Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Romero

Thomas P. Romero 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).

  • Methods and articles of manufacture for interfacing, advertising and navigating with internet television
    Publication number: 20010003184
    Abstract: The present invention recognizes that Internet users who utilize Internet televison devices to interface with the Internet do not have the same needs as Internet users who use computers. The present invention addresses the needs of television Internet users to interface with the Internet by providing appropriate interfacing methods, compositions and articles of manufacture. One aspect of the present invention is a word code that includes a series of numerical digits that relates to a word or portion of a word. Another aspect of the present invention is a method of making a word code that includes identifying a word or portion of a word that is an appropriate word code and translating the word or portion of a word into a word code. A further aspect of the present invention is a composition of matter or an article of manufacture that includes at least two word codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Publication date: June 7, 2001
    Inventors: Jamison K. Ching, Thomas P. Romero