Patents by Inventor William R. Hurst
William R. Hurst 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: 10445705Abstract: A method (300) and apparatus are disclosed for event notification. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a presence services system (PSS) (102) can have a controller (104) that manages operations of a communications interface (110). The controller can be programmed to monitor (302) presence information of a plurality of communication devices of an end user operating in a communications system, and receive (316) a request from a calendar reminder system (CRS) for access to the presence information. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven M. Wollmershauser, Yolius Diroo, Edward Walter, Brian Wilson, William R. Hurst, Anil Kumar Doradla
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Patent number: 10080065Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for continuously providing preexisting default advertisement data to an end user device from a non-transitory computer readable memory in an end user network interface device, prior to the end user device connecting to an online destination.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven M Wollmershauser, William R Hurst
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Publication number: 20170213194Abstract: A method (300) and apparatus are disclosed for event notification. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a presence services system (PSS) (102) can have a controller (104) that manages operations of a communications interface (110). The controller can be programmed to monitor (302) presence information of a plurality of communication devices of an end user operating in a communications system, and receive (316) a request from a calendar reminder system (CRS) for access to the presence information. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven M. Wollmershauser, Yolius Diroo, Edward Walter, Brian Wilson, William R. Hurst, Anil Kumar Doradla
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Publication number: 20170134827Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for continuously providing preexisting default advertisement data to an end user device from a non-transitory computer readable memory in an end user network interface device, prior to the end user device connecting to an online destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property l, LPInventors: Steven M Wollmershauser, William R Hurst
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Patent number: 9647974Abstract: A method (300) and apparatus are disclosed for event notification. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a presence services system (PSS) (102) can have a controller (104) that manages operations of a communications interface (110). The controller can be programmed to monitor (302) presence information of a plurality of communication devices of an end user operating in a communications system, and receive (316) a request from a calendar reminder system (CRS) for access to the presence information. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven M. Wollmershauser, Yolius Diroo, Edward Walter, Brian Wilson, William R. Hurst, Anil Kumar Doradla
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Patent number: 9473806Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for sending stored IPTV advertisement data from an IPTV network end user network interface device, the method including but not limited to intercepting data from the end user device connected to the end user network interface device before the data reaches a destination intended by an end user associated with the end user device; determining at the end user network interface device whether a television subscription is active for the end user network device; and sending the advertisement data from the television network device to the end user device for display when the television subscription is not active for the network interface device and instructions to connect the client device to a walled garden indicated by a uniform resource in the advertisement data.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven M Wollmershauser, William R Hurst
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Publication number: 20160219321Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for sending stored IPTV advertisement data from an IPTV network end user network interface device, the method including but not limited to intercepting data from the end user device connected to the end user network interface device before the data reaches a destination intended by an end user associated with the end user device; determining at the end user network interface device whether a television subscription is active for the end user network device; and sending the advertisement data from the television network device to the end user device for display when the television subscription is not active for the network interface device and instructions to connect the client device to a walled garden indicated by a uniform resource in the advertisement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LPInventors: Steven M. Wollmershauser, William R. Hurst
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Publication number: 20160014065Abstract: A method (300) and apparatus are disclosed for event notification. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a presence services system (PSS) (102) can have a controller (104) that manages operations of a communications interface (110). The controller can be programmed to monitor (302) presence information of a plurality of communication devices of an end user operating in a communications system, and receive (316) a request from a calendar reminder system (CRS) for access to the presence information. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Steven M. Wollmershauser, Yolius Diroo, Edward Walter, Brian Wilson, William R. Hurst, Anil Kumar Doradla
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Patent number: 9215418Abstract: A computer program and system are disclosed for sending stored IPTV advertisement data from an IPTV network end user network interface device, the computer program including but not limited to instructions to intercept data from the end user device connected to the end user network interface device before the data reaches a destination intended by an end user associated with the end user device; instructions to determine at the end user network interface device whether a television subscription is active for the end user network device; and instructions to send the advertisement data from the television network device to the end user device for display when the television subscription is not active for the network interface device and instructions to connect the client device to a walled garden indicated by a uniform resource in the advertisement data.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Steven M Wollmershauser, William R Hurst
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Publication number: 20150135205Abstract: A computer program and system are disclosed for sending stored IPTV advertisement data from an IPTV network end user network interface device, the computer program including but not limited to instructions to intercept data from the end user device connected to the end user network interface device before the data reaches a destination intended by an end user associated with the end user device; instructions to determine at the end user network interface device whether a television subscription is active for the end user network device; and instructions to send the advertisement data from the television network device to the end user device for display when the television subscription is not active for the network interface device and instructions to connect the client device to a walled garden indicated by a uniform resource in the advertisement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Steven M. Wollmershauser, William R. Hurst
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Patent number: 8789078Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for sending stored IPTV advertisement data from an IPTV network end user network interface device. The method includes receiving the IPTV advertisement data from an IPTV network server at the IPTV end user network interface device; storing the IPTV advertisement data in a memory of the IPTV network end user network interface device; determining at the IPTV network end user network interface device whether an IPTV subscription is active for the IPTV network end user device; and sending the advertisement data from the IPTV network device to a client device for display when the IPTV subscription is not active for the IPTV end user network interface device. The system includes a processor, memory and instruction for performing the method.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Steven M. Wollmershauser, William R. Hurst
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Patent number: 8681775Abstract: A system and method for switching between voice signals. The system includes a network interface device and a digital logic device. The network interface device may include a splitter and a switch. The splitter includes a network input configured to receive a combined voice and digital signal. The splitter generates a separate first voice output and a digital signal. The first voice signal is provided from the splitter to the switch, while the digital signal is provided to the digital logic device. The digital logic device is configured to generate a second voice signal that is also provided to the switch. Further, the digital logic device provides a control signal to the switch. The control signal manipulates the switch to selectively provide either the first or second voice signal to a voice output.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2006Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Jeffrey Multach, William R. Hurst
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Publication number: 20120011529Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, network device having a controller programmed to track a number of times that a particular service channel is distributed to a subscriber device from at least a network device selected from the group of a unicast stream server, a multicast stream router, or a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) which is used in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network when the subscriber device is initially tuned to the particular service channel and to obtain real time viewership information by polling the network device in the IPTV network to determine how many subscriber devices are tuned to each service channel in the IPTV network. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2010Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: JERALD R. HOWCROFT, WILLIAM R. HURST, DAVID A. LEVINE
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Publication number: 20080066096Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for sending stored IPTV advertisement data from an IPTV network end user network interface device. The method includes receiving the IPTV advertisement data from an IPTV network server at the IPTV end user network interface device; storing the IPTV advertisement data in a memory of the IPTV network end user network interface device; determining at the IPTV network end user network interface device whether an IPTV subscription is active for the IPTV network end user device; and sending the advertisement data from the IPTV network device to a client device for display when the IPTV subscription is not active for the IPTV end user network interface device. The system includes a processor, memory and instruction for performing the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.Inventors: Steven M. Wollmershauser, William R. Hurst