Patents by Inventor Clarke Stevens

Clarke Stevens 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: 20160171187
    Abstract: Methods and structure for Digital Rights Management (DRM) are provided. An exemplary system includes a Digital Rights Management (DRM) licensing server. The DRM licensing server is able to receive authentication information generated by a DRM module of a client device, and to receive a device identifier that uniquely distinguishes the client device from other client devices, wherein the device identifier has been generated by the DRM module. The DRM licensing server is further able to authenticate the DRM module based on the authentication information, to create a signed identifier based on the device identifier responsive to authenticating the DRM module, and to transmit the signed identifier to the client device. The system also includes an application server able to register the client device with an account at the application server, based on the signed identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Seetharama Rao Durbha, Clarke Stevens
  • Patent number: 9268922
    Abstract: Methods and structure for Digital Rights Management (DRM) are provided. An exemplary system includes a Digital Rights Management (DRM) licensing server. The DRM licensing server is able to receive authentication information generated by a DRM module of a client device, and to receive a device identifier that uniquely distinguishes the client device from other client devices, wherein the device identifier has been generated by the DRM module. The DRM licensing server is further able to authenticate the DRM module based on the authentication information, to create a signed identifier based on the device identifier responsive to authenticating the DRM module, and to transmit the signed identifier to the client device. The system also includes an application server able to register the client device with an account at the application server, based on the signed identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Seetharama Rao Durbha, Clarke Stevens
  • Publication number: 20150382339
    Abstract: An architecture for collecting and managing contextual awareness data is contemplated. The architecture may be used to implement various policies as a function of the contextual awareness data, such as but not limited to implementing dwelling specific policies depending on the contextual awareness data indicating whether one or more users are presence within a dwelling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Vikas Sarawat, Clarke Stevens
  • Publication number: 20150324554
    Abstract: Methods and structure for Digital Rights Management (DRM) are provided. An exemplary system includes a Digital Rights Management (DRM) licensing server. The DRM licensing server is able to receive authentication information generated by a DRM module of a client device, and to receive a device identifier that uniquely distinguishes the client device from other client devices, wherein the device identifier has been generated by the DRM module. The DRM licensing server is further able to authenticate the DRM module based on the authentication information, to create a signed identifier based on the device identifier responsive to authenticating the DRM module, and to transmit the signed identifier to the client device. The system also includes an application server able to register the client device with an account at the application server, based on the signed identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Seetharama Rao Durbha, Clarke Stevens
  • Patent number: 9100360
    Abstract: An architecture for collecting and managing contextual awareness data is contemplated. The architecture may be used to implement various policies as a function of the contextual awareness data, such as but not limited to implementing dwelling specific policies depending on the contextual awareness data indicating whether one or more users are presence within a dwelling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Vikas Sarawat, Clarke Stevens
  • Patent number: 9042538
    Abstract: Network architectures, methods, and operations for routing telephone calls are disclosed. A customer premise includes a conventional POTS dedicated communication line to a central office switch and a broadband connection to a data network. The central office switch and the data network are connected by a communication link. A first telephone call originated at the customer premise may be connected via the dedicated communication link. A second or subsequent call originated at the customer premise may be connected via the data network. Optionally, the same call identifier may be assigned to the first and second or subsequent calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: J. Clark Stevens, F. Joseph Glynn
  • Publication number: 20150143419
    Abstract: Administration of sessions, such as but not necessarily user interface (UI) and media sessions, is contemplated. The session administration may include transferring and/or sharing a session from one client to another without requiring an application required to process the transferred/shared session to be operational when receiving an action used to initialize session administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Amol Bhagwat, Clarke Stevens
  • Publication number: 20150142968
    Abstract: Service discovery and other operations related to enabling devices to announce, discover or otherwise control their services and/or the services offered or available from other devices is contemplated. The service discovery may facilitating service discovery for services sourced from devices inside and outside of a network and/or from devices having incompatible messaging capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Amol Bhagwat, Darshak Thakore, Clarke Stevens
  • Publication number: 20150058454
    Abstract: A method and system of ID based content delivery where the selection and transmission of content is facilitated with use of version IDs associated with each available version of each particular piece of content. A relationship may be generated between the available versions in the version IDs to facilitate determining the version ID associated with a version desired for rendering at a particular type of terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: David K. Broberg, J. Clarke Stevens, Judson D. Cary
  • Patent number: 8903944
    Abstract: A method and system of ID based content delivery where the selection and transmission of content is facilitated with use of version IDs associated with each available version of each particular piece of content. A relationship may be generated between the available versions in the version IDs to facilitate determining the version ID associated with a version desired for rendering at a particular type of terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: David K. Broberg, J. Clarke Stevens, Judson D. Cary
  • Patent number: 8856837
    Abstract: A method and system of facilitating tuning to content and/or signal streams, including capabilities to facilitate tuning when traveling from one geographical location to another where the different geographical areas may be rely on different identifiers to facilitate locating the content and/or signaling of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: J. Clarke Stevens
  • Publication number: 20140006529
    Abstract: An architecture for collecting and managing contextual awareness data is contemplated. The architecture may be used to implement various policies as a function of the contextual awareness data, such as but not limited to implementing dwelling specific policies depending on the contextual awareness data indicating whether one or more users are presence within a dwelling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Vikas Sarawat, Clarke Stevens
  • Patent number: 8542976
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for time-shifted access to media content. The time-shifted access may be facilitate with a time-shift buffer and the use of time-shift buffers to mark periods in time from which time-shifted access is to be begin according to triggering events registered at output devices being used to facilitate the time-shifted access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: J. Clarke Stevens
  • Publication number: 20130066742
    Abstract: A method and system for automating the management of an inventory of consumer items at a consumer location uses a programmed device that accepts input data and executes control logic for automating inventory management. At least one shopping list is received, a shopping list trend is established, and a smart list is generated with the control logic, in accordance with the shopping list trend, such that the smart list predictive of a next shopping list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Comcast MO Group, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Clarke Stevens, Carol L. Stimmel
  • Publication number: 20130067021
    Abstract: A method and system of ID based content delivery where the selection and transmission of content is facilitated with use of version IDs associated with each available version of each particular piece of content. A relationship may be generated between the available versions in the version IDs to facilitate determining the version ID associated with a version desired for rendering at a particular type of terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: David K. Broberg, J. Clarke Stevens, Judson D. Cary
  • Patent number: 8392247
    Abstract: Method and system of distributing advertisements for storage in a network. The stored advertisements being retrievable for insertion within or other association with services provided to a network subscriber. Identifying characteristics of the advertisement may be used to facilitate the storage thereof and identifying characteristics of the customs may be used to facilitate advertisements associated with services accessed thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Clarke Stevens
  • Patent number: 8359240
    Abstract: A method and system for automating the management of an inventory of consumer items at a consumer location uses a programmed device that accepts input data and executes control logic for automating inventory management. At least one shopping list is received, a shopping list trend is established, and a smart list is generated with the control logic, in accordance with the shopping list trend, such that the smart list predictive of a next shopping list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Comcast MO Group, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Clarke Stevens, Carol L. Stimmel
  • Publication number: 20120201239
    Abstract: Network architectures, methods, and operations for routing telephone calls are disclosed. A customer premise includes a conventional POTS dedicated communication line to a central office switch and a broadband connection to a data network. The central office switch and the data network are connected by a communication link. A first telephone call originated at the customer premise may be connected via the dedicated communication link. A second or subsequent call originated at the customer premise may be connected via the data network. Optionally, the same call identifier may be assigned to the first and second or subsequent calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: J. Clark Stevens, F. Joseph Glynn
  • Patent number: 8184793
    Abstract: Network architectures, methods, and operations for routing telephone calls are disclosed. A customer premise includes a conventional POTS dedicated communication line to a central office switch and a broadband connection to a data network. The central office switch and the data network are connected by a communication link. A first telephone call originated at the customer premise may be connected via the dedicated communication link. A second or subsequent call originated at the customer premise may be connected via the data network. Optionally, the same call identifier may be assigned to the first and second or subsequent calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: J. Clarke Stevens, F. Joseph Glynn
  • Patent number: D766444
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventor: Clarke Stevens