Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Tillman

Thomas M. Tillman 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).

  • Patent number: 11206459
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that a display, upon which is being presented a media program, is within a field of view of a user who is using an augmented reality device; presenting, via the augmented reality device, a first augmented reality display region, wherein the first augmented reality display region shows information associated with the media program, and wherein the first augmented reality display region is positioned adjacent the display in the field of view of the user; determining, by the processing system, that the field of view of the user has been positioned such that the display is no longer in the field of view of the user; and presenting, via the augmented reality device, a second augmented reality display region, wherein the second augmented reality display region shows the media program that is being presented on the display. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Tillman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10491946
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing multiple video content streams to a display for presentation. The display comprises a primary screen region that presents a first video content stream of the multiple video content streams and multiple auxiliary screen regions that present a subset of the multiple video content streams. Further aspects may include providing a message to the display responsive to receiving a first user-generated input instructing the display to present a second video content stream on the primary screen region. Additional aspects may include recording the first video content stream from a point of departure of the first video content stream. Also, aspects may include providing the recorded first video content stream to the display responsive to obtaining a second user-generated input. The recorded first video content stream is presented on the primary screen region from the point of departure. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Tillman, Cheng-Chih Steve Lin, Javier Lemus
  • Publication number: 20190356964
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that a display, upon which is being presented a media program, is within a field of view of a user who is using an augmented reality device; presenting, via the augmented reality device, a first augmented reality display region, wherein the first augmented reality display region shows information associated with the media program, and wherein the first augmented reality display region is positioned adjacent the display in the field of view of the user; determining, by the processing system, that the field of view of the user has been positioned such that the display is no longer in the field of view of the user; and presenting, via the augmented reality device, a second augmented reality display region, wherein the second augmented reality display region shows the media program that is being presented on the display. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Tillman, JR.
  • Patent number: 10405060
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that a display, upon which is being presented a media program, is within a field of view of a user who is using an augmented reality device; presenting, via the augmented reality device, a first augmented reality display region, wherein the first augmented reality display region shows information associated with the media program, and wherein the first augmented reality display region is positioned adjacent the display in the field of view of the user; determining, by the processing system, that the field of view of the user has been positioned such that the display is no longer in the field of view of the user; and presenting, via the augmented reality device, a second augmented reality display region, wherein the second augmented reality display region shows the media program that is being presented on the display. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Tillman, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20190007750
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that a display, upon which is being presented a media program, is within a field of view of a user who is using an augmented reality device; presenting, via the augmented reality device, a first augmented reality display region, wherein the first augmented reality display region shows information associated with the media program, and wherein the first augmented reality display region is positioned adjacent the display in the field of view of the user; determining, by the processing system, that the field of view of the user has been positioned such that the display is no longer in the field of view of the user; and presenting, via the augmented reality device, a second augmented reality display region, wherein the second augmented reality display region shows the media program that is being presented on the display. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas M. Tillman, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180302667
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing multiple video content streams to a display for presentation. The display comprises a primary screen region that presents a first video content stream of the multiple video content streams and multiple auxiliary screen regions that present a subset of the multiple video content streams. Further aspects may include providing a message to the display responsive to receiving a first user-generated input instructing the display to present a second video content stream on the primary screen region. Additional aspects may include recording the first video content stream from a point of departure of the first video content stream. Also, aspects may include providing the recorded first video content stream to the display responsive to obtaining a second user-generated input. The recorded first video content stream is presented on the primary screen region from the point of departure. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Tillman, Cheng-Chih Steve Lin, Javier Lemus