Patents by Inventor Christopher Stone
Christopher Stone 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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Patent number: 11962880Abstract: A camera device's exposure to sunlight may be monitored. The sun exposure may be used to predict a solar event associated with the camera device, such as a critical temperature, a brightness level, or an angle of sunlight. Prior to occurrence of the solar event, one or more functions of the camera device may be enabled or disabled. For example, a cooling function of the camera device may be enabled or a characteristic of video streamed by the camera device may be modified. The function may be re-enabled or re-disabled after the solar event.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventor: Christopher Stone
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Patent number: 11934165Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for implementing smart windows, smart home systems that include smart windows, and user devices and applications for control thereof. A smart window, or photovoltaic window, may include a photovoltaic configured to generate electrical power from incident light onto the photovoltaic window, store the electrical power, and send the electrical power to an electronics package or various electrical loads including a wireless communication system, sensors, or window functions. The photovoltaic window may communicate with various smart home system devices such as hub devices and user devices, which may include the reception of control data at the photovoltaic window and the transmission of sensor data captured by the window sensors.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.Inventors: Miles C. Barr, Ian Millard, Rachel Molaro, Susan Stone, Veeral Hardev, Christopher Traverse, Anthony Sagneri, David Maikowski, Edwin Hathaway, Bradley J. Gleeson
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Publication number: 20240080514Abstract: Alignment between closed caption and audio/video content may be improved by determining text associated with a portion of the audio or a portion of the video and comparing the determined text to a portion of closed caption text. Based on the comparison, a delay may be determined and the audio/video content may be buffered based on the determined delay.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventor: Christopher Stone
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Patent number: 11918916Abstract: A method of recommending an unplayed game application to a user includes obtaining a game history associated with a user profile, wherein the game history includes at least one game record of a game application the user profile has been used to play, and evaluating the game history to obtain a plurality of game events associated with a game application of the game history. The method further includes accessing a table of tags associated with the plurality of game events associated with the game application, aggregating a plurality of tags in a tag list in the user profile based at least partially on the table of tags and the plurality of game events, and presenting to the user a recommendation of an unplayed game application based at least partially on the plurality of tags.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Gershom Payzer, Bridgette Marie Kuehn, Christopher Ian Charla, Kathryn Stone Perez, Madeline Jaye Whisenant, Lily Wang, Jennifer Rose Guriel
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Patent number: 11902598Abstract: Data (e.g., images, video, data fields, character strings, logos, etc.) may be analyzed to identify common elements and differentiating elements, and the elements may be respectively transmitted using different streams. For example, if two devices are receiving two video images that are nearly the same, a first data stream comprising the one or more identified common elements may be sent to them both, a second data stream comprising a portion of the one or more identified differentiating elements may be transmitted to the first device, and a third data stream comprising a different portion of the one or more identified differentiating elements may be transmitted to the second device.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventor: Christopher Stone
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Publication number: 20240015155Abstract: A voice controlled device may be blocked from accessing a network. Another computing device may receive audio data comprising a voice command associated with controlling the voice controlled device. If a trigger condition for unblocking network access is detected, the computing device may send data to a network device to cause the network device to unblock network access. The network access may be blocked again if a triggering condition for blocking network access is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Christopher Stone, Gary Michael Rekstad, JR.
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Publication number: 20230422207Abstract: A communications access point may provide access to a wireless communications network to a user device located at a first location. The communications access point may determine that the user device is moving from the first location to a second location where access to the wireless network is limited or not available. In response to the determination, the communications access point may provide access to the wireless network at the second location by extending a coverage area of the wireless network.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Frances Bevan, David Markowitz, Gary Michael Rekstad, Jr., Jae Sim, Christopher Stone
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Patent number: 11854372Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting false alarms are disclosed. An indication may be received that a sensor device has changed state. Data indicative of movement of the sensor device may also be received. Based on the received data indicative of movement of the sensor device, it may be determined whether the movement of the sensor device is abnormal. Based on the changed state of the sensor device and based on determining that the movement of the sensor device is abnormal, an indication of a false alarm may be caused to be output.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Christopher Stone, David Yorkey, Kenneth Egan, Dustin Addison, Ryan Cunningham
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Publication number: 20230360663Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described for reducing degradation of a voice recognition input. An always listening device may always be listening for voice commands via a microphone and may experience interference from unwanted audio such as from the output audio of television speakers. The always listening device may receive data associated with the output audio over a first communications channel. The always listening device may also receive, on a second communications channel, timing information associated with data. The always listening device may adjust admission of the audio received by the microphone to enable it to arrive at approximately the same time as the data received via the first communications channel. The unwanted output audio included in the audio received via the microphone may then be determined and may be removed so that a voice command in the audio received by the microphone may be processed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Ross Gilson, Michael Sallas, Scott David Kurtz, Gary Skrabutenas, Christopher Stone
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Publication number: 20230362419Abstract: One or more computing devices may be configured to identify information corresponding to a program change request associated with a multi-program data transmission. The information may comprise at least a link to a desired program within the multi-program data transmission. The one or more computing devices may communicate the link to the desired program to a client device over a specified time period. After the time period, the one or more computing devices may communicate the desired program to the client device using a single program data transmission. The single program data transmission may be derived from the multi-program data transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Michael Sallas, David DeAndrade, Christopher Stone
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Publication number: 20230326329Abstract: Methods are disclosed that, in some aspects, provide for the determination of alarm events or non-alarm events based on data received from various sensors monitoring one or more entry points of a premises. Non-alarm events may, for example, include a seismic event or a knock event. Determining whether the data received from the various sensors is an alarm or non-alarm event may be based on data received from two or more sensors monitoring two or more entry points of the premises. Further, data related to the non-alarm event that occurred at the premise may be compared to data related to non-alarm events that occurred at other premises and, based on the comparison, one or more authorities may be alerted to the non-alarm event.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Joseph Thomas Rodolico, Christopher Stone, Ross Gilson
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Patent number: 11785278Abstract: Alignment between closed caption and audio/video content may be improved by determining text associated with a portion of the audio or a portion of the video and comparing the determined text to a portion of closed caption text. Based on the comparison, a delay may be determined and the audio/video content may be buffered based on the determined delay.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventor: Christopher Stone
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Publication number: 20230300399Abstract: Alignment between closed caption and audio/video content may be improved by determining text associated with a portion of the audio or a portion of the video and comparing the determined text to a portion of closed caption text. Based on the comparison, a delay may be determined and the audio/video content may be buffered based on the determined delay.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventor: Christopher Stone
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Patent number: 11758509Abstract: A communications access point may provide access to a wireless communications network to a user device located at a first location. The communications access point may determine that the user device is moving from the first location to a second location where access to the wireless network is limited or not available. In response to the determination, the communications access point may provide access to the wireless network at the second location by extending a coverage area of the wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Frances Bevan, David Markowitz, Gary Michael Rekstad, Jr., Jae Sim, Christopher Stone
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Patent number: 11750858Abstract: One or more computing devices may be configured to identify information corresponding to a program change request associated with a multi-program data transmission. The information may comprise at least a link to a desired program within the multi-program data transmission. The one or more computing devices may communicate the link to the desired program to a client device over a specified time period. After the time period, the one or more computing devices may communicate the desired program to the client device using a single program data transmission. The single program data transmission may be derived from the multi-program data transmission.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: TIVO CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Sallas, David DeAndrade, Christopher Stone
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Patent number: 11741981Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described for reducing degradation of a voice recognition input. An always listening device may always be listening for voice commands via a microphone and may experience interference from unwanted audio such as from the output audio of television speakers. The always listening device may receive data associated with the output audio over a first communications channel. The always listening device may also receive, on a second communications channel, timing information associated with data. The always listening device may adjust admission of the audio received by the microphone to enable it to arrive at approximately the same time as the data received via the first communications channel. The unwanted output audio included in the audio received via the microphone may then be determined and may be removed so that a voice command in the audio received by the microphone may be processed.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Ross Gilson, Michael Sallas, Scott David Kurtz, Gary Skrabutenas, Christopher Stone
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Patent number: 11676478Abstract: Methods are disclosed that, in some aspects, provide for the determination of alarm events or non-alarm events based on data received from various sensors monitoring one or more entry points of a premises. Non-alarm events may, for example, include a seismic event or a knock event. Determining whether the data received from the various sensors is an alarm or non-alarm event may be based on data received from two or more sensors monitoring two or more entry points of the premises. Further, data related to the non-alarm event that occurred at the premise may be compared to data related to non-alarm events that occurred at other premises and, based on the comparison, one or more authorities may be alerted to the non-alarm event.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Joseph Thomas Rodolico, Christopher Stone, Ross Gilson
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Publication number: 20230139436Abstract: A camera device's exposure to sunlight may be monitored. The sun exposure may be used to predict a solar event associated with the camera device, such as a critical temperature, a brightness level, or an angle of sunlight. Prior to occurrence of the solar event, one or more functions of the camera device may be enabled or disabled. For example, a cooling function of the camera device may be enabled or a characteristic of video streamed by the camera device may be modified. The function may be re-enabled or re-disabled after the solar event.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventor: Christopher Stone
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Patent number: 11537921Abstract: A system for storing and moving data based on the location of a user or a change in location of a user is described herein. Data associated with a user may be stored at one or more storage devices associated with a location of the user. Some or all of the data associated with the user may be moved to one or more other storage devices if, for example, the user moves to a different location or is expected to move to a different location, so that the user's data may be more efficiently accessed by the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Frances Bevan, David Markowitz, Gary Michael Rekstad, Jr., Jae Sim, Christopher Stone
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Publication number: 20220368962Abstract: Data (e.g., images, video, data fields, character strings, logos, etc.) may be analyzed to identify common elements and differentiating elements, and the elements may be respectively transmitted using different streams. For example, if two devices are receiving two video images that are nearly the same, a first data stream comprising the one or more identified common elements may be sent to them both, a second data stream comprising a portion of the one or more identified differentiating elements may be transmitted to the first device, and a third data stream comprising a different portion of the one or more identified differentiating elements may be transmitted to the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventor: Christopher Stone