Patents by Inventor Peter N. Hill

Peter N. Hill 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).

  • Methods systems, and products for conserving bandwidth
    Patent number: 9432710
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for conserving bandwidth. A notification is received from a customer's device that indicates media will be recorded/saved to memory. The available bandwidth is compared to required bandwidth to deliver the media to the customer's device. When the required bandwidth exceeds the available bandwidth, then delivery of the media is deferred to a period of lesser demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter N. Hill, Timothy H. Weaver
  • Methods, systems, and products for conserving bandwidth
    Publication number: 20070294717
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for conserving bandwidth. A notification is received from a customer's device that indicates media will be recorded/saved to memory. The available bandwidth is compared to required bandwidth to deliver the media to the customer's device. When the required bandwidth exceeds the available bandwidth, then delivery of the media is deferred to a period of lesser demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Peter N. Hill, Timothy H. Weaver