Patents by Inventor Francis Sandoval

Francis Sandoval 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).

  • Adaptive Energy System Utilizing Quality of Service and Quality of Experience Metrics
    Publication number: 20190098067
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for optimizing resources while maintaining user experiences. Disclosed examples include an adaptive energy system whereby resource use can be optimized by influencing a communication path to utilize a subset of available resources in an efficient manner. Quality metrics are monitored such that optimization measures are implemented only if they do not negatively impact user experiences beyond a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Francis Sandoval
  • Transmission device load balancing
    Patent number: 9167033
    Abstract: A content providing service may employ a variety of streaming devices such as servers, and may associate or assign the servers to different content duration time ranges. Each server may then be responsible for servicing requests for content whose duration lies within the server's assigned content duration time range. In response to overload or underload status of a server, the server's time range may be adjusted. The time range of other servers in the system may also be adjusted to compensate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Kennedy, Francis Sandoval
  • Transmission Device Load Balancing
    Publication number: 20140281016
    Abstract: A content providing service may employ a variety of streaming devices such as servers, and may associate or assign the servers to different content duration time ranges. Each server may then be responsible for servicing requests for content whose duration lies within the server's assigned content duration time range. In response to overload or underload status of a server, the server's time range may be adjusted. The time range of other servers in the system may also be adjusted to compensate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Chris Kennedy, Francis Sandoval
  • Method and system of supporting enhanced television signaling
    Publication number: 20070091919
    Abstract: Method and system of supporting enhanced television (ETV) signaling. The method and system including combining multiple data types associated with ETV signaling in a common signal stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventor: Francis Sandoval