Patents by Inventor Jonathan Segel

Jonathan Segel 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: 20220006977
    Abstract: Embodiments are related to supporting delivery of content to one or more content destination nodes. Content utility feedback information associated with a set of content items is received. The content utility feedback information may include an indication of past content consumed, an indication of signaling regarding a content item of interest, one or more characteristics of one or more of the content items, or any combination thereof. A content item predicted to be of interest to a content destination node is determined from the set of content items based on at least a portion of the content utility feedback information. A content distribution time for delivery of the content item to the content destination node is determined. A process for providing the content item to the content destination node is initiated based on the content distribution time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Jonathan Segel
  • Patent number: 11134219
    Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for delivering content to one or more content destination nodes. A method includes receiving content utility prediction information for a content item, selecting a content distribution mode for the content item using the content utility prediction information, and propagating the content item toward at least one of the content destination nodes using the selected content distribution mode and, optionally, with a defined priority, sequence, or schedule. The content utility prediction information is associated with the content destination nodes, and is indicative of a level of utility of the content item to the content destination nodes. The content distribution mode may include any content distribution mode, such as broadcast, switched broadcast, multicast, unicast, and the like. The content utility prediction information is received from one or more content prediction nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventor: Jonathan Segel
  • Patent number: 11096109
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a first network element includes a memory storing computer-readable instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause the first network element to, obtain user equipment (UE)-side parameter values from a user domain of the UE, convert a first data stream received from a second network element into multiple second data streams over multiple data communication paths between the UE and the first network element and allocate the multiple second data streams to at least one of the multiple data communication paths based on the UE-side parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent S.A.S.
    Inventors: Stepan Kucera, Kariem Fahmi, Kamakshi Sridhar, Jonathan Segel
  • Publication number: 20200169697
    Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for delivering content to one or more content destination nodes. A method includes receiving content utility prediction information for a content item, selecting a content distribution mode for the content item using the content utility prediction information, and propagating the content item toward at least one of the content destination nodes using the selected content distribution mode and, optionally, with a defined priority, sequence, or schedule. The content utility prediction information is associated with the content destination nodes, and is indicative of a level of utility of the content item to the content destination nodes. The content distribution mode may include any content distribution mode, such as broadcast, switched broadcast, multicast, unicast, and the like. The content utility prediction information is received from one or more content prediction nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Jonathan Segel
  • Patent number: 10560663
    Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for delivering content to one or more content destination nodes. A method includes receiving content utility prediction information for a content item, selecting a content distribution mode for the content item using the content utility prediction information, and propagating the content item toward at least one of the content destination nodes using the selected content distribution mode and, optionally, with a defined priority, sequence, or schedule. The content utility prediction information is associated with the content destination nodes, and is indicative of a level of utility of the content item to the content destination nodes. The content distribution mode may include any content distribution mode, such as broadcast, switched broadcast, multicast, unicast, and the like. The content utility prediction information is received from one or more content prediction nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventor: Jonathan Segel
  • Publication number: 20190387451
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a first network element includes a memory storing computer-readable instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause the first network element to, obtain user equipment (UE)-side parameter values from a user domain of the UE, convert a first data stream received from a second network element into multiple second data streams over multiple data communication paths between the UE and the first network element and allocate the multiple second data streams to at least one of the multiple data communication paths based on the UE-side parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Stepan Kucera, Kariem Fahmi, Kamakshi Sridhar, Jonathan Segel
  • Patent number: 10498868
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally discloses improvements in computer performance for supporting a multipath transport throughput capability that is configured to improve throughout of a multipath transport connection of a multipath transport protocol. The multipath transport throughput capability is configured to improve the throughput of the multipath transport connection by improving delivery of acknowledgment packets acknowledging successful delivery of data packets sent from a data transmitting side to a data receiving side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignees: Alcatel Lucent, Nokia of America Corporation
    Inventors: Kamakshi Sridhar, Jonathan Segel
  • Patent number: 10382356
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally discloses a scheduling control capability for controlling scheduling of transmissions where adaptive bitrate streaming is used for delivery of content (e.g., video content or other types of content which may be streamed using adaptive bitrate streaming) from source devices to end devices. The scheduling control capability may be configured to control scheduling of transmissions of adaptive bitrate streaming flows based on priority levels assigned to the adaptive bitrate streaming flows. The scheduling control capability may be configured to dynamically control the priority levels assigned to the adaptive bitrate streaming flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: Nokia of America Corporation, Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Kamakshi Sridhar, Jonathan Segel, Charles R. Payette, Zulfiquar Sayeed, Edward Grinshpun
  • Publication number: 20190116340
    Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for delivering content to one or more content destination nodes. A method includes receiving content utility prediction information for a content item, selecting a content distribution mode for the content item using the content utility prediction information, and propagating the content item toward at least one of the content destination nodes using the selected content distribution mode and, optionally, with a defined priority, sequence, or schedule. The content utility prediction information is associated with the content destination nodes, and is indicative of a level of utility of the content item to the content destination nodes. The content distribution mode may include any content distribution mode, such as broadcast, switched broadcast, multicast, unicast, and the like. The content utility prediction information is received from one or more content prediction nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventor: Jonathan Segel
  • Publication number: 20180288454
    Abstract: Techniques for estimating and improving a Quality of Experience (QoE) associated with a video stream played on user equipment are provided. The video stream may be an HTTP adaptive streaming (HAS) video flow, and a network element is configured to recognize certain aspects of the video flow and modify the delivery rate to improve the QoE without need additional information from either the user equipment (UE) or content provider. The network element may be configured to monitor the buffer at the UE to prevent underfill, configured to monitor multiple changes in delivery rate requests to prevent abrupt video presentation, and configured to recognize the initiation of a HAS video flow and increase buffer fill to reduce start-up time delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kamakshi Sridhar, Jonathan Segel
  • Publication number: 20180234335
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally discloses improvements in computer performance for supporting a multipath transport throughput capability that is configured to improve throughout of a multipath transport connection of a multipath transport protocol. The multipath transport throughput capability is configured to improve the throughput of the multipath transport connection by improving delivery of acknowledgment packets acknowledging successful delivery of data packets sent from a data transmitting side to a data receiving side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicants: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Kamakshi Sridhar, Jonathan Segel
  • Publication number: 20180191628
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally discloses a scheduling granularity capability. The scheduling granularity capability is configured to improve scheduling granularity in a wireless communication system supporting transport of application flows via radio bearers. The scheduling granularity capability may be configured to support improved scheduling granularity by controlling scheduling at various levels of granularity, such as at the bearer level (e.g., for scheduling bearers with respect to each other), at the application flow level (e.g., for scheduling the application flow of a bearer when the bearer includes a single application flow, for scheduling application flows of a bearer with respect to each other when the bearer includes multiple application flows, or the like), or the like, as well as various combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicants: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Francini, Charles R. Payette, Kamakshi Sridhar, Jonathan Segel, Edward Grinshpun
  • Publication number: 20180109468
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally discloses a scheduling control capability for controlling scheduling of transmissions where adaptive bitrate streaming is used for delivery of content (e.g., video content or other types of content which may be streamed using adaptive bitrate streaming) from source devices to end devices. The scheduling control capability may be configured to control scheduling of transmissions of adaptive bitrate streaming flows based on priority levels assigned to the adaptive bitrate streaming flows. The scheduling control capability may be configured to dynamically control the priority levels assigned to the adaptive bitrate streaming flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicants: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Kamakshi Sridhar, Jonathan Segel, Charles R. Payette, Zulfiquar Sayeed, Edward Grinshpun
  • Patent number: 9538141
    Abstract: The invention controls presentation of content at an end user terminal to allow an end user to consume any kind of content without specifying anything about how the content is delivered. A method includes creating a content schedule, determining content presentation control information using the content schedule, and using the content presentation control information to control the presentation of content on one or more end user terminals. The content schedule, which identifies a plurality of content items intended for the end user terminal, includes at least one content characteristic associated with each of the content items. The content presentation control information is adapted for controlling presentation of the content items at the end user terminal in a manner tending to render the content characteristics transparent to the end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventor: Jonathan Segel
  • Patent number: 9178959
    Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for predicting value of caching content items. In one embodiment, a method for selecting ones of a plurality of content items to be cached includes, for each of the content items, determining a probability of use of the content item comprising a probability that the content item will be used if cached, determining a value of caching the content item, and computing a caching value estimate associated with the content item using the probability of use of the content item and the value of caching the content item. The content items to be cached may then be selected using the respective caching value estimates of the content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventor: Jonathan Segel
  • Patent number: 7697557
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a method for the distribution of content within a network of constrained capacity uses distributed content storage nodes functioning to achieve optimal service quality and maximum service session capacity. The method, which functions in unicast, broadcast, switched broadcast, and multicast mode networks, uses predictions of the utility of particular content items to download or record the highest utility items to distributed content stores during periods and in modes that will not increase demand peaks. These predictions of utility may be based on, for example, the number of potential users, the likelihood of their use, and the value to the service provider. The method uses signaling between network nodes to identify the best source for particular content items based on which nodes hold that content and the nature of network constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventor: Jonathan Segel
  • Publication number: 20100005046
    Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for predicting value of caching content items. In one embodiment, a method for selecting ones of a plurality of content items to be cached includes, for each of the content items, determining a probability of use of the content item comprising a probability that the content item will be used if cached, determining a value of caching the content item, and computing a caching value estimate associated with the content item using the probability of use of the content item and the value of caching the content item. The content items to be cached may then be selected using the respective caching value estimates of the content items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventor: Jonathan Segel
  • Publication number: 20090276722
    Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for searching, selecting, delivering, and presenting content to a user. In one embodiment, a method receiving content selection criteria, determining a set of candidate content items by selecting ones of a plurality of available content items using the content selection criteria, and propagating ones of the candidate content items of the set of candidate content items for presentation to the user. The entry of the content selection criteria is adapted for being controlled from a rich user interface. The presentation of the propagated ones of the candidate content items is adapted for being controlled from a_simple user interface. The rich user interface and simple user interface may be part of one user device or separate user devices. The content selection criteria may include one or more rule sets, which may be defined and executed in many ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventor: Jonathan Segel
  • Publication number: 20090168795
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a method for the distribution of content within a network of constrained capacity uses distributed content storage nodes functioning to achieve optimal service quality and maximum service session capacity. The method, which functions in unicast, broadcast, switched broadcast, and multicast mode networks, uses predictions of the utility of particular content items to download or record the highest utility items to distributed content stores during periods and in modes that will not increase demand peaks. These predictions of utility may be based on, for example, the number of potential users, the likelihood of their use, and the value to the service provider. The method uses signaling between network nodes to identify the best source for particular content items based on which nodes hold that content and the nature of network constraints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: ALCATEL LUCENT
    Inventor: Jonathan Segel
  • Publication number: 20090172552
    Abstract: The invention controls presentation of content at an end user terminal to allow an end user to consume any kind of content without specifying anything about how the content is delivered. A method includes creating a content schedule, determining content presentation control information using the content schedule, and using the content presentation control information to control the presentation of content on one or more end user terminals. The content schedule, which identifies a plurality of content items intended for the end user terminal, includes at least one content characteristic associated with each of the content items. The content presentation control information is adapted for controlling presentation of the content items at the end user terminal in a manner tending to render the content characteristics transparent to the end user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Jonathan Segel