Patents by Inventor John Michael DONOVAN

John Michael DONOVAN 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: 10321175
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a network interface. The apparatus includes a processor coupled to the network interface. The apparatus further includes memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes instructions executable by the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving user history data based on operation of a customer premise equipment device. The operations include determining additional information based on information extrapolated from the user history data. The operations include dynamically generating a user interface based on the user history data and based on the additional information. The operations further include initiating a transmission of the user interface to the customer premise equipment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Shiv Kumar, Paritosh Bajpay, John Michael Donovan, Narendra Ravi
  • Publication number: 20170280180
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a network interface. The apparatus includes a processor coupled to the network interface. The apparatus further includes memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes instructions executable by the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving user history data based on operation of a customer premise equipment device. The operations include determining additional information based on information extrapolated from the user history data. The operations include dynamically generating a user interface based on the user history data and based on the additional information. The operations further include initiating a transmission of the user interface to the customer premise equipment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Shiv Kumar, Paritosh Bajpay, John Michael Donovan, Narendra Ravi
  • Patent number: 9712858
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a network interface. The apparatus includes a processor coupled to the network interface. The apparatus further includes memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes instructions that are executable by the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving user history information associated with customer premise equipment device. The operations include generating a rule associated with a startup screen based on the user history information and based on additional information. The additional information is based on information extrapolated from the user history information and based on external information that is not directly accessed by or provided to the customer premise equipment device. The operations further include initiating a transmission of the rule to the customer premise equipment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Shiv Kumar, Paritosh Bajpay, John Michael Donovan, Narendra Ravi
  • Publication number: 20160134914
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a network interface. The apparatus includes a processor coupled to the network interface. The apparatus further includes memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes instructions that are executable by the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving user history information associated with customer premise equipment device. The operations include generating a rule associated with a startup screen based on the user history information and based on additional information. The additional information is based on information extrapolated from the user history information and based on external information that is not directly accessed by or provided to the customer premise equipment device. The operations further include initiating a transmission of the rule to the customer premise equipment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Shiv Kumar, Paritosh Bajpay, John Michael Donovan, Narendra Ravi
  • Patent number: 9269047
    Abstract: A method includes, at a customer premise equipment (CPE) device, accessing data descriptive of content available via a network coupled to a network interface of the CPE device. A plurality of rules are analyzed using a forward-inferencing rules engine to determine whether one or more of the rules are satisfied based on the data. The rules include at least one user-defined rule and at least one automatically generated rule, where the at least one automatically generated rule is automatically generated based on user history information. The method includes selecting particular content of the content available via the network for presentation via a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Shiv Kumar, Paritosh Bajpay, John Michael Donovan, Narendra Ravi
  • Patent number: 8782730
    Abstract: A particular customer premises equipment (CPE) device includes a display interface, a processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes a plurality of media files that include user assistance information. The memory also includes instructions executable by the processor to access a media file of the plurality of media files and, in response to a user request for assistance, send content of the media file to a display device via a display interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Shiv Kumar, Paritosh Bajpay, John Michael Donovan, Narendra Ravi
  • Publication number: 20120151549
    Abstract: A particular customer premises equipment (CPE) device includes a display interface, a processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes a plurality of media files that include user assistance information. The memory also includes instructions executable by the processor to access a media file of the plurality of media files and, in response to a user request for assistance, send content of the media file to a display device via a display interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Shiv Kumar, Paritosh Bajpay, John Michael Donovan, Narendra Ravi
  • Publication number: 20120151527
    Abstract: A method includes, at a customer premise equipment (CPE) device, accessing data descriptive of content available via a network coupled to a network interface of the CPE device. A plurality of rules are analyzed using a forward-inferencing rules engine to determine whether one or more of the rules are satisfied based on the data. The rules include at least one user defined rule and at least one automatically generated rule, where the at least one automatically generated rule is automatically generated based on user history information. The method includes selecting particular content of the content available via the network for presentation via a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Shiv Kumar, Paritosh Bajpay, John Michael Donovan, Narendra Ravi
  • Publication number: 20110252338
    Abstract: Unique content generated by a group of individual users is evaluated. First unique content provided by a first user via a social networking website interface is collected at a tangible host server. Second unique content provided by a second user via the social networking website interface is collected at the tangible host server. User input ratings from individual users of the social networking website interface are collected so as to rate the first unique content and second unique content. In a first evaluation stage, the first unique content and second unique content are evaluated based on user input from individual users of the social networking website interface so as to comparatively rank the first unique content and second unique content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Patrick J. ASHER, Joseph Anderson ALFRED, Frank CARIELLO, John Michael DONOVAN, Kenneth Alan DUELL, Sreenivasa Rao GORTI, Adam Heath HERSH, Larry B. PEARSON, Christopher Walker RICE, Sharon Jauer DURHAM, Kelly WILLIAMS, Steven Neil TISCHER, Sanjay MACWAN