Patents by Inventor Jeff Gutterman

Jeff Gutterman 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).

  • Set top box security tracking
    Patent number: 10945036
    Abstract: A plurality of customer premises equipment devices in a broadband network are periodically polled to determine a corresponding upstream interface port for each of the plurality of customer premises equipment devices. The determined corresponding upstream interface ports for each of the plurality of customer premises equipment devices are compared to stored data indicating authorized upstream interface ports for each of the plurality of customer premises equipment devices. Responsive to the comparing indicating that at least one of the determined corresponding upstream interface ports does not match a corresponding one of the authorized upstream interface ports, at least one remedial action is taken for a customer account associated with a corresponding one of the customer premises equipment devices in the broadband network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Gutterman, Ryan Crews
  • SET TOP BOX SECURITY TRACKING
    Publication number: 20200329276
    Abstract: A plurality of customer premises equipment devices in a broadband network are periodically polled to determine a corresponding upstream interface port for each of the plurality of customer premises equipment devices. The determined corresponding upstream interface ports for each of the plurality of customer premises equipment devices are compared to stored data indicating authorized upstream interface ports for each of the plurality of customer premises equipment devices. Responsive to the comparing indicating that at least one of the determined corresponding upstream interface ports does not match a corresponding one of the authorized upstream interface ports, at least one remedial action is taken for a customer account associated with a corresponding one of the customer premises equipment devices in the broadband network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Jeff Gutterman, Ryan Crews
  • Set top box security tracking
    Patent number: 10602221
    Abstract: A plurality of customer premises equipment devices in a broadband network are periodically polled to determine a corresponding upstream interface port for each of the plurality of customer premises equipment devices. The determined corresponding upstream interface ports for each of the plurality of customer premises equipment devices are compared to stored data indicating authorized upstream interface ports for each of the plurality of customer premises equipment devices. Responsive to the comparing indicating that at least one of the determined corresponding upstream interface ports does not match a corresponding one of the authorized upstream interface ports, at least one remedial action is taken for a customer account associated with a corresponding one of the customer premises equipment devices in the broadband network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Gutterman, Ryan Crews
  • SET TOP BOX SECURITY TRACKING
    Publication number: 20190342613
    Abstract: A plurality of customer premises equipment devices in a broadband network are periodically polled to determine a corresponding upstream interface port for each of the plurality of customer premises equipment devices. The determined corresponding upstream interface ports for each of the plurality of customer premises equipment devices are compared to stored data indicating authorized upstream interface ports for each of the plurality of customer premises equipment devices. Responsive to the comparing indicating that at least one of the determined corresponding upstream interface ports does not match a corresponding one of the authorized upstream interface ports, at least one remedial action is taken for a customer account associated with a corresponding one of the customer premises equipment devices in the broadband network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jeff Gutterman, Ryan Crews