Patents by Inventor Laxmi A. ARTE
Laxmi A. ARTE 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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Patent number: 9572995Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Srirama Kalidindi, Sanjay Ahuja, John Trimper, Laxmi A. Arte
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Patent number: 9258587Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2011Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Sachinder D. Reddy, Enrique Ruiz-Velasco, Laxmi Arte, Bradley D. Beaver
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Patent number: 9134874Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Sanjay Ahuja, Donald H. Relyea, Andrew Allman, George M. Higa, Laxmi A. Arte
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Patent number: 8949900Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2010Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Laxmi Arte, Mousumi Dasgupta, Enrique Ruiz-Velasco, Shadman Zafar
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Publication number: 20140123011Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Sanjay Ahuja, Donald H. Relyea, Andrew Allman, George M. Higa, Laxmi A. Arte
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Patent number: 8572655Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2009Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Laxmi A. Arte, Mukunda P. Raju, Enrique Ruiz-Velasco
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Publication number: 20120174150Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Sachinder D. REDDY, Enrique Ruiz-Velasco, Laxmi Arte, Bradley D. Beaver
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Publication number: 20120174159Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Laxmi Arte, Mousumi Dasgupta, Enrique Ruiz-Velasco, Shadman Zafar
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Publication number: 20120079537Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Srirama KALIDINDI, Sanjay AHUJA, John TRIMPER, Laxmi A. ARTE
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Publication number: 20110061069Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2009Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Laxmi A. ARTE, Mukunda P. RAJU, Enrique RUIZ-VELASCO