Gary L Rasmussen

US Patent:

7870283, Jan 11, 2011

Filed:

Feb 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/067460

Inventors:

Brian N. Sedlak - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Thomas Lemmons - Evergreen CO, US
Gary Rasmussen - Parker CO, US
Ian Zenoni - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Thomas Huber - Parker CO, US

Assignee:

Intellocity USA Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
H04N 7/173

US Classification:

709232, 709233, 709234, 709235, 725105, 725118

Abstract:

Disclosed is a system that optimizes transmission bandwidth of a broadband transmission system such as a cable television, satellite system, or wireless information service. Requests for content items from users are employed to add or delete content items from a list. Content items in the list are ranked relative to the number of requests received or by rate of request. Package groups are created with most requested content items being broadcast more frequently than less requested content items. Transmit groups are produced from package groups and placed in a broadcast queue. A transmit process transmits groups retrieved from the queue.

US Patent:

8429290, Apr 23, 2013

Filed:

Jan 4, 2011

Appl. No.:

12/984413

Inventors:

Brian Sedlak - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Thomas Lemmons - Evergreen CO, US
Gary Rasmussen - Parker CO, US
Ian Zenoni - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Thomas Huber - Parker CO, US

Assignee:

OpenTV, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
H04N 7/173

US Classification:

709233, 709232, 709234, 709235, 725105, 725118

Abstract:

Disclosed is a system that optimizes transmission bandwidth of a broadband transmission system such as a cable television, satellite system, or wireless information service. Requests for content items from users are employed to add or delete content items from a list. Content items in the list are ranked relative to the number of requests received or by rate of request. Package groups are created with most requested content items being broadcast more frequently than less requested content items. Transmit groups are produced from package groups and placed in a broadcast queue. A transmit process transmits groups retrieved from the queue.

US Patent:

20020059594, May 16, 2002

Filed:

Jun 11, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/878615

Inventors:

Gary Rasmussen - Parker CO, US
Joe Hassell - Westminster CO, US
Joseph Saib - Pacifica CA, US
Brian Sedlak - Highlands Ranch CO, US

International Classification:

G06F003/00

US Classification:

725/037000

Abstract:

A system and method for modifying and displaying ticker data information to a user. The method of displaying data through an information ticker comprises receiving programming data from a remote source, displaying the programming data to a user as an information ticker and providing a user interface adapted to modify the extent that the programming data is displayed to the user. An enhanced television content delivery system for delivering ticker data comprises a device coupled to a communications link wherein the device is operative to receive the ticker data via the communications link. The device comprises a processor configured to filter the ticker data in accordance with a user supplied parameter.

US Patent:

20020126990, Sep 12, 2002

Filed:

Oct 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/041881

Inventors:

Gary Rasmussen - Parker CO, US
Steven Markel - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Ian Zenoni - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Steven Reynolds - Littleton CO, US
Thomas Huber - Parker CO, US

International Classification:

H04N005/91

US Classification:

386/068000

Abstract:

A video stream may be edited such that hot spots and their attributes may be added to the video stream. Hot spots and their attributes may be stored in a generic database. A translator may generate the hot spot information in a specific code for a specific application, such as properly formatted for a specific set top box hardware configuration, a specific language, or a specific look and feel of the hot spots. Additionally, a template may be used to define selected parameters of the hot spots, and the template may be changed such that the translator can create enhanced video streams in several different formats based on the templates.

US Patent:

20130212635, Aug 15, 2013

Filed:

Mar 21, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/848073

Inventors:

Brian Sedlak - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Thomas Lemmons - Evergreen CO, US
Gary Rasmussen - Parker CO, US
Ian Zenoni - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Thomas Huber - Arvada CO, US

Assignee:

OpenTV, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

H04N 21/65

US Classification:

725118

Abstract:

Disclosed is a system that optimizes transmission bandwidth of a broadband transmission system such as a cable television, satellite system, or wireless information service. Requests for content items from users are employed to add or delete content items from a list. Content items in the list are ranked relative to the number of requests received or by rate of request. Package groups are created with most requested content items being broadcast more frequently than less requested content items. Transmit groups are produced from package groups and placed in a broadcast queue. A transmit process transmits groups retrieved from the queue.

US Patent:

20150244988, Aug 27, 2015

Filed:

May 8, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/708057

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Thomas Lemmons - Evergreen CO, US
Gary Rasmussen - Parker CO, US
Ian Zenoni - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Thomas Huber - Arvada CO, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
H04N 21/488
H04N 21/231
H04N 21/658
H04N 21/65

Abstract:

Disclosed is a system that optimizes transmission of content. Requests for a content type and an element within the content type is received. Most frequently requested content types and most frequently requested elements within each of the most frequently requested content types are determined. A transmit rate for each of the frequently requested content types is determined, wherein the frequently requested content types with a higher request count receive a higher transmit rate than frequently requested content types with a lower request count. The most frequently requested elements within each of the most frequently requested content types are transmitted at the determined transmit rate.