Patents by Inventor Barry A. Smith

Barry A. Smith 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).

  • Publication number: 20220322466
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving an advertisement identifier; hashing the advertisement identifier, thereby creating a Bluetooth service identifier; transmitting device data including the Bluetooth service identifier in a Bluetooth transmission; and receiving content in a push notification, wherein a system associates the device data with the advertisement identifier to determine whether to create the push notification. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Kapildev Rathan, John Chang, JR., Yongmoon Lee, Matthew Smith, Gowrishankar Natarajan, Kunwar Handa
  • Publication number: 20220303604
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations including: receiving an operational state of an audiovisual player of a client device, wherein the operational state comprises a foreground operational state or a background operational state; and sending an ad placement request comprising the operational state to a decision server for a content request for advertisement content. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Jesse Forest, Przemyslaw Kamela, Rajesh Krishna
  • Patent number: 11405966
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving an advertisement identifier; hashing the advertisement identifier, thereby creating a Bluetooth service identifier; transmitting device data including the Bluetooth service identifier in a Bluetooth transmission; and receiving content in a push notification, wherein a system associates the device data with the advertisement identifier to determine whether to create the push notification. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Kapildev Rathan, John Chang, Jr., Yongmoon Lee, Matthew Smith, Gowrishankar Natarajan, Kunwar Handa
  • Patent number: 11381862
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations including: receiving an operational state of an audiovisual player of a client device, wherein the operational state comprises a foreground operational state or a background operational state; and sending an ad placement request comprising the operational state to a decision server for a content request for advertisement content. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Jesse Forest, Przemyslaw Kamela, Rajesh Krishna
  • Publication number: 20210375035
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining an augmented reality (AR) template according to a configurable grouping of digital content and identifying a geometry of a digital entity adapted for presenting digital content within a rendered display of a physical domain according to the geometry. A location of equipment of a user is determined and the AR template is scaled according to the geometry of the digital entity and the location of the equipment of the user to obtain a scaled AR template. The scaled AR template is provided to the equipment of the user to facilitate presentation of the configurable grouping of digital content within the rendered display of the physical domain according to the scaled AR template. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Julian Volyn, Andrew Jonez
  • Patent number: 11145117
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a physical domain, identifying a geometry of a digital entity adapted for presenting digital content within a rendered display of the physical domain according to the geometry and storing the geometry in association with the physical domain to obtain a stored geometry. A location of equipment of a user is determined and associated with the physical domain to obtain an association. Responsive to the association, the stored geometry is provided to the equipment of the user for presenting the digital content within the rendered display of the physical domain according to the geometry. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Julian Volyn, Andrew Jonez
  • Publication number: 20210250633
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations including: receiving an operational state of an audiovisual player of a client device, wherein the operational state comprises a foreground operational state or a background operational state; and sending an ad placement request comprising the operational state to a decision server for a content request for advertisement content. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Jesse Forest, Przemyslaw Kamela, Rajesh Krishna
  • Publication number: 20210166473
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a physical domain, identifying a geometry of a digital entity adapted for presenting digital content within a rendered display of the physical domain according to the geometry and storing the geometry in association with the physical domain to obtain a stored geometry. A location of equipment of a user is determined and associated with the physical domain to obtain an association. Responsive to the association, the stored geometry is provided to the equipment of the user for presenting the digital content within the rendered display of the physical domain according to the geometry. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Julian Volyn, Andrew Jonez
  • Patent number: 11025976
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations including: receiving an operational state of an audiovisual player of a client device, wherein the operational state comprises a foreground operational state or a background operational state; and sending an ad placement request comprising the operational state to a decision server for a content request for advertisement content. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Jesse Forest, Przemyslaw Kamela, Rajesh Krishna
  • Publication number: 20210029757
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving an advertisement identifier; hashing the advertisement identifier, thereby creating a Bluetooth service identifier; transmitting device data including the Bluetooth service identifier in a Bluetooth transmission; and receiving content in a push notification, wherein a system associates the device data with the advertisement identifier to determine whether to create the push notification. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Kapildev Rathan, John Chang, JR., Yongmoon Lee, Matthew Smith, Gowrishankar Natarajan, Kunwar Handa
  • Patent number: 10834764
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving an advertisement identifier; hashing the advertisement identifier, thereby creating a Bluetooth service identifier; transmitting device data including the Bluetooth service identifier in a Bluetooth transmission; and receiving content in a push notification, wherein a system associates the device data with the advertisement identifier to determine whether to create the push notification. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Kapildev Rathan, John Chang, Jr., Yongmoon Lee, Matthew Aaron Smith, Gowrishankar Subramaniam Natarajan, Kunwar Handa
  • Publication number: 20200304858
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations including: receiving an operational state of an audiovisual player of a client device, wherein the operational state comprises a foreground operational state or a background operational state; and sending an ad placement request comprising the operational state to a decision server for a content request for advertisement content. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Jesse Forest, Przemyslaw Kamela, Rajesh Krishna
  • Publication number: 20200187273
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving an advertisement identifier; hashing the advertisement identifier, thereby creating a Bluetooth service identifier; transmitting device data including the Bluetooth service identifier in a Bluetooth transmission; and receiving content in a push notification, wherein a system associates the device data with the advertisement identifier to determine whether to create the push notification. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Kapildev Rathan, John Chang, JR., Yongmoon Lee, Matthew Aaron Smith, Gowrishankar Subramaniam Natarajan, Kunwar Handa
  • Publication number: 20110156371
    Abstract: The Fifth Wheel Locking Pin is a pin fitted with a lock, providing security for a trailer. The device consists of a hardened steel bar one-half inch in diameter, and approximately sixteen to twenty inches in length. The proximal end of the bar is a T-shaped handle made from the same stock. The distal end of the bar is fitted with a lock. The end of the bar is machined to fit the lock, and the bar is grooved, enabling the lock to mate with the bar through pins that extend from the lock into the grooves. The lock is mechanically operated by the turn of a key, extending or retracting the pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventor: Barry A. Smith
  • Patent number: 5297458
    Abstract: An inexpensive torque wrench is installed on a particular object, such as an electrical cable connector, so that the object may be fastened to a counterpart by applying a torque that is within a predetermined torque range. The wrench is preferably formed as a single molded plastic unit. The wrench includes a ring-shaped collar and at least two fins extending outwardly from the collar on opposing sides thereof. The interior of the wrench is hollow and surrounded by an interior wall of the collar. The interior wall is dimensioned to tightly mate with the particular object on which it is installed. The fins are dimensioned to support the predetermined torque range and angled so that a slightly greater counterclockwise torque than clockwise torque may be applied. When the wrench is installed on the object, it may be removed by breaking off the fins so that the collar may then be separated into two halves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Inventors: Barry A. Smith, Rex M. Ickes