Timothy M Elliott

US Patent:

8201100, Jun 12, 2012

Filed:

Sep 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/204522

Inventors:

William Pat Price - Rhome TX, US
Timothy Elliott - Huntington Beach CA, US
Marcus P Apitz - Yorba Linda CA, US
Peter Schwartz - Fullerton CA, US
Jeffrey Briller - Sherman Oaks CA, US

Assignee:

Vizio Inc. - Irvine CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
H04N 9/64

US Classification:

715784, 715787, 715802, 348719, 348720

Abstract:

Scroll wheels have simplified the movement of cursors and changes in focus as a users navigate their way through menus, lists, tables, and other objects typically found in graphical user interfaces. Also typical of navigation schemes driven by scroll wheels is the ability of the user to accelerate the rate of movement of the cursor or focus by spinning the scroll wheel faster. One issue with this behavior is that a user who over accelerates the scroll wheel will often wind up overshooting his intended target and reversing the direction of the scroll wheel several times. The embodiment addresses this problem by giving control of the speed of the cursor or focus movement to the object being navigated. If the granularity of the list, table, menu, or other objects become smaller, the object has the ability to filter the speed input of the scroll wheel.

US Patent:

20090083482, Mar 26, 2009

Filed:

Sep 21, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/859686

Inventors:

William Pat Price - Rhome TX, US
Timothy J. Elliott - Huntington Beach CA, US

Assignee:

VIZIO - Irvine CA

International Classification:

G06F 13/00

US Classification:

711114, 711E12021

Abstract:

Flash memory often cannot be written at speeds approaching those of rotating magnetic storage speeds. This embodiment permits normal NAND flash to be written much faster and to be read at speeds exceeding typical speeds and through put for normal hard disk storage and enables these speeds while removing incremental cost from the device packaging.

US Patent:

20090154703, Jun 18, 2009

Filed:

Dec 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/959224

Inventors:

William Pat Price - Rhome TX, US
Timothy J. Elliott - Huntington Beach CA, US

Assignee:

VIZIO - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

380277

Abstract:

The current invention addresses the problem of securely encrypting video content or any other content where a secret symmetrical key is used to decrypt the data by a hardware device such as a DVD player. The invention uses the same length of symmetrical key as used by current technology but the key is changed for every dataset encrypted. The symmetrical key is itself contained inside a packet attached to the first encryption data set where the packet is encrypted with a device's public key. The invention further adds to the security of the asymmetrical private key where the device itself only has part of the private key and the user has the other part of the private key.

US Patent:

20090192814, Jul 30, 2009

Filed:

Jan 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/022778

Inventors:

William Pat Price - Rhome TX, US
Timothy Elliott - Huntington Beach CA, US

Assignee:

VIZIO - Irvine CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
H04N 7/26

US Classification:

705 1, 705 27, 386124

Abstract:

Write once media is used to store many different versions of metadata along with recorded video program. The metadata can be written many times over, for example once for each renter. The metadata can include rental information, or movie trailers, or other information.

US Patent:

20090278861, Nov 12, 2009

Filed:

May 9, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/118523

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

VIZIO, INC - Irvine CA

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
H04N 9/74
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

345668, 348581, 705400, 348E09055, 705 1469

Abstract:

Advertisers specify the size of an ad in pixels or in physical units such as inches or millimeters. The physical square area of an ad specified in pixels will change as the physical size of the television screen or computer display screen varies. The number of pixels of an ad specified in inches or millimeters will also change as the physical size of the television screen or computer display screen varies. The present invention manages the issue of keeping the physical area size of an image constant across television display screens regardless of the physical size of the screen.

US Patent:

20100023425, Jan 28, 2010

Filed:

Jul 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/180472

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

VIZIO, INC - Irvine CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

705 27, 707 5, 707E17109

Abstract:

An application for a method of presenting items of a catalog in various geographic regions includes providing a catalog of items, each item having associated therewith at least one geographic code. A search term and a geographic location are provided. The catalog is searched for matching items that are related to the search term and in which the geographic code indicates the item is suitable for the geographic location.

US Patent:

20100043039, Feb 18, 2010

Filed:

Aug 13, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/190980

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

VIZIO, INC - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725109, 725115

Abstract:

An application for a digital television platform includes a display, a television receiver operatively coupled to the display and a processor operatively coupled to both the display and to the television receiver. A memory and a non volatile storage medium is communicably coupled to the processor. A communication link is also communicably coupled to the processor and a communication event is detected signaling reception of a communication on the communication link. Responsive to the communication event, a set of instructions is executed by the processor, the set of instructions is configured to receive the communication and to process the communication with respect to a set of user preferences.