Patents by Inventor Weston Schmidt
Weston Schmidt 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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Publication number: 20240121473Abstract: An example method can comprise receiving content for presentation at a user device. The content can comprise a plurality of sections, and each section can comprise a video portion and an audio portion. The user device can also receive content metadata regarding one or more features of the content, where the features of the content comprise one or more candidate sections of the content for modification. The user device can apply one or more rules to the received content based on the content metadata to modify one or more of the audio portion and the video portion of at least one section of the content, creating modified content, and can cause presentation of the modified content on a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Galen Trevor Gattis, Weston Schmidt, James Chan, Michael Thomason
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Patent number: 11856262Abstract: An example method can comprise receiving content for presentation at a user device. The content can comprise a plurality of sections, and each section can comprise a video portion and an audio portion. The user device can also receive content metadata regarding one or more features of the content, where the features of the content comprise one or more candidate sections of the content for modification. The user device can apply one or more rules to the received content based on the content metadata to modify one or more of the audio portion and the video portion of at least one section of the content, creating modified content, and can cause presentation of the modified content on a display device.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Galen Trevor Gattis, Weston Schmidt, James Chan, Michael Thomason
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Patent number: 11805113Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for establishing, or re-establishing, trust for a network device. A user device may send, via a network device, a service request to establish trust for the network device in a network. The service request may comprise, or may allow look up of, identifying information for the network device, such as a network address. Trust of the network device may be established, at least in part, by confirming the network address (or other identifying information) associated with the network device, and/or by confirming certain devices that are in communication with the network device. An authentication token may be sent to the network device for reconnecting to the network.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: James Chan, Weston Schmidt
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Publication number: 20230144444Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, aspects of the disclosure may provide efficient, effective, and convenient ways of managing network devices. In particular, a client router may connect to an upstream virtual gateway. The virtual gateway may manage a large number of client devices. Each client router may be represented virtually within the gateway as a virtual router. The virtual gateways may be distributed regionally, in order to manage large numbers of client routers and/or to reduce transmission delays. The virtual gateways may be managed by a gateway controller. The gateway controller may be centralized, and perform various configuration functions, such as configurations for hardware, logical networking, or content access policies. In some instances, messages sent between the gateway controller using a first protocol and the client router using a second protocol may be translated by a protocol agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Mani Ramasubramani, Andrea Peiro, Jeffrey Barberio, Kris Bransom, Michael Chen, Weston Schmidt, James Chan, John Robinson
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Patent number: 11611471Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, aspects of the disclosure may provide efficient, effective, and convenient ways of managing network devices. In particular, a client router may connect to an upstream virtual gateway. The virtual gateway may manage a large number of client devices. Each client router may be represented virtually within the gateway as a virtual router. The virtual gateways may be distributed regionally, in order to manage large numbers of client routers and/or to reduce transmission delays. The virtual gateways may be managed by a gateway controller. The gateway controller may be centralized, and perform various configuration functions, such as configurations for hardware, logical networking, or content access policies. In some instances, messages sent between the gateway controller using a first protocol and the client router using a second protocol may be translated by a protocol agent.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Mani Ramasubramani, Andrea Peiro, Jeffrey Barberio, Kris Bransom, Michael Chen, Weston Schmidt, James Chan, John Robinson
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Publication number: 20230046479Abstract: An example method can comprise receiving content for presentation at a user device. The content can comprise a plurality of sections, and each section can comprise a video portion and an audio portion. The user device can also receive content metadata regarding one or more features of the content, where the features of the content comprise one or more candidate sections of the content for modification. The user device can apply one or more rules to the received content based on the content metadata to modify one or more of the audio portion and the video portion of at least one section of the content, creating modified content, and can cause presentation of the modified content on a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Galen Trevor Gattis, Weston Schmidt, James Chan, Michael Thomason
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Publication number: 20220417235Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for establishing, or re-establishing, trust for a network device. A user device may send, via a network device, a service request to establish trust for the network device in a network. The service request may comprise, or may allow look up of, identifying information for the network device, such as a network address. Trust of the network device may be established, at least in part, by confirming the network address (or other identifying information) associated with the network device, and/or by confirming certain devices that are in communication with the network device. An authentication token may be sent to the network device for reconnecting to the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: James Chan, Weston Schmidt
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Patent number: 11533539Abstract: An example method can comprise receiving content for presentation at a user device. The content can comprise a plurality of sections, and each section can comprise a video portion and an audio portion. The user device can also receive content metadata regarding one or more features of the content, where the features of the content comprise one or more candidate sections of the content for modification. The user device can apply one or more rules to the received content based on the content metadata to modify one or more of the audio portion and the video portion of at least one section of the content, creating modified content, and can cause presentation of the modified content on a display device.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Galen Trevor Gattis, Weston Schmidt, James Chan, Michael Thomason
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Patent number: 11411941Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for establishing, or re-establishing, trust for a network device. A user device may send, via a network device, a service request to establish trust for the network device in a network. The service request may comprise, or may allow look up of, identifying information for the network device, such as a network address. Trust of the network device may be established, at least in part, by confirming the network address (or other identifying information) associated with the network device, and/or by confirming certain devices that are in communication with the network device. An authentication token may be sent to the network device for reconnecting to the network.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: James Chan, Weston Schmidt
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Publication number: 20210377255Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for network credential management are described. Computing devices may communicate with a network device via a network. To communicate with the network, the computing devices may be required to provide network credentials to the network device. The network device may receive and/or determine an update to the network credentials. The network device may securely send the updated network credentials to known/trusted computing devices via one or more messages that include the updated network credentials, which may be encrypted using public keys associated with the known/trusted computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventor: Weston Schmidt
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Publication number: 20200220862Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for establishing, or re-establishing, trust for a network device. A user device may send, via a network device, a service request to establish trust for the network device in a network. The service request may comprise, or may allow look up of, identifying information for the network device, such as a network address. Trust of the network device may be established, at least in part, by confirming the network address (or other identifying information) associated with the network device, and/or by confirming certain devices that are in communication with the network device. An authentication token may be sent to the network device for reconnecting to the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: James Chan, Weston Schmidt
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Publication number: 20200053578Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for verification of wireless network connection. A wireless local area network may comprise a client device and a gateway. A data connection, within the wireless local area network, between the client device and the gateway may be verified based on gateway identifiers provided to the client device via data communication channels internal and external the wireless local area network.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Weston Schmidt, Michael Chen, Sreekant Kotay
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Publication number: 20200036584Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, aspects of the disclosure may provide efficient, effective, and convenient ways of managing network devices. In particular, a client router may connect to an upstream virtual gateway. The virtual gateway may manage a large number of client devices. Each client router may be represented virtually within the gateway as a virtual router. The virtual gateways may be distributed regionally, in order to manage large numbers of client routers and/or to reduce transmission delays. The virtual gateways may be managed by a gateway controller. The gateway controller may be centralized, and perform various configuration functions, such as configurations for hardware, logical networking, or content access policies. In some instances, messages sent between the gateway controller using a first protocol and the client router using a second protocol may be translated by a protocol agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Mani Ramasubramani, Andrea Peiro, Jeffrey Barberio, Kris Bransom, Michael Chen, Weston Schmidt, James Chan, John Robinson
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Patent number: 10404532Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, aspects of the disclosure may provide efficient, effective, and convenient ways of managing network devices. In particular, a client router may connect to an upstream virtual gateway. The virtual gateway may manage a large number of client devices. Each client router may be represented virtually within the gateway as a virtual router. The virtual gateways may be distributed regionally, in order to manage large numbers of client routers and/or to reduce transmission delays. The virtual gateways may be managed by a gateway controller. The gateway controller may be centralized, and perform various configuration functions, such as configurations for hardware, logical networking, or content access policies. In some instances, messages sent between the gateway controller using a first protocol and the client router using a second protocol may be translated by a protocol agent.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Comcast Cable Commnications, LLCInventors: Mani Ramasubramani, Andrea Peiro, Jeffrey Barberio, Kris Bransom, Michael Chen, Weston Schmidt, James Chan, John Robinson
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Publication number: 20170272818Abstract: An example method can comprise receiving content for presentation at a user device. The content can comprise a plurality of sections, and each section can comprise a video portion and an audio portion. The user device can also receive content metadata regarding one or more features of the content, where the features of the content comprise one or more candidate sections of the content for modification. The user device can apply one or more rules to the received content based on the content metadata to modify one or more of the audio portion and the video portion of at least one section of the content, creating modified content, and can cause presentation of the modified content on a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Galen Trevor Gattis, Weston Schmidt, James Chan, Michael Thomason
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Publication number: 20160301566Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, aspects of the disclosure may provide efficient, effective, and convenient ways of managing network devices. In particular, a client router may connect to an upstream virtual gateway. The virtual gateway may manage a large number of client devices. Each client router may be represented virtually within the gateway as a virtual router. The virtual gateways may be distributed regionally, in order to manage large numbers of client routers and/or to reduce transmission delays. The virtual gateways may be managed by a gateway controller. The gateway controller may be centralized, and perform various configuration functions, such as configurations for hardware, logical networking, or content access policies. In some instances, messages sent between the gateway controller using a first protocol and the client router using a second protocol may be translated by a protocol agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Mani Ramasubramani, Andrea Peiro, Jeffrey Barberio, Kris Bransom, Michael Chen, Weston Schmidt, James Chan, John Robinson