James W Gee

US Patent:

8312485, Nov 13, 2012

Filed:

Apr 14, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/102430

Inventors:

Gary D. Robson - Belfry MT, US
James D. Gee - Trenton GA, US

Assignee:

Caption TV, Inc.

International Classification:

H04N 7/16
H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725 28, 725 14, 725 25, 725 39, 725127, 725136

Abstract:

A system, method, and computer program product is provided for the selective filtering of objectionable content from a program. The selective filtering of objectionable content from a program is accomplished by applying an encoding process and a decoding process to the audio and/or video signal of the program. The encoding process includes marking potentially objectionable material in the program with filtering information that identifies the type (e. g. , audio, violent content, sexual content, etc. ) and intensity level (e. g. , mild, graphic, extreme, etc. ) of the potentially objectionable material using filter codes. The decoding process includes comparing, during the presentation of the program to the user and prior to outputting the audio or displaying the video, the filtering information to filter criteria, which includes user supplied filter settings, to determine whether filtering of the potentially objectionable content (i. e. , audio and/or video) should be performed. If filtering is to be performed, the objectionable content in the program is filtered according to the filtering information which, in the preferred embodiment, identifies the start and duration of the filtering and, for filtering of the video of the program, also identifies the display area of the video to be blocked.

US Patent:

20040006767, Jan 8, 2004

Filed:

Jul 2, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/187540

Inventors:

Gary Robson - Belfry MT, US
James Gee - Trenton GA, US

International Classification:

H04N007/16
H04N007/167
H04N007/025
H04N007/10

US Classification:

725/028000, 725/031000, 725/032000

Abstract:

A system, method, and computer program product is provided for the selective filtering of objectionable content from a program. The selective filtering of objectionable content from a program is accomplished by applying an encoding process and a decoding process to the audio and/or video signal of the program. The encoding process includes marking potentially objectionable material in the program with filtering information that identifies the type (e.g., audio, violent content, sexual content, etc.) and intensity level (e.g., mild, graphic, extreme, etc.) of the potentially objectionable material using filter codes. The decoding process includes comparing, during the presentation of the program to the user and prior to outputting the audio or displaying the video, the filtering information to filter criteria, which includes user supplied filter settings, to determine whether filtering of the potentially objectionable content (i.e., audio and/or video) should be performed. If filtering is to be performed, the objectionable content in the program is filtered according to the filtering information which, in the preferred embodiment, identifies the start and duration of the filtering and, for filtering of the video of the program, also identifies the display area of the video to be blocked.

US Patent:

42303508, Oct 28, 1980

Filed:

Apr 5, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/027446

Inventors:

James W. Gee - Cleveland TN
Richard J. Arntz - Cleveland TN

Assignee:

Magic Chef, Inc. - Cleveland TN

International Classification:

E05C 106

US Classification:

292144

Abstract:

A wedge-shaped bolt, slidable along an edge of an oven door opening engages a roller keeper on an oven door to force the door to tightly closed position and hold a door seal under compression. The roller keeper is resiliently mounted on the oven door seal.

US Patent:

42178762, Aug 19, 1980

Filed:

Jan 18, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/870564

Inventors:

James W. Gee - Cleveland TN

International Classification:

F24H 300

US Classification:

126 99R

Abstract:

A firebox is provided having an end panel, opposite side panels and top and bottom panels, one end of the firebox being open. The firebox includes depending support legs and an outer housing including opposite side and end walls and a top wall is telescoped downwardly over the firebox with the front wall thereof sealingly secured across the open end of the firebox and the other end wall, the top wall and opposite side walls spaced outwardly from the end panel, top panel and opposite side walls, respectively, of the firebox. The lower marginal edges of the opposite side and end walls of the housing are generally horizontally registered with the lower ends of the legs and the firebox includes a grate spaced above the bottom panel. A fuel door opening is provided in the front wall above the grate and a draft door opening is provided in the front wall below the grate and above the bottom panel. A flue outlet pipe opens outwardly from the firebox above the grate and through one of the walls of the housing other than the front wall thereof.