Michael E Gabriel

US Patent:

8082563, Dec 20, 2011

Filed:

Jul 25, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/627002

Inventors:

Michael Gabriel - Greenwich CT, US
Bruce Probst - Croton-On-Hudson NY, US
Jeffrey DiBartolomeo - Merrick NY, US

Assignee:

Home Box Office, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04N 7/16
G06F 7/04
G06F 21/00
G06Q 20/00

US Classification:

725 28, 726 21, 726 27, 726 30, 713182, 713183, 705 67

Abstract:

The control of access to content via a player system accessible by a plurality of users is described. A default profile is provided including filtering criteria, the filtering criteria describing at least one of characteristic of content permitted for all of the plurality of users and a characteristic of content prohibited for all of the plurality of users. Metadata associated with a selected content and the filtering criteria are compared, and access to the content is permitted or denied based on the comparison. Also, content is selected, the selected content having metadata linked thereto via a pointer. The metadata is obtained using the pointer. The metadata and filtering criteria are compared, the filtering criteria describing characteristics of at least one of permitted or prohibited content. Access to the content is permitted or denied based on the comparison.

US Patent:

8438147, May 7, 2013

Filed:

Sep 29, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/674680

Inventors:

Michael Gabriel - Greenwich CT, US
Bruce Probst - Croton-On-Hudson NY, US
Jeffrey Dibartolomeo - Merrick NY, US

Assignee:

Home Box Office, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707706, 707722, 707723, 707725, 707732

Abstract:

A system and method for searching for media content. A user profile is received from a user. The user profile identifies preferred media sources. A search request is received from the user including at least one search criteria. The search for media content is based on the at least one search criteria and the user profile. Information regarding the media content found from the search is displayed to the user.

US Patent:

8622795, Jan 7, 2014

Filed:

Jul 14, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/502726

Inventors:

Michael Gabriel - Old Greenwich CT, US
Timothy James Mohn - Brooklyn NY, US
Zachary Edwin Eveland - Brooklyn NY, US
Thomas P. Igoe - Brooklyn NY, US
Despina Papadopoulos - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Home Box Office, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

A63B 69/00

US Classification:

463 8, 36 39, 36 40, 36 41

Abstract:

The systems and methods described herein attempt to provide data capture and analysis in a non-intrusive fashion. The captured data can be analyzed for qualitative conclusions regarding an object's actions. For example, a system for analyzing activity of an athlete to permit qualitative assessments of that activity comprises a first processor to receive activity-related data from sensors on the athlete. A first database stores the activity-related data. A second database contains pre-identified motion rules. A second processor compares the received activity-related data to the pre-identified motion rules, wherein the second processor identifies a pre-identified motion from the pre-identified motion rules that corresponds to the received activity-related data. A memory stores the identified pre-selected motion.

US Patent:

20060015580, Jan 19, 2006

Filed:

Feb 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/052313

Inventors:

Michael Gabriel - Greenwich CT, US
Bruce Probst - Croton-On-Hudson NY, US
Craig Cuttner - Norwalk CT, US

Assignee:

Home Box Office, a Delaware corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709219000, 709246000

Abstract:

A process and facility supports device-specific delivery of a multimedia object to an end user's device as a function of the device's capabilities, the transport interface to the device, and/or the viewing state and/or access privileges of the device's user with respect to the object or the user's relationship to an owner of the device and/or multimedia object.

US Patent:

20100094866, Apr 15, 2010

Filed:

Jan 29, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/449273

Inventors:

Craig D. Cuttner - Norwalk CT, US
Jeffrey A. Dibartolomeo - Merrick NY, US
Bruce Probst - Croton-on-Hudson NY, US
John Clayton Beyler - Chappaqua NY, US
Lars Stalling - Barcelona, ES
Juho Parviainen - London, GB
Alexander Thompson Grishaver - Daly City CA, US
Michael Gabriel - Old Greenwich CT, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

707723, 715810, 707758, 707E17122, 707722

Abstract:

A system and method for generating a list of content is disclosed. A processor may store in memory at least one content preference of a user, may store at least one non-user content preference of at least one entity other than the user, may associate the at least one non-user content preference with the user, and may generate the content list based on a combination of the at least one content preference of the user and the at least one non-user content preference for output to the user.

US Patent:

20160184713, Jun 30, 2016

Filed:

Aug 31, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/840755

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Michael GABRIEL - Old Greenwich CT, US
Jamyn EDIS - New York NY, US
Thomas IGOE - New York NY, US
Despina PAPADOPOULOUS - New York NY, US
Zachary EVELAND - Brooklyn NY, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/816
A63F 13/211

Abstract:

The systems and methods described herein attempt to provide data capture and analysis in a non-intrusive fashion. The captured data can be analyzed for qualitative conclusions regarding an object's actions. For example, a system for analyzing activity of an athlete to permit qualitative assessments of that activity comprises a first processor to receive activity-related data from sensors on the athlete. A first database stores the activity-related data. A second database contains pre-identified motion rules. A second processor compares the received activity-related data to the pre-identified motion rules, wherein the second processor identifies a pre-identified motion from the pre-identified motion rules that corresponds to the received activity-related data. A memory stores the identified pre-selected motion.

US Patent:

20140106833, Apr 17, 2014

Filed:

Dec 19, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/134092

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Michael GABRIEL - Old Greenwich CT, US
Jamyn EDIS - New York NY, US
Thomas IGOE - New York NY, US
Despina PAPADOPOULOUS - New York NY, US
Zachary EVELAND - Brooklyn NY, US

Assignee:

Home Box Office, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

A63F 13/20

US Classification:

463 8

Abstract:

The systems and methods described herein attempt to provide data capture and analysis in a non-intrusive fashion. The captured data can be analyzed for qualitative conclusions regarding an object's actions. For example, a system for analyzing activity of an athlete to permit qualitative assessments of that activity comprises a first processor to receive activity-related data from sensors on the athlete. A first database stores the activity-related data. A second database contains pre-identified motion rules. A second processor compares the received activity-related data to the pre-identified motion rules, wherein the second processor identifies a pre-identified motion from the pre-identified motion rules that corresponds to the received activity-related data. A memory stores the identified pre-selected motion.