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Patent US8111975 - Multimedia visual progress indication system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA multimedia visual progress indication system that provides a cache bar that is overlaid onto the program material or displayed on a dedicated display. A cache bar indicates the length of a recording session or the length of stored program material and expands to the right when material is being recorded....http://www.google.com/patents/US8111975?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8111975 - Multimedia visual progress indication systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8111975 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/960,631Publication dateFeb 7, 2012Filing dateDec 19, 2007Priority dateMar 30, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6847778, US7321716, US8107795, US8135264, US8676035, US8989564, US9274690, US20080098323, US20080155417, US20080155418, US20120096355, US20120192073, US20140115475, US20160155479Publication number11960631, 960631, US 8111975 B2, US 8111975B2, US-B2-8111975, US8111975 B2, US8111975B2InventorsRobert Vallone, Howard Look, Ain McKendrickOriginal AssigneeTivo Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (38), Non-Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (5), Classifications (56), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMultimedia visual progress indication system
US 8111975 B2Abstract
This application claims priority, as a continuation application, to application Ser. No. 10/915,990, filed Aug. 10, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,321,716, which claims benefit to Continuation application Ser. No. 09/539,433, filed Mar. 30, 2000, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,847,778 B1, which claims benefit of Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/127,178, filed Mar. 30, 1999, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein, under 35 U.S.C. �120.
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examinerClassifications U.S. Classification386/343, 386/351International ClassificationH04N5/783, G11B27/00, H04N9/82, H04N9/804, H04N5/781, G11B27/34, G11B27/034, G11B27/10, H04N5/445, H04N5/775, H04N9/806, H04N9/79Cooperative ClassificationG11B27/34, G11B27/102, G06F3/0484, H04N21/4882, H04N21/47217, H04N21/4424, H04N21/4325, H04N21/4583, H04N21/4331, H04N5/76, H04N5/85, G11B19/025, G11B2220/20, H04N5/783, H04N9/7921, G11B27/105, H04N9/8063, H04N9/8205, G11B27/034, H04N5/781, G11B2220/455, G06F3/04847, G11B27/005, H04N21/47214, H04N9/8042, H04N5/44513, H04N21/485, H04N21/488, H04N5/775, H04N9/8715, H04N21/4104European ClassificationG11B27/10A1, G11B27/34, G11B19/02A2, H04N9/804B, H04N21/41P, G11B27/034, G06F3/0484P, G11B27/00V, H04N21/488, H04N5/76, H04N5/445FLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionJan 15, 2008ASAssignmentOwner name: U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC., ARIZONAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:DOLAN, ROBERT A.;SIMPSON, DAVID 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