Patents Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
  • Moveable storage
    Patent number: 12190256
    Abstract: A system for storing and moving data based on the location of a user or a change in location of a user is described herein. Data associated with a user may be stored at one or more storage devices associated with a location of the user. Some or all of the data associated with the user may be moved to one or more other storage devices if, for example, the user moves to a different location or is expected to move to a different location, so that the user's data may be more efficiently accessed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Frances Bevan, David Markowitz, Gary Michael Rekstad, Jr., Jae Sim, Christopher Stone
  • Targeted buffer priority management
    Patent number: 12192262
    Abstract: Transmission of content items through a network may employ a variety of devices that comprise buffers for the content. The content may include buffer priority information to assist in management of the buffers of intermediate devices for the routing. For example, the buffer priority information may assist the devices in managing buffer queue priorities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Benny Pruden, Ross Gilson
  • Methods and systems for communication session management
    Patent number: 12192167
    Abstract: A network device (e.g., a server, a domain name system (DNS) server, a DNS over Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) server (DoH server), a network management device, etc.) may determine a time duration, such as a time duration, based on a request for a communication session from a device. In response, the network device may determine a modified time duration for the communication session based on a type of the device, type of user associated with the device, and/or type of an application requesting the communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Yiu Lee, Charles Helfinstine, Thomas Modayil Jacob
  • Video fragment file processing
    Patent number: 12192572
    Abstract: Methods and systems for packaging, transcoding, and fragmenting files (e.g., video content) are described. Video content may be transcoded into fix size, variable duration fragments files that satisfy a target fragment file size. Those fragment files may be received, decoded to recover original frames of the underlying video, and then repackaged as new fragment files that are grouped based on overall file size. As a result, the new fragments may have different playback durations, but their overall file sizes may be the same and/or within a target fragment file size (TFS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin L. Pikus, Ryan McMurray, Yasser F. Syed
  • Method and system for detecting and managing similar content
    Patent number: 12184906
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for dynamically detecting repetitive content. The content that is detected as repetitive may be cached for longer periods of time. Subsequent re-transmissions of the repetitive content to user devices may be done by retrieving the content from a cache rather than requesting the content from a transcoder and/or a packager. The repetitive content segments may be retrieved from a cache, thereby saving transcoding and other system resources. A data file may be generated to map the stored segments to their cache locations and to indicate a predicted time for future transmission of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Garey Hassler
  • Wireless device location determination
    Patent number: 12185189
    Abstract: An entity in a wireless communication network may request information regarding a wireless device location. Positioning measurement(s) by a base station may be used for determining the wireless device location. Wireless device location information, based on the positioning measurement(s), may be communicated to a network device, via a user plane transmission, to indicate the location of the wireless device with improved accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Weihua Qiao, Esmael Dinan, Kyungmin Park, Jinsook Ryu, Peyman Talebi Fard, Taehun Kim
  • Mobile device detection
    Patent number: 12183176
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for the detection, following a trigger event, of a device that may be sending and/or receiving signals within a space associated with a wireless network. A wireless signal receiver may be activated and may identify the device by detecting transmissions from the device, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular or other wireless transmissions. The wireless signal receiver may extract, without connecting the device to a local network, information from the transmission that may identify the device. The wireless signal receiver may send the information to an alarm monitor and may be placed in a dormant state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: William McMaster, James Kosta
  • Cell timing in a wireless device and base station
    Patent number: 12185258
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described for wireless communications. A transmission timing difference between a first cell group and a second cell group may be determined. If the transmission timing difference exceeds a threshold, one or more devices may stop transmitting uplink signals via one or more secondary cells and/or may not apply the timing adjustment for a cell group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Methods and systems for providing persistent storage
    Patent number: 12182068
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for using files or data (e.g., cookies) stored in network storage (e.g., the cloud) in lieu of files or data stored locally. A request for a plurality of files can be received from a device. The request can comprise a device identifier and a user identifier. The user identifier can be used to determine an associated account. A format for the requested plurality of files can be determined based on the device identifier. In an aspect, the device can have limited/no local persistent storage. Prior to transmission, the requested plurality of files can be formatted according to the determined format. For example, a user can access an HTML application from a device with limited/no local persistent storage, such as a set-top box. The device can request a plurality of files, such as cookies, from persistent storage. The persistent storage can be cloud storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Adam D. Hertz, Michael A. Chen, John Robinson, Ming-Chun Chiang
  • Beamforming handover messaging in a wireless network
    Patent number: 12185168
    Abstract: A wireless device may support a plurality of channel state information (CSI) processes. The wireless device may send an indication of a number of supported CSI processes to a first base station. The first base station may send to the wireless device a handover command, instructing the wireless device to handover to a second base station. The handover command may comprise configuration parameters for CSI processes associated with the second base station. The configuration parameters may be based on the number of CSI processes supported by the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Prediction-based network routing
    Patent number: 12184553
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for routing of network traffic based on future utilization of a plurality of network devices. For example, future utilization for each of a plurality of network devices may be predicted. Then, based on the predicted future utilization, a route may be determined that comprises at least some of the plurality of network devices. An instruction to route data packets based on the route can then be sent to one (e.g. the first) of the network devices in the determined route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Luke, Anthony Manuel Veiga
  • Voice command trigger words
    Patent number: 12183337
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for context-based speech processing. A current context may be determined. A subset of trigger words or phrases may be selected, from a plurality of trigger words, as trigger words that a computing device is configured to recognize in the determined current context. The computing device may be controlled to listen for only the subset of trigger words during speech recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Chen
  • Wireless network device configured for adjustable positioning
    Patent number: 12185429
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices relating to a wireless network device configured for adjustable positioning are described herein. In an example, a network device comprises a body and a bendable element configured to carry electrical power to the body and components therein. The body houses an antenna and transceiver configured for wireless communication. The bendable element, attached to the body of the network device, is configured for adjustable positioning such that a position of the bendable element is substantially maintained when the positioning force is removed. A facing of the antenna within the body may be based on the positioning of the bendable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Osman Cueto, Sean McGinnis, Michael Jou
  • Systems and methods for low energy beacon management
    Patent number: 12185179
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed relating to proximity detection of devices and targeted information services, such as information campaigns. Disclosed methods provide targeted campaigns to a user, such as targeted campaigns to presentation devices based on proximity of user devices near the information devices. Other methods provide targeted campaigns across various applications, while other methods provide for scheduling campaigns to premises device identifiers based on an event schedule, and other methods provide a hierarchal system for monitoring different sets of premises device identifiers when a user device can monitor for a limited number of premises device identifiers at a time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Connelly, Franklyn Athias, Corey Farrell, Erami Botchway, John Hart, Michael Chen
  • Using manifest files to determine events in content items
    Patent number: 12184938
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses are described for monitoring events in a plurality of different services. A system may monitor manifest files for one or more content items. Manifest files may contain manifest file tags indicating events. Events may be detected, and a switch from one content item to another content item, based on customized user priority preferences, may be caused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Mike Burke, Bryan Pauk
  • Methods and systems for internet speed testing
    Patent number: 12184529
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for network performance testing. A computing device may receive a network performance request. The computing device may perform a network performance test, and determine comparable devices of one or more devices associated with the network performance request. The computing device may determine a network performance parameter for the comparable devices, and determine that one or more devices associated with the network performance request are impacting the network performance test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Imad Amadie, Karthik Sundaram, Peifong Ren, John Raezer, Brandon Groff, Eric Bertrand
  • Deactivation timer in a wireless device and wireless network
    Patent number: 12185334
    Abstract: A wireless device receives one or more messages comprising configuration parameters for a plurality of cells comprising a secondary cell. A deactivation timer may be disabled for the secondary cell in response to the configuration parameters comprising periodic resource allocation configuration parameters for configuring a periodic resource allocation of the secondary cell. A downlink control information (DCI) indicating activation of the periodic resource allocation may be received. The DCI may comprise a radio resource assignment. One or more transport blocks (TBs) employing the radio resource assignment may be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Alireza Babaei, Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Radio resources configuration signaling in a wireless network
    Patent number: 12177840
    Abstract: A base station may transmit, and a wireless device may receive, configuration parameters for a control channel used for wireless communications between the base station and the wireless device. The configuration parameters may indicate various aspects of the control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Dinan
  • Powering an information delivery network
    Patent number: 12176713
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for leveraging user premises supplied electric power to power active components in an information delivery network. In response to one or more conditions, an active component may switch an input power path from using grid-supplied or battery power to draw power from a user premises. The decision to switch the power path may be based on a number of conditions, for example, whether power is available from the grid, the relative cost of power from the user premises and whether the power from the user premises includes power from a renewable source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Edward David Monnerat, Nicholas Adam Pinckernell, Jonathan Alan Leech, Andy Martushev, Scott Moody, David B. Leach
  • Recording content
    Patent number: 12177513
    Abstract: Methods, computer readable media, apparatuses, and systems for switching streams in response to detecting a start trigger are presented. A program's start trigger indicating that the program is upcoming may be detected on a first stream, and in response to detecting the start trigger on the first stream, a second stream containing the program may be switched to. The program may be a video program. Segment triggers may be detected and may be used to selectively record and/or delete segments of the program according to a priority scheme. Multiple start triggers may be detected at decreasing time intervals. The existence of a recording conflict may be determined based on a program's start trigger and a user may be alerted of the recording conflict.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Ross Gilson