Khelan M Modi

US Patent:

7714940, May 11, 2010

Filed:

Apr 22, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/512361

Inventors:

Chad Andrew Lefevre - Indianapolis IN, US
James Duane Tenbarge - Fishers IN, US
Khelan Maheshchandra Modi - Indianapolis IN, US

Assignee:

Thomson Licensing - Boulogne Billancourt

International Classification:

H04N 5/44

US Classification:

348734, 348552, 34082572

Abstract:

A method and apparatus enables a user to assign a given key on an input device to any specific device on a data bus network connected to the apparatus, and thereby enables the user to quickly select the specific device for control using the given key. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes steps of enabling a user to assign a key on an input device of the apparatus to a device on the data bus network that is indirectly connected to the apparatus, and enabling the user to select the device for control responsive to an input of the assigned key.

US Patent:

20050166226, Jul 28, 2005

Filed:

Apr 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/512362

Inventors:

Khelan Modi - Indianapolis IN, US

Assignee:

Thomson Licensing S.A. - F-92100 Boulogne-Billancourt

International Classification:

G06F013/00

US Classification:

725038000

Abstract:

In a digital television signal processor, digital television channel viewing status (e.g., blocked or viewable) is stored according to the physical channel number of a digital television channel rather than its virtual channel number. In this manner, the selected state (e.g., blocked or viewable) of a digital channel's viewing status is implemented regardless of whether an off-air guide containing virtual channel number data is enabled or disabled. Since the virtual channel number of a digital television channel may not be the same as the physical channel number, storing the selected state of a digital channel according to its physical channel number assures that the selected viewing state is followed.

US Patent:

20050166235, Jul 28, 2005

Filed:

Apr 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/512367

Inventors:

Mark Mears - Zionsville IN, US
Khelan Modi - Indianapolis IN, US

Assignee:

Thomson Licensing S.A. - F-92100 Boulogne-Billancourt

International Classification:

H04N005/445
G06F013/00
G06F003/00

US Classification:

725047000, 725044000

Abstract:

A system, apparatus and/or method including or embodied as a television signal processor provides a user setting up a channel surf list or parental control list with the option of blocking (prohibit viewing) or unblocking (allow viewing) all available channels at once. This serves as a convenient starting point to save time before editing the channel list since if the user expects that most of the channels are to be blocked, one can start out by blocking all of the channels, then make some of the channels unblocked (i.e. viewable) and/or vice versa. In one form, separate channel surf or parental control lists pertaining to separate television signal inputs are maintained with each list provided with the global viewing status or state setting option.

US Patent:

20080170155, Jul 17, 2008

Filed:

Feb 21, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/677150

Inventors:

STEVEN L. COOPER - WHITESTOWN IN, US
KHELAN MODI - FISHERS IN, US
MARK A. NIERZWICK - BROWNSBURG IN, US

Assignee:

TTE TECHNOLOGY, INC. - INDIANAPOLIS IN

International Classification:

H04N 5/445

US Classification:

348564, 348E05102

Abstract:

A television may be equipped with a closed captioning (CC) buffer for storing CC data received from, for example, cable, satellite or terrestrial broadcasts. A user may operate a remote control to move forward and reverse through the CC buffer to display CC data that the user may have a desire to review.

US Patent:

20090031340, Jan 29, 2009

Filed:

Aug 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/896097

Inventors:

Khelan Maheshchandra MODI - Indianapolis IN, US
Steven Lee COOPER - Indianapolis IN, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/10

US Classification:

725 33

Abstract:

A method of providing Emergency Alert System event notifications according to configurable notification options includes the steps of configuring the notification options, storing into a memory the configured notification options, receiving Emergency Alert System event information, generating an emergency alert message that corresponds to the Emergency Alert System event information, and transmitting the emergency alert message according to the configured notification options.

US Patent:

20090237422, Sep 24, 2009

Filed:

Mar 18, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/076409

Inventors:

Khelan Maheshchandra Modi - Fishers IN, US
Steven Lee Cooper - Whitestown IN, US
Chad Andrew Lefevre - Indianapolis IN, US

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345685

Abstract:

A method of presenting emergency alert textual media data on a display unit includes receiving emergency alert textual media data, storing the received emergency alert textual media data into a memory, superimposing the stored emergency alert textual media data on the display unit at an initial scroll rate, detecting a user operation, and adjusting the scroll rate of the superimposed emergency alert textual media data according to the user operation.

US Patent:

20110047577, Feb 24, 2011

Filed:

Oct 24, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/745463

Inventors:

Khelan Modi - Fishers IN, US
Steven L. Cooper - Whitestown IN, US

Assignee:

SHENZHEN TCL NEW TECHNOLOGY LTD. - Shekou, Shenzhen, Guangdong

International Classification:

H04N 5/445

US Classification:

725 47

Abstract:

An exemplary method of identifying program content to record comprises receiving a signal corresponding to a plurality of broadcast programs, collecting data about specific broadcast programs selected by a user from the signal corresponding to the plurality of broadcast programs, adding a one of the plurality of broadcast programs to a list of favorite programs if the user selects the one of the plurality of broadcast programs more than a specific number of times, and recording the broadcast programs added to the list of favorite programs.

US Patent:

20110085088, Apr 14, 2011

Filed:

Oct 24, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/993425

Inventors:

Khelan Modi - Fishers IN, US
Steven L. Cooper - Whitestown IN, US

Assignee:

SHENZHEN TCL NEW TECHNOLOGY LTD. - Shekou, Shenzhen, Guangdong

International Classification:

H04N 5/50

US Classification:

348732, 348E05097

Abstract:

There is provided a system and method for coordinating analog and digital channel mapping features. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a method, comprising performing an analog channel search to identify available analog channels, storing a list of the available analog channels found during the analog channel search, and performing a digital channel search after performing the analog channel search, wherein the digital channel search excludes the available analog channels in the list from being searched.