Patents by Inventor Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Services, LLC

Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Services, LLC 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).

  • Publication number: 20140333664
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes a computer-implemented vending kiosk user interface system 1) receiving a camera image captured by a mobile device, the camera image including a visual representation of a vending kiosk located within a vicinity of the mobile device, 2) detecting the visual representation of the vending kiosk within the camera image, 3) generating, based on the detecting of the visual representation of the vending kiosk within the camera image, an augmented reality image that includes a combination of camera image content included in the camera image and virtual content associated with a vending service, and 4) directing the mobile device to display the augmented reality image. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Services, LLC.
    Inventor: Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Service, LLC
  • Publication number: 20140298169
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes a computer-implemented trip playlist management system receiving data representative of a travel itinerary for a trip and generating, based on the data representative of the travel itinerary, a recommended trip playlist for the trip, the recommended trip playlist comprising a set of one or more media programs selected and arranged relative to a timeline for the trip. In certain examples, the computer-implemented trip playlist management system provides a trip playlist graphical user interface for display, the trip playlist graphical user interface comprising a visual representation of the recommended trip playlist. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Services, LLC
    Inventor: Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Service, LLC
  • Publication number: 20140298385
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes a theme-based media program discovery system 1) concurrently maintaining data representative of a first active media program curation heuristic that specifies a first set of curation parameters associated with a media program theme and a second active media program curation heuristic that specifies a second set of curation parameters associated with the media program theme, 2) curating, based on the first active media program curation heuristic, a first set of one or more media programs related to the media program theme, and 3) curating, based on the second active media program curation heuristic, a second set of one or more media programs related to the media program theme. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Services, LLC
    Inventor: Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Services, LLC
  • Publication number: 20140245336
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes a media program distribution service system 1) receiving data representative of a plurality of scene tags specifying one or more media program scenes tagged by a plurality of end users of a media program distribution service, 2) aggregating the plurality of scene tags, 3) determining, based on a favorite scenes determination heuristic and the aggregate scene tags, a set of one or more favorite scenes that are most popular among the plurality of end users of the media program distribution service, and 4) providing, based on the determined set of one or more favorite scenes, a favorite scene based feature of the media program distribution service. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Services, LLC
    Inventor: Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Services, LLC