Daniel C Ward

US Patent:

D528961, Sep 26, 2006

Filed:

Oct 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/241874

Inventors:

Daniel Robert Ward - San Clemente CA, US
Robert Dorsey Ward - San Clemente CA, US

International Classification:

1216

US Classification:

D12211

US Patent:

8387084, Feb 26, 2013

Filed:

Sep 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/247098

Inventors:

Walter R. Klappert - Los Angeles CA, US
Daniel Thomas Ward - Los Angeles CA, US
Greg DeCamp - Simi Valley CA, US
Haig Krakirian - Burbank CA, US
Thomas Patrick Antalek - Hermosa Beach CA, US

Assignee:

United Video Properties, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04N 7/16

US Classification:

725 25, 725 30, 725 31, 725 9, 725 11, 725 19, 380258

Abstract:

Systems and methods for detecting unauthorized use of a user equipment device are provided. An instruction is transmitted, using communications circuitry of a handheld device, to the user equipment device directing the user equipment device to display a unique identifier associated with the user equipment simultaneously with media content. An image of the media content and unique identifier simultaneously displayed on a display screen coupled to the user equipment device is captured using camera equipment of the handheld device. The image is automatically processed with the handheld device to extract the unique identifier from the image. The extracted unique identifier is cross-referenced, using the handheld device, with user account information associated with the user equipment device to determine whether use of the user equipment device is unauthorized.

US Patent:

20130007032, Jan 3, 2013

Filed:

Jun 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/173370

Inventors:

Walter R. Klappert - Los Angeles CA, US
Daniel T. Ward - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707759, 707705, 707E17019, 707E17014

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for providing a user with efficient and effective intelligent control of media assets distributed to the user's media devices. The user may control distributed media assets by sending captured images to the media delivery system. Features identified in the captured images are used to select media assets that are likely to be of interest to the user. The selected relevant media assets are distributed to one or more media devices for presentation to the user. The distributed media assets may be intelligently selected from the media assets available through the user's primary media delivery system, or may be supplementary media assets not available through the user's primary media delivery system.

US Patent:

20130007042, Jan 3, 2013

Filed:

Jun 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/173379

Inventors:

Walter R. Klappert - Los Angeles CA, US
Daniel T. Ward - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707769, 709217, 707E17108

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for providing a user with efficient and effective intelligent control of media assets distributed to the user's media devices. The user may control distributed media assets by sending captured images to the media delivery system. Features identified in the captured images are used to select media assets that are likely to be of interest to the user. The selected relevant media assets are distributed to one or more media devices for presentation to the user. The distributed media assets may be intelligently selected from the media assets available through the user's primary media delivery system, or may be supplementary media assets not available through the user's primary media delivery system.

US Patent:

20130174200, Jul 4, 2013

Filed:

Dec 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/340274

Inventors:

Gaurav Sinha - Los Angeles CA, US
Daniel T. Ward - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04N 21/482

US Classification:

725 40

Abstract:

Systems and methods for presenting multiple assets in an interactive media guidance application are provided. A guidance display containing media guidance application listings is provided, where non-linear media assets are extracted from the media guidance application listings and the guidance display is divided into different portions to present media guidance application listings of non-on-demand media assets and non-linear media assets. One portion of the guidance display may include media guidance application listings of non-on-demand assets and may indicate the non-linear media assets extracted from the portion of the guidance display. Another portion may include media guidance application listings of non-linear media assets that were extracted from the media guidance application listings. This portion may also include additional non-linear assets that are available for retrieval and playback.