Patents by Inventor Valerie L. Bronson

Valerie L. Bronson 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).

  • Interactive entertainment system for presenting supplemental interactive content together with continuous video programs
    Patent number: 8108899
    Abstract: An interactive entertainment system enables presentation of supplemental interactive content along side traditional broadcast video programs, such as television shows and movies. The programs are broadcast in a conventional manner. The supplemental content is supplied as part of the same program signal over the broadcast network, or separately over another distribution network. A viewer computing unit is located at the viewer's home to present the program and supplemental content to a viewer. When the viewer tunes to a particular channel, the viewer computing unit consults an electronic programming guide (EPG) to determine if the present program carried on the channel is interactive. If it is, the viewer computing unit launches a browser. The browser uses a target specification stored in the EPG to activate a target resource containing the supplemental content for enhancing the broadcast program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Shoff, Valerie L. Bronson, Joseph H. Matthews, III, Frank A. Lawler
  • Interactive entertainment system for presenting supplemental interactive content together with continuous video programs
    Patent number: 7757254
    Abstract: An interactive entertainment system enables presentation of supplemental interactive content along side traditional broadcast video programs, such as television shows and movies. The programs are broadcast in a conventional manner. The supplemental content is supplied as part of the same program signal over the broadcast network, or separately over another distribution network. A viewer computing unit is located at the viewer's home to present the program and supplemental content to a viewer. When the viewer tunes to a particular channel, the viewer computing unit consults an electronic programming guide (EPG) to determine if the present program carried on the channel is interactive. If it is, the viewer computing unit launches a browser. The browser uses a target specification stored in the EPG to activate a target resource containing the supplemental content for enhancing the broadcast program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Shoff, Valerie L. Bronson, Joseph H. Matthews, III, Frank Lawler
  • Interactive entertainment system for presenting supplemental interactive content together with continuous video programs
    Publication number: 20040210824
    Abstract: An interactive entertainment system enables presentation of supplemental interactive content along side traditional broadcast video programs, such as television shows and movies. The programs are broadcast in a conventional manner. The supplemental content is supplied as part of the same program signal over the broadcast network, or separately over another distribution network. A viewer computing unit is located at the viewer's home to present the program and supplemental content to a viewer. When the viewer tunes to a particular channel, the viewer computing unit consults an electronic programming guide (EPG) to determine if the present program carried on the channel is interactive. If it is, the viewer computing unit launches a browser. The browser uses a target specification stored in the EPG to activate a target resource containing the supplemental content for enhancing the broadcast program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Shoff, Valerie L. Bronson, Joseph H. Matthews, Frank A. Lawler
  • Interactive entertainment system for presenting supplemental interactive content together with continuous video programs
    Patent number: 6240555
    Abstract: An interactive entertainment system enables presentation of supplemental interactive content along side traditional broadcast video prams, such as television shows and movies. The programs are broadcast in a conventional manner. The supplemental content is supplied as part of the same program signal over the broadcast network, or separately over another distribution network. A viewer computing unit is located at the viewer's home to present the program and supplemental content to a viewer. When the viewer tunes to a particular channel, the viewer computing unit consults an electronic programming guide (EPG) to determine if the present program carried on the channel is interactive. If it is, the viewer computing unit launches a browser. The browser uses a target specification stored in the EPG to activate a target resource containing the supplemental content for enhancing the broadcast program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Shoff, Valerie L. Bronson, Joseph H. Matthews, III, Frank Lawler
  • Interactive entertainment system for presenting supplemental interactive content together with continuous video programs
    Publication number: 20010001160
    Abstract: An interactive entertainment system enables presentation of supplemental interactive content along side traditional broadcast video programs, such as television shows and movies. The programs are broadcast in a conventional manner. The supplemental content is supplied as part of the same program signal over the broadcast network, or separately over another distribution network. A viewer computing unit is located at the viewer's home to present the program and supplemental content to a viewer. When the viewer tunes to a particular channel, the viewer computing unit consults an electronic programming guide (EPG) to determine if the present program carried on the channel is interactive. If it is, the viewer computing unit launches a browser. The browser uses a target specification stored in the EPG to activate a target resource containing the supplemental content for enhancing the broadcast program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Publication date: May 10, 2001
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Shoff, Valerie L. Bronson, Joseph H. Matthews,, Frank Lawler