Patents by Inventor Derek H. Bao

Derek H. Bao 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).

  • Unified electronic program guide
    Patent number: 9237370
    Abstract: A device may receive a request for an electronic program guide from a user device and determine a location of the user device. The device may determine, based on the determining that the user device is located in a first location, a group of different types of networks available to the user device and may provide, based on the determined group of different types of networks available to the user device, the electronic program guide for display. The electronic program guide may include a network identifier for each of one or more available channels associated with each of the determined group of different types of networks, and a content identifier associated with a respective one of the one or more available channels associated with each of the determined group of different types of networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Lalit R. Kotecha, Lee K. Tjio, William H. Stone, Reza Okhravi, Stanley A. Zadrozny, Derek H. Bao
  • Application-based biasing of frequency bands
    Patent number: 9025535
    Abstract: A method performed by a network device includes receiving a request for a service or an application and determining a type of the service or the application selecting a frequency band to provide the service or the application from among multiple frequency bands, where a selection of the frequency band is based on the type of the service or the application. The method further includes providing the service or the application on the selected frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Macias, Derek H. Bao
  • UNIFIED ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE
    Publication number: 20140196093
    Abstract: A device may receive a request for an electronic program guide from a user device and determine a location of the user device. The device may determine, based on the determining that the user device is located in a first location, a group of different types of networks available to the user device and may provide, based on the determined group of different types of networks available to the user device, the electronic program guide for display. The electronic program guide may include a network identifier for each of one or more available channels associated with each of the determined group of different types of networks, and a content identifier associated with a respective one of the one or more available channels associated with each of the determined group of different types of networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Lalit R. Kotecha, Lee K. Tjio, William H. Stone, Reza Okhravi, Stanley A. Zadrozny, Derek H. Bao
  • Optimizing use of network resources by small cells and/or user devices of a venue
    Patent number: 8693953
    Abstract: A device receives first information about a wireless communication service within a venue. The device further receives, from one or more small cells within the venue, second information about traffic load of the one or more small cells. The device generates third information based on the first information and the second information. The third information assigns network resources to one or more services provided to mobile devices, within the venue, via the small cells. The device transmits the third information to configure the one or more small cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sergio Aguirre, Derek H. Bao, Lalit Ratilal Kotecha, David Chiang
  • Optimizing delivery of streams
    Patent number: 8521141
    Abstract: A device receives, from one or more base stations, first information about bandwidth resources of the one or more base stations. The device further receives, from one or more content providers, second information about streams of content provided by the one or more content providers to user devices via the one or more base stations. The device generates third information based on the first information and the second information. The third information assigns a portion of the bandwidth resources to each one of the streams. The device transmits the third information to configure the one or more base stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sergio Aguirre, Lalit Ratilal Kotecha, Derek H. Bao, David Chiang
  • OPTIMIZING USE OF NETWORK RESOURCES BY SMALL CELLS AND/OR USER DEVICES OF A VENUE
    Publication number: 20130078925
    Abstract: A device receives first information about a wireless communication service within a venue. The device further receives, from one or more small cells within the venue, second information about traffic load of the one or more small cells. The device generates third information based on the first information and the second information. The third information assigns network resources to one or more services provided to mobile devices, within the venue, via the small cells. The device transmits the third information to configure the one or more small cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Sergio AGUIRRE, Derek H. BAO, Lalit Ratilal KOTECHA, David CHIANG
  • OPTIMIZING DELIVERY OF STREAMS
    Publication number: 20130072167
    Abstract: A device receives, from one or more base stations, first information about bandwidth resources of the one or more base stations. The device further receives, from one or more content providers, second information about streams of content provided by the one or more content providers to user devices via the one or more base stations. The device generates third information based on the first information and the second information. The third information assigns a portion of the bandwidth resources to each one of the streams. The device transmits the third information to configure the one or more base stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Sergio AGUIRRE, Lalit Ratilal KOTECHA, Derek H. BAO, David CHIANG
  • APPLICATION-BASED BIASING OF FREQUENCY BANDS
    Publication number: 20100316004
    Abstract: A method performed by a network device includes receiving a request for a service or an application and determining a type of the service or the application selecting a frequency band to provide the service or the application from among multiple frequency bands, where a selection of the frequency band is based on the type of the service or the application. The method further includes providing the service or the application on the selected frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc
    Inventors: John F. MACIAS, Derek H. Bao