Patents by Inventor John A. Blake

John A. Blake 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).

  • Patent number: 11929937
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for controlling a distribution of resources on a network. In one example, among others, a system is configured to receive the plurality of resources and a plurality of rules. The system is also configured to determine an authorized location and an authorized area based on the plurality of rules. The authorized location and the authorized area are determined to have different access rights to the plurality of resources. The system is further configured to determine a location of the computing device and grant access to a resource based on the location of the computing device with respect to the authorization location or the authorized area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: AirWatch LLC
    Inventors: John Marshall, Erich Stuntebeck, Gopinath Jayaprakash, John Joseph Manton, Jonathon Blake Brannon
  • Publication number: 20240031645
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for transferring an interactive feature from a first device to a second device. Two users may be consuming a media asset. Upon receipt of a command to active an interactive feature, a determination is made whether a user who did not activate the interactive feature is interested in the media asset. Upon that determination, a timer is activated that tracks an amount of time for which the interactive feature is active and a determination is made whether a threshold time period has been met. Once the threshold time period is met, a device associated with the user that activated the interactive feature is identified and the users are prompted to transfer the interactive feature to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: John Blake, Milan Patel, Rowena Young, Jean Michel Pierre Bourdon
  • Publication number: 20230421845
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for efficiently “catching-up” a user that is interested in a media asset when that user has missed a portion of the media asset while consuming the media asset together with other people. The system may detect that multiple people are consuming a media asset and may determine, based on a respective profile of each person, whether that person is interested in the media asset. When the system detects that the user is disregarding the media asset, the missed portion of the media asset is stored if the user is interested in the media asset, and is not stored if the user is not interested in the media asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: John Blake, Milan Patel, Rowena Young, Jean Michel Pierre Bourdon
  • Patent number: 11822606
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for updating search results based on a user's comment or a conversation among users using a media guidance application. A set of search results may be presented to a user or users. Comments or a conversation about the search results may be analyzed by the media guidance application. Selected comments by a user determined to have a greater weight may be used to update the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: John Blake, Paul Stathacopoulos, William L. Thomas
  • Patent number: 11792478
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for efficiently “catching-up” a user that is interested in a media asset when that user has missed a portion of the media asset while consuming the media asset together with other people. The system may detect that multiple people are consuming a media asset and may determine, based on a respective profile of each person, whether that person is interested in the media asset. When the system detects that the user is disregarding the media asset, the missed portion of the media asset is stored if the user is interested in the media asset, and is not stored if the user is not interested in the media asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: John Blake, Milan Patel, Rowena Young, Jean Michel Pierre Bourdon
  • Publication number: 20230316009
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for replaying content dialogue in an alternate language in response to a user command. While the content is playing on a media device, a first language in which the content dialogue is spoken is identified. Upon receiving a voice command to repeat a portion of the dialogue, the language in which the command was spoken is identified. The portion of the content dialogue to repeat is identified and translated from the first language to the second language. The translated portion of the content dialogue is then output. In this way, the user can simply ask in their native language for the dialogue to be repeated and the repeated portion of the dialogue is presented in the user's native language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Carla Mack, Philip Teich, Mario Sanchez, John Blake
  • Patent number: 11729462
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for transferring an interactive feature from a first device to a second device. Two users may be consuming a media asset. Upon receipt of a command to active an interactive feature, a determination is made whether a user who did not activate the interactive feature is interested in the media asset. Upon that determination, a timer is activated that tracks an amount of time for which the interactive feature is active and a determination is made whether a threshold time period has been met. Once the threshold time period is met, a device associated with the user that activated the interactive feature is identified and the users are prompted to transfer the interactive feature to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: John Blake, Milan Patel, Rowena Young, Jean Michel Pierre Bourdon
  • Patent number: 11714973
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for replaying content dialogue in an alternate language in response to a user command. While the content is playing on a media device, a first language in which the content dialogue is spoken is identified. Upon receiving a voice command to repeat a portion of the dialogue, the language in which the command was spoken is identified. The portion of the content dialogue to repeat is identified and translated from the first language to the second language. The translated portion of the content dialogue is then output. In this way, the user can simply ask in their native language for the dialogue to be repeated and the repeated portion of the dialogue is presented in the user's native language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Carla Mack, Phillip Teich, Mario Sanchez, John Blake
  • Publication number: 20230122899
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for updating search results based on a user's comment or a conversation among users using a media guidance application. A set of search results may be presented to a user or users. Comments or a conversation about the search results may be analyzed by the media guidance application. Selected comments by a user determined to have a greater weight may be used to update the search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: John Blake, Paul Stathacopoulos, William L. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20220414351
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for replaying content dialogue in an alternate language in response to a user command. While the content is playing on a media device, a first language in which the content dialogue is spoken is identified. Upon receiving a voice command to repeat a portion of the dialogue, the language in which the command was spoken is identified. The portion of the content dialogue to repeat is identified and translated from the first language to the second language. The translated portion of the content dialogue is then output. In this way, the user can simply ask in their native language for the dialogue to be repeated and the repeated portion of the dialogue is presented in the user's native language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Carla Mack, Phillip Teich, Mario Sanchez, John Blake
  • Patent number: 11409801
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for updating search results based on a user's comment or a conversation among users using a media guidance application. A set of search results may be presented to a user or users. Comments or a conversation about the search results may be analyzed by the media guidance application. Selected comments by a user determined to have a greater weight may be used to update the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
    Inventors: John Blake, Paul Stathacopoulos, William L. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20220248085
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for efficiently “catching-up” a user that is interested in a media asset when that user has missed a portion of the media asset while consuming the media asset together with other people. The system may detect that multiple people are consuming a media asset and may determine, based on a respective profile of each person, whether that person is interested in the media asset. When the system detects that the user is disregarding the media asset, the missed portion of the media asset is stored if the user is interested in the media asset, and is not stored if the user is not interested in the media asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: John Blake, Milan Patel, Rowena Young, Jean Michel Pierre Bourdon
  • Patent number: 11361168
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for replaying content dialogue in an alternate language in response to a user command. While the content is playing on a media device, a first language in which the content dialogue is spoken is identified. Upon receiving a voice command to repeat a portion of the dialogue, the language in which the command was spoken is identified. The portion of the content dialogue to repeat is identified and translated from the first language to the second language. The translated portion of the content dialogue is then output. In this way, the user can simply ask in their native language for the dialogue to be repeated and the repeated portion of the dialogue is presented in the user's native language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Carla Mack, Phillip Teich, Mario Sanchez, John Blake
  • Patent number: 11259083
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for efficiently “catching-up” a user that is interested in a media asset when that user has missed a portion of the media asset while consuming the media asset together with other people. The system may detect that multiple people are consuming a media asset and may determine, based on a respective profile of each person, whether that person is interested in the media asset. When the system detects that the user is disregarding the media asset, the missed portion of the media asset is stored if the user is interested in the media asset, and is not stored if the user is not interested in the media asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: John Blake, Milan Patel, Rowena Young, Jean Michel Pierre Bourdon
  • Patent number: 11221116
    Abstract: The light fixture includes a bottom end having multiple stepped diameters dimensioned to fit in different posts; an outwardly curved transparent top cover; a solar panel positioned below the top cover; a central reflector provided below the solar panel; and a plurality of light elements arranged around the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: PLAYPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Barber, John Blake Hobson, Michael L. Parody, D. Taft Egan, Philip M. Erdley, Steve Karchner
  • Publication number: 20210165631
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enabling different modes of operation based on a detected audio trigger. The systems and methods may generate an audio signature for a detected first sound and compare the audio signature with a plurality of registered audio signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: John Blake, Paul T. Stathacopoulos
  • Publication number: 20210152884
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for transferring an interactive feature from a first device to a second device. Two users may be consuming a media asset. Upon receipt of a command to active an interactive feature, a determination is made whether a user who did not activate the interactive feature is interested in the media asset. Upon that determination, a timer is activated that tracks an amount of time for which the interactive feature is active and a determination is made whether a threshold time period has been met. Once the threshold time period is met, a device associated with the user that activated the interactive feature is identified and the users are prompted to transfer the interactive feature to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: John Blake, Milan Patel, Rowena Young, Jean Michel Pierre Bourdon
  • Patent number: 10939164
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for transferring an interactive feature from a first device to a second device. Two users may be consuming a media asset. Upon receipt of a command to active an interactive feature, a determination is made whether a user who did not activate the interactive feature is interested in the media asset. Upon that determination, a timer is activated that tracks an amount of time for which the interactive feature is active and a determination is made whether a threshold time period has been met. Once the threshold time period is met, a device associated with the user that activated the interactive feature is identified and the users are prompted to transfer the interactive feature to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: John Blake, Milan Patel, Rowena Young, Jean Michel Pierre Bourdon
  • Patent number: 10929097
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enabling different modes of operation based on a detected audio trigger. The systems and methods may generate an audio signature for a detected first sound and compare the audio signature with a plurality of registered audio signatures. In response to determining that the audio signature matches a first registered audio signature, the systems and methods may enable a first operational mode for a device that enables a first plurality of commands. In response to determining that the audio signature matches a second registered audio signature, the systems and methods may enable a second operational mode for a device that enables a second plurality of commands, where the second plurality of commands are different from the first plurality of commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: ROVl GUIDES, INC.
    Inventors: John Blake, Paul T. Stathacopoulos
  • Patent number: D1013926
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: PLAYPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Barber, John Blake Hobson, Michael L. Parody, D. Taft Egan, Philip M. Erdley, Steve Karchner