Patents by Inventor Paul Steed

Paul Steed 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).

  • Systems and methods for optimizing allocation of bandwidth for pre-caching media content
    Patent number: 10587716
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing network use for downloading media assets using activity signals for a household or organization. A receiver may monitor an organization for signals indicating activities that are associated with a reduction in use of the network. When such signals are received, a media guidance application may automatically download a media asset during a period of reduced network use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Don, Peter Jason Calvert, David Paul Steed
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING ALLOCATION OF BANDWIDTH FOR PRE-CACHING MEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20190132413
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing network use for downloading media assets using activity signals for a household or organization. A receiver may monitor an organization for signals indicating activities that are associated with a reduction in use of the network. When such signals are received, a media guidance application may automatically download a media asset during a period of reduced network use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Luis Don, Peter Jason Calvert, David Paul Steed
  • Systems and methods for controlling playback of a media asset based on delay of a scheduled event
    Patent number: 10194204
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling playback of a media asset based on whether events are delayed. This may be accomplished by a media guidance application responding to a suspend playback command by determining whether a user is imminently scheduled to attend an event. If the user is imminently scheduled to attend an event, the media guidance application may query an event database to determine a most current start time of the event and compare the most current start time to a start time from the user's profile associated with the event to determine if the event has been delayed. In response to determining the event is delayed, the media guidance application may continue playback of the media asset notwithstanding the suspend command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Don, David Paul Steed, Peter Jason Calvert
  • Protein based TNF-alpha variants for the treatment of TNF-alpha related disorders
    Publication number: 20060257360
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel proteins with TNF-alpha antagonist activity and nucleic acids encoding these proteins. The invention further relates to the use of the novel proteins in the treatment of TNF-alpha related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: John Desjarlais, Anton Filikov, Paul Steed, Jonathan Zalevsky, David Szymkowski
  • Protein based TNF-alpha variants for the treatment of TNF-alpha related disorders
    Publication number: 20050265962
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel proteins with TNF-? antagonist activity and nucleic acids encoding these proteins. The invention further relates to the use of the novel proteins in the treatment of TNF-? related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: John Desjarlais, Paul Steed, Jonathan Zalevsky, David Szymkowski
  • Protein based TNF-alpha variants for the treatment of TNF-alpha related disorders
    Publication number: 20050180948
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel proteins with TNF-alpha antagonist activity and nucleic acids encoding these proteins. The invention further relates to the use of the novel proteins in the treatment of TNF-alpha related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: John Desjarlais, Anton Filikov, Paul Steed, Jonathan Zalevsky, David Szymkowski