Patents by Inventor THOMAS C. TATE

THOMAS C. TATE 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 PROVIDING DIRECTED ADVERTISING BASED ON USER PREFERENCES
    Publication number: 20120110618
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user device are described. The method permits the user to control the presentation of advertisements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HULU LLC
    Inventors: JASON A. KILAR, BRIAN SOEBEKTI, THOMAS C. TATE, WING CHIT MAK, RICHARD W. TOM, ERIC I. FENG, HUA ZHENG, JEAN-PAUL COLACO, XIN JIN