Patents by Inventor Todd Ditchendorf

Todd Ditchendorf 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing context-based movie information
    Patent number: 8818827
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating context-based movie information. For example, a movie application on an electronic device can obtain show times of a movie from multiple movie theaters. In some embodiments, the movie application can combine one or more show times into a single time slot in order to condense the number of show times that are displayed. Furthermore, the movie application can provide slot labels corresponding to each time slot based on one or more context-sensitive factors (e.g., current time of day, current location, one or more upcoming calendar events, and the like). As a result, the movie application can provide a user with a condensed view of the most accessible show times based on current context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John Louch, Todd Ditchendorf
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT-BASED MOVIE INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20120295597
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating context-based movie information. For example, a movie application on an electronic device can obtain show times of a movie from multiple movie theaters. In some embodiments, the movie application can combine one or more show times into a single time slot in order to condense the number of show times that are displayed. Furthermore, the movie application can provide slot labels corresponding to each time slot based on one or more context-sensitive factors (e.g., current time of day, current location, one or more upcoming calendar events, and the like). As a result, the movie application can provide a user with a condensed view of the most accessible show times based on current context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: John Louch, Todd Ditchendorf
  • Systems and methods for providing context-based movie information
    Patent number: 8260640
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating context-based movie information. For example, a movie application on an electronic device can obtain show times of a movie from multiple movie theaters. In some embodiments, the movie application can combine one or more show times into a single time slot in order to condense the number of show times that are displayed. Furthermore, the movie application can provide slot labels corresponding to each time slot based on one or more context-sensitive factors (e.g., current time of day, current location, one or more upcoming calendar events, and the like). As a result, the movie application can provide a user with a condensed view of the most accessible show times based on current context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John Louch, Todd Ditchendorf
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT-BASED MOVIE INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20110137690
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating context-based movie information. For example, a movie application on an electronic device can obtain show times of a movie from multiple movie theaters. In some embodiments, the movie application can combine one or more show times into a single time slot in order to condense the number of show times that are displayed. Furthermore, the movie application can provide slot labels corresponding to each time slot based on one or more context-sensitive factors (e.g., current time of day, current location, one or more upcoming calendar events, and the like). As a result, the movie application can provide a user with a condensed view of the most accessible show times based on current context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John Louch, Todd Ditchendorf