Patents by Inventor Anil Krishna Guntupalli

Anil Krishna Guntupalli has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Previously aired episode retrieval based on series DVR scheduling
    Patent number: 8726313
    Abstract: A device receives an identification of a series to schedule automatic recording of episodes that are currently airing or that will be airing in the future, receives an instruction to automatically retrieve previously aired episodes of the scheduled series based on the scheduling of the automatic recording of the episodes that are currently airing or that will be airing in the future. The device searches content, based on receipt of the instruction, to retrieve previously aired episodes of the scheduled series. The device records at least one episode of the scheduled series, and presents the recorded at least one episode of the scheduled series and the previously aired episodes of the scheduled series such that a user may select and play the at least one episode of the scheduled series or the previously aired episodes of the scheduled series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Anil Krishna Guntupalli, Sameer Vasant Gavade, Shafiq Kassam, Venkata S. Adimatyam
  • PREVIOUSLY AIRED EPISODE RETRIEVAL BASED ON SERIES DVR SCHEDULING
    Publication number: 20130283317
    Abstract: A device receives an identification of a series to schedule automatic recording of episodes that are currently airing or that will be airing in the future, receives an instruction to automatically retrieve previously aired episodes of the scheduled series based on the scheduling of the automatic recording of the episodes that are currently airing or that will be airing in the future. The device searches content, based on receipt of the instruction, to retrieve previously aired episodes of the scheduled series. The device records at least one episode of the scheduled series, and presents the recorded at least one episode of the scheduled series and the previously aired episodes of the scheduled series such that a user may select and play the at least one episode of the scheduled series or the previously aired episodes of the scheduled series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Anil Krishna Guntupalli, Sameer Vasant Gavade, Shafiq Kassam, Venkata S. Adimatyam