Patents by Inventor Ashraf M. SHEHATA

Ashraf M. SHEHATA 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).

  • Video broadcasting to mobile communication devices
    Patent number: 8719910
    Abstract: A device receives login information and a content stream request from a user device connected to a wireless access network, and authenticates, via a backend server device, the user device based on the login information. The device also provides, when the user device is authenticated, a content link and a license key to the user device, and the user device provides the content link and the license key to a content delivery device. The device further verifies the license key for the content delivery device, and the content delivery device establishes a secure connection with the user device via the wireless access network, retrieves the requested content stream based on the content link, and provides the content stream to the user device via the secure connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Jianxiu Hao, Fang Zhu, Ishan Awasthi, Jian Huang, Ashraf M. Shehata, Sean Shuai Wu
  • Hosted media content service systems and methods
    Patent number: 8499343
    Abstract: An exemplary system includes 1) at least one computing device within a first computing subsystem associated with a hosted media content service, the at least one computing device configured to authenticate a user to the hosted media content service and provide at least one encrypted token to a user device associated with the user, and 2) at least one other computing device within a second computing subsystem associated with the hosted media content service, the at least one other computing device configured to store hosted media content associated with the hosted media content service, receive the at least one encrypted token from the user device, validate the at least one encrypted token, and perform, in response to the validation, at least one action on media content as part of the hosted media content service. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony M. Lemus, Velmurugan Krishnaswamy, Chukuemeka Okonkwo, Chivas Nambiar, Aravind Perumandla, Ashraf M. Shehata, Rickey A. Davis, Jr.
  • HOSTED MEDIA CONTENT SERVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120311688
    Abstract: An exemplary system includes 1) at least one computing device within a first computing subsystem associated with a hosted media content service, the at least one computing device configured to authenticate a user to the hosted media content service and provide at least one encrypted token to a user device associated with the user, and 2) at least one other computing device within a second computing subsystem associated with the hosted media content service, the at least one other computing device configured to store hosted media content associated with the hosted media content service, receive the at least one encrypted token from the user device, validate the at least one encrypted token, and perform, in response to the validation, at least one action on media content as part of the hosted media content service. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony M. Lemus, Velmurugan Krishnaswamy, Chukuemeka Okonkwo, Chivas Nambiar, Aravind Perumandla, Ashraf M. Shehata, Rickey A. Davis, JR.
  • VIDEO BROADCASTING TO MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120079577
    Abstract: A device receives login information and a content stream request from a user device connected to a wireless access network, and authenticates, via a backend server device, the user device based on the login information. The device also provides, when the user device is authenticated, a content link and a license key to the user device, and the user device provides the content link and the license key to a content delivery device. The device further verifies the license key for the content delivery device, and the content delivery device establishes a secure connection with the user device via the wireless access network, retrieves the requested content stream based on the content link, and provides the content stream to the user device via the secure connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Jianxiu HAO, Fang ZHU, Ishan AWASTHI, Jian HUANG, Ashraf M. SHEHATA, Sean Shuai WU