Patents by Inventor David Patron
David Patron 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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Publication number: 20120309429Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a location based on historical data are disclosed. Generally, a location determination component receives a request for information from a wireless device, where the request is associated with at least two network access points (NAPs). The location determination component determines which of the at least two NAPs has a greater precedence and estimates a current location of the wireless device based on a known location of the current NAP and a known location of a previously-current NAP associated with the wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: Lalitha Suryanarayana, David Patron
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Patent number: 8280353Abstract: A system for storing subscriber information in a centralized location includes a processor, memory coupled to the processor, and a data storage device coupled to the processor. The data storage device includes a subscriber profile portion for storing personal information about a subscriber. The subscriber profile portion includes a subscriber identification portion for storing an identification string. The subscriber profile portion is associated with an account type portion for storing account information, a portal portion for storing portal information, and an account status portion for storing account status information. The data storage device further includes a subscription portion for storing subscription information. The subscription portion is associated with a device portion for storing device information, a services portion for storing services information, and a mobile subscription portion for storing mobile subscription information.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: David Patron, Erez Yarkoni, John Ervin Lewis
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Patent number: 8270998Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a location based on historical data are disclosed. Generally, a location determination component receives a request for information from a wireless device, where the request is associated with at least two network access points (NAPs). The location determination component determines which of the at least two NAPs has a greater precedence and estimates a current location of the wireless device based on a known location of the current NAP and a known location of a previously-current NAP associated with the wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2007Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Lalitha Suryanarayana, David Patron
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Patent number: 7996503Abstract: A dynamic repository (either storing digital data content or pointers to stored digital data content) works in conjunction with a plurality of interfaces to manage digital content and digital rights policies associated with one or more users. Digital rights policies are unique to each user and such policies define access to digital content in the repository. The user's digital rights policy indicates the level of access a user has to digital content in the repository (e.g., the policy could indicate that the user has authorized access to a particular file for a period of seven days). The interfaces linked with the content repository are used to access and manipulate the digital data content (based upon each user's digital rights policy) and the digital rights policies stored in the content repository.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2002Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Paul F. Van Vleck, Dinesh Nadarajah, David Patron, Michael F. Grannan
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Publication number: 20110092153Abstract: A system for storing subscriber information in a centralized location includes a processor, memory coupled to the processor, and a data storage device coupled to the processor. The data storage device includes a subscriber profile portion for storing personal information about a subscriber. The subscriber profile portion includes a subscriber identification portion for storing an identification string. The subscriber profile portion is associated with an account type portion for storing account information, a portal portion for storing portal information, and an account status portion for storing account status information. The data storage device further includes a subscription portion for storing subscription information. The subscription portion is associated with a device portion for storing device information, a services portion for storing services information, and a mobile subscription portion for storing mobile subscription information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: David Patron, Erez Yarkoni, John Ervin Lewis
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Patent number: 7870216Abstract: An instant message enabled device and method are provided. The method may include accessing at least one control policy for usage of an instant messaging (IM) service using an IM enabled client device. The method may also include installing data related to the at least one control policy at the IM enabled client device to modify functionality of the IM enabled client device to comply with the at least one control policy.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: David Patron, Sreenivasa Gorti
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Patent number: 7870593Abstract: A list of video programs downloadable via a digital subscriber line, including a presently-unavailable video program and its associated date of download availability, is presented to a user. A user selection of the video program is received. Based on the user selection, an entry is added to a download schedule to schedule downloading the video program on or after its associated date of download availability. The video program is downloaded via the digital subscriber line based on the download schedule.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2002Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: ATT Knowledge Ventures, L.P.Inventors: Bruce E. Stuckman, Michael Grannan, Robert R. Bushey, Russell W. White, Benjamin A. Knott, David Patron
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Patent number: 7831240Abstract: A system for storing subscriber information in a centralized location includes a processor, memory coupled to the processor, and a data storage device coupled to the processor. The data storage device includes a subscriber profile portion for storing personal information about a subscriber. The subscriber profile portion includes a subscriber identification portion for storing an identification string. The subscriber profile portion is associated with an account type portion for storing account information, a portal portion for storing portal information, and an account status portion for storing account status information. The data storage device further includes a subscription portion for storing subscription information. The subscription portion is associated with a device portion for storing device information, a services portion for storing services information, and a mobile subscription portion for storing mobile subscription information.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: David Patron, Erez Yarkoni, John Ervin Lewis
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Publication number: 20100020956Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method to configure and operate a residential telecommunications system. The system may include a residential gateway configured to receive a call and to output call information associated with the call to a telephony feature-processing framework. The system may also include the telephony feature-processing framework configured to activate at least one telephony feature module integrated in the framework in response to receiving the associated call information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Sreenivasa Rao Gorti, David Patron, Anil Kumar Doradla
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Patent number: 7620058Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method to configure and operate a residential local area network (LAN) based telephone system. The illustrated system provides a residential gateway configured to receive a telephone call and process the call based on user configured options. The user-configured options can be provided by telephony feature processing modules (TFPM)s that operate in a Session Initiated Protocol Proxy Framework (SIP-PF). The TFPMs can send, receive and process calls and call data to control network devices such as network telephones.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2005Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sreenivasa Rao Gorti, David Patron, Anil Kumar Doradla
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Publication number: 20090216892Abstract: Systems and methods to download digital data files are provided. A particular method includes sending authentication data and a request to download a digital data file from a portable computing device to a remote network device via a first network access point. A first portion of the digital data file is received at the portable computing device. The first portion does not include a remaining portion of the digital data file. Communication is established between the portable computing device and a second network access point after communication is lost between the portable computing device and the first network access point and before the remaining portion of the digital data file is received. The remaining portion of the digital data file is received at the portable computing device without sending a second request related to downloading the digital data file.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2009Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Michael Grannan, Lalitha Suryanarayana, David Patron
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Publication number: 20090157754Abstract: A system for storing subscriber information in a centralized location includes a processor, memory coupled to the processor, and a data storage device coupled to the processor. The data storage device includes a subscriber profile portion for storing personal information about a subscriber. The subscriber profile portion includes a subscriber identification portion for storing an identification string. The subscriber profile portion is associated with an account type portion for storing account information, a portal portion for storing portal information, and an account status portion for storing account status information. The data storage device further includes a subscription portion for storing subscription information. The subscription portion is associated with a device portion for storing device information, a services portion for storing services information, and a mobile subscription portion for storing mobile subscription information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: David Patron, Erez Yarkoni, John Ervin Lewis
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Patent number: 7533158Abstract: The present disclosure is directed generally to a method and system to handle downloads of digital data files to portable computing devices. In a particular embodiment, the system includes a first system access point responsive to a first wireless access point at a first location; a second system access point responsive to a second wireless access point at a second location; and a central facility. The central facility includes a computer having a user sign-on module to permit wireless download access to digital data files by a portable device within communication range of at least one of the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point. The central facility includes a digital data file download status memory, the status memory including an indication of download status and including an indication of the portion of a requested digital data file that has been downloaded.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2003Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Michael Grannan, Lalitha Suryanarayana, David Patron
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Patent number: 7454195Abstract: A system for storing subscriber information in a centralized location includes a processor, memory coupled to the processor, and a data storage device coupled to the processor. The data storage device includes a subscriber profile portion for storing personal information about a subscriber. The subscriber profile portion includes a subscriber identification portion for storing an identification string. The subscriber profile portion is associated with an account type portion for storing account information, a portal portion for storing portal information, and an account status portion for storing account status information. The data storage device further includes a subscription portion for storing subscription information. The subscription portion is associated with a device portion for storing device information, a services portion for storing services information, and a mobile subscription portion for storing mobile subscription information.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2002Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: AT&T Mobility II, LLCInventors: John Ervin Lewis, Erez Yarkoni, David Patron
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Patent number: 7343174Abstract: In a particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a system including a customer authentication and payment server, a merchant data server, a merchant network, and a merchant station. The merchant data server is coupled to a public data network and the public data network is coupled to the customer authentication and payment server. The merchant network is coupled to the merchant data server and the merchant station. The merchant station includes a communication interface to provide for wireless communication with customers located within a wireless coverage area using an ad hoc connection.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2003Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: AT&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P.Inventors: Lalitha Suryanarayana, Michael F. Grannan, David Patron
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Publication number: 20070232329Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a location based on historical data are disclosed. Generally, a location determination component receives a request for information from a wireless device, where the request is associated with at least two network access points (NAPs). The location determination component determines which of the at least two NAPs has a greater precedence and estimates a current location of the wireless device based on a known location of the current NAP and a known location of a previously-current NAP associated with the wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Lalitha Suryanarayana, David Patron
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Publication number: 20070214001Abstract: An instant message enabled device and method are provided. The method may include accessing at least one control policy for usage of an instant messaging (IM) service using an IM enabled client device. The method may also include installing data related to the at least one control policy at the IM enabled client device to modify functionality of the IM enabled client device to comply with the at least one control policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2007Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, LPInventors: David Patron, Sreenivasa Gorti
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Publication number: 20070188902Abstract: Systems and methods to alert content subscribers that content recording space is running low are described. The subscriber is provided a chance to remotely manage their system to accommodate the storage requirements for future, planned recordings. Embodiments can include any type of content recording device, including but not limited to audio, video, data recording devices. In addition to content recording devices and systems, embodiments can include any device or system which may require user/subscriber decisions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2006Publication date: August 16, 2007Inventors: David Patron, Peter Lowrie, Sreenivasa Gorti, Donald Garofalo
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Patent number: 7242950Abstract: A plurality of wireless network access points (NAPs) each having a known location are provided. The wireless NAPs comprise shorter-range NAPs and longer-range NAPs. An associated precedence is assigned to each of the NAPs. A history database is to track a sequence of the NAPs accessed by a wireless device in a session. If a request for information from the wireless device is received by at least two of the NAPs, a processor determines which of the at least two NAPs has a greatest precedence and assigns same as a current NAP. The processor estimates a current location of the wireless device based on the known location of the current NAP and the known location of a previously-current NAP for the wireless device from the history database.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2003Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.Inventors: Lalitha Suryanarayana, David Patron
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Patent number: 7209957Abstract: A request is received from a parent or guardian of a minor to sign up for an Instant Messaging (IM) service on behalf of the minor. The parent or guardian creates a profile comprising one or more control policies for usage of the IM service by the minor using a Web-based profile administrator interface. Thereafter, a request is received by an IM server from the minor to log on to the IM service using a client device. The IM server communicates information from the profile to the client device to modify the functionality of the client device to comply with at least one policy in the profile.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2003Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.Inventors: David Patron, Sreenivasa Rao Gorti