Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Sershen

Daniel J. Sershen 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: 10091553
    Abstract: A video content distribution method is provided that comprises transmitting, by a video content distribution server, an initial portion of a scalable video file associated with a video to a mobile communication device via a first communication channel, transmitting an additional portion of the scalable video file to the mobile communication device via a second communication channel, and reconstructing, by the mobile communication device, at least some of the scalable video file based on reconstruction data using the initial portion and the additional portion of the scalable video file. The method also comprises playing, by the mobile communication device, at least a portion of the video at an initial resolution and frame rate based on the initial portion of the scalable video file and at least a portion of the video at an improved resolution and frame rate based on the reconstructed at least some of the scalable video file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Lyle T. Bertz, James W. Norris, Daniel J. Sershen
  • Patent number: 9384498
    Abstract: A method of transmitting digital content via a communication network. The method comprises receiving by a computer a request for a uniform resource identifier (URI), determining by a computer based on the request for the uniform resource identifier a communication service provider associated with a communication device, and when the communication service provider is affiliated with a digital content custom delivery offer building system, transmitting by a computer an image file to be presented by the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Stephen J. Bye, Lyle W. Paczkowski, Daniel J. Sershen
  • Patent number: 9215180
    Abstract: A method of transmitting digital content via a communication network. The method comprises receiving by a computer a request for a uniform resource identifier (URI), determining by a computer based on the request for the uniform resource identifier a communication service provider associated with a communication device, and when the communication service provider is affiliated with a digital content custom delivery offer building system, transmitting by a computer an image file to be presented by the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Stephen J. Bye, Daniel J. Sershen
  • Patent number: 9015068
    Abstract: A method of transmitting digital content. The method comprises receiving an electronic shopping cart identifying at least a first shopping item and determining that the first shopping item is an item of digital content based on analyzing the electronic shopping cart. The method further comprises analyzing a demand for communication network resources and estimating a congestion of a communication network, building a plurality of offers for wirelessly transmitting the first shopping item to a wireless communication device based on analyzing the demand for communication network resources and based on estimating the congestion of the communication network. The method further comprises transmitting the plurality of offers, receiving a selection of one of the offers, and transmitting the digital content based on the selected offer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Stephen J. Bye, Lyle W. Paczkowski, Daniel J. Sershen
  • Patent number: 8954588
    Abstract: A method of transmitting digital content via a communication network. The method comprises receiving by a computer a request for a plurality of options for delivering the digital content via a communication network, determining by a computer a demand for resources of the communication network, and creating a congestion model modeling a congestion of the communication network. The method further comprises building by a computer a plurality of options for delivering the digital content based on the determined demand for resources of the communication network and based on the congestion model, transmitting by a computer the plurality of options, receiving by a computer a boundary reservation, creating by a computer at least one uncommitted reservation based on the boundary reservation, modifying by a computer the determined demand for resources of the communication network based on the uncommitted reservation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Stephen J. Bye, Daniel J. Sershen