Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Box

Thomas C. Box 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).

  • Method and apparatus for electronic message delivery
    Patent number: 8667068
    Abstract: Timely delivery of electronic messages during a presentation is a valuable tool. The embodiments describe a method and apparatus for delivering electronic messages. One method includes creating the electronic message by identifying auxiliary media content associated with a main presentation and marking temporal locations within the main presentation to allow delivery of electronic messages based on auxiliary media content. Another method includes receiving a package containing first and second content, separating the first content from the second content, providing the first content on a first medium, and providing an electronic message based on the second content on a second medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Thomas C. Box, Ana Belen Benitez
  • Method and Apparatus for Electronic Message Delivery
    Publication number: 20090292774
    Abstract: Timely delivery of electronic messages during a presentation is a valuable tool. The embodiments describe a method and apparatus for delivering electronic messages. One method includes creating the electronic message by identifying auxiliary media content associated with a main presentation and marking temporal locations within the main presentation to allow delivery of electronic messages based on auxiliary media content. Another method includes receiving a package containing first and second content, separating the first content from the second content, providing the first content on a first medium, and providing an electronic message based on the second content on a second medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Thomas C. Box, Ana Belen Bentez