David C Andrade

US Patent:

7530016, May 5, 2009

Filed:

Dec 22, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/023143

Inventors:

Ranjit Sahota - Fairfax CA, US
John Carney - Sausalito CA, US
David de Andrade - San Anselmo CA, US
Mark Knowles - Fairfax CA, US

Assignee:

TV Works, LLC. - Mill Valley CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715243, 715234

Abstract:

A method and system are disclosed for acquiring and transforming existing content (e. g. , Hyper Text Markup Language HTML content) for display and execution on multiple platforms and architectures. In one embodiment, capture templates are created to harvest content from disparate content sources on multiple platforms. Data is extracted from the content from the disparate content sources using the created capture templates that drives extracting process. A standardized data stream is generated from the extracted data. The standardized data stream is provided for display on one or more different type of platforms.

US Patent:

7702995, Apr 20, 2010

Filed:

Apr 23, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/841017

Inventors:

Ranjit Sahota - Fairfax CA, US
John Carney - Sausalito CA, US
David de Andrade - San Anselmo CA, US
Mark Knowles - Fairfax CA, US

Assignee:

TVWorks, LLC. - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715203, 715239

Abstract:

A method and system are disclosed for acquiring and transforming existing content (e. g. , Hyper Text Markup Language HTML content) for display and execution on multiple platforms and architectures. In one embodiment, capture templates are created to harvest content from disparate content sources on multiple platforms. Data is extracted from the content from the disparate content sources using the created capture templates that drives extracting process. A standardized data stream is generated from the extracted data. The standardized data stream is provided for display on one or more different type of platforms.

US Patent:

7703116, Apr 20, 2010

Filed:

Sep 16, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/664275

Inventors:

Samuel Moreau - Mill Valley CA, US
Donald Ahrens - San Francisco CA, US
Georgia Gibbs - Fairfax CA, US
John Carney - Carte Madera CA, US
David de Andrade - San Anselmo CA, US

Assignee:

TVWorks, LLC - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

G06F 13/00
G06F 3/00
H04N 5/445

US Classification:

725 45, 725 44, 725 47, 725 48, 725 49

Abstract:

A user interface allows for blending of television program choices from which a viewer may select, the blending representing options for linear and non-linear programming presented together within a single hierarchy of a designated category. The blending may further include managed content relevant to the designated category, where desired. Such designated categories may include television programming categories and/or content categories. The options for linear and non-linear programming may be presented together within a single screen of the user interface.

US Patent:

7783968, Aug 24, 2010

Filed:

Dec 22, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/022898

Inventors:

Ranjit Sahota - Fairfax CA, US
John Carney - Sausalito CA, US
David de Andrade - San Anselmo CA, US
Mark Knowles - Fairfax CA, US

Assignee:

TVWorks, LLC - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715238, 715243

Abstract:

A method and system are disclosed for acquiring and transforming existing content (e. g. , Hyper Text Markup Language HTML content) for display and execution on multiple platforms and architectures. In one embodiment, capture templates are created to harvest content from disparate content sources on multiple platforms. Data is extracted from the content from the disparate content sources using the created capture templates that drives extracting process. A standardized data stream is generated from the extracted data. The standardized data stream is provided for display on one or more different type of platforms.

US Patent:

7805746, Sep 28, 2010

Filed:

Oct 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/253892

Inventors:

David Brandyberry - San Rafael CA, US
John Carney - Corte Madera CA, US
David de Andrade - Fairfax CA, US
Matt Marenghi - San Francisco CA, US
Glenn Adams - Acton MA, US
Connie Mace - Novato CA, US
Elliot Poger - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

TVWorks, LLC - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725110, 725 51, 725136

Abstract:

Enhanced television content is processed and displayed by the execution of computer-readable instructions formatted in a binary interchange format (BIF) of an enhanced television BIF (EBIF) application via user agent at a client by interpreting the computer-readable instructions directly and without additional compilation. A key identifier may be used by the EBIF application to identify a content programming engine to locate and retrieve programmable content to be displayed at the client.

US Patent:

7930631, Apr 19, 2011

Filed:

Dec 22, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/023178

Inventors:

Ranjit Sahota - Fairfax CA, US
John Carney - Sausalito CA, US
David de Andrade - San Anselmo CA, US
Mark Knowles - Fairfax CA, US

Assignee:

TVWorks, LLC - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
H04N 5/445

US Classification:

715239, 715203, 348563

Abstract:

A method and system are disclosed for acquiring and transforming existing content (e. g. , Hyper Text Markup Language HTML content) for display and execution on multiple platforms and architectures. In one embodiment, capture templates are created to harvest content from disparate content sources on multiple platforms. Data is extracted from the content from the disparate content sources using the created capture templates that drives extracting process. A standardized data stream is generated from the extracted data. The standardized data stream is provided for display on one or more different type of platforms.

US Patent:

7958528, Jun 7, 2011

Filed:

Mar 24, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/730771

Inventors:

Samuel Moreau - Mill Valley CA, US
Donald Ahrens - San Francisco CA, US
Georgia Gibbs - Fairfax CA, US
John Carney - Corte Madera CA, US
David de Andrade - San Anselmo CA, US

Assignee:

TVWorks, LLC - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 13/00
H04N 5/445

US Classification:

725 45, 725 44, 725 46, 725 47, 725 48, 725 49

Abstract:

A user interface allows for blending of television program choices from which a viewer may select, the blending representing options for linear and non-linear programming presented together within a single hierarchy of a designated category. The blending may further include managed content relevant to the designated category, where desired. Such designated categories may include television programming categories and/or content categories. The options for linear and non-linear programming may be presented together within a single screen of the user interface.

US Patent:

8042132, Oct 18, 2011

Filed:

Mar 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/390064

Inventors:

John Carney - Corte Madera CA, US
David de Andrade - San Anselmo CA, US
David Brandyberry - San Rafael CA, US
Leon Franzen - Novato CA, US
Lena Chane - San Francisco CA, US
Matt Marenghi - San Francisco CA, US
Prakash Hegde - Mill Valley CA, US
Alex Chung - San Francisco CA, US
Viva Chu - San Leandro CA, US
Greg Thomson - Mill Valley CA, US
Ruth Dawson - Nicasio CA, US

Assignee:

TVworks, LLC - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 13/00
H04N 5/45

US Classification:

725 37, 725 35, 725 40, 725 53, 725100, 725109, 725110, 709230, 709231, 709217, 709218, 709219

Abstract:

iTV content is created and deployed using a server component adapted to allow content developers to create applications according to an authoring specification that describes a framework for same; a transport component configured to optimize and deliver the applications to one or more clients; and a client component adapted to render the applications through a television so as to permit user interaction therewith. The authoring specification provides for the presentation of content through one or more templates defined therein, allowing application definition and behavior to remain common across multiple client device types, middleware platforms, and/or iTV operating environments. The framework for applications accommodates advertising, promotions, content placement packages and/or programming campaign definitions, so as to permit a selection of a specific advertisement, promotion or content at a time of preparation of the iTV content by the server, and/or a time of execution of the applications by the client.