Patents Assigned to SBC Knowledge Ventures
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Publication number: 20070250845Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of delivering calls. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a call at a server within an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system, where the call is directed to a user premise. The method also includes determining a presence of a user at a set-top box device at the user premise and determining a speed select function associated with the user. The method also includes selectively delivering the call to a communication device in proximity to the set-top box device via a private access network of the IPTV system, based on the speed select function.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2006Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.Inventors: Edward Walter, Robert Popp
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Publication number: 20070250852Abstract: A system and method of editing video content is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a command at a set-top box device, wherein the command includes a request to edit at least one objectionable audio portion associated with video content. The method also includes receiving the video content at the set-top box device, wherein the video content includes a closed-caption component. The method also includes determining whether the closed-caption component of the video content includes text related to the at least one objectionable audio portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2006Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, LPInventors: Thomas Adams, Steven Wollmershauser, Brian Wilson, Yolius Diroo, William Hurst
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Publication number: 20070250884Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of providing call source information. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving call source information and call destination information at a mediation messaging server of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system, where the call source information and the call destination information are related to a call received via at least one of a switch of a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and a wireless telephone network. The method also includes determining account information based on the call destination information and sending the account information and the call source information to a notification server of the IPTV system, where the notification server sends the call source information to a set-top box device of an IPTV user via an access network of the IPTV system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2006Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, LPInventors: Chaoxin Qiu, Michael Boeckman, John Erickson, Jeffrey Scruggs, Stephen Mueller
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Publication number: 20070250874Abstract: A system and method of indexing video content is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a set index command at a set-top box device during transmission of video content from the set-top box device to a display device coupled to the set-top box device. The method also includes storing an index marker at a position in the video content, where the set-top box device transmits the video content to the display device beginning at the position in response to a selection of the index marker.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2006Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, LPInventor: Jerald Howcroft
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Publication number: 20070250754Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of correcting video data errors. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) video data packets at a generator of a video acquisition system. The method also includes calculating a first error correction code corresponding to a first error profile and generating a first forward error correction (FEC) packet to produce the first error correction code. The method also includes calculating a second error correction code corresponding to a second error profile and generating a second FEC packet to produce the second error correction code.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2006Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, LPInventors: Pierre Costa, Ahmad Ansari, David Hartman, Brad Medford
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Publication number: 20070250257Abstract: A preset scheduled event reminder is updated based on geopositional data. The preset scheduled event reminder is provided by a reminding apparatus. A current time is determined and a current location of the reminding apparatus is obtained. The preset scheduled event reminder is updated based on the determined current time and the obtained current location of the reminding apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2006Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.Inventor: Matthew Almy
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Patent number: 7286834Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a system including a set of short-range wireless access points and a policy server. The set of short-range wireless access points are configured to provide a short-range wireless network having a coverage area and are configured to communicate with a wireless enabled device within the coverage area. The policy server is communicatively coupled with the set of short-range wireless access points and is configured to determine whether the wireless enabled device is located within a designated region within the coverage area based on data received from the set of short-range wireless access points.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2004Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures, LPInventor: Edward Walter
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Publication number: 20070244750Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for selecting targeted advertising, is disclosed including monitoring subscriber event data from a first and a second access subscriber device, calculating a product interest correlation score in a plurality of product categories for the subscriber based on the subscriber event data, reviewing an advertiser database to select an advertisement in the product categories, and selecting a format to deliver the selected advertisement to a third subscriber access device. In another embodiment, a system is disclosed for selecting an advertisement to send to a subscriber, including an internet profiling module that monitors subscriber event data, an internet profiling database for storing and classifying the event data monitored by the internet profiling module, an advertiser index database for storing advertiser detail information, and an intelligent correlation scoring system (ICSS) processor coupled to the internet profiling database, user profile and the advertiser index database.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2006Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.Inventors: Michael Grannan, Lalitha Suryanarayana
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Publication number: 20070244973Abstract: A system for sending an email through a web based email provider while using a web application includes a web application server and a web based email application server. The web application server displays a web page at a client having at least one selectable link, receives an instruction from the client requesting an email through selection of the selectable link, creates a redirect message for accessing the web based email provider, and sends the redirect message to the client. The web based email application server receives the redirect message, displays an email composition web page at the client, receives a completed email from the client, and sends the completed email to an email server for delivery.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2006Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.Inventor: Larry Pearson
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Publication number: 20070244697Abstract: Systems and methods for processing speech are provided. A system may include an acoustic model to transform speech input into one or more word strings. The system may also include a semantic model to convert each of the one or more word strings into a detected object and a detected action. The system may also include a synonym table to determine a preferred object based on the detected object and to determine a preferred action based on the detected action.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2007Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, LPInventors: Robert Bushey, Benjamin Knott, John Martin, Sarah Korth
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Publication number: 20070242824Abstract: A server computer system outputs a downloader component to a client computer. The downloader component enables the client computer to download an encrypted file. After outputting the downloader component, the server computer system cooperates with the downloader component to output the encrypted file to the client computer. The server computer system outputs a user profile to the client computer. The user profile contains a key to decrypt the encrypted file into a digital content item. The server computer system outputs a file management component to the client computer. The file management component is to manage usage of the encrypted file at the client computer based on one or more terms of usage associated with the encrypted file.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2006Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, LPInventor: Claire Vishik
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Publication number: 20070237176Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for compressing data in a communications network. The downstream data is compressed at a network element and sent to a customer premises over a data communication link, and is decompressed by a device at the customer end. The upstream data is compressed by the device at the customer end and decompressed by the network element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.Inventors: Timothy Bartlett, Goangshiuan Ying
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System and method for distributing video conference data over an internet protocol television system
Publication number: 20070239825Abstract: A computerized system and method for distributing video conference data over an internet protocol television (IPTV) system are disclosed including structures and methods for allocating an IPTV video conference channel to groups of video conference participants' set top boxes (STBs), accessing STB data at the server indicating a group of video conference participants' STBs in the groups of video conference participants' STBs, the group of STBs being associated with one video conference data, mapping at the server, the video conference channel to the group of video conference participants' STBs and to one IP address for the one of the video conferences data, and delivering from the server over the video conference channel from a first one of the of IP addresses, the first one of the video conferences data to the first group of video conference participants' STBs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.Inventor: Edward A. Walter -
Publication number: 20070240145Abstract: In one embodiment a method is disclosed for deploying a java application including selecting the java application for deployment; reading a profile associated with the java application; selecting an environment based on the profile; and sending the java application to a application server associated with a user authorized for the environment. In another embodiment an automated system for deploying a java application includes a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, and a computer program stored in the memory. The computer program including instructions to select the java application for deployment, read a profile associated with the java application, select an environment based on the profile, and deploy the java application to an application server associated with a user authorized for the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.Inventors: Beena Saroj, Brian Selsor
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Publication number: 20070239765Abstract: A computing device comprises a memory to store a first version of an extensible Markup Language (XML) message, a receiver to receive a second version of the XML message, a processor and a display interface. The display interface provides a user interface having a first control, a second control and a third control. The first control is to cause the processor to merge the second version with the first version to produce a third version of the XML message. The second control is to cause the processor to replace in the memory the first version with the second version of the XML message. The third control is to cause the processor to reject the second version of the XML message.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, LPInventors: Timothy Bolger, Anirudh Yadav, Terry Jensen, Robert Mizote, Michael Hicks
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Publication number: 20070234397Abstract: A method includes receiving at a set-top box a broadcast signal including closed-captioning content. The closed-captioning content includes subtitles related to the broadcast signal and uniform resource locator (URL) data. The URL data is extracted from the closed-captioning content. The URL data is stored in a memory of the set-top box.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2006Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, LPInventors: Larry Pearson, Edward Walter
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Publication number: 20070233788Abstract: A computer readable medium stores a program for controlling email attachment delivery. The medium includes an attachment recipient field generating code segment, an attachment recipient button generating code segment, an attachment recipient drop down menu generating code segment, an attachment recipient designating code segment, and a display code segment. When the sender attaches the document(s) to an email, the attachment recipient field generating code segment generates an attachment recipient field, and the attachment recipient button generating code segment generates an attachment recipient button. The attachment recipient drop down menu generating code segment generates an attachment recipient drop down menu when the sender selects the button. The attachment recipient designating code segment receives input from the sender. The input designates which class of recipients will receive the attached document(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2006Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: SBC knowledge Ventures, L.P.Inventor: Maureen Bender
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Publication number: 20070226794Abstract: The present disclosure provides a computer-readable medium, method and system for determining security vulnerabilities for a plurality of application programs used to provide television services to a customer device over a communications network. The method includes running a first scanning program against a first application program relating to a control panel for the customer device; running a second scanning program against a second application program that provides Internet content to the customer device; running a third scanning program against a third application program that relates to a component management system of customer premises equipment; and correlating security vulnerabilities identified utilizing the first, second, and third scanning programs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2006Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.Inventors: Jerald Howcroft, John Markley, Rocco Del Carmine
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Publication number: 20070223568Abstract: A method and system for managing performance data of communication lines, such as digital subscriber lines, is disclosed. The method includes receiving from a remote used device an identifier for a particular communications line at a web server; initiating a real-time performance analysis of the line at a network end of the line; receiving real-time performance data and converting the real time performance data to analyzed data; receiving field performance data from the user device; and converting at least one of the field performance data and the real-time performance data from a web-based format to a mainframe format; and sending the converted data to a mainframe for storage corresponding to a file associated with the identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2006Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.Inventors: Baofeng Jiang, Michael Lim, Mo Katibeh, Robert Michetich, Juan Flores
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Publication number: 20070223683Abstract: A system and method of storing contact information is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a request from a user at a web server of an Internet Protocol (IP) network to view call log data stored at a call log data store of the IP network. The method also includes issuing a request to obtain the call log data from the call log data store, wherein the call log data includes contact information associated with a call. The method also includes receiving a selection of the contact information from the user and sending the contact information to a network address book server of the IP network, where the contact information is stored in association with a network address book of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2006Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.Inventor: Larry Pearson