Patents by Inventor Travis Charles Baurmann

Travis Charles Baurmann 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).

  • Favorite GUI for TV
    Patent number: 8151215
    Abstract: A favorites GUI for a TV includes a carousel-type display of icons representing user-defined favorites that is overlaid on the current background video of the TV, with the center-most icon being the “current” icon and being enlarged relative to the other icons. Live video appears in icons representing TV channels. Other icons can represent, e.g., favorite photo/music files, favorite games from a game console, favorite content from an ambient player, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Charles Baurmann, Steven Friedlander, Tracy Ho, Yuko Nishikawa, John Salisbury, Edgar Allan Tu, Sabrina Tai-Chen Yeh
  • FAVORITE GUI FOR TV
    Publication number: 20090204929
    Abstract: A favorites GUI for a TV includes a carousel-type display of icons representing user-defined favorites that is overlaid on the current background video of the TV, with the center-most icon being the “current” icon and being enlarged relative to the other icons. Live video appears in icons representing TV channels. Other icons can represent, e.g., favorite photo/music files, favorite games from a game console, favorite content from an ambient player, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Travis Charles Baurmann, Steven Friedlander, Tracy Ho, Yuko Nishikawa, John Salisbury, Edgar Allan Tu, Sabrina Tai-Chen Yeh
  • TV display with graphical user interface for TV favorites
    Patent number: D593577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Charles Baurmann, Steven Friedlander, Tracy Ho, Yuko Nishikawa, John Salisbury, Edgar Allan Tu, Sabrina Tai-Chen Yeh