Patents by Inventor J. Andrew MacDonald

J. Andrew MacDonald 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 FOR DYNAMICALLY DEVELOPING A PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
    Publication number: 20150172761
    Abstract: A method for defining a programming schedule for constrained bandwidth network subscribers in response to time-bounded program recording statistics associated with high bandwidth network subscribers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.
    Inventors: J. Andrew MacDonald, Jared D. McNeill, Martin C. Beckwith
  • METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY DEVELOPING A PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
    Publication number: 20090210918
    Abstract: A method for defining a programming schedule for constrained bandwidth network subscribers in response to time-bounded program recording statistics associated with high bandwidth network subscribers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: J. Andrew MacDonald, Jared D. McNeill, Martin C. Beckwith
  • METHOD OF CUSTOMER PVR TO NETWORK-BASED DVR SYNCHRONIZATION
    Publication number: 20090210913
    Abstract: A method for providing customer PVR to network-based DVR synchronization is described, wherein the said method generally comprises, obtaining cumulative statistics on the number of recordings scheduled for a multi-media broadcast during a period of time; determining the recording schedule for a centralized multi-media recording apparatus based on the said cumulative statistics; and recording at least a subset of the multi-media broadcast with the centralized multi-media recording apparatus, based on the determined recording schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: J. Andrew MacDonald, Jared D. McNeill, Martin C. Beckwith