Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER J. DEMANGE
CHRISTOPHER J. DEMANGE 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: 20230388568Abstract: Techniques are described for dynamic production of linear media channels for delivery to passenger devices disposed on mobile transport craft while the transport craft are in transit. For example, each transport craft has an on-board media system. In accordance with a linear channel schedule, the on-board media system can generate a dynamically produced linear media (DPLM) channel that can be streamed as a continuous media channel to passengers on-board the transport craft. The linear channel schedule defines a sequence of programming time slots, including multiple broadcast programming time slots and multiple pre-positioned programming time slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Christopher J. DEMANGE, Ronald L. SEAGER
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Publication number: 20230276432Abstract: Methods and systems establish a traffic policy for a personal electronic device based on one or more physical characteristics of the device. In some aspects, a database of traffic policies is maintained. The traffic policies are for accessing a network via a wireless communications link. A network access unit receives a request from a personal electronic device to access the network. The request is analyzed to determine a physical characteristic of the device. A traffic policy is established from the database for the device based, at least in part, on the determined physical characteristic of the device. Transmission of network traffic for the device is then scheduled based at least in part, on the established traffic policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Christopher J. Demange, Shameem Hashmi, Navneeth Pusapati
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Patent number: 11690061Abstract: Methods and systems establish a traffic policy for a personal electronic device based on one or more physical characteristics of the device. In some aspects, a database of traffic policies is maintained. The traffic policies are for accessing a network via a wireless communications link. A network access unit receives a request from a personal electronic device to access the network. The request is analyzed to determine a physical characteristic of the device. A traffic policy is established from the database for the device based, at least in part, on the determined physical characteristic of the device. Transmission of network traffic for the device is then scheduled based at least in part, on the established traffic policy.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Viasat, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Demange, Shameem Hashmi, Navneeth Pusapati
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Patent number: 11641501Abstract: Techniques are described for dynamic production of linear media channels for delivery to passenger devices disposed on mobile transport craft while the transport craft are in transit. For example, each transport craft has an on-board media system. In accordance with a linear channel schedule, the on-board media system can generate a dynamically produced linear media (DPLM) channel that can be streamed as a continuous media channel to passengers on-board the transport craft. The linear channel schedule defines a sequence of programming time slots, including multiple broadcast programming time slots and multiple pre-positioned programming time slots.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: VIASAT, INC.Inventors: Christopher J. Demange, Ronald L. Seager
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Publication number: 20230066776Abstract: A method of managing media content on a vehicle comprises storing a media content library comprising a plurality of media content items in non-volatile data storage media disposed in the vehicle, storing access rule data in the non-volatile data storage media, establishing a connection with a remote computing device over a communication link, receiving, from the remote computing device over the communication link, an indication identifying a first subset of the media content library to be designated as active, updating the access rule data to indicate that the first subset of the media content library is designated as active, and presenting at least a portion of the first subset of the media content library on a media presentation device based at least in part on said updating.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: VIASAT, INC.Inventors: Christopher J. DEMANGE, Andrew D. TIRELLA, Kevin B. RENNIE
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Publication number: 20230047593Abstract: Methods and systems for improved device authentication and presentation of media content to passengers aboard a transportation apparatus are disclosed. In some aspects, authentication of a device may be simplified based on previous associations made between the device, a user, and travel on a transportation apparatus within a particular time period. In some aspects, passenger selected media content may be prepositioned on stable storage within a transportation apparatus such that the media content may be provided to one or more passengers of the transportation apparatus while the transportation apparatus is in motion, and thus avoid transfer of the media content over an off-board wireless communication link.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Christopher J. Demange, Shameem Hashmi
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Publication number: 20220303603Abstract: Techniques are described for dynamic production of linear media channels for delivery to passenger devices disposed on mobile transport craft while the transport craft are in transit. For example, each transport craft has an on-board media system. In accordance with a linear channel schedule, the on-board media system can generate a dynamically produced linear media (DPLM) channel that can be streamed as a continuous media channel to passengers on-board the transport craft. The linear channel schedule defines a sequence of programming time slots, including multiple broadcast programming time slots and multiple pre-positioned programming time slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Christopher J. Demange, Ronald L. Seager
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Patent number: 11431708Abstract: Methods and systems for improved device authentication and presentation of media content to passengers aboard a transportation apparatus are disclosed. In some aspects, authentication of a device may be simplified based on previous associations made between the device, a user, and travel on a transportation apparatus within a particular time period. In some aspects, passenger selected media content may be prepositioned on stable storage within a transportation apparatus such that the media content may be provided to one or more passengers of the transportation apparatus while the transportation apparatus is in motion, and thus avoid transfer of the media content over an off-board wireless communication link.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Viasat, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Demange, Shameem Hashmi
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Patent number: 11425179Abstract: A method of managing media content on a vehicle comprises storing a media content library comprising a plurality of media content items in non-volatile data storage media disposed in the vehicle, storing access rule data in the non-volatile data storage media, establishing a connection with a remote computing device over a communication link, receiving, from the remote computing device over the communication link, an indication identifying a first subset of the media content library to be designated as active, updating the access rule data to indicate that the first subset of the media content library is designated as active, and presenting at least a portion of the first subset of the media content library on a media presentation device based at least in part on said updating.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: VIASAT, INC.Inventors: Christopher J Demange, Andrew D Tirella, Kevin B Rennie
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Publication number: 20220256204Abstract: Techniques are described for adaptive control of media channel interfaces for delivery of media content over communications systems to transport craft passengers. Embodiments monitor viewership of various media channel offerings provided to transport craft passengers to compute aggregated viewership scores. Based on the scores, respective prominence parameters associated with the various media channel offerings can be automatically updated. Interface control signals can be communicated to cause media channel interfaces being displayed on passenger devices to dynamically and automatically update the graphical listings of the media channel offerings in accordance with the updates to their respective prominence parameters. Dynamically updating the graphical prominence of different media channel offerings can tend to make passengers more likely to view a smaller subset of the media channel offerings, thereby helping to maintain high passenger satisfaction with less network capacity demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Christopher J. Demange, Ronald L. Seager
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Publication number: 20220104221Abstract: Methods and systems establish a traffic policy for a personal electronic device based on one or more physical characteristics of the device. In some aspects, a database of traffic policies is maintained. The traffic policies are for accessing a network via a wireless communications link. A network access unit receives a request from a personal electronic device to access the network. The request is analyzed to determine a physical characteristic of the device. A traffic policy is established from the database for the device based, at least in part, on the determined physical characteristic of the device. Transmission of network traffic for the device is then scheduled based at least in part, on the established traffic policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Christopher J. Demange, Shameem Hashmi, Navneeth Pusapati
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Patent number: 11234255Abstract: Methods and systems establish a traffic policy for a personal electronic device based on one or more physical characteristics of the device. In some aspects, a database of traffic policies is maintained. The traffic policies are for accessing a network via a wireless communications link. A network access unit receives a request from a personal electronic device to access the network. The request is analyzed to determine a physical characteristic of the device. A traffic policy is established from the database for the device based, at least in part, on the determined physical characteristic of the device. Transmission of network traffic for the device is then scheduled based at least in part, on the established traffic policy.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: VIASAT, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Demange, Shameem Hashmi, Navneeth S. Pusapati
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Publication number: 20210152552Abstract: Methods and systems for improved device authentication and presentation of media content to passengers aboard a transportation apparatus are disclosed. In some aspects, authentication of a device may be simplified based on previous associations made between the device, a user, and travel on a transportation apparatus within a particular time period. In some aspects, passenger selected media content may be prepositioned on stable storage within a transportation apparatus such that the media content may be provided to one or more passengers of the transportation apparatus while the transportation apparatus is in motion, and thus avoid transfer of the media content over an off-board wireless communication link.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Christopher J. Demange, Shameem Hashmi
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Publication number: 20210144188Abstract: A method of managing media content on a vehicle comprises storing a media content library comprising a plurality of media content items in non-volatile data storage media disposed in the vehicle, storing access rule data in the non-volatile data storage media, establishing a connection with a remote computing device over a communication link, receiving, from the remote computing device over the communication link, an indication identifying a first subset of the media content library to be designated as active, updating the access rule data to indicate that the first subset of the media content library is designated as active, and presenting at least a portion of the first subset of the media content library on a media presentation device based at least in part on said updating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Christopher J DEMANGE, Andrew D TIRELLA, Kevin B RENNIE
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Patent number: 10951673Abstract: A personal electronic device includes non-volatile data storage media and control circuitry configured to establish a first connection with a remote media content management server over a first communication network, receive media content item from the media content management server over the first communication network, temporarily store the media content in the non-volatile data storage media, establish a second connection with a network access terminal of a media delivery system associated with a vehicle over a second communication network using, transfer the media content from the non-volatile data storage media to the media delivery system over the second communication network, and after said transferring the at least a portion of the media content item, delete the at least a portion of the media content from the non-volatile data storage media.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: VIASAT, INC.Inventors: Christopher J Demange, Andrew D Tirella, Kevin B Rennie
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Patent number: 10938810Abstract: Methods and systems for improved device authentication and presentation of media content to passengers aboard a transportation apparatus are disclosed. In some aspects, authentication of a device may be simplified based on previous associations made between the device, a user, and travel on a transportation apparatus within a particular time period. In some aspects, passenger selected media content may be prepositioned on stable storage within a transportation apparatus such that the media content may be provided to one or more passengers of the transportation apparatus while the transportation apparatus is in motion, and thus avoid transfer of the media content over an off-board wireless communication link.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Viasat, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J Demange, Shameem Hashmi
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Publication number: 20200196330Abstract: Methods and systems establish a traffic policy for a personal electronic device based on one or more physical characteristics of the device. In some aspects, a database of traffic policies is maintained. The traffic policies are for accessing a network via a wireless communications link. A network access unit receives a request from a personal electronic device to access the network. The request is analyzed to determine a physical characteristic of the device. A traffic policy is established from the database for the device based, at least in part, on the determined physical characteristic of the device. Transmission of network traffic for the device is then scheduled based at least in part, on the established traffic policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Christopher J. Demange, Shameem Hashmi, Navneeth S. Pusapati
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Patent number: 10609723Abstract: Methods and systems establish a traffic policy for a personal electronic device based on one or more physical characteristics of the device. In some aspects, a database of traffic policies is maintained. The traffic policies are for accessing a network via a wireless communications link. A network access unit receives a request from a personal electronic device to access the network. The request is analyzed to determine a physical characteristic of the device. A traffic policy is established from the database for the device based, at least in part, on the determined physical characteristic of the device. Transmission of network traffic for the device is then scheduled based at least in part, on the established traffic policy.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Viasat, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J Demange, Shameem Hashmi, Navneeth S Pusapati
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Publication number: 20190356713Abstract: A personal electronic device includes non-volatile data storage media and control circuitry configured to establish a first connection with a remote media content management server over a first communication network, receive media content item from the media content management server over the first communication network, temporarily store the media content in the non-volatile data storage media, establish a second connection with a network access terminal of a media delivery system associated with a vehicle over a second communication network using, transfer the media content from the non-volatile data storage media to the media delivery system over the second communication network, and after said transferring the at least a portion of the media content item, delete the at least a portion of the media content from the non-volatile data storage media.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Christopher J DEMANGE, Andrew D TIRELLA, Kevin B RENNIE
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Publication number: 20180359771Abstract: Methods and systems establish a traffic policy for a personal electronic device based on one or more physical characteristics of the device. In some aspects, a database of traffic policies is maintained. The traffic policies are for accessing a network via a wireless communications link. A network access unit receives a request from a personal electronic device to access the network. The request is analyzed to determine a physical characteristic of the device. A traffic policy is established from the database for the device based, at least in part, on the determined physical characteristic of the device. Transmission of network traffic for the device is then scheduled based at least in part, on the established traffic policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: VIASAT, INC.Inventors: CHRISTOPHER J. DEMANGE, SHAMEEM HASHMI, NAVNEETH S. PUSAPATI