Patents by Inventor Aditya P. Mishra

Aditya P. Mishra 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).

  • Patent number: 9912976
    Abstract: A system and method includes a first user device and a head end. The head end has a billing system an audience measurement module. A billing system associates first content package data with first account data comprising a first account identifier. The first user device communicates a viewing history to the audience measurement module. The audience measurement module stores the viewing history over time. The head end communicates account data and the viewing history to a customer service system. The customer service system forms a selection signal by selecting second package content data. A comparison list is displayed comparing first package data and second package data. The customer service system communicates a confirmation signal to the billing system. The billing system associates the first content package data with the first account data. An authorization signal is communicated to the first user device to enable receiving the second content package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent P. Mader, Aditya P. Mishra, Sunaina Chaudhary, Safia Benaouda
  • Patent number: 9112621
    Abstract: A service-ability system determines a probability of a proper installation of satellite broadcast reception equipment at a given location. A method for determining service-ability comprises accessing data related to a given location via a computer, assigning a weight and a value to each accessed data point with the computer, compiling the values of each accessed data point, and comparing the compiled values to a predetermined probability threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya P. Mishra, Saranathan Govindarajan