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).

  • Publication number: 20160314803
    Abstract: Systems and methods are configured to process audio signals to identify content-types. Audio content is received at an audio decoder which decodes the audio content. The decoded audio content is segmented into frames by applying a windowing function to a given audio frame using a window having a time width related to a delay time of the decoder. A power spectrum estimate of a given frame is determined. A mel filter bank is applied to the power spectrum of the frame. A DCT matrix is applied to filter bank energies to generate a DCT output. A log of the DCT output is used to generate a mel coefficient 1. A threshold for the content is dynamically determined. The mel coefficient 1 and the dynamically determined threshold are used to detect a near silence between content-types and to identify the content-types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Troy Christopher Stone, Wayne Roy Lappi
  • Patent number: 9413733
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for controlling a plurality of electronic devices are disclosed. An accessory device may monitor one or more frequency bands to capture data transmitted between two devices during a pairing process. The accessory device may utilize data to capture subsequent RF signals transmitted from one of the devices. The accessory device may then intercept commands and data from multiple devices, establish pairing relationships with computing devices, and operatively control computing devices in accordance with the intercepted commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Sallas, Christopher Stone
  • Patent number: 9354685
    Abstract: A first device (such as a power supply) may detect a power anomaly and provide a warning to a second device that is powered by the first device. For example, if there are conditions indicating an increased likelihood of a power outage (e.g., a brownout period, one or more voltage spikes, etc.), then the first device may notify the second device, and in response, the second device may take protective action. Examples of protective action may include, but are not limited to, saving certain data (e.g., critical data) to non-volatile data storage, initiating a shut-down procedure, warning a user of the second device, etc. As the warning and/or other communications between the power supply and powered device may be wireless, various example techniques for wirelessly pairing the devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Stone, Ross Gilson, Michael Sallas, Edward R. Grauch
  • Publication number: 20160132784
    Abstract: A mobile storage system is disclosed that in one aspect identifies a geographical location change of a user, such as movement from a first geographical location to a second geographical location. In response, the mobile storage system may move the user's information to a storage device associated with the second geographical location so that the user's information may be accessed by the user more efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Frances Bevan, David Markowitz, Michael Rekstad, Jae Sim, Christopher Stone
  • Patent number: 9295022
    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: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC.
    Inventors: Frances Bevan, David Markowitz, Michael Rekstad, Jae Sim, Christopher Stone
  • Publication number: 20160072854
    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: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: Christopher Stone
  • Publication number: 20150365386
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for controlling a plurality of electronic devices are disclosed. An accessory device may monitor one or more frequency bands to capture data transmitted between two devices during a pairing process. The accessory device may utilize data to capture subsequent RF signals transmitted from one of the devices. The accessory device may then intercept commands and data from multiple devices, establish pairing relationships with computing devices, and operatively control computing devices in accordance with the intercepted commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Sallas, Christopher Stone
  • Publication number: 20150341680
    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: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Sallas, David DeAndrade, Christopher Stone
  • Patent number: 9129217
    Abstract: A mobile storage system is disclosed that in one aspect identifies a geographical location change of a user, such as movement from a first geographical location to a second geographical location. In response, the mobile storage system may move the user's information to a storage device associated with the second geographical location so that the user's information may be accessed by the user more efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Frances Bevan, David Markowitz, Michael Rekstad, Jae Sim, Christopher Stone
  • Publication number: 20150215278
    Abstract: Dynamic configuration of identifiers of a computing device is described. A computing device may assign identifiers to interfaces, and may send one or more requests through one or more of the interfaces to access a network. A response to the request may be analyzed to determine whether it includes a code that the device understands to be from the network. If the response did not include such a code, the device may determine whether to re-assign the identifier currently assigned to a primary or default interface to another interface of the multiple interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Stone
  • Patent number: 9065882
    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: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Stone
  • Publication number: 20140328510
    Abstract: A method for determining the position and its statistical uncertainty of a fission semi-track in a crystal based on detecting the tip and etch figure of a fission semi-track in a series of transmitted light images. A computer software program for: detecting the tip and etch figure of a fission semi-track in a series of transmitted light images and assessing the viability of the tip using a scoring equation; writing to and loading from a computer database of fission semi-tracks; modifying the scoring equation for assessing fission semi-track tip viability based on the contents of the computer database. A computer database consisting of transmitted light images of fission semi-tracks. A method for determining the statistical probability that a fission semi-track is a real fission semi-track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Apatite to Zircon, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Allen Donelick, Calvin Loncaric, Colin O"Byrne, Leif Gaebler, Thea Rose Osinski, Zachary Dodds, Mary Rachel Stimson, Peter Adrien, Colin Bundschu, Elijah Omernick, Christopher Stone
  • Publication number: 20140321699
    Abstract: A method for determining the position and its statistical uncertainty of a confined fission track in a crystal based on detecting confined fission track tips in a series of transmitted light images. A computer software program for: detecting confined fission track tips in a series of transmitted light images and assessing the viability of each tip using a scoring equation; writing to and loading from a computer database of confined fission tracks; modifying the scoring equation for assessing confined fission track tip viability based on the contents of the computer database. A computer database consisting of transmitted light images of confined fission tracks. A method for determining the statistical probability that a confined fission track is a real confined fission track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Apatite to Zircon, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Allen Donelick, Calvin Loncaric, Colin O"Byrne, Leif Gaebler, Thea Rose Osinski, Zachary Dodds, Mary Rachel Stimson, Peter Adrien, Colin Bundschu, Elijah Omernick, Christopher Stone
  • Publication number: 20140297582
    Abstract: A mobile storage system is disclosed that in one aspect identifies a geographical location change of a user, such as movement from a first geographical location to a second geographical location. In response, the mobile storage system may move the user's information to a storage device associated with the second geographical location so that the user's information may be accessed by the user more efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Frances Bevan, David Markowitz, Michael Rekstad, Jae Sim, Christopher Stone
  • Publication number: 20140281597
    Abstract: A first device (such as a power supply) may detect a power anomaly and provide a warning to a second device that is powered by the first device. For example, if there are conditions indicating an increased likelihood of a power outage (e.g., a brownout period, one or more voltage spikes, etc.), then the first device may notify the second device, and in response, the second device may take protective action. Examples of protective action may include, but are not limited to, saving certain data (e.g., critical data) to non-volatile data storage, initiating a shut-down procedure, warning a user of the second device, etc. As the warning and/or other communications between the power supply and powered device may be wireless, various example techniques for wirelessly pairing the devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Stone, Ross Gilson, Michael Sallas, Edward R. Grauch
  • Patent number: D737786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Loretan, Edward Grauch, Michael Jou, Christopher Stone, Ashley Moran
  • Patent number: D752529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Loretan, Edward Grauch, Michael Jou, Christopher Stone, Ashley Moran
  • Patent number: D755761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Reynolds, Edward R. Grauch, Christopher Stone
  • Patent number: D756338
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Jou, Thomas Loretan, Edward R. Grauch, Christopher Stone, Ashley Moran
  • Patent number: D756976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Jou, Thomas Loretan, Edward R. Grauch, Christopher Stone, Ashley Moran