Patents by Inventor Edgar V. Shrum, Jr.
Edgar V. Shrum, Jr. 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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Patent number: 8787165Abstract: Parameterized Quality of Service (QoS) may be provided. In response to receiving a registration request from a device, a determination of resource availability may be made. If resources are available to satisfy data flows to the device, a flow priority may be established and the device may be added to the priority queue configuration. If the device later requests establishment of a data flow, the data flow may be transmitted at the established flow priority.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventor: Edgar V. Shrum, Jr.
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Patent number: 8782228Abstract: Side loading of content elements is provided. A selection of a content element from a terminal device may be received and a content format associated with the terminal device may be identified. If the content element is not available in the identified content format, the content element may be transcoded from a current content format to the identified content format and the content element may be transferred to the terminal device in the identified content format.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, Jr., Francisco Gonzalez
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Patent number: 8762576Abstract: Side loading of content elements is provided. A selection of a content element from a terminal device may be received and a content format associated with the terminal device may be identified. If the content element is not available in the identified content format, the content element may be transcoded from a current content format to the identified content format and the content element may be transferred to the terminal device in the identified content format.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, Jr., Francisco Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20140116772Abstract: Secured broadband devices and methods for providing broadband communication are provided. A broadband device may include a housing, at least one broadband component, and a securing mechanism. The at least one broadband component may be situated within the housing and configured to receive a broadband signal. Additionally, the at least one broadband component may be configured to output at least a portion of the broadband signal for receipt by one or more external devices. The securing mechanism configured to secure the housing to an electrical outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, JR., Francisco Gonzalez, John Civiletto
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Patent number: 8644774Abstract: Secured broadband devices and methods for providing broadband communication are provided. A broadband device may include a housing, at least one broadband component, and a securing mechanism. The at least one broadband component may be situated within the housing and configured to receive a broadband signal. Additionally, the at least one broadband component may be configured to output at least a portion of the broadband signal for receipt by one or more external devices. The securing mechanism configured to secure the housing to an electrical outlet.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, Jr., Francisco Gonzalez, John Civiletto
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Publication number: 20140025769Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for intelligent caching of content items are provided. A content item may be received by a caching device from a content provider based at least in part on a first request from a user. The caching device may determine a content viewing profile. The caching device may direct storage of the received content item for later retrieval. Additionally, the caching device may provide the stored content item to the user in response to a second request for the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, JR., John Civiletto
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Publication number: 20140026160Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for delivering content are provided. A request for desired content may be received by a content management server from a customer device associated with a customer. The content management server may include one or more computers. Additionally, the content management server may determine whether the customer device is in communication with one or more additional devices associated with the customer. Based at least in part upon the communication determination, the content management server may determine whether the customer device is located within a subscription area for the customer. Based at least in part upon the determination of whether the customer device is located within the subscription area, the content management server may determine access rights to the desired content.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, JR., Francisco Gonzalez, John Civiletto, Steve Watkins
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Patent number: 8493986Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing broadband communication are described. A service gateway may be situated outside of one or more households. The service gateway may include a termination component and a broadband modem. The termination component may be configured to connect to a source of a broadband data signal and receive the signal from the source. The broadband modem may be configured to receive the signal from the termination component and output at least a portion of the signal for receipt by a remote device situated within a household. Additionally, the service gateway may optionally include a router in communication with the broadband modem. The router may be configured to function as an intermediary between the modem and the remote device.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, Jr., Francisco Gonzalez, John Civiletto
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Patent number: 8413256Abstract: An end to end content protection system that includes enhanced digital rights management (DRM). The system provides content delivery to devices over a managed multimedia home network. The system includes a domain manager for receiving content, wherein the domain manager includes a cable card, conditional access component and a MSO security application and a managed client device, coupled to and registered with the domain manager, the managed client device running a security DRM application client, the managed client device communicates with the MSO security application in the domain manager, wherein the MSO security application of the domain manager and the security DRM application client of the managed client instantiate a preferred DRM as an overlay on top of any other content protection scheme.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2009Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Francisco Gonzalez, Edgar V. Shrum, Jr.
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Patent number: 8380878Abstract: Side loading of content elements is provided. A selection of a content element from a terminal device may be received and a content format associated with the terminal device may be identified. If the content element is not available in the identified content format, the content element may be transcoded from a current content format to the identified content format and the content element may be transferred to the terminal device in the identified content format.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, Jr., Francisco Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20120230438Abstract: Transparent scalable video coding may be provided. Upon receiving a request for a content asset, such as from a subscriber's premises, a quality level associated with the content asset may be identified. A video coding layer and/or a plurality of layers associated with the content asset may be selected according to the identified quality level. The selected video coding layer(s) may be encoded into a video stream and provided to a display device (e.g., a television) associated with the request for the content asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2011Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, JR., John Civiletto
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING BROADBAND CONTENT BASED UPON PASSIVE PRESENCE DETECTION OF USERS
Publication number: 20120136658Abstract: Systems and methods for customizing broadband content based upon passive presence detection of users are provided. A sample of ambient audio may be collected by a customer premise device configured to output programming content received from a service provider. One or more audio components associated with the output of the customer premise device may be removed. Following the removal, a remainder of the collected sample may be compared to one or more stored user voice samples. Based at least in part on the comparison, one of an identity of a user or one or more user characteristics may be determined. Based at least in part on the determination, the content output by the customer premise device may be customized.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, JR., John Civiletto -
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING BROADBAND CONTENT BASED UPON PASSIVE PRESENCE DETECTION OF USERS
Publication number: 20120135684Abstract: Systems and methods for customizing broadband content based upon passive presence detection of users are provided. A user device in proximity to a customer premise device may be detected. The customer premise device may be configured to output programming content received from a service provider. An identifier of the detected user device may be determined. Based at least in part on the identifier, an identity of a user may be determined. Based at least in part on the identity of the user, content that is output by the customer premise device may be customized.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, JR., John Civiletto -
Publication number: 20120131629Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for recording broadband content are provided. A user command to record desired content included in broadband content output by a service provider may be received by a programming processing component configured to receive the output broadband content. The programming processing component may determine whether the desired content will be recorded by the programming processing component. If it is determined that the desired content will be recorded by the programming processing component, then the desired content may be stored by the programming processing component in at least one memory. If it is determined that the desired content will not be recorded by the programming processing component, then a request to record the desired content may be communicated by the programming processing component to a content recording server.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, JR., John Civiletto
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Publication number: 20120086851Abstract: Side loading of content elements is provided. A selection of a content element from a terminal device may be received and a content format associated with the terminal device may be identified. If the content element is not available in the identified content format, the content element may be transcoded from a current content format to the identified content format and the content element may be transferred to the terminal device in the identified content format.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, JR., Francisco Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20120090020Abstract: Side loading of content elements is provided. A selection of a content element from a terminal device may be received and a content format associated with the terminal device may be identified. If the content element is not available in the identified content format, the content element may be transcoded from a current content format to the identified content format and the content element may be transferred to the terminal device in the identified content format.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, JR., Francisco Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20120008665Abstract: Secured broadband devices and methods for providing broadband communication are provided. A broadband device may include a housing, at least one broadband component, and a securing mechanism. The at least one broadband component may be situated within the housing and configured to receive a broadband signal. Additionally, the at least one broadband component may be configured to output at least a portion of the broadband signal for receipt by one or more external devices. The securing mechanism configured to secure the housing to an electrical outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2010Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, JR., Francisco Gonzalez, John Civiletto
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Publication number: 20110302236Abstract: Dynamic content stream management of may be provided. A selection of a content element may be received and an encoding scheme may be selected. The content element may be transmitted to the requesting client in the selected encoding scheme. During transmission, a different encoding scheme may be selected according to changing conditions, such as network congestion. The client may be switched over to receive the content element in the new encoding scheme instead of the originally selected encoding scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, JR., John Civiletto
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Publication number: 20110280249Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing broadband communication are described. A service gateway may be situated outside of one or more households. The service gateway may include a termination component and a broadband modem. The termination component may be configured to connect to a source of a broadband data signal and receive the signal from the source. The broadband modem may be configured to receive the signal from the termination component and output at least a portion of the signal for receipt by a remote device situated within a household. Additionally, the service gateway may optionally include a router in communication with the broadband modem. The router may be configured to function as an intermediary between the modem and the remote device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Edgar V. Shrum, JR., Francisco Gonzalez, John Civiletto
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Publication number: 20110267945Abstract: Parameterized Quality of Service (QoS) may be provided. In response to receiving a registration request from a device, a determination of resource availability may be made. If resources are available to satisfy data flows to the device, a flow priority may be established and the device may be added to the priority queue configuration. If the device later requests establishment of a data flow, the data flow may be transmitted at the established flow priority.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventor: Edgar V. Shrum, JR.