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).

  • Patent number: 10930140
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Stone, David Yorkey, Kenneth Egan, Dustin Addison, Ryan Cunningham
  • Patent number: 10904854
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Frances Bevan, David Markowitz, Michael Rekstad, Jae Sim, Christopher Stone
  • Patent number: 10901473
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for a power adapter. The power adapter may provide power to a computing device. The power adapter may comprise a wireless access point or other communication system. The computing device may be configured to access the wireless access point or other communications systems in the power adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Francisco, Christopher Stone, Ted Grauch
  • Publication number: 20200401417
    Abstract: Multiple User Interface (UI) states may be identified and encoded into encoded UI states. Each of the encoded UI states may comprise an image of one or more of the UI states and metadata associating the encoded UI state with one or more other encoded UI states that comprise an image of a UI state that is navigationally related to one or more of the UI states encoded in the encoded UI state. A portion of the encoded UI states may be communicated to one or more user devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Stone, Frances Bevan, Michael Rekstad
  • Patent number: 10867615
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Ross Gilson, Michael Sallas, Scott David Kurtz, Gary Skrabutenas, Christopher Stone
  • Publication number: 20200382817
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Sallas, David de Andrade, Christopher Stone
  • Patent number: 10757455
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Sallas, David DeAndrade, Christopher Stone
  • Publication number: 20200243103
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Ross Gilson, Michael Sallas, Scott David Kurtz, Gary Skrabutenas, Christopher Stone
  • Patent number: 10705854
    Abstract: Multiple User Interface (UI) states may be identified and encoded into encoded UI states. Each of the encoded UI states may comprise an image of one or more of the UI states and metadata associating the encoded UI state with one or more other encoded UI states that comprise an image of a UI state that is navigationally related to one or more of the UI states encoded in the encoded UI state. A portion of the encoded UI states may be communicated to one or more user devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Stone, Frances Bevan, Michael Rekstad
  • Publication number: 20200213142
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for a power adapter. The power adapter may provide power to a computing device. The power adapter may comprise a wireless access point or other communication system. The computing device may be configured to access the wireless access point or other communications systems in the power adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Francisco, Christopher Stone, Ted Grauch
  • Publication number: 20200193803
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph Thomas Rodolico, Christopher Stone, Ross Gilson
  • Publication number: 20200092589
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher Stone
  • Patent number: 10587657
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to tracking commands and data received from many sources. A device may receive a command from a user and forward the command to a network device. The device may also receive data from the network device and may determine whether the received data indicates that a previously forwarded command was received by the network device. If the received data does not indicate that the command was received, the device may perform one or more actions, such as resending the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Stone
  • Patent number: 10567178
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for a power adapter. The power adapter may provide power to a computing device. The power adapter may comprise a wireless access point or other communication system. The computing device may be configured to access the wireless access point or other communications systems in the power adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Francisco, Christopher Stone, Ted Grauch
  • Patent number: 10535252
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Thomas Rodolico, Christopher Stone, Ross Gilson
  • Patent number: 10459879
    Abstract: A method receives, by a first user device, content from a second user device. The content was previously provided through a transmission from a distribution system to the second user device. The method receives, by the first user device from the second user device, transmission data indicative of the previous transmission of the content from the distribution system to the second user device. The method sends, by the first user device to a server, a request for program data associated with the content. Responsive to the request, the method receives, by the first user device, the program data that identifies a title of the content. The program data is identified using the transmission data that is specific to the previous transmission of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Stone, Patrick Leary
  • Patent number: 10430720
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Frances Bevan, David Markowitz, Michael Rekstad, Jae Sim, Christopher Stone
  • Patent number: 10390054
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Stone
  • Publication number: 20190171959
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Frances Bevan, David Markowitz, Michael Rekstad, Jae Sim, Christopher Stone
  • Publication number: 20190132620
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Sallas, David DeAndrade, Christopher Stone