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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Frank Robert Nemirofsky, Alamo, CA (US);
Larry A. Lincoln, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Frank Robert Nemirofsky, Alamo, CA (US);
Larry A. Lincoln, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
expHand, Inc., Lafayette, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04H 20/71 (2008.01); G09G 5/02 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and systems enabling an interactive information retrieval system that includes a user interface allowing users to graphically generate information queries for objects of interest found in various media, such as television, video, and print. The invention can allow users to designate objects of interest within a television or video display and receive information related to the objects of interest. The invention can also allow users to generate queries designating objects of interest within a graphical image using a GUI.