Patents by Inventor Charles V. Scott
Charles V. Scott 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).
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Publication number: 20220337642Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, registering a user to participate in a virtual event; creating a user playlist for user participation in the virtual event, the user playlist including a sequence of segments to be presented to the user in an immersive experience of the virtual event; providing a segment of the sequence of segments to the user in the immersive experience; detecting a user response to the segment; and modifying the segment for future presentations of the segment, wherein the modifying is based on the user response to the segment. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2021Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Keith Aubrey Crowe, Charles V. Scott
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Publication number: 20210377245Abstract: A method includes selecting, at a content management computer, a particular content source of a plurality of content sources for media content associated with a media content item requested by a first media device. The particular content source is selected based on a network topology of an access network. The method includes sending a first instruction to the particular content source from the content management computer. The first instruction causes the particular content source to send the media content to the first media device. The method includes, after sending the first instruction, receiving, at the content management computer, a request for the media content item from a second media device. The method also includes sending a second instruction from the content management computer to the first media device. The second instruction causes the first media device to send the media content to the second media device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ankur Mukerji, Charles V. Scott
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Patent number: 10739948Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a selection from a media device corresponding to a first media content, generating a play list at a server where the play list includes second media content that is associated with the first media content by at least one of genre, artist and being published in temporal proximity, and providing play list content comprising at least a portion of the first and second media content to the media device, where at least one of the generation of the play list and the providing of the play list content is based on metadata pointers associated with the first and second media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Charles V. Scott, James Cansler, Scott White
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Publication number: 20190012050Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a selection from a media device corresponding to a first media content, generating a play list at a server where the play list includes second media content that is associated with the first media content by at least one of genre, artist and being published in temporal proximity, and providing play list content comprising at least a portion of the first and second media content to the media device, where at least one of the generation of the play list and the providing of the play list content is based on metadata pointers associated with the first and second media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Charles V. Scott, James Cansler, Scott White
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Patent number: 10101881Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a selection from a media device corresponding to a first media content, generating a play list at a server where the play list includes second media content that is associated with the first media content by at least one of genre, artist and being published in temporal proximity, and providing play list content comprising at least a portion of the first and second media content to the media device, where at least one of the generation of the play list and the providing of the play list content is based on metadata pointers associated with the first and second media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Charles V. Scott, James Cansler, Scott White
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Publication number: 20180129383Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a selection from a media device corresponding to a first media content, generating a play list at a server where the play list includes second media content that is associated with the first media content by at least one of genre, artist and being published in temporal proximity, and providing play list content comprising at least a portion of the first and second media content to the media device, where at least one of the generation of the play list and the providing of the play list content is based on metadata pointers associated with the first and second media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Charles V. Scott, James Cansler, Scott White
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Patent number: 9948976Abstract: A method and a system for providing remote set-top box access functions in an Internet browser extension based on advertisement metadata is disclosed. A meta-data tag associated with an advertisement embedded on a currently viewed web page is scanned. It is determined that the meta-data tag is related to entertainment content. A media manipulation action for the entertainment content is determined. A notification that the media manipulation action is available for the entertainment content is displayed. Controls to store the media manipulation action on a user account are provided, and the manipulation action is stored to the user account.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Scott White, James Cansler, Charles V. Scott
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Patent number: 9875000Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a selection from a media device corresponding to a first media content, generating a play list at a server where the play list includes second media content that is associated with the first media content by at least one of genre, artist and being published in temporal proximity, and providing play list content comprising at least a portion of the first and second media content to the media device, where at least one of the generation of the play list and the providing of the play list content is based on metadata pointers associated with the first and second media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP.Inventors: Charles V. Scott, James Cansler, Scott White
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Patent number: 9788037Abstract: A system for presenting media programming guides is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor can have a controller to transmit to a media source a request to access media content of a personal television (TV) channel composed by a subscriber of a media communication system according to one or more graphical user interface (GUI) templates that define a plurality of segments of a presentation area of the personal TV channel and one or more modules that arrange media content of the subscriber in the plurality of segments of a select one of the plurality of GUI templates. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ankur Mukerji, Charles V. Scott, Scott White
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Publication number: 20170230704Abstract: A method and a system for providing remote set-top box access functions in an Internet browser extension based on advertisement metadata is disclosed. A meta-data tag associated with an advertisement embedded on a currently viewed web page is scanned. It is determined that the meta-data tag is related to entertainment content. A media manipulation action for the entertainment content is determined. A notification that the media manipulation action is available for the entertainment content is displayed. Controls to store the media manipulation action on a user account are provided, and the manipulation action is stored to the user account.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Scott White, JAMES CANSLER, CHARLES V. SCOTT
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Patent number: 9668010Abstract: A method and a system for providing remote set-top box access functions in an Internet browser extension based on advertisement metadata is disclosed. A meta-data tag associated with an advertisement embedded on a currently viewed web page is scanned. It is determined that the meta-data tag is related to entertainment content. A media manipulation action for the entertainment content is determined. A notification that the media manipulation action is available for the entertainment content is displayed. Controls to store the media manipulation action on a user account are provided, and the manipulation action is stored to the user account.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Scott White, James Cansler, Charles V. Scott
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Patent number: 9635418Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that a commercial segment of media content, including a video portion and an audio portion, contains neither metadata nor close captioning information. I response to determining that the commercial segment contains neither metadata nor close captioning information, advertised program content is identified based on the video portion, the audio portion or both. Alternative media content is identified based on the advertised program content. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2016Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Scott White, James Cansler, Charles V. Scott
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Patent number: 9552594Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller that receives media content from a subscriber of a media communication system, receive marketing content from a marketing information source, and present the media content and the marketing content in a personal TV channel. The media content is presented in a first region of a two-dimensional, segmented display configuration, with the media content presented in a first region and the marketing content presented in a second region of the segmented display configuration. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Ankur Mukerji, Charles V. Scott, Scott White
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Publication number: 20160373815Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that a commercial segment of media content, including a video portion and an audio portion, contains neither metadata nor close captioning information. I response to determining that the commercial segment contains neither metadata nor close captioning information, advertised program content is identified based on the video portion, the audio portion or both. Alternative media content is identified based on the advertised program content. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Scott White, James Cansler, Charles V. Scott
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Patent number: 9467739Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that a commercial segment of media content, including a video portion and an audio portion, contains neither metadata nor close captioning information. I response to determining that the commercial segment contains neither metadata nor close captioning information, advertised program content is identified based on the video portion, the audio portion or both. Alternative media content is identified based on the advertised program content. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Scott White, James Cansler, Charles V. Scott
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Publication number: 20160246461Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a selection from a media device corresponding to a first media content, generating a play list at a server where the play list includes second media content that is associated with the first media content by at least one of genre, artist and being published in temporal proximity, and providing play list content comprising at least a portion of the first and second media content to the media device, where at least one of the generation of the play list and the providing of the play list content is based on metadata pointers associated with the first and second media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: CHARLES V. SCOTT, JAMES CANSLER, SCOTT WHITE
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Patent number: 9414122Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to categorize media content of a subscriber according to one or more image features, and present at least a portion of the categorized media content in a personal television channel procured by the subscriber from a service provider of a media communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Scott White, James Cansler, Charles V. Scott
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Patent number: 9360999Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a selection from a media device corresponding to a first media content, generating a play list at a server where the play list includes second media content that is associated with the first media content by at least one of genre, artist and being published in temporal proximity, and providing play list content comprising at least a portion of the first and second media content to the media device, where at least one of the generation of the play list and the providing of the play list content is based on metadata pointers associated with the first and second media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LPInventors: Charles V. Scott, James Cansler, Scott White
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Publication number: 20160098761Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller that receives media content from a subscriber of a media communication system, receive marketing content from a marketing information source, and present the media content and the marketing content in a personal TV channel. The media content is presented in a first region of a two-dimensional, segmented display configuration, with the media content presented in a first region and the marketing content presented in a second region of the segmented display configuration. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: ANKUR MUKERJI, CHARLES V. SCOTT, SCOTT WHITE
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Publication number: 20160080816Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to categorize media content of a subscriber according to one or more image features, and present at least a portion of the categorized media content in a personal television channel procured by the subscriber from a service provider of a media communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Scott White, James Cansler, Charles V. Scott