Thomas J Woods

8291322, Oct 16, 2012

Sep 30, 2009

12/571283

Walter Richard Klappert - Los Angeles CA, US
Thomas Steven Woods - Arlington Heights IL, US

United Video Properties, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

H04N 5/445

715721, 715850

Systems and methods for navigating a three-dimensional (3D) media guidance application are provided. A first selectable media guidance object may be displayed on a screen that when viewed through the stereoscopic optical device may appear in a first plane. A second selectable media guidance object may be displayed on the screen that when viewed through the stereoscopic optical device may appear in a second plane. The first and second planes may be perceived to intersect an axis normal to the display in different locations. A user selection of at least one of the first and second selectable media guidance objects may be received. An action of moving a cursor in 3D space or selecting one of the selectable media guidance objects displayed in the 3D space may be performed based on the user selection. The user selection may be performed with an input device having an accelerometer.

8554049, Oct 8, 2013

Dec 28, 2011

13/338526

Walter R. Klappert - Los Angeles CA, US
Thomas S. Woods - Arlington Heights IL, US
Michael R. Nichols - La Canada-Flintridge CA, US

United Video Properties, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

H04N 5/76
H04N 5/761

386235, 386299

Embodiments provide methods and systems for synchronizing simultaneous media asset viewing for users at different geographical viewing locations. In some embodiments, a first user device receives a request to synchronize viewing of a media asset with a second user device. Control circuitry may automatically determine that the media asset is available to the second user device after becoming available so the first user device. Based on the determining, the control circuitry may automatically schedule the media asset for recording on the first user device. In some embodiments, control circuitry synchronizes viewing of the media asset when the media access becomes available to the second user device. The second user device may access a video feed transmitted by a media source, while the first user device accesses a video feed of a recorded media asset.

20110074918, Mar 31, 2011

Sep 30, 2009

12/571287

Walter Richard Klappert - Los Angeles CA, US
Thomas Steven Woods - Arlington Heights IL, US

Rovi Technologies Corporation - Santa Clara CA

H04N 13/00

348 43, 348E13001

Systems and methods for navigating a three-dimensional (3D) media guidance application are provided. A first selectable media guidance object may be displayed on a screen that when viewed through the stereoscopic optical device may appear in a first plane. A second selectable media guidance object may be displayed on the screen that when viewed through the stereoscopic optical device may appear in a second plane. The first and second planes may be perceived to intersect an axis normal to the display in different locations. A user selection of at least one of the first and second selectable media guidance objects may be received. An action of moving a cursor in 3D space or selecting one of the selectable media guidance objects displayed in the 3D space may be performed based on the user selection. The user selection may be performed with an input device having an accelerometer.

20120319583, Dec 20, 2012

Aug 25, 2011

13/217614

Thomas Woods - Huntington Beach CA, US
Brian Wald - Los Angeles CA, US
Kevin Yang - Lomita CA, US
Fengchang Hu - Torrance CA, US

H05B 37/04

315 86

An LED ballast mount preferably includes a housing assembly having sidewalls including a housing LED side wall and a housing opposite side wall. A rechargeable battery is installed in a battery assembly and the battery assembly includes a battery housing mounted to the housing LED side wall. A first LED lamp is mounted on a lower face of the battery housing. A first fluorescent lamp socket mounted on a ballast socket face of the battery housing. A second fluorescent lamp socket mounted on the ballast socket face of the battery housing. A bridge housing including an electronic ballast mounted within the bridge housing. Fluorescent tubes may be mounted in the device.

20130141843, Jun 6, 2013

Dec 2, 2011

13/310040

Brian Howard Wald - Los Angeles CA, US
Thomas Woods - Huntington Beach CA, US
Kevin Yang - Lomita CA, US
Fengchang Hu - Torrance CA, US
Alvaro Garcia - Torrance CA, US

H02B 1/30

361674

A folding ballast has a ballast housing having an elongated shape. A first socket arm is mounted to the ballast housing at a first socket arm joint, and the first socket arm has a first closed position parallel to the ballast. The first socket arm has a first open position perpendicular to the ballast. A second socket arm is mounted to the ballast housing at a second socket arm joint, and the second socket arm has a second closed position parallel to the ballast. The second socket arm has a second open position perpendicular to the ballast. A first socket is mounted to the first socket arm, and the first socket is electrically connected to the ballast housing. A second socket is mounted to the second socket arm, and the second socket is electrically connected to the ballast housing.

20190073417, Mar 7, 2019

Nov 6, 2018

16/182072

- San Jose CA, US
Jason Braness - San Diego CA, US
Michael Papish - Randolph Center VT, US
Thomas Steven Woods - Arlington Heights IL, US

G06F 17/30
H04N 21/482
G06F 3/0482
H04N 21/466
H04N 21/45
H04N 21/442
H04N 21/41
H04N 21/258
H04N 21/25
H04L 29/08
G10L 17/22
G06F 17/27
G06F 3/0484
H04N 21/472

Methods and systems are provided for generating automatic program recommendations based on user interactions. In some embodiments, control circuitry processes verbal data received during an interaction between a user of a user device and a person with whom the user is interacting. The control circuitry analyzes the verbal data to automatically identify a media asset referred to during the interaction by at least one of the user and the person with whom the user is interacting. The control circuitry adds the identified media asset to a list of media assets associated with the user of the user device. The list of media assets is transmitted to a second user device of the user.

20180203923, Jul 19, 2018

Dec 22, 2017

15/853091

- San Jose CA, US
Jason Braness - San Diego CA, US
Michael Papish - Randolph Center VT, US
Thomas Steven Woods - Arlington Heights IL, US

G06F 17/30
H04N 21/482
G06F 3/0482
H04N 21/466
H04N 21/45
H04N 21/442
H04N 21/41
H04N 21/258
H04N 21/25
H04L 29/08
G10L 17/22
G06F 17/27
G06F 3/0484
H04N 21/472

Methods and systems are provided for generating automatic program recommendations based on user interactions. In some embodiment, control circuitry processes verbal data received during an interaction between a user of a user device and a person with whom the user is interacting. The control circuitry analyzes the verbal data to automatically identify a media asset referred to during the interaction by at least one of the user and the person with whom the user is interacting. The control circuitry adds the identified media asset to a list of media assets associated with the user of the user device. The list of media assets is transmitted to a second user device of the user.

20160205426, Jul 14, 2016

Mar 23, 2016

15/078639

- San Carlos CA, US
Jason Braness - San Diego CA, US
Michael Papish - Randolph Center VT, US
Thomas Steven Woods - Arlington Heights IL, US

H04N 21/25
G06F 17/27
H04N 21/442
H04N 21/466
G06F 3/0482
H04N 21/45
H04N 21/482
G06F 17/30
G06F 3/0484
G10L 17/22
H04N 21/258

Methods and systems are provided for generating automatic program recommendations based on user interactions. In some embodiments, control circuitry processes verbal data received during an interaction between a user of a user device and a person with whom the user is interacting. The control circuitry analyzes the verbal data to automatically identify a media asset referred to during the interaction by at least one of the user and the person with whom the user is interacting. The control circuitry adds the identified media asset to a list of media assets associated with the user of the user device. The list of media assets is transmitted to a second user device of the user.