Timothy S Elliott

US Patent:

6442328, Aug 27, 2002

Filed:

May 31, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/585249

Inventors:

Timothy J. Elliott - Fountain Valley CA
William B. Boyle - Lake Forest CA

Assignee:

Keen Personal Media, Inc. - Irvine CA
Keen Personal Technologies, Inc. - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04N 591

US Classification:

386 46, 386 83, 386125, 725133, 725141, 725151

Abstract:

The present invention may be regarded as a digital video recorder connectable to a set-top box. The digital video recorder receives a real-time video signal from the set-top box and provides a recorded video signal to the set-top box during a playback interval. The digital video recorder includes a disk and a video data stream manager that in response to the real-time video signal provides a first video stream to store a selected video segment on the disk. The video data stream manager, in response to commands from a microprocessor in the set-top box, receives a second video stream based on the selected video segment stored on the disk to generate the recorded video signal. The set-top box includes a multiplexer that selects the real-time video signal during a real-time interval and selects the recorded video signal during the playback interval to generate an output video data stream to a display device.

US Patent:

6507450, Jan 14, 2003

Filed:

Jun 11, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/330756

Inventors:

Timothy J. Elliott - Fountain Valley CA

Assignee:

Western Digital Technologies, Inc. - Lake Forest CA

International Classification:

G11B 5596

US Classification:

360 7708

Abstract:

An efficient, time saving, cost-effective method of using a servo track writer (STW) for continuously recording servo information along one, continuous, single helix spiral path on the surface of a magnetic disk in a disk drive. The write transducer is guided along the single-helix spiral path by moving the write transducer at a constant radial velocity while the disk is rotating. The STW moves the write transducer less than a heads width per revolution such that the strokes of each spiral revolution overlaps the stroke of a prior spiral revolution. The resulting servo track centerlines are formed as spiral servo segments that are written quickly and relatively smoothly, but are separate or disjointed from one another. A disk drive incorporating such uniquely written servo information uses suitable offset information as a function of servo wedge number so that the drive may track follow any one of a plurality of circular data tracks or one long spiral data track.

US Patent:

6751402, Jun 15, 2004

Filed:

Jun 28, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/605623

Inventors:

Timothy J. Elliott - Fountain Valley CA
William B. Boyle - Lake Forest CA

Assignee:

Keen Personal Media, Inc. - Lake Forest CA
Keen Personal Technologies, Inc. - Lake Forest CA

International Classification:

H04N 591

US Classification:

386 83, 386125, 725133

Abstract:

A set-top box is connectable to a digital video recorder that includes at least one recorder interface that supports connection of the digital video recorder to the set-top box, and a disk that stores a selected video segment. The digital video recorder has a video data stream manager that, in response to a real-time video signal, provides a first video stream to store the selected video segment on the disk, and that, in response to a command from the set-top box that initiates a playback interval, receives a second video stream based on the selected video segment stored on the disk to generate a recorded video signal. The digital video recorder is configured to (a) continuously receive the real-time video signal from the set-top box, and (b) provide the recorded video signal to the set-top box during the playback interval. The set-top box includes a video input interface that receives a broadcast signal to generate the real-time video signal, and a video output interface that provides an output video data stream to a display device. The set-top box further includes a microprocessor that recognizes connection of the digital video recorder to the set-top box, and that, in response to user input, generates the command that initiates the playback interval.

US Patent:

6986154, Jan 10, 2006

Filed:

Jan 31, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/773940

Inventors:

William P. Price - Fountain Valley CA, US
Timothy J. Elliott - Fountain Valley CA, US
R. Gregory Kalsow - Lake Forest CA, US

Assignee:

Keen Personal Media, Inc. - Lake Forest CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

725 46, 725 32, 725 34, 725 35

Abstract:

A system for receiving and presenting content at a user location includes a profiling agent that creates a user profile based upon a plurality of inputs by a user. The user profile represents preference characteristics of the user. A storage device is coupled to the profiling agent and stores the user profile. A receiver is configured to receive a set of parameters defined for at least one content. The set of parameters originates from a source of contents. A processing module is coupled to the receiver and the storage device and correlates the user profile with the set of parameters to determine whether parameters in the set of parameters match preference characteristics in the user profile. The processing module further generates a match signal when a sufficient number of the parameters match preference characteristics in the user profile. A transmitter is coupled to the processing module and sends the match signal to the source of contents which stores the content defined by the set of parameters for sending to the user location upon receipt of the match signal.

US Patent:

7292775, Nov 6, 2007

Filed:

Sep 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/960030

Inventors:

William B. Boyle - Lake Forest CA, US
William P. Price - Fountain Valley CA, US
Timothy J. Elliott - Huntington Beach CA, US

Assignee:

Keen Personal Media, Inc. - Lake Forest CA

International Classification:

H04N 5/91
H04N 7/00

US Classification:

386 83, 386 46

Abstract:

A digital video recorder (DVR) is disclosed for use with a monitor and a set top box (STB), the STB for demodulating program data from a program signal received over a communication channel and for generating a STB graphical user interface (GUI). The DVR comprises a local memory for storing the program data received from the STB and a plurality of program identifiers. The DVR further comprises a DVR controller for maintaining the plurality of program identifiers, and for communicating to the STB the plurality of program identifiers independent of when the STB demodulates the program data identified by the program identifiers. The STB is responsive to the plurality of program identifiers to modify at least one selected operation of the STB.

US Patent:

D585068, Jan 20, 2009

Filed:

Nov 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

29/297432

Inventors:

Timothy Elliott - Huntington Beach CA, US
William Pat Price - Rhome TX, US
Cuong Quach - Yorba Linda CA, US
Marcus Apitz - Yorba Linda CA, US

Assignee:

Vizio, Inc - Irvine CA

International Classification:

1402

US Classification:

D14436

US Patent:

7577973, Aug 18, 2009

Filed:

May 31, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/872197

Inventors:

Timothy J. Elliott - Fullerton CA, US
Peter Jay Schwartz - Fullerton CA, US

Assignee:

Keen Personal Media, Inc. - Lake Forest CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 13/00
H04N 5/445

US Classification:

725 44, 725 39, 725 46, 725 47, 725 52, 715716

Abstract:

A client terminal providing an on-screen program guide that allows a user to easily navigate through program guide information within a pop-up for different programs on a selected channel. A head end provides program guide information (PGI) to the client terminal. The PGI includes first program data (FPD) associated with a first program and second program data (SPD) associated with a second program. The client terminal includes a terminal controller responsive to an on-screen display control program that causes: the display of channel identifiers, the selection of one of the channel identifiers in response to a first input, and the display of a pop-up for the selected channel identifier. The pop-up displays the FPD associated with the first program in response to the first input. In response to a second input, the pop-up displays the SPD associated with the second program.

US Patent:

7653927, Jan 26, 2010

Filed:

Dec 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/035763

Inventors:

Timothy J. Elliott - Fountain Valley CA, US
Peter J. Schwartz - Fullerton CA, US

Assignee:

Keen Personal Media, Inc. - Lake Forest CA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725 86, 725 54, 725 87, 725 89, 725 95, 725104

Abstract:

The present invention may be regarded as personal video recorder and a method of selecting a pay per view program to be transmitted to a personal video recorder having a program receiver. A schedule of pay per view programs is obtained. Each of the pay per view programs has a title and at least one transmission time and an associated transmission channel for each transmission time. A title list comprising the titles of at least one pay per view program is generated based on the schedule. The title list is provided to a display device for display to a user. A selection by title of the pay per view program to be received by the program receiver is received from the user. A potential transmission time of the pay per view program to be received by the program receiver is determined based on the at least one transmission time. Alternatively, selection of the pay per view program to be received by the program receiver may be based on user's preferences or a pre-selected list of titles.