Patents Assigned to Verizon Patent and
  • Publication number: 20140157424
    Abstract: A device is configured to determine that the device is to activate a privacy mode, obscure information displayed by a display of the device, detect a user interaction with a first portion of the display, the first portion being less than an entirety of the display, and reveal first information obscured by the first portion of the display, without revealing information obscured by a remaining portion of the display, the first portion and the remaining portion comprising the entirety of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicants: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC., VERIZON NEW JERSEY INC.
    Inventors: Woo Beum LEE, Michelle Felt, Jeffrey M. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20140155025
    Abstract: One or more servers may: receive information regarding a content file stored by a device; provide information associated with a first cost value corresponding to a cost to deliver the content file from the device to a user device; receive a delivery instruction directing the one or more servers to provide a portion of the content file to the user device via one or more ports or via one or more access points, each of the one or more ports or the one or more access points being associated with respective one or more second cost values; generate a key associated with the information regarding the content file and with the delivery instruction; receive an indication of selection of the key by the user device; deliver, to the user device, the portion of the content file via the one or more ports or the one or more access points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicants: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Parker, Phillip A. Ritter, Chris S. Neisinger, Barry F. Hoffner
  • Publication number: 20140157394
    Abstract: A user device is configured to request a secure web page from a web page server. The user device is further configured to receive a certificate from the web page server, the certificate including a serial number. The user device is further configured to receive different certificates from a plurality of certificate authentication servers. The user device is further configured to compare the different certificates to the certificate received from the web page server; determine that the certificate is valid; and send information to the web page server based on determining that the certificate is valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Karmaveer R. KOONJBEARRY, Velamur Srinivasan SUDHARSAN
  • Publication number: 20140156470
    Abstract: An approach for providing a transient virtual shop is described. A transaction request is received, from a mobile device, for a virtual merchant service. Contextual information relating to the mobile device is determined. Communication is initiated with a merchant system configured to facilitate a transaction associated with the merchant service. Transaction data is received from the merchant system based on the determined contextual information. Transmission of the transaction data is initiated to the mobile device for presentation, wherein the presentation includes projecting a graphical user interface to represent the transaction data. The graphical user interface supports gesture-based input. User input corresponding to the transaction is received via the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Madhusudan RAMAN
  • Publication number: 20140156291
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes a chronic care solutions provider system 1) maintaining data representative of a chronic care plan for a patient with a chronic medical condition, 2) providing a notification by way of a patient portal for the patient to use a biometric device to acquire a biometric reading, 3) receiving data representative of the biometric reading acquired by the biometric device, 4) determining that the biometric reading is outside an acceptable range specified in the chronic care plan, 5) generating, in response to the determination that the biometric reading is outside the acceptable range specified in the chronic care plan, an actionable task based on the biometric reading and in accordance with the chronic care plan, and 6) presenting, by way of the patient portal, an interactive task interface configured to facilitate completion by the patient of the actionable task. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicants: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
    Inventors: Scott Kozicki, Arthur W. Lane, III, Donald H. Relyea, Anil K. Solleti
  • Publication number: 20140153400
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a distribution management device, a request for a content item from a requesting local device. The distribution management device is at a first level of a content distribution architecture, the requesting local device is one of a plurality of local devices at a second level and each local device serves a plurality of sub devices at a third level. A determination whether the requested content item is available from the distribution management device is made. At least one other local device that has the requested content item is identified if the requested content item is not available. A minimum routing cost local device for the requested content to the requesting local device is determined based on the identified at least one other local device. A request for the requested content is sent to the identified minimum routing cost local device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Jay L. Lee, Deepak Kakadia, Javier M. Lopez, Taher Farkhondeh
  • Patent number: 8745508
    Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods for user polling are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a service provider subsystem receiving, from a poll provider subsystem, data representative of a poll comprising at least one poll question, transmitting the poll in a first data format to a plurality of translators for translation and distribution to a plurality of access devices associated with a plurality of users and with a plurality of distinct, heterogeneous media platforms, receiving from the plurality of translators, data representative of one or more responses to the at least one poll question provided by one or more of the plurality of access devices, aggregating the data representative of the one or more responses, generating poll results based on the one or more responses, and transmitting data representative of the poll results to the poll provider subsystem and/or the plurality of access devices. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Olufemi Olumoko, Vinod K. Menon, Omoniyi Segun
  • Patent number: 8742948
    Abstract: A server device may receive parking information that identifies a first plurality of parking spots, within a parking structure, that are available for parking, and a second plurality of parking spots, within the parking structure, that are unavailable for parking; store the parking information in association with information identifying the parking structure; receive, from a user device, a request for parking information associated with the parking structure; populate, in response to the request, a visual representation of the parking structure with the parking information, where the visual representation of the parking structure identifies the first plurality of parking spots and the second plurality of parking spots; and transmit the visual representation of the parking structure to the user device to assist a user, of the user device, in locating one of the first plurality of parking spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Dahai Ren
  • Patent number: 8745398
    Abstract: A network device may receive two different sets of authentication information from a user device over a ZigBee network. The network device may authenticate the user device based on the received two different sets of authentication information and permit, in response to authenticating the user device, the user device to obtain a service by exchanging information between the network device and the user device over the ZigBee network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Jayaprathap Swamidas, Soms Wongbar, Vamshi K. Gillipalli, John P. Valdez
  • Patent number: 8745681
    Abstract: A system is configured to receive a request to establish a session with a set top box device executing an application; obtaining a profile that identifies usage patterns of resources associated with the device; obtain another profile that identifies a first quantity of the resources to be used by the application; identify a second quantity of the resources to be allocated for executing the application based on the profile and other profile; receive information that identifies a third quantity of the resources used, by the application, during the session; transmit a notification indicating that a condition is associated with the application when the third quantity of the resources is greater than the second quantity of the resources; and transmit another notification indicating that a condition is not associated with the application when the third quantity of the resources is not greater than the second quantity of the resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Narendra B. Babu, Sampath X. Raman, Chinmay R. Apte
  • Patent number: 8743261
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a live camera sensor view and an image manager pane are displayed together in a graphical user interface (“GUI”), and the image manager pane includes a visual representation of a previously captured camera image and a visual indication of a user input to be provided by a user to cause an active input mode to directly toggle between the image manager pane and the live camera sensor view. In certain embodiments, a camera image stored locally by a device is published by the device, over a network, to a content distribution subsystem configured to automatically distribute the camera image to one or more predefined destinations. The content distribution subsystem automatically distributes the camera image to the one or more predefined destinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Heath Stallings, James Y. Hwang, Shadman Zafar
  • Patent number: 8745590
    Abstract: A device receives a test case from a management server. The test case includes a request used for a test of an application, an expected response to the request, and an identifier of an application server that executes the application. The device transmits, based on the identifier, the request to the application server. The device further receives a test response in reply to the request. The device also generates a test result based on the expected response and the test response, and displays the test result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Umar Mujeeb, Muhammed Shaphy
  • Patent number: 8743681
    Abstract: A method including receiving network topology and resource management information; generating a mapping between the network topology of a network and resource reservation paths associated with flows using the network based on the network topology and resource management information; generating a failure recovery plan (FRP) based on the mapping, wherein the FRP instructs one or more other network devices on how to manage a failure such that one or more resource reservation paths associated with flows impacted by the failure are not deleted; and loading the FRP on the one or more other network devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Hassan M. Omar
  • Patent number: 8743707
    Abstract: Delay is measured associated with the transfer of voice signals involving a telephone connected to a PSTN carrier (e.g., non VoIP based) where the call is terminated by an operator agent using a workstation connected to a VoIP based network. A test tone is provided to the telephone causing a tone to be generated at a headset of the workstation. An oscilloscope measures the delay using an input of a first signal associated with the generation of the test tone at the telephone, and a second signal associated with the generation of the resulting tone at the headset. The tone at the headset can be looped back into the headset microphone, causing a return signal to be generated and measured. Once the overall delay is known, and the delay of certain elements are estimated, the delay associated with other network elements, including the workstation, can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Metaxas, Vijay Jayapalan, Sundar Padmanabhan, Manvinder Chopra, Jim Bartlett
  • Patent number: 8745665
    Abstract: A computing device identifies an active user profile, from multiple user profiles, associated with the device and retrieves from an index of stored DVR content, titles for the stored DVR content that are associated with the user profile. The computing device ranks the titles associated with the user profile and generates a list of the titles based on the ranking. The computing device then provides, via a display device and based on the order of the list of the indicators, recommended titles of DVR content for a user to view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Brian F. Roberts, Donald H. Relyea, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8745727
    Abstract: A method including accessing a test case that tests one or more user interfaces associated with another device, wherein the test case is defined in a spreadsheet; interpreting the test case; executing the test case with respect to the one or more user interfaces associated the other device; and outputting a test result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Venkataramana Bhat
  • Patent number: 8744464
    Abstract: A device establishes a connection with a user equipment (UE) via a macrocell associated with the device, and provides, to a femto device within range of the macrocell, information identifying resource blocks to allocate to the UE when the UE enters into a femtocell generated by the femto device. The femto device provides the information to the UE when the UE enters into the femtocell. The device also maintains the connection of the UE with macrocell, via the allocated resource blocks identified in the information, when the UE enters into the femtocell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: David Chiang, Lalit R. Kotecha, Jay J. Lee, Patricia R. Chang
  • Patent number: 8745125
    Abstract: A device, of a first data center, detects a power failure associated with the first data center when the first data center stops receiving power. The device further identifies a second data center for traffic to be processed by the first data center. The device also receives the traffic and routes the traffic to the second data center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: David E. McDysan, Stevan H. Leiden, Daniel J. O'Callaghan, Douglas M. Pasko, John Edward Rathke, Naseem A. Khan
  • Patent number: 8745708
    Abstract: A method for providing security measures on a network device, such as a router, is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for a network resource. The method further includes determining a classification of the request, and generating, based on the determined classification of the request, a security measure corresponding to the determined classification of the request for authentication of the request. The method also includes permitting access to the network resource when a correct response is received to the security measure corresponding to the determined classification of the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Carney, Theresa A. Menzel, Jeffrey A. Jackson
  • Patent number: 8744820
    Abstract: A particular system receives an order to be modeled as a workflow, and creates a particular system workflow based on the order. The particular system also provides the particular system workflow to application programming interfaces (APIs) associated with the particular system, and receives, via the APIs, a workflow associated with another system. The particular system further provides, via the APIs, the particular system workflow to the other system, and combines the particular system workflow with the other system workflow to create a combined workflow. The particular system enables a user device to access, via the particular system, one or more of the combined workflow, the particular system workflow, and the other system workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Tizil Zecheria, Srinivas Venkatraman, Ganesh Kumar