Patents by Inventor Derek T. Harrar
Derek T. Harrar 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: 20230353703Abstract: A system and method for facilitating, selecting, or otherwise providing access to electronic content and services. Access to the content and services may be provided in such a manner as to facilitate access to higher quality forms of the content. The higher quality forms of the content may relate to any number of characteristics associated with displaying, transmitting, compressing, securing, and/or otherwise manipulating the content to more suitable forms relative to another form.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Derek T. Harrar, Jack M. Birnbaum
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Patent number: 11641442Abstract: A system and method to facilitating selecting or otherwise providing access to electronic content and services. Access to the content and services may be provided in such as a manner as to facilitate access to higher quality forms of the content. The higher quality forms of the content may be relate to any number of characteristics associated with displaying, transmitting, compressing, securing, and/or otherwise manipulating the content to more suitable forms relative to another form.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Derek T. Harrar, Jack M. Birnbaum
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Patent number: 11392959Abstract: A method of testing a managed networked video-delivery devices or delivery devices at a base location consists of the following steps. A customer disconnection notice is issued to a service provider resulted in a disconnection event/state of the delivery device. A series of tests are conducted on the delivery device at the customer location. Reprogramming and resetting operations are carried out on the delivery device simultaneously with the disconnection event/state occurring at the service provider prior to retrieval of the device from the customer location, to prepare the delivery device for future use prior to receipt thereof by the service provider.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: ZODIAC SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Derek T Harrar, Richard Neill, Valerii Grishin
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Publication number: 20220166950Abstract: A system and method to facilitating selecting or otherwise providing access to electronic content and services. Access to the content and services may be provided in such as a manner as to facilitate access to higher quality forms of the content. The higher quality forms of the content may be relate to any number of characteristics associated with displaying, transmitting, compressing, securing, and/or otherwise manipulating the content to more suitable forms relative to another form.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Derek T. Harrar, Jack M. Birnbaum
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Patent number: 11284036Abstract: A system and method to facilitating selecting or otherwise providing access to electronic content and services. Access to the content and services may be provided in such as a manner as to facilitate access to higher quality forms of the content. The higher quality forms of the content may be relate to any number of characteristics associated with displaying, transmitting, compressing, securing, and/or otherwise manipulating the content to more suitable forms relative to another form.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Derek T. Harrar, Jack M. Birnbaum
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Publication number: 20210029323Abstract: A system and method to facilitating selecting or otherwise providing access to electronic content and services. Access to the content and services may be provided in such as a manner as to facilitate access to higher quality forms of the content. The higher quality forms of the content may be relate to any number of characteristics associated with displaying, transmitting, compressing, securing, and/or otherwise manipulating the content to more suitable forms relative to another form.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Derek T. Harrar, Jack M. Birnbaum
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Patent number: 10778930Abstract: A system and method to facilitating selecting or otherwise providing access to electronic content and services. Access to the content and services may be provided in such as a manner as to facilitate access to higher quality forms of the content. The higher quality forms of the content may be relate to any number of characteristics associated with displaying, transmitting, compressing, securing, and/or otherwise manipulating the content to more suitable forms relative to another form.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2007Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Derek T. Harrar, Jack M. Birnbaum
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Patent number: 10349132Abstract: A method and system of limiting recording demands on digital video recorders and other media records. The limiting being facilitated through analysis of programs and other media available from one or more network resources associated with and/or having capabilities to provide media to the recording element. The network resources may be associated with provider resources, customer resources, and/or any other resource in communication with the recording element.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Derek T. Harrar, Roger J. Godin, Robin L. Opie, Robert Gaydos
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Publication number: 20150040171Abstract: A method and system of limiting recording demands on digital video recorders and other media records. The limiting being facilitated through analysis of programs and other media available from one or more network resources associated with and/or having capabilities to provide media to the recording element. The network resources may be associated with provider resources, customer resources, and/or any other resource in communication with the recording element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Derek T. Harrar, Roger J. Godin, Robin L. Opie, Robert Gaydos
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Patent number: 8839319Abstract: A method and system of limiting recording demands on digital video recorders and other media records. The limiting being facilitated through analysis of programs and other media available from one or more network resources associated with and/or having capabilities to provide media to the recording element. The network resources may be associated with provider resources, customer resources, and/or any other resource in communication with the recording element.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2006Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Comcast Cable Holdings, LLCInventors: Derek T. Harrar, Roger J. Godin, Robin L. Opie, Robert Gaydos
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Publication number: 20090119708Abstract: System and method for providing accessing to media available through a media output device. The access being facilitated through user interaction with user interface displayed on the media output device. The user interface may be displayed on the media output device without requiring the media output device to support graphical rendering associated with generating the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2007Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: COMCAST CABLE HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Derek T. Harrar, John May
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Publication number: 20090083820Abstract: A method and system for re-transmitting television signals or other signals over a network. The re-transmission optionally being selected on dynamic basis according to demand for particular signals, wherein the re-transmitted signal may be changed as the demand for particular signals change. The signal demand may be determined from votes or other measures of subscriber inputs/desires.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2007Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: COMCAST CABLE HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Derek T. Harrar, Andrew I. Rosenburg, Gerard J. Lewis, JR., Richard C. Gasloli
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Publication number: 20080301749Abstract: A system and method to facilitating selecting or otherwise providing access to electronic content and services. Access to the content and services may be provided in such as a manner as to facilitate access to higher quality forms of the content. The higher quality forms of the content may be relate to any number of characteristics associated with displaying, transmitting, compressing, securing, and/or otherwise manipulating the content to more suitable forms relative to another form.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: COMCAST CABLE HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Derek T. Harrar, Jack M. Birnbaum
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Publication number: 20080159714Abstract: A method and system of limiting recording demands on digital video recorders and other media records. The limiting being facilitated through analysis of programs and other media available from one or more network resources associated with and/or having capabilities to provide media to the recording element. The network resources may be associated with provider resources, customer resources, and/or any other resource in communication with the recording element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Derek T. Harrar, Roger J. Godin, Robin L. Opie, Robert Gaydos