Patents by Inventor William Carl Houle

William Carl Houle 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).

  • Second screen content
    Patent number: 8869222
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and computer program products are provided to facilitate enhanced use and interaction with multimedia content using a variety of content identification techniques. After identifying a content that is being presented by a first device, the content identification information is used to retrieve and present a second content that would render at least a portion of the first content comprehensible to particular users or audience of the first content. The second content can be tailored to accommodate physical disabilities or special needs of a user or a group of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Verance Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph M. Winograd, Peter Russell Johnson, William Carl Houle
  • SECOND SCREEN CONTENT
    Publication number: 20140071342
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and computer program products are provided to facilitate enhanced use and interaction with multimedia content using a variety of content identification techniques. After identifying a content that is being presented by a first device, the content identification information is used to retrieve and present a second content that would render at least a portion of the first content comprehensible to particular users or audience of the first content. The second content can be tailored to accommodate physical disabilities or special needs of a user or a group of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: VERANCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph M. Winograd, Peter Russell Johnson, William Carl Houle