Patents by Inventor Jon D. Heath

Jon D. Heath 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).

  • Patent number: 8635640
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for logging triggers in a video data stream the method including but not limited to monitoring a video data stream at an multimedia processor end user device; receiving from a data distribution server, the video data stream at the multimedia processor end user device; detecting a trigger in the video data stream at the multimedia processor end user device; logging a time for the trigger detected in the video data stream in a trigger log at the multimedia processor end user device; and sending the trigger log an advertising verification system in the data distribution system for correlating the time the trigger occurred with an Advertising Schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: James Huffman, Jon D. Heath, Christopher R. Heck
  • Publication number: 20100162288
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for logging triggers in a video data stream the method including but not limited to monitoring a video data stream at an multimedia processor end user device; receiving from a data distribution server, the video data stream at the multimedia processor end user device; detecting a trigger in the video data stream at the multimedia processor end user device; logging a time for the trigger detected in the video data stream in a trigger log at the multimedia processor end user device; and sending the trigger log an advertising verification system in the data distribution system for correlating the time the trigger occurred with an Advertising Schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: JAMES HUFFMAN, Jon D. Heath, Christopher R. Heck
  • Publication number: 20100146529
    Abstract: A method and system for reporting incidents on a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) includes generating user service alerts when a disruption to a channel of the multimedia content is observed. The user service alert may be generated at a client of the MCDN and recorded along with a timestamp and a channel indicator. A remote control device may be equipped to generate the user service alert. A support event may be generated in response to receiving the user service alert. The support event may cause the disruption to be investigated and a status report to be sent back to the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Jon D. Heath, James Huffman, Brian Wilson