Patents by Inventor Ali Crakes

Ali Crakes 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).

  • Method and system for enabling data-rich interactive television using broadcast database
    Patent number: 11388451
    Abstract: A database is packed up for broadcast over an iTV system by packaging, compressing, and streaming the database via one or more carousels. The packing up process creates one or more data modules, each including record sets, and one or more modules containing computer-readable instructions for resolving queries using the record sets. These modules, along with a table of contents module that includes descriptions of how the data modules are composed and interfaces to the modules containing the computer-readable instructions, are downloaded at a set top box in order to resolve queries from television users and/or other applications. Thereafter, the computer-readable instructions are executed to resolve the queries. When available, the results produced by executing the query may be displayed on a television. Information regarding the queries may be used to modify the packing up and/or broadcast processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
    Inventors: Lena D. Chane, David Brandyberry, Alex Chung, Ali Crakes, Sithampara Babu Niranjan, Viva Chu
  • Broadcast database
    Publication number: 20040024753
    Abstract: A database is packed up for broadcast over an iTV system by packaging, compressing, and streaming the database via one or more carousels. The packing up process creates one or more data modules, each including record sets, and one or more modules containing computer-readable instructions for resolving queries using the record sets. These modules, along with a table of contents module that includes descriptions of how the data modules are composed and interfaces to the modules containing the computer-readable instructions, are downloaded at a set top box in order to resolve queries from television users and/or other applications. Thereafter, the computer-readable instructions are executed to resolve the queries. When available, the results produced by executing the query may be displayed on a television. Information regarding the queries may be used to modify the packing up and/or broadcast processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Lena D. Chane, David Brandyberry, Alex Chung, Ali Crakes, Sithampara Babu Niranjan, Viva Chu