Patents by Inventor Todd Killian

Todd Killian 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).

  • Apparatus and method to facilitate the customization of television content with supplemental data
    Patent number: 7340457
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for customizing television content uses an application (70) operating on a computing platform (12) associated with a display device (40). The platform (12) accesses a display component database (48) containing display components (6). The application (70) includes a profile database (80) that stores a viewer profile (84) and a filter module (76) that is coupled to the profile database (80). The filter module (76) accesses the viewer profile (84) and display components (6) and, in response, selects a preferred display component (6?) according to the viewer profile (84) and the display components (6). The preferred display component (6?) facilitates the targeting of viewers based on demographic information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Todd Killian, Philip Thrift