Media recording device with packet data interface

S Hoffberg, L Hoffberg-Borghesani - US Patent 6,640,145, 2003 - Google Patents
An intelligent media device, comprising a packet data communications interface; a media
communication interface for receiving audio and/or video data; a digital memory for …

Intelligent electronic appliance system and method

SM Hoffberg - US Patent 7,974,714, 2011 - Google Patents
An intelligent electronic appliance preferably includes a user interface, data input and/or
output port, and an intelligent processor. A preferred embodiment comprises a set top box …

Adaptive pattern recognition based control system and method

SM Hoffberg, LI Hoffberg-Borghesani - US Patent 6,400,996, 2002 - Google Patents
An adaptive interface for a programmable system, for predicting a desired user function,
based on user history, as well as machine internal status and context. The apparatus …

Method and apparatus for uploading, indexing, analyzing, and searching media content

EM Hoffert, K Cremin, A Ali, SR Smoot… - US Patent 6,374,260, 2002 - Google Patents
US6374260B1 - Method and apparatus for uploading, indexing, analyzing, and searching
media content - Google Patents US6374260B1 - Method and apparatus for uploading …

Embedded metadata engines in digital capture devices

C Fuller, MM Gorkani, RD Humphrey - US Patent 7,403,224, 2008 - Google Patents
A digital capture system, such as a digital still camera or digital video recorder, has an
embedded real-time content-based analysis function in the capture device to extract …

Ergonomic man-machine interface incorporating adaptive pattern recognition based control system

SM Hoffberg, LI Hoffberg-Borghesani - US Patent 6,418,424, 2002 - Google Patents
An adaptive interface for a programmable system, for predicting a desired user function,
based on user history, as well as machine internal status and context. The apparatus …

Integrated data and real-time metadata capture system and method

C Fuller, MM Gorkani, RD Humphrey - US Patent 6,877,134, 2005 - Google Patents
US PATENT DOCUMENTS (descriptive information about the digital content) is format ted
and Stored separately from the content. In another 4,115,805 A 9/1978 Morton embodiment …

Display of media previews

EM Hoffert, S Smoot, K Cremin, A Ali, M Mills - US Patent 6,370,543, 2002 - Google Patents
Related US Application Data (60) Provisional application No. 60/018,312, filed on May
24,(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & 1996, provisional application No …

Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters

SM Schein, SA O'brien, JJ Leftwich… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
The present invention provides systems and methods for pro viding television schedule
information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with …

Adaptive pattern recognition based controller apparatus and method and human-factored interface therefore

LI Hoffberg, SM Hoffberg - US Patent 7,242,988, 2007 - Google Patents
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