Patents by Inventor John Manganilla

John Manganilla 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).

  • Publication number: 20210409799
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a pricing policy for streaming a media asset to a user; and recording, by the processing system, the pricing policy into a blockchain, wherein the pricing policy is used by a billing system to charge the user for streaming the media asset. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: John Manganilla, Gowrishankar Subramaniam Natarajan, Virgil L. Archer, III
  • Patent number: 11153621
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a pricing policy for streaming a media asset to a user; and recording, by the processing system, the pricing policy into a blockchain, wherein the pricing policy is used by a billing system to charge the user for streaming the media asset. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: John Manganilla, Gowrishankar Subramaniam Natarajan, Virgil L. Archer, III
  • Publication number: 20200366950
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a pricing policy for streaming a media asset to a user; and recording, by the processing system, the pricing policy into a blockchain, wherein the pricing policy is used by a billing system to charge the user for streaming the media asset. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: John Manganilla, Gowrishankar Subramaniam Natarajan, Virgil L. Archer, III