Patents by Inventor Brett I. ROGERS

Brett I. ROGERS 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).

  • System for and method of providing video ring-back tones
    Patent number: 9148518
    Abstract: A system for and method for provisioning video ring back tones (vRBTs) is presented. The system may include one or more network enabled computers configured to receive video content from one or more parties over a network. The video content may be used to create one or more vRBTs. The vRBTs may be associated with one or more subscriber profiles. The vRBTs may be assigned to one or more parties. When a party attempts to place a video call to a subscriber, the vRBT may be played back on the calling party's video-equipped device until the subscriber answers the call, ignores the call, or sends the call to voicemail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Arnold T. Lo, Brett I. Rogers
  • Broadcast video provisioning system
    Patent number: 8910217
    Abstract: A device receives, from a network device, information associated with an event, and assigns an event identifier to the event based on the event information. The device also provides the event identifier to a cell control device located at a location associated with the event, and determines a cell capacity of the location to ensure that there is sufficient cell capacity at the location to broadcast the event. The network device instructs a device capturing the event to provide live event data to the cell control device for a predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Lee Tjio, Sergio Aguirre, Brett I. Rogers, David Chiang, Derek Hongwei H. Bao, David M. Alward, Vijay T. Madhav, Lalit R. Kotecha, Arvind Basra
  • System For and Method of Providing Video Ring-Back Tones
    Publication number: 20140267553
    Abstract: A system for and method for provisioning video ring back tones (vRBTs) is presented. The system may include one or more network enabled computers configured to receive video content from one or more parties over a network. The video content may be used to create one or more vRBTs. The vRBTs may be associated with one or more subscriber profiles. The vRBTs may be assigned to one or more parties. When a party attempts to place a video call to a subscriber, the vRBT may be played back on the calling party's video-equipped device until the subscriber answers the call, ignores the call, or sends the call to voicemail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
    Inventors: Arnold T. LO, Brett I. Rogers
  • BROADCAST VIDEO PROVISIONING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130104173
    Abstract: A device receives, from a network device, information associated with an event, and assigns an event identifier to the event based on the event information. The device also provides the event identifier to a cell control device located at a location associated with the event, and determines a cell capacity of the location to ensure that there is sufficient cell capacity at the location to broadcast the event. The network device instructs a device capturing the event to provide live event data to the cell control device for a predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicants: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS, VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Lee TJIO, Sergio AGUIRRE, Brett I. ROGERS, David CHIANG, Derek Hongwei H. BAO, David M. ALWARD, Vijay T. MADHAV, Lalit R. KOTECHA, Arvind BASRA