Laxmi Ashish Arte

US Patent:

20110061069, Mar 10, 2011

Filed:

Dec 11, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/636021

Inventors:

Laxmi A. ARTE - Irving TX, US
Mukunda P. RAJU - Irving TX, US
Enrique RUIZ-VELASCO - Flower Mound TX, US

Assignee:

VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725 14, 725 87, 725131

Abstract:

A system collects a user's television (TV) program viewing activity and uses the collected TV program viewing activity to make video on demand (VOD) recommendations to other users via a VOD recommendation service. The system receives an indication that the user wishes to turn on a VOD recommendation service and deletes previously collected TV program viewing activity for the user based on the received indication. The system collects the user's recent TV program viewing activity, which occurs subsequent to the received indication and the deletion of the previously collected TV program viewing activity, and uses the user's collected recent TV program activity to make other VOD program recommendations to the user via the VOD recommendation service.

US Patent:

20120079537, Mar 29, 2012

Filed:

Aug 2, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/196803

Inventors:

Srirama KALIDINDI - Flower Mound TX, US
Sanjay AHUJA - Irving TX, US
John TRIMPER - Groton MA, US
Laxmi A. ARTE - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04N 5/445
H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725 40, 725116

Abstract:

A system may receive, from a content provider, metadata associated with a video asset, where the metadata includes information associated with the video asset and identifies a future time when the video asset will be available for distribution. The system may further process the metadata to create a virtual asset associated with the video asset, where the processed metadata include at least an indication that the metadata is associated with the virtual asset; publish the virtual asset to a store front that allows the user device to select the virtual asset to obtain the virtual asset; and transmit a notification or the video asset, to the user device and at the future time, based on the selection of the virtual asset by the user device, where the notification indicates that the video asset is available to be downloaded.

US Patent:

20120174150, Jul 5, 2012

Filed:

Jan 5, 2011

Appl. No.:

12/984781

Inventors:

Sachinder D. REDDY - Allen TX, US
Enrique Ruiz-Velasco - Flower Mound TX, US
Laxmi Arte - Austin TX, US
Bradley D. Beaver - Richardson TX, US

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04N 7/167

US Classification:

725 31

Abstract:

Content, such as audio or video content, is streamed to portable devices based on an entitlement determination that includes determining the location of the portable device and whether the content is subject to blackout restrictions. In one implementation, requests may be received for content that is to be streamed to a portable device and a location of the portable device may be determined. Entitlements may be determined, where the entitlements define whether the content is permitted to be viewed by the portable device, where the entitlements are determined based at least on the indication of the location of the portable device and based on blackout restrictions applicable to the content. The content may be selectively streamed to the portable device based on the applicable blackout restrictions.

US Patent:

20120174159, Jul 5, 2012

Filed:

Dec 30, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/981902

Inventors:

Laxmi Arte - Austin TX, US
Mousumi Dasgupta - Irving TX, US
Enrique Ruiz-Velasco - Flower Mound TX, US
Shadman Zafar - Plano TX, US

Assignee:

VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04N 5/445

US Classification:

725 46

Abstract:

An approach is provided for selecting personalized content presented via a set-top box. Viewing data related to content experienced by a user is retrieved. Broadcast content is selected based on the viewing data from a plurality of programs that are designated to broadcast to a plurality of set-top boxes. A personalized programming channel is presented for the user using the selected broadcast content over a particular one of the set-top boxes associated with the user.

US Patent:

20120254365, Oct 4, 2012

Filed:

Mar 31, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/077255

Inventors:

Venkata S. Adimatyam - Irving TX, US
Sameer Vasant Gavade - Irving TX, US
Laxmi Ashish Arte - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709219

Abstract:

A device includes a communication interface and one or more processors. The communication interface may receive media guide data, from a media guide server via a network, including information relating to a number of available media items and playlist information relating to at least one available playlist file associated with a particular media item. The one or more processors may receive a user selection of the particular media item and may request the playlist file from a playlist server via the network based on the playlist information via the interface. The interface may receive the playlist file from the playlist server, the playlist file including locations of stream segments corresponding to the selected playlist. The one or more processors may request the stream segments from a content server via the network based on the received playlist file.

US Patent:

20130283033, Oct 24, 2013

Filed:

Apr 24, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/454125

Inventors:

Sanjay Thakurdas Ahuja - Irving TX, US
Enrique Ruiz-Velasco - Flower Mound TX, US
Laxmi Ashish Arte - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

713150

Abstract:

A device sends an authentication request from the device to a session management server, and receives a token from the session management server if the device authenticates successfully. The device obtains a streaming media playlist file from a content delivery server, and sends the token to a key server for token validation. The device receives a decryption key from the key server if the token validates successfully, and requests a first streaming media segment file from the content delivery server based on the playlist file. The device receives the first streaming media segment file from the content delivery server; and decrypts the first streaming media segment file using the decryption key.

US Patent:

20140123011, May 1, 2014

Filed:

Oct 30, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/664389

Inventors:

- Arlington VA, US
Donald H. Relyea - Dallas TX, US
Andrew Allman - Dallas TX, US
George M. Higa - Plano TX, US
Laxmi A. Arte - Irving TX, US

Assignee:

VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC. - Arlington VA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715719, 715716

Abstract:

An exemplary method includes a media player user interface system 1) displaying a GUI on a display screen associated with a computing device, the GUI including a user-scrollable media content menu that contains a display area associated with a media feed accessible by the computing device, 2) selecting menu display content for the display area based at least in part on a scroll status of the user-scrollable media content menu, 2) and populating the display area with the selected menu display content. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.