Patents by Inventor Douglas M. Pasko

Douglas M. Pasko 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: 9334052
    Abstract: A device receives a request for a flight path from a first location to a second location in a region. The request includes component information associated with components of UAVs in a group. The device calculates a most efficient flight path from the first location to the second location based weather information, air traffic information, obstacle information, or regulatory information associated with the region, and determines capability information for the UAVs in the group based on the component information. The device selects, from the UAVs in the group, a particular UAV that is capable of traversing the most efficient flight path based on the capability information, and generates flight path instructions for the most efficient flight path. The device provides the flight path instructions to the particular UAV to permit the particular UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the most efficient flight path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Pasko, Ashok N. Srivastava, Hani Batla, Igor Kantor, Gurpreet Ubhi
  • Publication number: 20160125740
    Abstract: A device receives a request for a flight path for a UAV from a first location to a second location, credentials for the UAV, and component information for the UAV. The device determines, based on the credentials, whether the UAV is authenticated for utilizing the device and a network, and determines whether the UAV is capable of flight based on the component information and maintenance information. The device calculates, the flight path based on capability information for the UAV and/or other information, and determines whether the UAV is capable of traversing the flight path based on the capability information and/or the other information. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path, and provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the flight path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Pasko, Ashok N. Srivastava, Hani Batla, Igor Kantor, Gurpreet Ubhi
  • Publication number: 20160111006
    Abstract: A device receives a request for a mission that includes traversal of a flight path and performance of mission operations, and presents a first user interface that requests mission information. The device receives the mission information, and determines recommended UAVs for the mission based on the mission information. The device presents information associated with the recommended UAVs, and receives a selection of a particular UAV via the first user interface. The device determines recommended mission plans based on the mission information and the particular UAV, and presents the recommended mission plans via a second user interface. The device receives a selection of a particular mission plan via the second user interface, and generates mission plan instructions for the particular mission plan. The device provides the mission plan instructions to the particular UAV to permit the particular UAV to travel the flight path and perform the mission operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ashok N. SRIVASTAVA, Douglas M. Pasko, Hani Batla, Igor Kantor, Gurpreet Ubhi
  • Publication number: 20160105702
    Abstract: A device receives instructions to record particular content and repeatedly play the recorded particular content. The device records the particular content based on the instructions, and repeatedly plays the recorded particular content based on the instructions. The device performs fraud checks based on the instructions, and determines whether the instructions are fraudulent based on the fraud checks. The device selectively provides, based on whether the instructions are fraudulent, viewership information for the particular content to a ratings device associated with a ratings entity. The viewership information for the particular content is provided to the ratings device when the instructions are not fraudulent, and is discarded when the instructions are fraudulent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Douglas M. PASKO
  • Patent number: 9311820
    Abstract: A device receives aviation information associated with aviation in a geographical region, and receives configurability options associated with the aviation information. The device analyzes the aviation information based on the configurability options to generate analyzed information, and receives a request for a flight path for a UAV to travel from a first location to a second location in the geographical region. The device calculates the flight path from the first location to the second location based on the analyzed information and capability information associated with the UAV, and generates flight path instructions for the flight path. The device provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the flight path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Hani Batla, Ashok N. Srivastava, Douglas M. Pasko, Igor Kantor, Gurpreet Ubhi
  • Patent number: 9282352
    Abstract: One or more devices, in a video content delivery network, provide real time video content to one or more devices located at a customer premise. The one or more devices also provide non-real time video content to at least one of the customer premise devices during idle time periods associated with the network and using lower effort Internet protocol (IP) transport. The non-real time video content may be broadcast, at a time after the idle time periods, by at least one of the customer premise devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: David E. McDysan, Daniel J. O'Callaghan, Stevan H. Leiden, Douglas M. Pasko, John E. Rathke
  • Publication number: 20150379874
    Abstract: A device receives a request for a flight path from a first location to a second location in a region, and calculates the flight path based on the request and based on one or more of weather information, air traffic information, obstacle information, regulatory information, or historical information associated with the region. The device determines required capabilities for the flight path based on the request, and selects, from multiple UAVs, a particular UAV based on the required capabilities for the flight path and based on a ranking of the multiple UAVs. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path, and provides the flight path instructions to the particular UAV to permit the particular UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the flight path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Gurpreet UBHI, Ashok N. SRIVASTAVA, Douglas M. PASKO, Hani BATLA, Igor KANTOR
  • Publication number: 20150336668
    Abstract: A device receives a request for a flight path from a first location to a second location in a region. The request includes component information associated with components of UAVs in a group. The device calculates a most efficient flight path from the first location to the second location based weather information, air traffic information, obstacle information, or regulatory information associated with the region, and determines capability information for the UAVs in the group based on the component information. The device selects, from the UAVs in the group, a particular UAV that is capable of traversing the most efficient flight path based on the capability information, and generates flight path instructions for the most efficient flight path. The device provides the flight path instructions to the particular UAV to permit the particular UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the most efficient flight path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Pasko, Ashok N. Srivastava, Hani Batla, Igor Kantor, Gurpreet Ubhi
  • Publication number: 20150336669
    Abstract: A device receives a request for a flight path for a UAV to travel from a first location to a second location, and determines capability information for the UAV based on component information of the UAV. The device calculates the flight path based on the capability information, identifies multiple recharging stations located on or near the flight path, and selects a recharging station from the multiple recharging stations based on one or more factors. The device generates flight path instructions, for the flight path, that instruct the UAV to stop and recharge at the recharging station. The device provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to a location of the recharging station, stop and recharge at the recharging station, and travel from the location of the recharging station to the second location via the flight path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Kantor, Ashok N. Srivastava, Douglas M. Pasko, Hani Batla, Gurpreet Ubhi
  • Publication number: 20150339933
    Abstract: A device receives aviation information associated with aviation in a geographical region, and receives configurability options associated with the aviation information. The device analyzes the aviation information based on the configurability options to generate analyzed information, and receives a request for a flight path for a UAV to travel from a first location to a second location in the geographical region. The device calculates the flight path from the first location to the second location based on the analyzed information and capability information associated with the UAV, and generates flight path instructions for the flight path. The device provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the flight path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Hani BATLA, Ashok N. Srivastava, Douglas M. Pasko, Igor Kantor, Gurpreet Ubhi
  • Publication number: 20150336667
    Abstract: A device receives a request for a flight path of UAV from a first location to a second location in a region, and determines, based on credentials associated with the UAV, whether the UAV is authenticated for utilizing the device and a network. The device determines, when the UAV is authenticated, capability information for the UAV based on the request and component information associated with the UAV. The device calculates the flight path from the first location to the second location based on the capability information and one or more of weather information, air traffic information, obstacle information, or regulatory information associated with the region. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path based on one or more of the weather information, the air traffic information, the obstacle information, or the regulatory information associated with the region, and provides the flight path instructions to the UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ashok N. SRIVASTAVA, Douglas M. PASKO, Hani BATLA, Igor KANTOR, Gurpreet UBHI
  • Patent number: 9037628
    Abstract: A device may receive, from a first peer in a network, a request for a list of one or more candidate peers from which the first peer can obtain a resource. In addition, the device may obtain the list in response to the request, determining a set of costs based on the list, and refine the list to obtain a subset list of the candidate peers based on the set of costs. Furthermore, the device may send to, the first peer, the subset list of the candidate peers from which the first peer can obtain the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Pasko, Jeffrey H. Swinton
  • Patent number: 8935408
    Abstract: A device receives, by using a first communication technique, a message from a first user device. The device identifies a profile associated with the first user device or a user of the first user device. The device further identifies, in the profile, a relevant rule, based on the message, and a second user device that is designated as a primary user device of the user associated with the profile. By using a second communication technique, the device transmits a request for instructions to the second user device based on the relevant rule, and receives the instructions from the second user device. The instructions specify a third user device selected by the user. The device generates a command based on the relevant rule. The device transmits, by using a third communication technique, the command to the third user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Pasko, David E. McDysan, Stevan H. Leiden, Daniel J. O'Callaghan, John Edward Rathke, Naseem A. Khan
  • Patent number: 8880693
    Abstract: A data store includes previously collected client data records, each previously collected client data record associated with a respective first network address. A verification module is communicatively coupled to the data store, the module configured to determine that it is a competent verification module and to receive a verification request including user data and a second network address and further configured to respond with an indication of whether the user data corresponds to the previously collected client data record identified by the first network address corresponding to the second network address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Pasko, Jeffrey H. Swinton
  • Patent number: 8856813
    Abstract: A computing device, in a video content delivery network, intercepts requested video content prior to delivery of the requested video content to a customer premise device of the network, and receives subscription and authentication information of a customer associated with the customer premise device. The computing device receives video content provider information, and validates the requested video content based on the subscription and authentication information and the video content provider information. The computing device receives capability information associated with the customer premise device, and receives bandwidth information associated with the network. The computing device determines a quality of video content, to provide to the customer premise device, based on the customer premise device capability information and the network bandwidth information, and provides, to the customer premise device, video content with the determined quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: David E. McDysan, Daniel J. O'Callaghan, Stevan H. Leiden, Douglas M. Pasko, John E. Rathke
  • Patent number: 8793400
    Abstract: A device communicates with feature peers, associated with a network, to obtain information associated with the feature peers, and receives a customer packet. The device also determines, based on the feature peer information, which of the feature peers support a feature associated with the customer packet, and determines service providers associated with the determined feature peers. The device further selects, from the determined feature peers, a set of feature peers for the customer packet to traverse when the service providers associated with the determined feature peers are also associated with the device. The device then provides a tunnel header and a feature header in the customer packet to create a modified customer packet, and forwards, based on the tunnel and feature headers, the modified customer packet to one of the feature peers in the selected set of feature peers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: David E. McDysan, Stevan H. Leiden, Douglas M. Pasko, John E. Rathke
  • Patent number: 8745125
    Abstract: A device, of a first data center, detects a power failure associated with the first data center when the first data center stops receiving power. The device further identifies a second data center for traffic to be processed by the first data center. The device also receives the traffic and routes the traffic to the second data center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: David E. McDysan, Stevan H. Leiden, Daniel J. O'Callaghan, Douglas M. Pasko, John Edward Rathke, Naseem A. Khan
  • Patent number: 8699488
    Abstract: A device communicates with feature peers, associated with a network, to obtain information associated with the feature peers, and receives a customer packet that includes a feature header. The device also modifies, based on the feature peer information, current condition state signaling, and other information, the feature header to create a modified customer packet, and determines, based on the feature peer information, the current condition state signaling, and the other information, which of the feature peers support a feature associated with the modified customer packet. The device further selects, from the determined feature peers, a set of feature peers for the modified customer packet to traverse, and forwards, based on the modified feature header, the modified customer packet to one of the feature peers in the selected set of feature peers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: David E. McDysan, Stevan H. Leiden, Douglas M. Pasko, John E. Rathke
  • Patent number: 8588232
    Abstract: A method comprising receiving, from a first node, a first packet at a network application server via a first local area network (LAN); receiving, from a second node, a second packet at the network application server via a second LAN; associating the first packet with a first VPN based on receiving the first packet via the first LAN; and associating the second packet with a second VPN based on reception of the second packet via the second LAN, wherein the first VPN and the second VPN include overlapping network address spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Pasko, Oleg Berzin
  • Publication number: 20130117385
    Abstract: A device receives, by using a first communication technique, a message from a first user device. The device identifies a profile associated with the first user device or a user of the first user device. The device further identifies, in the profile, a relevant rule, based on the message, and a second user device that is designated as a primary user device of the user associated with the profile. By using a second communication technique, the device transmits a request for instructions to the second user device based on the relevant rule, and receives the instructions from the second user device. The instructions specify a third user device selected by the user. The device generates a command based on the relevant rule. The device transmits, by using a third communication technique, the command to the third user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Douglas M. PASKO, David E. MCDYSAN, Stevan H. LEIDEN, Daniel J. O'CALLAGHAN, John Edward RATHKE, Naseem A. KHAN