Patents by Inventor Tho T. Autruong

Tho T. Autruong 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).

  • Technique for identifying favorite program channels for receiving entertainment programming content over a communications network
    Patent number: 7987477
    Abstract: A favorites list of program channels which a cable TV user likely prefers is generated automatically from which the user may select a program channel to watch. Each program channel in the favorites list is identified based on a measure of the duration in which the program channel is continuously tuned to. In an embodiment, this measure varies nonlinearly with such a duration. The favorites list may further comprise sublists of program channels which may correspond to different periods of a day, week, etc. The favorites list may be generated from programs watched on multiple viewing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Time Warner Cable, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Maynard, Joseph M. Hassell, John W. Callahan, Tho T. Autruong, Vitaly Shoykhet, Karla J. Towne
  • TECHNIQUE FOR IDENTIFYING FAVORITE PROGRAM CHANNELS FOR RECEIVING ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING CONTENT OVER A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20090254943
    Abstract: A favorites list of program channels which a cable TV user likely prefers is generated automatically from which the user may select a program channel to watch. Each program channel in the favorites list is identified based on a measure of the duration in which the program channel is continuously tuned to. In an embodiment, this measure varies nonlinearly with such a duration. The favorites list may further comprise sublists of program channels which may correspond to different periods of a day, week, etc. The favorites list may be generated from programs watched on multiple viewing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Stephen L. Maynard, Joseph M. Hassell, John W. Callahan, Tho T. Autruong, Vitaly Shoykhet, Karla J. Towne
  • Technique for identifying favorite program channels for receiving entertainment programming content over a communications network
    Patent number: 7509663
    Abstract: A favorites list of program channels which a cable TV user likely prefers is generated automatically, from which the user may select a program channel to watch. Each program channel in the favorites list is identified based on a measure of the duration in which the program channel is continuously tuned to. In an embodiment, this measure varies nonlinearly with such a duration. The favorites list may further comprise sublists of program channels which may correspond to different periods of a day, week, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Time Warner Cable, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Maynard, Joseph M. Hassell, John W. Callahan, Tho T. Autruong, Vitaly Shoykhet, Karla J. Towne