Patents by Inventor Fei Wan

Fei Wan 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).

  • Publication number: 20250310607
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for performing trick plays of segmented video content are provided. A point at which a trick play begins may be based on a playback time associated with a video segment that includes the video frame currently displayed when a request to start the trick play is received. A point at which to resume playback of the normal rate video content may be similarly based on a trick play playback time associated with a trick play video segment that includes the trick play video frame currently outputted when a request to stop the trick play is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: James Barkley, Fei Wan
  • Patent number: 12363382
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for performing trick plays of segmented video content are provided. A point at which a trick play begins may be based on a playback time associated with a video segment that includes the video frame currently displayed when a request to start the trick play is received. A point at which to resume playback of the normal rate video content may be similarly based on a trick play playback time associated with a trick play video segment that includes the trick play video frame currently outputted when a request to stop the trick play is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: James Barkley, Fei Wan
  • Publication number: 20250181692
    Abstract: A user device, such as a smartphone or laptop, may be password (passphrase) protected. The user device may combine biometric input analysis, such as facial recognition, with viseme analysis to authenticate a user attempting to use a password (passphrase) to access the user device. Secure authentication methods and systems are described that account for variations in how, based on the user's emotion (e.g., mood, temperament, unique pronunciation, etc. . . . ), a password (passphrase) may be presented to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventor: Fei Wan
  • Publication number: 20250126330
    Abstract: Methods and systems for content management are described. If programming content is distributed to viewers, inaudible audio signals associated with the content may be output along with the content. If a user device detects the one or more inaudible signals, the user device may automatically navigate to a website, launch one or more applications, or send requests for services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart Bercun, Fei Wan
  • Patent number: 12242583
    Abstract: A user device, such as a smartphone or laptop, may be password (passphrase) protected. The user device may combine biometric input analysis, such as facial recognition, with viseme analysis to authenticate a user attempting to use a password (passphrase) to access the user device. Secure authentication methods and systems are described that account for variations in how, based on the user's emotion (e.g., mood, temperament, unique pronunciation, etc. . . . ), a password (passphrase) may be presented to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Fei Wan
  • Publication number: 20240086511
    Abstract: A user device, such as a smartphone or laptop, may be password (passphrase) protected. The user device may combine biometric input analysis, such as facial recognition, with viseme analysis to authenticate a user attempting to use a password (passphrase) to access the user device. Secure authentication methods and systems are described that account for variations in how, based on the user's emotion (e.g., mood, temperament, unique pronunciation, etc. . . . ), a password (passphrase) may be presented to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Fei Wan
  • Publication number: 20240056637
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for performing trick plays of segmented video content are provided. A point at which a trick play begins may be based on a playback time associated with a video segment that includes the video frame currently displayed when a request to start the trick play is received. A point at which to resume playback of the normal rate video content may be similarly based on a trick play playback time associated with a trick play video segment that includes the trick play video frame currently outputted when a request to stop the trick play is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: James Barkley, Fei Wan
  • Patent number: 11838588
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for performing trick plays of segmented video content are provided. A point at which a trick play begins may be based on a playback time associated with a video segment that includes the video frame currently displayed when a request to start the trick play is received. A point at which to resume playback of the normal rate video content may be similarly based on a trick play playback time associated with a trick play video segment that includes the trick play video frame currently outputted when a request to stop the trick play is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: James Barkley, Fei Wan
  • Patent number: 11698954
    Abstract: A user device, such as a smartphone or laptop, may be password (passphrase) protected. The user device may combine biometric input analysis, such as facial recognition, with viseme analysis to authenticate a user attempting to use a password (passphrase) to access the user device. Secure authentication methods and systems are described that account for variations in how, based on the user's emotion (e.g., mood, temperament, unique pronunciation, etc. . . . ), a password (passphrase) may be presented to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Fei Wan
  • Patent number: 11399219
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides an interactive, multi-platform video network. In another aspect, the invention provides a dynamic scheduling method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Music Choice
    Inventors: Stephen D. Malaby, Bryan J. Leblanc, Dow Seng Lam, Mateti Siva Ram, Ivan Fokin, Peter H. D. Glenn, Robert A. Decker, Fei Wan, Qingrui Liu, Angelica Casey, Alan Christopher Hummel, Kevin Todd Boone
  • Patent number: 11303394
    Abstract: An HARQ retransmission method and apparatus and a transmission device are provided. The method includes: determining a transmission parameter; and selecting dynamically a transmission starting position of each retransmission redundancy version from a circular buffer according to the transmission parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rui Zhang, Jiaqing Wang, Fei Wan, Baoming Bai, Shaohui Sun
  • Publication number: 20220067134
    Abstract: A user device, such as a smartphone or laptop, may be password (passphrase) protected. The user device may combine biometric input analysis, such as facial recognition, with viseme analysis to authenticate a user attempting to use a password (passphrase) to access the user device. Secure authentication methods and systems are described that account for variations in how, based on the user's emotion (e.g., mood, temperament, unique pronunciation, etc. . . . ), a password (passphrase) may be presented to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Fei Wan
  • Patent number: 11030291
    Abstract: A user device, such as a smartphone or laptop, may be password (passphrase) protected. The user device may combine biometric input analysis, such as facial recognition, with viseme analysis to authenticate a user attempting to use a password (passphrase) to access the user device. Secure authentication on methods and systems are described that account for variations in how, based on the user's emotion (e.g., mood, temperament, unique pronunciation, etc . . . ), a password (passphrase) may be presented to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Fei Wan
  • Publication number: 20200396027
    Abstract: An HARQ retransmission method and apparatus and a transmission device are provided. The method includes: determining a transmission parameter; and selecting dynamically a transmission starting position of each retransmission redundancy version from a circular buffer according to the transmission parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Rui ZHANG, Jiaqing WANG, Fei WAN, Baoming BAI, Shaohul SUN
  • Patent number: 10602232
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides an interactive, multi-platform video network. In another aspect, the invention provides a dynamic scheduling method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: MUSIC CHOICE
    Inventors: Stephen D. Malaby, Bryan J. LeBlanc, Dow Seng Lam, Mateti Siva Ram, Ivan Fokin, Peter H. D. Glenn, Robert A. Decker, Fei Wan, Qingrui Liu, Angelica Casey, Alan Christopher Hummel, Kevin Todd Boone
  • Publication number: 20200089850
    Abstract: A user device, such as a smartphone or laptop, may be password (passphrase) protected. The user device may combine biometric input analysis, such as facial recognition, with viseme analysis to authenticate a user attempting to use a password (passphrase) to access the user device. Secure authentication on methods and systems are described that account for variations in how, based on the user's emotion (e.g., mood, temperament, unique pronunciation, etc . . . ), a password (passphrase) may be presented to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Fei Wan
  • Publication number: 20190208271
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for performing trick plays of segmented video content are provided. A point at which a trick play begins may be based on a playback time associated with a video segment that includes the video frame currently displayed when a request to start the trick play is received. A point at which to resume playback of the normal rate video content may be similarly based on a trick play playback time associated with a trick play video segment that includes the trick play video frame currently outputted when a request to stop the trick play is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: James Barkley, Fei Wan
  • Patent number: 9820005
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides an interactive, multi-platform video network. In another aspect, the invention provides a dynamic scheduling method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: MUSIC CHOICE
    Inventors: Stephen D. Malaby, Bryan J. Leblanc, Dow Seng Lam, Mateti Siva Ram, Ivan Fokin, Peter H. D. Glenn, Robert A. Decker, Fei Wan, Qingrui Liu, Angelica Casey, Alan Christopher Hummel, Kevin Todd Boone
  • Patent number: 9271019
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides an interactive, multi-platform video network. In another aspect, the invention provides a dynamic scheduling method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Music Choice
    Inventors: Stephen D. Malaby, Bryan J. LeBlanc, Dow Seng Lam, Mateti Siva Ram, Ivan Fokin, Peter H. D. Glenn, Robert A. Decker, Fei Wan, Qingrui Liu, Angelica Casey, Alan Christopher Hummel, Kevin Todd Boone
  • Patent number: 9232253
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides an interactive, multi-platform video network. In another aspect, the invention provides a dynamic scheduling method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Music Choice
    Inventors: Stephen D. Malaby, Bryan J. LeBlanc, Dow Seng Lam, Mateti Siva Ram, Robert A. Decker, Fei Wan, Qingrui Liu, Angelica Casey