Christopher A Stone

US Patent:

20030154492, Aug 14, 2003

Filed:

Feb 13, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/075888

Inventors:

Barry Falvo - Norristown PA, US
Christopher Stone - Newtown PA, US

Assignee:

General Instrument Corporation

International Classification:

H04N007/173

US Classification:

725/113000, 725/112000, 725/109000, 725/131000, 725/134000

Abstract:

An auxiliary display device, capable of remotely controlling a set-top box (STB) and/or television to select a program channel, is used to navigate a web browser in the auxiliary display device to a web site associated with the selected channel. A web page associated with the selected channel is presented on a display of the auxiliary display device. When the channel is selected, current tuned channel information is transmitted by the set-top box (STB) and/or television to the auxiliary display device, irrespective of whether the auxiliary display device was used to select the channel. In an alternate embodiment, the STB and/or television forward channel information to the auxiliary display device via a cable head-end.

US Patent:

20030159153, Aug 21, 2003

Filed:

Feb 20, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/081947

Inventors:

Barry Falvo - Norristown PA, US
Christopher Stone - Newtown PA, US
Steven DiDomenico - Mt. Laurel NJ, US
Raymond Bontempi - Jamison PA, US

Assignee:

General Instrument Corporation

International Classification:

H04N007/173

US Classification:

725/110000, 725/111000, 725/112000, 725/113000

Abstract:

An auxiliary display device is used in conjunction with a cable television (CATV) system to process television content metadata extracted from a transport stream received by a set-top box (STB) and sent to the auxiliary display device. Text and/or images defined by the metadata are presented on a display of the auxiliary display device adjacent to a predefined image (e.g., an advertisement, supplemental data) retrieved from a memory of the auxiliary display device. The predefined image is presented in an area of the display of the auxiliary display device that is designated by the metadata as being reserved for displaying a broadcast television channel video image. The predefined image can be changed on a periodic basis, or in response to the auxiliary display device receiving new metadata from the STB.

US Patent:

20040071294, Apr 15, 2004

Filed:

Oct 15, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/271021

Inventors:

Joseph Halgas - Huntingdon Valley PA, US
Christopher Stone - Newtown PA, US

International Classification:

H04R029/00
H04B005/00

US Classification:

381/059000, 381/058000, 381/079000

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method for automatically configuring a speaker system. The method includes the steps of placing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag on a speaker of the above mentioned speaker system, placing a wireless communication device in a location representing the most likely location of the listener, determining the distance from the device location to the speaker using the RFID tag and said wireless communication device, and transmitting the determined distance from location representing the most likely location of the listener to the speaker to the speaker system controller.

US Patent:

20040073437, Apr 15, 2004

Filed:

Oct 15, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/271308

Inventors:

Joseph Halgas - Huntingdon Valley PA, US
John Kamieniecki - Lafayette Hill PA, US
Christopher Stone - Newtown PA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/001000

Abstract:

A method and system provide updates of sporting events, including video highlights, to a television or handheld internet-based pad. This method preferably includes recording one or more sporting events, tagging specific plays as highlights of the one or more sporting events, storing the tagged highlights on a server, combining the tagged highlights with a video stream of a provider, accessing the tagged highlights at a consumer location, notifying a user that a highlight has occurred, and displaying the highlights on a television or handheld internet-based pad.

US Patent:

20040131335, Jul 8, 2004

Filed:

Jan 2, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/336450

Inventors:

Joseph Halgas - Huntingdon Valley PA, US
Christopher Stone - Newtown PA, US
John Kamieniecki - Lafayette Hill PA, US

International Classification:

H04N005/76
G06F003/00
G06F013/00

US Classification:

386/083000, 725/058000

Abstract:

A method for recording a television program with interactive content includes recording data supporting interactive features of the television program in addition to recording the television program.

US Patent:

20130218838, Aug 22, 2013

Filed:

Feb 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/401294

Inventors:

Frances Bevan - Voorhees NJ, US
David Markowitz - Plymouth Meeting PA, US
Michael Rekstad - Langhorne PA, US
Jae Sim - Upper Darby PA, US
Christopher Stone - Newtown PA, US

Assignee:

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707626, 707E17032

Abstract:

A mobile storage system is disclosed that in one aspect identifies a geographical location change of a user, such as movement from a first geographical location to a second geographical location. In response, the mobile storage system may move the user's information to a storage device associated with the second geographical location so that the user's information may be accessed by the user more efficiently.

US Patent:

20130308470, Nov 21, 2013

Filed:

May 18, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/475045

Inventors:

Frances Bevan - Philadelphia PA, US
David Markowitz - Plymouth Meeting PA, US
Michael Rekstad - Langhorne PA, US
Jae Sim - Upper Darby PA, US
Christopher Stone - Newtown PA, US

Assignee:

COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. - Philideplhia PA

International Classification:

H04W 64/00

US Classification:

370252

Abstract:

A communications access point may provide access to a wireless communications network to a user device located at a first location. The communications access point may determine that the user device is moving from the first location to a second location where access to the wireless network is limited or not available. In response to the determination, the communications access point may provide access to the wireless network at the second location by extending a coverage area of the wireless network.

US Patent:

20210312935, Oct 7, 2021

Filed:

Nov 11, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/095228

Inventors:

- Philadelphia PA, US
Michael Sallas - Radnor PA, US
Scott David Kurtz - Mount Laurel NJ, US
Gary Skrabutenas - Palo Alto CA, US
Christopher Stone - Philadelphia PA, US

International Classification:

G10L 21/0216
G10L 21/055
G10L 15/22
G10L 15/20

Abstract:

Systems, devices, and methods are described for reducing degradation of a voice recognition input. An always listening device may always be listening for voice commands via a microphone and may experience interference from unwanted audio such as from the output audio of television speakers. The always listening device may receive data associated with the output audio over a first communications channel. The always listening device may also receive, on a second communications channel, timing information associated with data. The always listening device may adjust admission of the audio received by the microphone to enable it to arrive at approximately the same time as the data received via the first communications channel. The unwanted output audio included in the audio received via the microphone may then be determined and may be removed so that a voice command in the audio received by the microphone may be processed.