Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Blaxland

Thomas A. Blaxland 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).

  • Determining associations between media objects
    Patent number: 9489444
    Abstract: A system for correlating a user's interests to media content, said system comprising: (a) at least one data store comprising media content data relating to people, works, and tags; (b) a relationship generator configured to generate direct relationships among said people, works and tags; (c) a connection module to generate connections between a primary person, work or tag and a first set of said people, works, and tags, wherein each person, work and tag of said first set has a direct relationship with said primary person, work or tag; and (d) a display module for causing the display of at least a portion of said first set of said people, works and tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Blaxland, Jason Epstein, Rangarirayi Muvavarirwa, Jonathan T. Moore
  • System and Process for Connecting Media Content
    Publication number: 20130138677
    Abstract: A system for correlating a user's interests to media content, said system comprising: (a) at least one data store comprising media content data relating to people, works, and tags; (b) a relationship generator configured to generate direct relationships among said people, works and tags; (c) a connection module to generate connections between a primary person, work or tag and a first set of said people, works, and tags, wherein each person, work and tag of said first set has a direct relationship with said primary person, work or tag; and (d) a display module for causing the display of at least a portion of said first set of said people, works and tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: COMCAST CABLE HOLDINGS, LLC.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Blaxland, Jason Epstein, Rangarirayi Muvavarirwa, Jonathan T. Moore
  • System and process for connecting media content
    Patent number: 8370396
    Abstract: A system for correlating a user's interests to media content, said system comprising: (a) at least one data store comprising media content data relating to people, works, and tags; (b) a relationship generator configured to generate direct relationships among said people, works and tags; (c) a connection module to generate connections between a primary person, work or tag and a first set of said people, works, and tags, wherein each person, work and tag of said first set has a direct relationship with said primary person, work or tag; and (d) a display module for causing the display of at least a portion of said first set of said people, works and tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Blaxland, Jason Epstein, Rangarirayi Muvavarirwa, Jonathan T. Moore
  • System and Process for Connecting Media Content
    Publication number: 20090313295
    Abstract: A system for correlating a user's interests to media content, said system comprising: (a) at least one data store comprising media content data relating to people, works, and tags; (b) a relationship generator configured to generate direct relationships among said people, works and tags; (c) a connection module to generate connections between a primary person, work or tag and a first set of said people, works, and tags, wherein each person, work and tag of said first set has a direct relationship with said primary person, work or tag; and (d) a display module for causing the display of at least a portion of said first set of said people, works and tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas A. Blaxland, Jason Epstein, Rangarirayi Muvavarirwa, Jonathan T. Moore