Christine F Veith

US Patent:

20130337917, Dec 19, 2013

Filed:

Jun 14, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/523515

Inventors:

Carrie Baugus - Atlanta GA, US
Sherri Glass - Atlanta GA, US
Christopher Waldron - Stone Mountain GA, US
James Wentzel - Atlanta GA, US
Alan Moore - Decatur GA, US
Christine Veith - Atlanta GA, US
Beau Teague - Marietta GA, US
Jaclyn Cannon - Atlanta GA, US
Randall Coston - Atlanta GA, US
Mario Piedra - Atlanta GA, US
Paul Condolora - Atlanta GA, US
Jason Nunes - Brooklyn NY, US
Frederick Kahl - Brooklyn NY, US
Andrew Pratt - Brooklyn NY, US
Kristin Elllington - New York NY, US
Chad Fuller - Atlanta GA, US
Kenneth Bunch - Atlanta GA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 40, 463 43

Abstract:

A method and system for watching video and playing games in a mobile communication device are described in which video content is received from a network television channel and, based on the orientation of the mobile communication device and the device type, the video content and/or a game may be displayed. When in a portrait orientation, the operating mode may be such that the video content and/or the game may be displayed. For a tablet device in a portrait orientation, for example, both the video content and the game may be displayed. When the mobile communication device is changed to a landscape orientation, the operating mode may be different and only one of the video content and the game may be displayed based on whether the mobile communication device was rotated clockwise or counter-clockwise. A rewards program may combine the video-watching and game-playing activities of the user.