Bryan Gonzalez

US Patent:

20170287250, Oct 5, 2017

Filed:

Apr 18, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/490678

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
David B. Wertheimer - Los Angeles, CA
Edward A. Skolarus - Manhattan Beach CA, US
William Bradford - Westlake Village CA, US
Matthew Moroz - Venice CA, US
Nicole H. Ruby - Los Angeles CA, US
Ori Nakar - Culver City CA, US
Bryan J. Gonzalez - Culver City CA, US

Assignee:

Fox Broadcasting Company - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G07C 13/00
H04H 60/33

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for allocating and committing votes in a variety of voting paradigms is described. In one embodiment, the method describes a system applicable in a plurality of time zones and comprises determining if an allocation of at least a portion of N1 votes among one or more candidates is received from a first user via a first device during a first period, accepting and storing the allocation of votes, only if the allocation is received during the first period, receiving a user command committing the stored allocation of the N1 votes among the plurality of candidates, determining if the command is received during a second period, and committing the stored first user allocation of N1 votes among the one or more candidates only if the command is received during the second period.

US Patent:

20160007089, Jan 7, 2016

Filed:

Feb 28, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/771186

Inventors:

Joseph B. EARLEY - Los Angeles CA, US
David B. WERTHEIMER - Los Angeles CA, US
Edward SKOLARUS - Manhattan Beach CA, US
William BRADFORD - Westlake Village CA, US
Matthew MOROZ - Venice CA, US
Nicole H. RUBy - Los Angeles CA, US
Ori NAKAR - Culver City CA, US
Bryan J. GONZALEZ - Culver City CA, US
- Los Angeles CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/475
H04N 21/41

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for allocating and committing votes in a variety of voting paradigms is described. In one embodiment, the method describes a system applicable in a plurality of time zones and comprises determining if an allocation of at least a portion of N1 votes among one or more candidates is received from a first user via a first device during a first period, accepting and storing the allocation of votes, only if the allocation is received during the first period, receiving a user command committing the stored allocation of the N1 votes among the plurality of candidates, determining if the command is received during a second period, and committing the stored first user allocation of N1 votes among the one or more candidates only if the command is received during the second period.