Patents by Inventor Douglas Will

Douglas Will 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).

  • Systems and methods for configuring devices
    Patent number: 9742825
    Abstract: Systems and methods for configuring devices are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving an output signal representing user rights relating to a requested data and processing the output signal to generate validation data. The method can also comprise transmitting the validation data to a source of the requested data, wherein the validation data facilitates the transmission of the requested data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Will, Joshua Seiden, Thomas Day, Derek Johnson, Shawn Kercher
  • Virtual channel map masking
    Patent number: 9009756
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods and systems for adding or removing virtual channels from a terminal. A controller may send a virtual channel map to one or more terminals. The controller may also send a bitmask to one or more terminals. Each bit of the bitmask may indicate whether a virtual channel should be ignored. The channels that a terminal is permitted to receive may be altered by updating the bitmask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Will, Kenneth Troy
  • Systems And Methods For Configuring Devices
    Publication number: 20140280741
    Abstract: Systems and methods for configuring devices are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving an output signal representing user rights relating to a requested data and processing the output signal to generate validation data. The method can also comprise transmitting the validation data to a source of the requested data, wherein the validation data facilitates the transmission of the requested data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Will, Joshua Seiden, Thomas Day, Derek Johnson, Shawn Kercher
  • Virtual Channel Map Masking
    Publication number: 20120266204
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods and systems for adding or removing virtual channels from a terminal. A controller may send a virtual channel map to one or more terminals. The controller may also send a bitmask to one or more terminals. Each bit of the bitmask may indicate whether a virtual channel should be ignored. The channels that a terminal is permitted to receive may be altered by updating the bitmask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Will, Kenneth Troy
  • Method and system of providing media signals to hotels
    Publication number: 20060041914
    Abstract: A method and system of providing media services to a hotel. The method and system include receiving media signals at a hotel from a media provider located remotely from the hotel that represent media services provided to the hotel for in-room usage. The method and system includes storing data relating to the in-room usage of the media services at the remotely located media provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Joshua Seiden, Douglas Will