Patents by Inventor Ranny Q. Sue
Ranny Q. Sue 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: 10701422Abstract: A method of provisioning entitlement including: receiving within a headend and at a policy management module first conditions and rules for content from a service provider or a third party device; and generating, for a point of presence (POP) device of a customer, a policy for entitlement and usage of content (merged policy). The generating of the merged policy includes: merging conditions and rules of policies including the first conditions and rules to generate the merged policy based on a predetermined hierarchy of the policies. Rules and conditions of the merged policy are multi-dimensional to include customer, POP device, and provider dimensions; and generating a configuration file including conditions or condition based parameters. The method further includes: presenting an offer for the content to the customer via the POP device; receiving an acceptance of the offer from the POP device; and enforcing the merged policy according to the configuration file.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Luan Le-Chau, Cuong T Ly, Raynold M. Kahn, Ranny Q. Sue, Kapil Chaudhry, Joel M. Pamplona
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Publication number: 20190158903Abstract: A method of provisioning entitlement including: receiving within a headend and at a policy management module first conditions and rules for content from a service provider or a third party device; and generating, for a point of presence (POP) device of a customer, a policy for entitlement and usage of content (merged policy). The generating of the merged policy includes: merging conditions and rules of policies including the first conditions and rules to generate the merged policy based on a predetermined hierarchy of the policies. Rules and conditions of the merged policy are multi-dimensional to include customer, POP device, and provider dimensions; and generating a configuration file including conditions or condition based parameters. The method further includes: presenting an offer for the content to the customer via the POP device; receiving an acceptance of the offer from the POP device; and enforcing the merged policy according to the configuration file.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Luan LE-CHAU, Cuong TU-LY, Raynold M. KAHN, Ranny Q. SUE, Kapil CHAUDHRY, Joel M. PAMPLONA
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Patent number: 10296487Abstract: A system and method for operating with profiles includes a head end associating a first account profile having first profile settings and a first identifier and a second account profile having second profile settings and a second identifier with a user account. A first user receiving device operates with the first profile settings. The head end communicates second profile settings to the first user receiving device and the first user receiving device operates with the second profile settings.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Pankaj Sharma, Melissa H. Tullues, Kapil Chaudhry, Ranny Q. Sue, Jonathan L. Tronson, Sivasubramanian Venkataramani, Guillermo Antonio Arguelles-Campoy, Mark T. Takamoto, Luke J. Crook, Earl James Bonovich, Jordan E. Bigel, Saranathan Govindarajan, John D. Ngo, Jason Christopher Tadros, Shridhar Rangarajan, Hermilo C. Crisostomo, Luan Le-Chau, Paul H. Yang
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Patent number: 10264304Abstract: A method of provisioning entitlement including: receiving within a headend and at a policy management module first conditions and rules for content from a service provider or a third party device; and generating, for a point of presence (POP) device of a customer, a policy for entitlement and usage of content (merged policy). The generating of the merged policy includes: merging conditions and rules of policies including the first conditions and rules to generate the merged policy based on a predetermined hierarchy of the policies. Rules and conditions of the merged policy are multi-dimensional to include customer, POP device, and provider dimensions; and generating a configuration file including conditions or condition based parameters. The method further includes: presenting an offer for the content to the customer via the POP device; receiving an acceptance of the offer from the POP device; and enforcing the merged policy according to the configuration file.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Luan Le-Chau, Cuong T Ly, Raynold M. Kahn, Ranny Q. Sue, Kapil Chaudhry, Joel M. Pamplona
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Patent number: 10097291Abstract: A system 100 includes a first content delivery network 280(1) for a first type of user device, a second content delivery network 280(n) for a second type of user device and a content repository 274 communicating with the first content delivery network 280(1) and the second content delivery network 280(n). The first content is in a first format associated with the first content delivery network 280(1) and a second content associated with the second content delivery network 280(n). A content management system 221 generates a first content list for the first content delivery network 280 and generates a second content list for the second content delivery network 280(n). A content distribution system 260 communicates with the content management system and the first content delivery network and the second content delivery network. The content distribution system 260 transfers content to the first and second content delivery network from the content repository.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2007Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Ranny Q. Sue, Xavier D. Riley
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Publication number: 20170094334Abstract: A method of provisioning entitlement including: receiving within a headend and at a policy management module first conditions and rules for content from a service provider or a third party device; and generating, for a point of presence (POP) device of a customer, a policy for entitlement and usage of content (merged policy). The generating of the merged policy includes: merging conditions and rules of policies including the first conditions and rules to generate the merged policy based on a predetermined hierarchy of the policies. Rules and conditions of the merged policy are multi-dimensional to include customer, POP device, and provider dimensions; and generating a configuration file including conditions or condition based parameters. The method further includes: presenting an offer for the content to the customer via the POP device; receiving an acceptance of the offer from the POP device; and enforcing the merged policy according to the configuration file.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Luan Le-Chau, Cuong Tu-Ly, Raynold M. Kahn, Ranny Q. Sue, Kapil Chaudhry, Joel M. Pamplona
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Patent number: 9467726Abstract: A method of provisioning entitlement including: receiving within a headend and at a policy management module first conditions and rules for content from a service provider or a third party device; and generating, for a point of presence (POP) device of a customer, a policy for entitlement and usage of content (merged policy). The generating of the merged policy includes: merging conditions and rules of policies including the first conditions and rules to generate the merged policy based on a predetermined hierarchy of the policies. Rules and conditions of the merged policy are multi-dimensional to include customer, POP device, and provider dimensions; and generating a configuration file including conditions or condition based parameters. The method further includes: presenting an offer for the content to the customer via the POP device; receiving an acceptance of the offer from the POP device; and enforcing the merged policy according to the configuration file.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Luan Le-Chau, Cuong T. Ly, Raynold M. Kahn, Ranny Q. Sue, Kapil Chaudhry, Joel M. Pamplona
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Method and system for prepositioning content and distributing content in a local distribution system
Patent number: 9363566Abstract: A system for viewing on-demand content includes a user receiving device and a local head end in communication with the receiving device that communicates metadata and material identifiers for on-demand content. Each on-demand content is associated with one of the material identifiers. The user receiving device stores the metadata and the material identifiers for the on-demand content. The local head end receives content. Each content is associated with one of the material identifiers. The user receiving device communicates a request for on-demand content data signal to the local head end. The local head end communicates a manifest comprising material identifiers for content stored at the head end. The user receiving device, after receiving the manifest, displays metadata from the memory of the user receiving device corresponding to the material identifiers.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Makhijani, Vishal Arya, John L. Pang, Richard B. Tatem, Paul O. Viazcan, Ranny Q. Sue, Drew T. Chen -
Patent number: 9357155Abstract: A system includes a content processing system receiving row ad metadata for a row ad, communicating the row ad to a user device and communicating program guide information to a user device. The program guide information defines a plurality of rows. The user device populates a row from the plurality of rows in response to the metadata and displays the row ad and the program guide on a display associated with the user device.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Deanna R. Kidd, Jeffrey L. Sharkey, Ranny Q. Sue
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPOSITIONING CONTENT AND DISTRIBUTING CONTENT IN A LOCAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Publication number: 20160080821Abstract: A system for viewing on-demand content includes a user receiving device and a local head end in communication with the receiving device that communicates metadata and material identifiers for on-demand content. Each on-demand content is associated with one of the material identifiers. The user receiving device stores the metadata and the material identifiers for the on-demand content. The local head end receives content. Each content is associated with one of the material identifiers. The user receiving device communicates a request for on-demand content data signal to the local head end. The local head end communicates a manifest comprising material identifiers for content stored at the head end. The user receiving device, after receiving the manifest, displays metadata from the memory of the user receiving device corresponding to the material identifiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Makhijani, Vishal Arya, Jon L. Pang, Richard B. Tatem, Paul O. Viazcan, Ranny Q. Sue, Drew T. Chen -
Patent number: 9104987Abstract: A system 100 includes a content management system 221 having a material identification and business rules for content including targets and a work flow system 220 in communication with the content management system and receiving the material identification and targets. The work flow system 220 obtains content having an associated business rule identification and associates the content with the material identification. The content management system 221 associates the content with the business rules and generates a content list in response to the business rules. The content management system 221 receives a selection from the content list. The content delivery network 280 communicates content to a user device in response to the selection.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2007Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventor: Ranny Q. Sue
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Patent number: 9077855Abstract: A communication system 100 includes a content repository 274 storing a plurality of content files associated with the content distribution system. A transport processing system 250 communicating with the content distribution system, a terrestrial communication network 132, and a content delivery network 280 communicating with the content distribution system 260 and the terrestrial network. The content management system assigns a satellite category or a broadband category to each of the plurality of content files in response to a popularity rating. The content distribution system 274 communicates the content to the transport processing system. The transport processing system 250 communicates the content through a satellite from the transport processing system to a user device. The content distribution system 260, in response to the broadband category, communicates the content to the content delivery network 280.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2007Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Xavier D. Riley, Ranny Q. Sue
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Patent number: 9003465Abstract: A communication system 10 includes a content processing system 12 and a distribution system 14. The content processing system 12 receives content and stores the content in a first file format in the content repository 40. A workflow system 54 determines a target for the content and routes the content to a content converter 64 corresponding to the target. The content converter 60 converts the content and forms a second file in a second format different than the first format. The content repository 40 stores the second file therein.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Mitch C. Jacobs, Mitchell B. Wasden, Hanno Basse, Ranny Q. Sue
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Patent number: 8935716Abstract: A system includes a content management system having a first set of business rules for a first content including a first target and a second set of business rules for a second content including a second target. The system also includes a workflow system that receives the first and second targets. The work flow system obtains first content with a first business rule identification and second content with a second business rule identification. The content management system associates the first content with the first set of business rules and associates the second content with the second set of business rules. A processing system processes the first content to form first processed content in response to the first business rules and processes the second content to form second processed content in response to the second business rules. A content repository stores the first and second processed content.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventor: Ranny Q. Sue
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Patent number: 8869188Abstract: A communication system 100 is used to manage content includes a user device with a storage device 306 and a content processing system 102 in communication with the storage device and communicating content to the storage device, generating a conditional access packet, communicating the conditional access packet to a storage device. The user device 112 receives the content and the conditional access packet and controls the storage device to manage the content in response to the conditional access packet.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2007Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventor: Ranny Q. Sue
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Publication number: 20140280587Abstract: A system and method for operating with profiles includes a head end associating a first account profile having first profile settings and a first identifier and a second account profile having second profile settings and a second identifier with a user account. A first user receiving device operates with the first profile settings. The head end communicates second profile settings to the first user receiving device and the first user receiving device operates with the second profile settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.Inventors: PANKAJ SHARMA, MELISSA H. TULLUES, KAPIL CHAUDHRY, RANNY Q. SUE, JONATHAN L. TRONSON, SIVASUBRAMANIAN VENKATARAMANI, GUILLERMO ANTONIO ARGUELLES-CAMPOY, MARK T. TAKAMOTO, LUKE J. CROOK, EARL JAMES BONOVICH, JORDAN E. BIGEL, SARANATHAN GOVINDARAJAN, JOHN D. NGO, JASON CHRISTOPHER TADROS, SHRIDHAR RANGARAJAN, HERMILO C. CRISOSTOMO, LUAN LE-CHAU, PAUL H. YANG
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Publication number: 20130042264Abstract: A system includes a content management system having a first set of business rules for a first content including a first target and a second set of business rules for a second content including a second target. The system also includes a workflow system that receives the first and second targets. The work flow system obtains first content with a first business rule identification and second content with a second business rule identification. The content management system associates the first content with the first set of business rules and associates the second content with the second set of business rules. A processing system processes the first content to form first processed content in response to the first business rules and processes the second content to form second processed content in response to the second business rules. A content repository stores the first and second processed content.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventor: Ranny Q. Sue
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Patent number: 8185922Abstract: A system and method for distributing requested content includes a content management system 12 and a device 14 such as a set top box that selects a selection corresponding to content in the content management system 12 and transmits a first material identification to the content management system. The content management system 12 transmits the content to the device with a second material identification associated therewith. The device 14 receives the content and the second material identification and compares the first material identification to the second material identification. When the second material identification corresponds to the content, the device continues downloading the content. When the second material identification does not correspond to the content, downloading of the file is discontinued. A content prefix may also be used alone or in combination with the material identification. The content is prevented from being transmitted if the content prefix does not correspond to the content type.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2008Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Deanna R. Kidd, Mitch C. Jacobs, Aspandyar M. Jijina, Sui-Ky R. Ling, Michael R. Munsell, Xavier D. Riley, Jeffrey L. Sharkey, Haydee C. Silva, Ranny Q. Sue
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Publication number: 20090031354Abstract: A communication system 100 includes a content repository 274 storing a plurality of content files associated with the content distribution system. A transport processing system 250 communicating with the content distribution system, a terrestrial communication network 132, and a content delivery network 280 communicating with the content distribution system 260 and the terrestrial network. The content management system assigns a satellite category or a broadband category to each of the plurality of content files in response to a popularity rating. The content distribution system 274 communicates the content to the transport processing system. The transport processing system 250 communicates the content through a satellite from the transport processing system to a user device. The content distribution system 260, in response to the broadband category, communicates the content to the content delivery network 280.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2007Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Xavier D. Riley, Ranny Q. Sue
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Publication number: 20090031359Abstract: A system includes a content processing system receiving row ad metadata for a row ad, communicating the row ad to a user device and communicating program guide information to a user device. The program guide information defines a plurality of rows. The user device populates a row from the plurality of rows in response to the metadata and displays the row ad and the program guide on a display associated with the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2007Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Deanna R. Kidd, Jeffrey L. Sharkey, Ranny Q. Sue