Patents by Inventor James Poder
James Poder 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: 12634198Abstract: A communication interface and a device control, management and monitoring system are provided to enable the networking of and communication between multiple devices operating under different protocols. The communication interface may act as a translator or protocol converter that reformats transmissions from one protocol to another based on protocol compatibility between the recipient and transmitting devices. The device control and monitoring system may store predefined rules that are triggered when specified conditions associated with the networked devices are detected. The rules may specify an action to take such as transmitting a discount offer to a user or turning off a light. According to one or more arrangements, the communication interface may act as an intermediary between the networked devices and the device control system so that the device control system is not required to understand or be compatible with the various other protocols used by the networked devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLCInventors: Christopher Dixon, James Poder
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Patent number: 12412466Abstract: A security system that can be used in a home, office, or other building in order to generate alarms or take other actions depending on conditions within the building. The security system may rely on sensors within the building which sense various conditions and collect other data. The information learned from the sensors can be communicated to a location outside the building for processing, such as, but not limited to, processing associated with a need to instigate an alarm.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: September 9, 2025Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventor: James Poder
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Publication number: 20250259143Abstract: System and methods for enhancing user productivity by integrating multiple services and providing a centralized output to a user is disclosed. A message notification server may receive store a set of notification rules and, as various notifications are received, the server may dynamically monitor them for processing to users. The system may automatically re-rank the notifications based on changed conditions or to present messages of greatest urgency or importance. The system may also store sender-specific sets of rules, governing how notifications are to be handled for different application servers or services.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2024Publication date: August 14, 2025Inventors: Wendy H. Park, Julie A. Kim, Mark A. Coblitz, James Poder
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Patent number: 12211363Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for managing sensors and computing devices associated with a premises are presented. An example method comprises receiving, by a computing device from a mobile device: an image of a sensor that comprises a quick response (QR) code; and a request to add the sensor to an account associated with a premises; identifying the sensor based on the QR code; and based on identifying the sensor based on the QR code, adding the sensor to a list of sensors associated with the account.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: James Poder, Galen Trevor Gattis, Chris Kennedy, Karen Serviss
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Patent number: 12124994Abstract: System and methods for enhancing user productivity by integrating multiple services and providing a centralized output to a user is disclosed. A message notification server may receive store a set of notification rules and, as various notifications are received, the server may dynamically monitor them for processing to users. The system may automatically re-rank the notifications based on changed conditions or to present messages of greatest urgency or importance. The system may also store sender-specific sets of rules, governing how notifications are to be handled for different application servers or services.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Wendy H. Park, Julie A. Kim, Mark A. Coblitz, James Poder
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Patent number: 12101201Abstract: A communication network device facilitates communication between devices and/or applications in a network without requiring each device to register with every other device or application. The communication network device may generate and assign a unique identifier to each device or application upon registration and store a role of the device or application (e.g., sender or receiver or both) in addition to capability and compatibility information. The communication network device may then dynamically broker and manage communications from each of the devices or applications to other devices and applications in real-time. Using a communication network device, communications may be directed to devices or applications without requiring a sending device to know of the recipient's network address. Additionally, the communication network device allows for the direct targeting of communications to specific applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2023Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLCInventors: Christopher Dixon, James Poder
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Publication number: 20240129159Abstract: A communication network device facilitates communication between devices and/or applications in a network without requiring each device to register with every other device or application. The communication network device may generate and assign a unique identifier to each device or application upon registration and store a role of the device or application (e.g., sender or receiver or both) in addition to capability and compatibility information. The communication network device may then dynamically broker and manage communications from each of the devices or applications to other devices and applications in real-time. Using a communication network device, communications may be directed to devices or applications without requiring a sending device to know of the recipient's network address. Additionally, the communication network device allows for the direct targeting of communications to specific applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Christopher Dixon, James Poder
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Publication number: 20240078892Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for managing sensors and computing devices associated with a premises are presented. An example method comprises receiving, by a computing device from a mobile device: an image of a sensor that comprises a quick response (QR) code; and a request to add the sensor to an account associated with a premises; identifying the sensor based on the QR code; and based on identifying the sensor based on the QR code, adding the sensor to a list of sensors associated with the account.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: James Poder, Galen Trevor Gattis, Chris Kennedy, Karen Serviss
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Patent number: 11862003Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for managing sensors and computing devices associated with a premises are presented. An example method comprises receiving, by a computing device from a mobile device: an image of a sensor that comprises a quick response (QR) code; and a request to add the sensor to an account associated with a premises; identifying the sensor based on the QR code; and based on identifying the sensor based on the QR code, adding the sensor to a list of sensors associated with the account.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: James Poder, Galen Trevor Gattis, Chris Kennedy, Karen Serviss
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Publication number: 20230419257Abstract: System and methods for enhancing user productivity by integrating multiple services and providing a centralized output to a user is disclosed. A message notification server may receive store a set of notification rules and, as various notifications are received, the server may dynamically monitor them for processing to users. The system may automatically re-rank the notifications based on changed conditions or to present messages of greatest urgency or importance. The system may also store sender-specific sets of rules, governing how notifications are to be handled for different application servers or services.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Wendy H. Park, Julie A. Kim, Mark A. Coblitz, James Poder
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Patent number: 11837075Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for processing alarm signals are presented. In some embodiments, a mobile device may be registered with a security system that is installed at a premises. Subsequently, an alarm trigger associated with the security system may be received. Based on receiving the alarm trigger, the location of the mobile device may be determined. A response to the alarm trigger then may be determined based on the location of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: James Poder, Bill Horrocks
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Patent number: 11799683Abstract: A communication network device facilitates communication between devices and/or applications in a network without requiring each device to register with every other device or application. The communication network device may generate and assign a unique identifier to each device or application upon registration and store a role of the device or application (e.g., sender or receiver or both) in addition to capability and compatibility information. The communication network device may then dynamically broker and manage communications from each of the devices or applications to other devices and applications in real-time. Using a communication network device, communications may be directed to devices or applications without requiring a sending device to know of the recipient's network address. Additionally, the communication network device allows for the direct targeting of communications to specific applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLCInventors: Christopher Dixon, James Poder
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Publication number: 20230237898Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for processing alarm signals are presented. In some embodiments, a mobile device may be registered with a security system that is installed at a premises. Subsequently, an alarm trigger associated with the security system may be received. Based on receiving the alarm trigger, the location of the mobile device may be determined. A response to the alarm trigger then may be determined based on the location of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: James Poder, Bill Horrocks
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Publication number: 20230121273Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for managing sensors and computing devices associated with a premises are presented. An example method comprises receiving, by a computing device and from a mobile device at a premises: an image of a sensor, and a request to add the sensor to an account associated with the premises, performing object recognition on the image, and based on the object recognition, adding the sensor to a list of sensors associated with the account.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: James Poder, Galen Trevor Gattis, Chris Kennedy, Karen Serviss
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Patent number: 11580847Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for processing alarm signals are presented. In some embodiments, a mobile device may be registered with a security system that is installed at a premises. Subsequently, an alarm trigger associated with the security system may be received. Based on receiving the alarm trigger, the location of the mobile device may be determined. A response to the alarm trigger then may be determined based on the location of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: James Poder, Bill Horrocks
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Patent number: 11580498Abstract: System and methods for enhancing user productivity by integrating multiple services and providing a centralized output to a user is disclosed. A message notification server may receive store a set of notification rules and, as various notifications are received, the server may dynamically monitor them for processing to users. The system may automatically re-rank the notifications based on changed conditions or to present messages of greatest urgency or importance. The system may also store sender-specific sets of rules, governing how notifications are to be handled for different application servers or services.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Wendy H. Park, Julie A. Kim, Mark A. Coblitz, James Poder
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Patent number: 11557192Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for managing sensors and computing devices associated with a premises are presented. An example method comprises receiving, by a computing device and from a mobile device at a premises: an image of a sensor, and a request to add the sensor to an account associated with the premises, performing object recognition on the image, and based on the object recognition, adding the sensor to a list of sensors associated with the account.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: James Poder, Galen Trevor Gattis, Chris Kennedy, Karen Serviss
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Patent number: 11539729Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may comprise generating a profile that is based on monitoring a communication pattern associated with a device. Subsequent communications associated with the device may be monitored. Based on the profile and the subsequent communication, a security status may be associated with the device.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: James Poder, Mark D. Francisco
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Publication number: 20220360495Abstract: A communication interface and a device control, management and monitoring system are provided to enable the networking of and communication between multiple devices operating under different protocols. The communication interface may act as a translator or protocol converter that reformats transmissions from one protocol to another based on protocol compatibility between the recipient and transmitting devices. The device control and monitoring system may store predefined rules that are triggered when specified conditions associated with the networked devices are detected. The rules may specify an action to take such as transmitting a discount offer to a user or turning off a light. According to one or more arrangements, the communication interface may act as an intermediary between the networked devices and the device control system so that the device control system is not required to understand or be compatible with the various other protocols used by the networked devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Christopher Dixon, James Poder
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Patent number: 11398947Abstract: A communication interface and a device control, management and monitoring system are provided to enable the networking of and communication between a multiple devices operating under different protocols. The communication interface may act as a translator or protocol converter that reformats transmissions from one protocol to another based on protocol compatibility between the recipient and transmitting devices. The device control and monitoring system may store predefined rules that are triggered when specified conditions associated with the networked devices are detected. The rules may specify an action to take such as transmitting a discount offer to a user or turning off a light. According to one or more arrangements, the communication interface may act as an intermediary between the networked devices and the device control system so that the device control system is not required to understand or be compatible with the various other protocols used by the networked devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLCInventors: Christopher Dixon, James Poder