Patents by Inventor Toufic Moubarak

Toufic Moubarak 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 system for creating television programming guide
    Patent number: 8010981
    Abstract: A household level electronic program guide which provides a PC user with a specific guide of television stations which are available at a location where a cable has been scanned to determine the television channels and stations being broadcast thereon and being provided to the PC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Decisionmark Corp.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Franken, Toufic Moubarak, Jack Perry
  • Method and system for providing household level television programming information
    Patent number: 7631332
    Abstract: A computer and internet-based system and method for providing television and radio programming information and channel assignments to users, which is based upon a household level determination of a location of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Decisionmark Corp.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Franken, Toufic Moubarak, Jack Perry
  • Individualized content guide
    Patent number: 7231604
    Abstract: A computer and Internet-based system and method for providing television and radio programming information to users, through a multi-tabbed viewing screen, where at least one of the tabs is individualized to a particular viewer's preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Decisionmark Corp.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Franken, Toufic Moubarak, Jack Perry
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING TELEVISION PROGRAMMING GUIDE
    Publication number: 20070016932
    Abstract: A household level electronic program guide which provides a PC user with a specific guide of television stations which are available at a location where a cable has been scanned to determine the television channels and stations being broadcast thereon and being provided to the PC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: DECISIONMARK CORP.
    Inventors: KENNETH FRANKEN, TOUFIC MOUBARAK, JACK PERRY
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIMITING ACCESS TO VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20060271949
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the reception of video programming as a function of a location associated with a prospective viewer. In one embodiment, a GPS receiver is utilized to control the delivery to the location. In another embodiment, a distributed approach is utilized which uses at least two separated servers in which one is used for inputting information relating to a location and another server is utilized for determining eligibility and either directly through a hardware connection or indirectly through a display terminal providing for manipulation of the satellite receiver and satellite transmitter combination so as to restrict access to signal reception by said satellite receiver at the location if a strength of a terrestrially broadcast television signal exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: DECISIONMARK CORP.
    Inventors: JACK PERRY, KENNETH FRANKEN, TOUFIC MOUBARAK
  • Method and system for providing household level television programming information
    Patent number: 6785904
    Abstract: A computer and internet-based system and method for providing television and radio programming information and channel assignments to users, which is based upon a household level determination of a location of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Decisionmark Corp.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Franken, Toufic Moubarak, Jack Perry
  • Guide with PVR scheduling links
    Publication number: 20030121042
    Abstract: A computer and internet-based system and method for programming a PVR to record a particular program on an on-line programming guide, where clicking on a link in a cell in the program guide provides to a PVR or image viewer a standardized set of instructions directing the PVR or image viewer to record or display the program associated with the programming guide cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: DECISIONMARK CORP.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Franken, Toufic Moubarak, Jack Perry