Kari Ellen Mcminn

Title: Kari Ellen McMinn and a Patent for Presenting Secondary Content.

Introduction

Kari Ellen McMinn is an inventor associated with Greenwich, Connecticut, and Amazon Technologies, Inc. His patent work includes a system for connecting content shown on one device with related information presented on another.

Latest Patents

The provided information identifies one patent for McMinn: “Systems and Methods for Presenting Secondary Content.” The invention describes presenting supplementary information on a first device, such as a smartphone, based on primary content shown on a second device, such as a television. A user can interact with an application on the first device, which processes audio from the television and detects inaudible tones embedded in the primary content. Decoding a tone yields a timestamp that can be used to select and display related secondary content. McMinn is credited with 1 patent.

Career Highlights

McMinn is associated with Amazon Technologies, Inc. His patent illustrates an approach to synchronizing secondary information with media content across devices.

Collaborations

The provided data lists Ioannis Katsavrias and Ganesha Adkasthala Ganapathi Batta as McMinn’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated on this invention.

Conclusion

Kari Ellen McMinn’s identified patent describes using embedded audio signals and timestamps to connect television content with relevant information on a smartphone.