Patents by Inventor Sri Ramana Pandala

Sri Ramana Pandala 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).

  • Apparatus, systems and methods for content availability notification
    Patent number: 11582521
    Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to notify a user of content availability. An exemplary embodiment receives a content availability notification request that specifies at least one content of interest, searches current electronic program guide (EPG) information to identify the content of interest, determines that the information identifying the specified content of interest is unavailable based upon the search of the current EPG information, generates a content availability reminder that is associated with the specified content of interest, monitors a content database to determine an availability of the specified content of interest identified in the content availability reminder, determines that the specified content of interest is available when the monitored content database indicates availability of the specified content of interest, and generates a content availability reminder notification that indicates at least a title of the specified content of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Sri Ramana Pandala
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT AVAILABILITY NOTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20210400352
    Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to notify a user of content availability. An exemplary embodiment receives a content availability notification request that specifies at least one content of interest, searches current electronic program guide (EPG) information to identify the content of interest, determines that the information identifying the specified content of interest is unavailable based upon the search of the current EPG information, generates a content availability reminder that is associated with the specified content of interest, monitors a content database to determine an availability of the specified content of interest identified in the content availability reminder, determines that the specified content of interest is available when the monitored content database indicates availability of the specified content of interest, and generates a content availability reminder notification that indicates at least a title of the specified content of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventor: Sri Ramana Pandala
  • Apparatus, systems and methods for content availability notification
    Patent number: 11122336
    Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to notify a user of content availability. An exemplary embodiment receives a content availability notification request that specifies at least one content of interest, searches current electronic program guide (EPG) information to identify the content of interest, determines that the information identifying the specified content of interest is unavailable based upon the search of the current EPG information, generates a content availability reminder that is associated with the specified content of interest, monitors a content database to determine an availability of the specified content of interest identified in the content availability reminder, determines that the specified content of interest is available when the monitored content database indicates availability of the specified content of interest, and generates a content availability reminder notification that indicates at least a title of the specified content of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventor: Sri Ramana Pandala
  • Apparatus, systems and methods for content availability notification
    Patent number: 9510053
    Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to notify a user of content availability. An exemplary embodiment receives a content availability notification request that specifies at least one content of interest, searches current electronic program guide (EPG) information to identify the content of interest, determines that the information identifying the specified content of interest is unavailable based upon the search of the current EPG information, generates a content availability reminder that is associated with the specified content of interest, monitors a content database to determine an availability of the specified content of interest identified in the content availability reminder, determines that the specified content of interest is available when the monitored content database indicates availability of the specified content of interest, and generates a content availability reminder notification that indicates at least a title of the specified content of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Sri Ramana Pandala
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT AVAILABILITY NOTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20150373415
    Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to notify a user of content availability. An exemplary embodiment receives a content availability notification request that specifies at least one content of interest, searches current electronic program guide (EPG) information to identify the content of interest, determines that the information identifying the specified content of interest is unavailable based upon the search of the current EPG information, generates a content availability reminder that is associated with the specified content of interest, monitors a content database to determine an availability of the specified content of interest identified in the content availability reminder, determines that the specified content of interest is available when the monitored content database indicates availability of the specified content of interest, and generates a content availability reminder notification that indicates at least a title of the specified content of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventor: Sri Ramana Pandala
  • Apparatus, systems and methods for content availability notification
    Patent number: 9128938
    Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to notify a user of content availability. An exemplary embodiment receives a content availability notification request that specifies at least one content of interest, searches current electronic program guide (EPG) information to identify the content of interest, determines that the information identifying the specified content of interest is unavailable based upon the search of the current EPG information, generates a content availability reminder that is associated with the specified content of interest, monitors a content database to determine an availability of the specified content of interest identified in the content availability reminder, determines that the specified content of interest is available when the monitored content database indicates availability of the specified content of interest, and generates a content availability reminder notification that indicates at least a title of the specified content of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Sri Ramana Pandala
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT AVAILABILITY NOTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20110296456
    Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to notify a user of content availability. An exemplary embodiment receives a content availability notification request that specifies at least one content of interest, searches current electronic program guide (EPG) information to identify the content of interest, determines that the information identifying the specified content of interest is unavailable based upon the search of the current EPG information, generates a content availability reminder that is associated with the specified content of interest, monitors a content database to determine an availability of the specified content of interest identified in the content availability reminder, determines that the specified content of interest is available when the monitored content database indicates availability of the specified content of interest, and generates a content availability reminder notification that indicates at least a title of the specified content of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventor: Sri Ramana Pandala