Patents by Inventor Gail V. Griffin

Gail V. Griffin 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).

  • Method and system for controlling a queue for communicating content in a broadcast communication system
    Patent number: 8931013
    Abstract: A system for scheduling content includes a scheduling system having a plurality of queues each having a priority level and a block type. The scheduling system assigns content to one of the plurality of queues. The scheduling system obtains a channel block from a schedule manager and assigns the plurality of queues to the channel block based on the priority level and block type. A communication system communicates the plurality of channel blocks to a user device through a channel using the channel blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Gail V. Griffin, An T. Lam, Lonnie Scott Clabaugh
  • Method and system for pushing content in a broadcast communication system
    Patent number: 8490139
    Abstract: A push scheduler for communicating push and carousel content and method for operating the same includes a block manager that receives content channel data from the channel listing system and forming a channel block having a channel and a time period associated therewith based on the channel data. The scheduler further includes a schedule manager that forms an assignment by assigning push and carousel content data to the channel block with a predetermined recurrence rate within the block and a material manager that controls the communication of push and carousel content based on the channel block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Gail V. Griffin, An T. Lam, Philip F. Kuan, Lonnie Scott Clabaugh
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PUSHING CONTENT IN A BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110276997
    Abstract: A push scheduler for communicating push and carousel content and method for operating the same includes a block manager that receives content channel data from the channel listing system and forming a channel block having a channel and a time period associated therewith based on the channel data. The scheduler further includes a schedule manager that forms an assignment by assigning push and carousel content data to the channel block with a predetermined recurrence rate within the block and a material manager that controls the communication of push and carousel content based on the channel block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Gail V. Griffin, An T. Lam, Philip F. Kuan, Lonnie Scott Clabaugh
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A QUEUE FOR COMMUNICATING CONTENT IN A BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110276998
    Abstract: A system for scheduling content includes a scheduling system having a plurality of queues each having a priority level and a block type. The scheduling system assigns content to one of the plurality of queues. The scheduling system obtains a channel block from a schedule manager and assigns the plurality of queues to the channel block based on the priority level and block type. A communication system communicates the plurality of channel blocks to a user device through a channel using the channel blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Gail V. Griffin, An T. Lam, Lonnie Scott Clabaugh