Patents by Inventor Brian Fields
Brian Fields 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).
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Publication number: 20210021886Abstract: A monitoring and analysis system is disclosed that gathers and analyzes information about distributed enhanced content delivery to end user or other equipment. The system may establish communications connections along the content delivery system, filter content received from different locations of the system, and compare the received content with an expected content characteristic. Also, a radio frequency signal from the distribution network may be converted into an Internet Protocol (IP) format by a converter so that the transformed signal may be similarly analyzed as other signals from the system. A report may be consequently generated that is indicative of the received enhanced content and any detected discrepancies with respect to expected enhancement events. Identification of the enhanced content may be based on the program association table and the program map table in order to determine the packet ID of the application signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Jan Van Doorn, Brian Field, Daniel Groustra, Mark Torluemke, James Hamilton Hall, JR.
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Patent number: 10846747Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to monitoring and using telemetry information in various ways. For example, a system that monitors telemetry information may include a user that gathers telemetry information of a device and transmits the information to a monitored room. A manager may join a monitored room and monitor the monitored room for particular types of telemetry information. In one example, a manager may determine whether a downstream device is experiencing a network problem, such as a low bitrate. A manager may also transmit commands to the player via the monitored room, which causes the downstream device to operate in accordance with the transmitted command. In one example, a manager may transmit a command that causes a player to decode a particular service.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Brian Field, Jan van Doorn, Joseph Kiok, Daniel Groustra, Mark Torluemke, Jim Hall, John Leddy
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Publication number: 20200366724Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to multicasting content throughout a distribution network. For example, a content server may generate content fragment packets and attribute packets, and transmit the content fragment packets and attribute packets via a multicast transmission to deliver content to one or more user devices. The multicast transmission may conform to a particular protocol suitable for multicasting content fragments.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Brian Field, Jan Reinier Van Doorn, Mark Torluemke, Jim Hall, Daniel Groustra, John Leddy
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Publication number: 20200359063Abstract: Transaction activity of a cache maintaining content may be monitored to determine periods of transaction activity below a first threshold amount of transactions. A period of anticipated transaction activity above a second threshold amount of transactions may be determined. A period of anticipated transaction activity below the first threshold may be selected based upon the monitored periods of transaction activity below the first threshold and the determined period of anticipated transaction activity above the second threshold. Content then may be evicted from the cache during the selected period of anticipated transaction activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Brian Field, Jan Van Doorn
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Patent number: 10825083Abstract: A method for buying and selling vehicles includes receiving information identifying a vehicle, retrieving condition data corresponding to the vehicle from a condition database, wherein a device inside the vehicle generates at least some of the condition data while the vehicle is being operated, and analyzing the condition data to determine a condition of the vehicle, wherein the condition of the vehicle relates to at least one of a quality or a value of the vehicle. Further, the method includes communicating an indication of the vehicle condition to an end user device, and, in response to the indication of the vehicle condition, receiving an offer to purchase the vehicle. A notification is generated based on the offer to purchase the vehicle, wherein the notification indicates a status of a purchase of the vehicle according to the offer to purchase the vehicle, and the notification is communicated to the end user device.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Todd Binion, Kelly S. Minter, Heidi Brown-McCreery, Michael Harris, Jeremy Myers, Brian Fields, Joe Harr
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Publication number: 20200342378Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved software application that enables users to create and manage a customized WBS that can be applied to a specific project. For instance, in one aspect, the disclosed process may involve three primary phases: (1) a first phase that involves defining an organization-level WBS comprising a first set of customized, multi-dimensional WBS codes that serve as a starting point for the WBS codes to use for projects being handled by the organization, (2) a second phase that involves defining a project-level WBS comprising a second set of customized, multi-dimensional WBS codes to use for a particular project being handled by the organization, and (3) a third phase that involves using the defined project-level WBS to manage certain aspects of the particular project, such as budgeting for the particular project.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Connor McCormick, Adam Wells, Magnus Palm, Mike Le, James Solum, Danielle Sandoval, Brian Field
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Publication number: 20200314028Abstract: A computing platform executing an application may receive a response to a request for opening a network port for utilization by the application from a computing platform distinct from the computing platform executing the application. The computing platform executing the application may determine whether to open the network port for utilization by the application based on the response to the request. In some embodiments, the application may invoke at least one call to an application program interface (API) of an operating system (OS) running on the computing platform executing the application, and the request may be generated responsive to the at least one call to the API of the OS.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventor: Brian Field
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Patent number: 10771827Abstract: A monitoring and analysis system is disclosed that gathers and analyzes information about distributed enhanced content delivery to end user or other equipment. The system may establish communications connections along the content delivery system, filter content received from different locations of the system, and compare the received content with an expected content characteristic. Also, a radio frequency signal from the distribution network may be converted into an Internet Protocol (IP) format by a converter so that the transformed signal may be similarly analyzed as other signals from the system. A report may be consequently generated that is indicative of the received enhanced content and any detected discrepancies with respect to expected enhancement events. Identification of the enhanced content may be based on the program association table and the program map table in order to determine the packet ID of the application signals.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Jan Van Doorn, Brian Field, Daniel P. Groustra, Mark Torluemke, James Hamilton Hall, Jr.
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Patent number: 10703383Abstract: An interaction detection and analysis (“IDA”) computing device for analyzing data from a plurality of autonomous vehicles (“AVs”) relative to an individual AV that identifies potential performance outcomes and risks based on interactions associated with software onboard the AVs may be provided. The IDA computing device may include at least one processor programmed to (i) receive AV data from the individual AV including a software ecosystem and hardware installed on the individual AV, (ii) store the received AV data in a data record in a database, (iii) compare the software ecosystem and the hardware for the individual AV to data associated with AVs having relatively similar software ecosystems and hardware, (iv) identify at least one known performance outcome and risk based on the data from the AVs having relatively similar software ecosystems and hardware, and (v) alert a user of the individual AV of the identified performance outcome and risk.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Aaron Scott Chan, Steve Cielocha, Brian Fields
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Patent number: 10681096Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to multicasting content throughout a distribution network. For example, a content server may generate content fragment packets and attribute packets, and transmit the content fragment packets and attribute packets via a multicast transmission to deliver content to one or more user devices. The multicast transmission may conform to a particular protocol suitable for multicasting content fragments.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Brian Field, Jan Van Doorn, Mark Torluemke, Jim Hall, Daniel Groustra, John Leddy
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Patent number: 10681394Abstract: Transaction activity of a cache maintaining content may be monitored to determine periods of transaction activity below a first threshold amount of transactions. A period of anticipated transaction activity above a second threshold amount of transactions may be determined. A period of anticipated transaction activity below the first threshold may be selected based upon the monitored periods of transaction activity below the first threshold and the determined period of anticipated transaction activity above the second threshold. Content then may be evicted from the cache during the selected period of anticipated transaction activity.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Brian Field, Jan Van Doom
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Patent number: 10666696Abstract: A virtual conferencing system is described which implements an interactive timeline.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Minerva Project, Inc.Inventors: Ari Bader-Natal, Brian Fields, Jonathan Scott Katzman, Matthew Michael Regan, Eylem Ozaslan, Stephen Michael Kosslyn
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Patent number: 10660013Abstract: Methods and systems for routing data are disclosed. In one aspect, service management can be implemented on one or more computing devices located between at least one router and one or more nodes. The one or more computing devices can be a default gateway for a plurality of user devices. In another aspect, the disclosed methods and systems can use a tag in routing a data block (e.g., service data) via a predefined route. For example, a device can transmit a request for a tag to a network node for routing a data block via a predefined route. Upon receiving the request, the network node can allocate a tag and create an interface. The interface can be associated with the tag and communications between the network node and the device for routing the data block.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventor: Brian Field
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Publication number: 20200143420Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to monitoring and using telemetry information in various ways. For example, a system that monitors telemetry information may include a user that gathers telemetry information of a device and transmits the information to a monitored room. A manager may join a monitored room and monitor the monitored room for particular types of telemetry information. In one example, a manager may determine whether a downstream device is experiencing a network problem, such as a low bitrate. A manager may also transmit commands to the player via the monitored room, which causes the downstream device to operate in accordance with the transmitted command. In one example, a manager may transmit a command that causes a player to decode a particular service.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Brian Field, Jan van Doorn, Joseph Kiok, Daniel Groustra, Mark Torluemke, Jim Hall, John Leddy
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Patent number: 10567448Abstract: A virtual conferencing system is described for implementing a speaker queue.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Minerva Project, Inc.Inventors: Ari Bader-Natal, Brian Fields, Matthew Michael Regan, Jonathan Scott Katzman, Stephen Kosslyn, Brandon Tilley, Gene Hallman
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Patent number: 10541824Abstract: A scalable virtual conferencing system which implements a hub and spoke architecture. For example, one embodiment of a scalable virtual conferencing system comprises: a participant management module to logically group each participant in the virtual conferencing system into a hub or one of a plurality of spokes; and a data flow management module to control communication of information between participants in the spokes and participants in the hub, the data flow management module to limit intercommunication from the spokes to the hub in accordance with the manual user input and/or participant management policy; wherein at least one participant in a first spoke is designated as a spoke leader for the first spoke, the spoke leader logically grouped into both the hub and the first spoke, the data flow management module to allow information generated within the first spoke to be propagated into the hub based on input from the spoke leader.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: MINERVA PROJECT, INC.Inventors: Ari Bader-Natal, Jonathan Scott Katzman, Stephen Michael Kosslyn, Vicki Chandler, Joshua Fost, Benjamin Chun, Brian Fields, Matthew Michael Regan
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Patent number: 10523595Abstract: A computing platform executing an application may receive a response to a request for opening a network port for utilization by the application from a computing platform distinct from the computing platform executing the application. The computing platform executing the application may determine whether to open the network port for utilization by the application based on the response to the request. In some embodiments, the application may invoke at least one call to an application program interface (API) of an operating system (OS) running on the computing platform executing the application, and the request may be generated responsive to the at least one call to the API of the OS.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventor: Brian Field
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Patent number: 10475078Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to monitoring and using telemetry information in various ways. For example, a system that monitors telemetry information may include a user that gathers telemetry information of a device and transmits the information to a monitored room. A manager may join a monitored room and monitor the monitored room for particular types of telemetry information. In one example, a manager may determine whether a downstream device is experiencing a network problem, such as a low bitrate. A manager may also transmit commands to the player via the monitored room, which causes the downstream device to operate in accordance with the transmitted command. In one example, a manager may transmit a command that causes a player to decode a particular service.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Brian Field, Jan van Doorn, Joseph Kiok, Daniel Groustra, Mark Torluemke, Jim Hall, John Leddy
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Patent number: 10423989Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a vehicle condition query via a computer network and retrieving condition data corresponding to a vehicle from a vehicle condition database. Further, the method includes determining a condition of the vehicle based on a collective analysis of the condition data, wherein the condition of the vehicle relates to at least one of a quality or a value of the vehicle, and developing one or more condition descriptors reflecting the condition of the vehicle. Still further, the method includes generating a vehicle condition report including an indication of the one or more condition descriptors and communicating, via the computer network, the vehicle condition report to a remote computing device for presentation to a user of the remote computing device.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Todd Binion, Kelly S. Minter, Heidi Brown-McCreery, Michael Harris, Jeremy Myers, Brian Fields, Joe Harr
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Patent number: 10246229Abstract: A beverage can end has a vent (40) that includes a button (50). The vent is actuated by downward force of a pull tab (70) that is transmitted to the vent score (42) through the button. The center panel (18) includes beads.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.Inventors: Brendan Keane, Brian Fields, Vivek Doshi