify boundaries of segments within the presentation stream, such as segments of a show and interstitials of the show. Processing is then performed to determine whether the identified boundaries possess specific characteristics. If the identified boundaries do not possess the identified characteristics, then additional processing is performed to identify other locations, temporally near the identified boundaries, which correspond with boundaries of the portion of the audio/video stream identified by the autonomous location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Steven Michael Casagrande
  • Publication number: 20100162344
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatus for the identification of locations in a presentation stream based on metadata associated with the presentation stream. Locations within a presentation stream are identified using signature data associated with the presentation stream. The identified locations within a presentation stream may be utilized to identify boundaries of segments within the presentation stream, such as logical chapters, scenes or other sections of the content. The identified segments of the presentation stream may then be selectably viewed by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: EchoStar Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Steven Michael Casagrande, David A. Kummer
  • Publication number: 20100162291
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatus for the identification of locations in a presentation stream based on metadata associated with the presentation stream. Locations within a presentation stream are identified using signature data associated with the presentation stream. The identified locations within a presentation stream may be utilized to identify boundaries of segments within the presentation stream, such as segments of a show and interstitials (e.g., commercials) of the show. The identified portions of a presentation stream may then be utilized for filtering segments of content during presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: EchoStar Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Steven Michael Casagrande, David A. Kummer
  • Publication number: 20100158484
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatus for the identification of locations in a presentation stream based on metadata associated with the presentation stream. Locations within a presentation stream are identified using signature data associated with the presentation stream. The identified locations within a presentation stream may be utilized to identify boundaries of segments within the presentation stream, such as segments of a show and interstitials (e.g., commercials) of the show. The identified portions of a presentation stream may then be utilized for filtering segments of content during presentation. Additionally, supplemental content is identified and inserted into the presentation stream during presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: EchoStar Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Steven Michael Casagrande, David A. Kummer
  • Publication number: 20090129747
    Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for presenting information regarding interstitials of a video stream. A recording of a television show may include segments of the show interspersed with interstitials (e.g., commercials). The location of the interstitials within the recording is identified, and the locations of the interstitials are presented in progress bar during presentation of the video stream. The location of the interstitials may also be utilized to determine durations of the interstitials, and provide a user with information regarding the lengths of the interstitials of a recording, and/or the length of the other content of a recording (e.g., segments of a television show).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Steven Michael Casagrande
  • Publication number: 20090133092
    Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for skipping and/or filtering content from a video stream using text data associated with the video stream. The text data is parsed using metadata to identify portions of the video stream to skip during presentation, and/or to identify portions of the video stream to present to a user. The portions of the video stream that are to be skipped are filtered from the video stream, and the filtered video stream is presented to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Steven Michael Casagrande