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William Pat Price
Also filed as: PRICE WILLIAM P · PRICE WILLIAM PAT
31 granted patents·41 pending applications·2,514 citations·filing 2000–2023
98Inventor score
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72 records- 0199US7027716B1Communicating between a digital video recorder (DVR) and a set top box (STB) to coordinate the display of a graphical user interfaceKEEN PERSONAL MEDIA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 11, 2006·248 cites·37 claims
- 0298US7292775B1Communicating program identifiers from a digital video recorder (DVR) to a set top box (STB) independent of when the STB demodulates the associated program dataKEEN PERSONAL MEDIA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 6, 2007·155 cites·20 claims
- 0397US7325244B2Displaying a program guide responsive to electronic program guide data and program recording indicatorsKEEN PERSONAL MEDIA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 29, 2008·147 cites·5 claims
- 0497US7296284B1Client terminal for displaying ranked program listings based upon a selected rating sourceKEEN PERSONAL MEDIA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 13, 2007·276 cites·30 claims
- 0597US7292774B1System and method for creating and displaying a preference based menu for a viewing sessionKEEN PERSONAL MEDIA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 6, 2007·163 cites·16 claims
- 0697US7106947B2Communicating a channel-change event from a set top box to a digital video recorderKEEN PERSONAL MEDIA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 12, 2006·142 cites·8 claims
- 0797US6986154B1System and method for selecting content to be presented to a userKEEN PERSONAL MEDIA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 10, 2006·215 cites·33 claims
- 0897US6934713B2Method and system for presenting programs to a user that facilitate selecting programs from a multitude of programsKEEN PERSONAL MEDIA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 23, 2005·149 cites·24 claims
- 0996US7813954B1Audiovisual system and method for displaying segmented advertisements tailored to the characteristic viewing preferences of a userKEEN PERSONAL MEDIA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 12, 2010·204 cites·48 claims
- 1096US7319806B1Audiovisual system which uses metadata to allow user-initiated jumps from point to point within multiple audiovisual streamsKEEN PERSONAL MEDIA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 15, 2008·194 cites·27 claims
- 1196US6578106B1Data storage system adapted to select an operational state with corresponding performance levels and acoustic noise levels based on a system profileKEEN PERSONAL MEDIA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 10, 2003·153 cites·50 claims
- 1295US8417566B2Audiovisual system and method for displaying segmented advertisements tailored to the characteristic viewing preferences of a userPRICE WILLIAM P·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 9, 2013·132 cites·49 claims
- 1395US8091112B1System and a method for transmitting and receiving a program with improved efficiencyELLIOTT TIMOTHY J·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 3, 2012·142 cites·29 claims
- 1495US7249365B1System and method for ensuring presentation of embedded rich media across station boundariesKEEN PERSONAL MEDIA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 24, 2007·134 cites·28 claims
- 1592US8347325B2System, method and apparatus for viewer detection and actionVIZIO INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 1, 2013·18 cites·25 claims
- 1680US9472144B2Controlling color and white temperature in an LCD display modulating supply current frequencyVIZIO INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 18, 2016·3 cites·22 claims
- 1779US9691067B2Validation database resident on a network server and containing specified distinctive identifiers of local/mobile computing devices may be used as a digital hardware key in the process of gaining authorized access to a users online website account such as, but not limited to, e-commerce website account, online financial accounts and online email accountsINVYSTA TECH GROUP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 27, 2017·2 cites·13 claims
- 1877US9886750B2Electronic device for reading diagnostic test results and collecting subject data for inclusion in a local chain of evidence database and for transferring and receiving data from remote databasesLIFESAVER INTL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 6, 2018·11 cites·8 claims
- 1974US8964007B2Frame system, method and apparatus for synchronizing three-dimensional eyewearPRICE WILLIAM PAT·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 24, 2015·3 cites·18 claims
- 2069US2021295327A1Unique transaction identifier, which may also include a time expiration value, is assigned by a first network website to an electronic instruction to collect specified distinctive identifiers from a local/mobile computing device seeking access to said first network websiteSTREUTER GARY WILLIAM·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2167USD585068SMemory card with contact exposing openingsVIZIO INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 20, 2009·17 cites·1 claims
- 2266US9131269B2Method and apparatus for freezing a video stream on a digital television display such that the frame freeze point is before the viewer initiates the eventPRICE WILLIAM PAT·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 8, 2015·2 cites·13 claims
- 2366US9003280B2Displaying still and moving images of a constant size or images that occupy a specified percentage of a screen across different size display screensPRICE WILLIAM PAT·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 7, 2015·2 cites·15 claims
- 2464US2020402046A1Unique transaction identifier, which may also include a time expiration value, is assigned by a first network website to an electronic instruction to collect specified distinctive identifiers from a local/mobile computing device seeking access to said first network websiteSTREUTER GARY WILLIAM·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 2561US8201100B2Metadata driven control of navigational speed through a user interfacePRICE WILLIAM PAT·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 12, 2012·2 cites·20 claims
- 2660US2016283940A1Validating card present financial transactions made via a point of sale terminal (POS) or an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) using specified distinctive identifiers of local/mobile computing devices involved in the transactionSTREUTER GARY WILLIAM·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2760US2016283938A1Validating card not present financial transactions made over the Internet with e-Commerce websites using specified distinctive identifiers of local/mobile computing devices involved in the transactionsSTREUTER GARY WILLIAM·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2857US2010023425A1System, Method and Apparatus for Geographical Restriction of Offers for SaleVIZIO INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2957US2009192814A1Method for updating metadata on write once media containing digital audio and/or videoVIZIO·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3056US2009157553A1Purchase of electronic content after a trial or rental period of using content without access to an internet connectionVIZIO·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3156US2010062075A1Germicidal coating on hand held remote control devices for controlling electrical and electronic devicesVIZIO INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3256US2009083323A1Renting or purchasing digital media data selectable by a plurality of methods and delivered to customer by a plurality of delivery methodsVIZIO·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3355US8988340B2Controlling color and white temperature in an LCD display modulating supply current frequencyVIZIO INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 24, 2015·0 cites·35 claims
- 3454US8584155B2System, method and apparatus for viewer detection and actionPRICE WILLIAM PAT·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 12, 2013·0 cites·12 claims
- 3552US2009193479A1Method and apparatus for automatically notifying a renter of digital content when the rental period has expiredVIZIO·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3650US9131191B2Synchronizing operational states of closed captioning and audio muteSCHINDLER JOHN·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 8, 2015·0 cites·17 claims
- 3750US2010043039A1System, method and apparatus for integrating messaging with a televisionVIZIO INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3850US2010002150A1Method and apparatus for turning off a digital television screen when the viewer or an application is running that does not require a display screenVIZIO INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3948US2023222198A1System and method for validating the identity of a user seeking access to a protected account or physical places by requiring a sequenced selection of colors from one or more palettes or panels of colors visually presented to the user seeking accessSTREUTER GARY WILLIAM·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4048US2016277412A1Methodology for identifying local/mobile client computing devices using a network based database containing records of hashed distinctive hardware, software, and user provided biometric makers for authorization of electronic transactions and right of entry to secure locationsINVYSTA TECH GROUP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4147US12105792B2Personal launch code (PLC) created by an account owner and included within the creation of a device identification code defining the identity of a computing device seeking access to accountsSTREUTER GARY WILLIAM·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 1, 2024·0 cites·8 claims
- 4247US2015135122A1Assignment of multiple letters, characters, numbers, strokes and symbols to an individual key on a virtual/soft keyboard displayed on a viewing screen of an electronic deviceSTREUTER GARY·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4347US2009040028A1System and method for communicating data via a wireless high speed link between mobile computers and archival storage devicesCMS PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4446US2009154703A1Content Protection Using Encryption Keys Where only part of the private key is associated with end user dataVIZIO·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4546US2009083482A1Increasing the speed at which flash memory is written and readVIZIO·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4644US12120512B2Online validation service secures access to devices connected wirelessly to a secure secondary intelligent router module, which is connected via a wireless connection to a primary wired/wireless router/modemSTREUTER GARY WILLIAM·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·3 claims
- 4744US12089135B2Online validation service secures access to devices connected wirelessly to a secure secondary router module, which is wirelessly attached to a primary internet router/modemSTREUTER GARY WILLIAM·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 10, 2024·0 cites·3 claims
- 4844US2021064737A1Hybrid password formed by an online website which programmatically creates a base password and combines said base password with a secondary password or personal identification number (PIN) entered by the account owner, and together said base password and said user entered password or PIN forms said hybrid password, whose total identity is not known to either said online website nor said account ownerSTREUTER GARY WILLIAM·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4944US2008126808A1Encrypted dataset access by custodiansCMS PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 5043US2009175490A1Watermark display controller and methodPRICE WILLIAM PAT·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
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