Patents Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
  • Methods, systems and apparatuses for improved speech recognition and transcription
    Patent number: 11869507
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for improved speech recognition and transcription of user utterances are described herein. A user utterance may be processed by a speech recognition computing device. One or more acoustic features associated with the user utterance may be used to determine whether one or more actions are to be performed based on a transcription of the user utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Rui Min, Stefan Deichmann, Hongcheng Wang, Geifei Yang
  • Beam indication for wireless devices
    Patent number: 11871415
    Abstract: Wireless devices may communicate via a plurality of transmission and/or reception beams. Control information may be used to indicate one or more beams to be used by wireless devices. A configuration message may indicate a portion of the control information corresponding to a particular wireless device of the wireless devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Kai Xu, Esmael Dinan, Hua Zhou, Yunjung Yi, Ali Cirik, Jonghyun Park
  • Digital signal reception
    Patent number: 11871397
    Abstract: A wireless device and/or a base station may select one or more beams among multiple beams for transmission and/or reception of signals. At least one transmission control indicator (TCI) state of at least two TCI states may be used to receive a downlink signal based on a scheduling offset and the downlink signal overlapping in time with a physical downlink channel transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Ali Cagatay Cirik, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Hua Zhou, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Alireza Babaei, Kyungmin Park, Kai Xu
  • Failure detection and recovery for multiple active resources
    Patent number: 11871473
    Abstract: Wireless communications using multiple active resources (e.g., bandwidth parts (BWPs)) are described. A wireless device may perform failure event detection, such as radio link monitoring (RLM) and/or beam failure detection (BFD), jointly or separately for multiple active resources (e.g., BWPs) based on one or more criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Ali Cagatay Cirik, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Hua Zhou, Alireza Babaei, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Kyungmin Park
  • Multi-cell signals in OFDM wireless networks
    Patent number: 11871262
    Abstract: Wireless devices may receive channel state information (CSI) measurement resources for a plurality of cells, including cells of a first transmission point and cells of a second transmission point. The wireless device may measure CSI for each cell, and may quantize the measured CSI jointly across the cells. The wireless device may send the jointly quantized CSI to a base station, and the jointly quantized CSI may be used in communications via the first transmission point and the second transmission point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Beam failure recovery request transmission
    Patent number: 11870724
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A base station may transmit an indication of a type of a beam failure recovery request. A wireless device may detect a beam failure and transmit a beam failure recovery requested based on the type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Hua Zhou, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Kyungmin Park, Alireza Babaei
  • Segmented encryption for content delivery
    Patent number: 11863540
    Abstract: Techniques for encrypting content in a content distribution network are disclosed. The content distribution network may comprise a number of national and local sites, and a number of hubs at each local sites. A content segment encrypting device may be operative at a local site to encrypt and cache segments of content. The segment encrypting device may provide the segments to streaming devices that encode content for delivery downstream to network or user devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Gaydos, Weidong Mao, James Barkley
  • Wireless device scheduling request in a wireless network
    Patent number: 11864185
    Abstract: A wireless device may communicate via a primary cell comprising a primary control channel, and via a secondary cell comprising a secondary control channel, and may signal a scheduling request for the transmission of information via either of the control channels. A scheduling request prohibit timer may be started for the transmission via either of the control channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Controlling reflected signals
    Patent number: 11863220
    Abstract: A network access device placed between one or more distribution devices and multiple premises may remotely or wirelessly monitor and/or analyze signal characteristics at the network access device and or of equipment at the multiple premises. The network access device may adjust switchably-filtered signal paths between the distribution device(s) and the multiple premises to remove or mitigate signal interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Deven Vazirani
  • Methods and systems for supplementing a message
    Patent number: 11863503
    Abstract: Methods and systems for modifying/supplementing a message are described. A computing device may receive a message from a user device that is intended for a recipient device. A user of the user device may create a message, such as a voicemail, by interacting with the computing device. The computing device may analyze the message in real-time as the user is interacting with the computing device and send, to the user device, one or more options for modifying/supplementing the message. The user of the user device may select one or more of the options and cause the computing device to modify/supplement the message accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Rameshkumar Ayyasamy Jayapal, Brett Sherman, Raghavendra Hegde, Manoj Chaudhari, Abuthalha Abdul Raheem, Babu Thirumalai, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
  • Resource management and control for wireless communications
    Patent number: 11864036
    Abstract: One or more resources may be determined for wireless communications. A wireless device may apply an indication associated with a resource to one or more other resources. One or more conditions and/or parameters may be used to determine whether to use the indication for the one or more other resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Ali Cirik, Esmael Dinan, Yunjung Yi, Hua Zhou
  • Managing sensors and computing devices associated with a premises
    Patent number: 11862003
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for managing sensors and computing devices associated with a premises are presented. An example method comprises receiving, by a computing device from a mobile device: an image of a sensor that comprises a quick response (QR) code; and a request to add the sensor to an account associated with a premises; identifying the sensor based on the QR code; and based on identifying the sensor based on the QR code, adding the sensor to a list of sensors associated with the account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: James Poder, Galen Trevor Gattis, Chris Kennedy, Karen Serviss
  • Intelligent internet traffic routing
    Patent number: 11863436
    Abstract: A primary internet connection via a gateway or router located at a premises may be used to route internet traffic from devices located at the premises. A change in the primary internet connection, such as a loss or a degradation of the connection, may occur. Based on the change in the primary internet connection, metrics of alternative internet connections, such as cellular or hotspot connections, may be used to select one of the alternative internet connections. Internet traffic may be routed via the selected alternative internet connection until the primary internet connection is reestablished or improves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventor: James Howard Stephens, Jr.
  • Adaptive capacity management of connections associated with a service
    Patent number: 11855900
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for managing concurrent requests from clients for services. Client computing devices may be permitted to use available capacity beyond their associated thresholds. If a total quantity of current connections associated with a service is greater than or equal to a total connection threshold, connections with a client exceeding its connection threshold may be closed. A request for a new connection from another client may be granted based on closing the connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Moore, Jason Press
  • Access control using task manager
    Patent number: 11855990
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for providing conditional access to a service. One or more tasks may be associated with a user profile. The one or more tasks may be indicated as required to be completed to access the service. The one or more tasks may have associated deadlines. If a task is not completed by the deadline, then any device associated with the user profile may be blocked from access to the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Ziembicki, Bin Wen, Michael Chen
  • Efficient data distribution to multiple devices
    Patent number: 11853342
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing content are disclosed. Content may be provided to a first device. A manifest file may be generated. The content may be provided to a second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Chen
  • Methods and systems for dynamic content modification
    Patent number: 11856262
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Galen Trevor Gattis, Weston Schmidt, James Chan, Michael Thomason
  • Trusted communication session and content delivery
    Patent number: 11855980
    Abstract: Methods and systems for network communication are disclosed. Proxy information may be received. The proxy information may facilitate a gateway device communicating as a proxy for a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Jonathan Moore
  • Video resolution enforcement and optimization in an adaptive bitrate environment
    Patent number: 11853402
    Abstract: Methods and systems related to authoring and acquiring digital rights management (DRM) licenses are disclosed. For example, a computing device may generate or author a digital rights management license for a content asset that includes one or more usage restriction rules. A usage restriction may limit the maximum display resolution for a content asset. Another device may then receive the license and process the one or more usage restrictions prior to presentation of the content asset to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Kyong Park, James W. Fahrny
  • Method to determine intended direction of a vocal command and target for vocal interaction
    Patent number: 11853651
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for recognizing and responding to commands in a virtual or physical environment. A system may receive voice data and determine an intended command. The system may then determine a position and viewpoint orientation of the user to be able to determine one or more digital assets associated with the user. The system may then determine a current state associated with each digital asset of the one or more digital assets to be able to determine at least one digital asset that is configured to process the command. The system can then apply the command to at least a first digital asset of the at least one digital asset that is configured to process the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Mark David Francisco