Patents by Inventor Loraine Sanchez
Loraine Sanchez 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).
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Patent number: 9872059Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to eliminate a scheduled recording of a targeted media program, where the scheduled recording is a redundant recording of the targeted media program that is determined based upon monitoring of recordings of media programs by a group of set top boxes in communication with each other over a network, where another set top box of the group of set top boxes is designated as a host set top box to record the targeted media program, and where the controller is provided access to the targeted media program by the host set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Scott White, James Cansler, Gerard Edwards, Loraine Sanchez
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Patent number: 9131115Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to present media content, and provide access to related media content based upon access information, where the related media content is determined based upon monitoring of the media content, where the related media content is retrieved based on a query of a plurality of sources over the internet for ancillary information, and where the access information is associated with each of the plurality of sources and the ancillary information is at least one among a video blog, a pod cast or a website. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LPInventors: Gerard Edwards, Loraine Sanchez
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Publication number: 20140259088Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to eliminate a scheduled recording of a targeted media program, where the scheduled recording is a redundant recording of the targeted media program that is determined based upon monitoring of recordings of media programs by a group of set top boxes in communication with each other over a network, where another set top box of the group of set top boxes is designated as a host set top box to record the targeted media program, and where the controller is provided access to the targeted media program by the host set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Scott White, James Cansler, Gerard Edwards, Loraine Sanchez
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Patent number: 8769599Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to eliminate a scheduled recording of a targeted media program, where the scheduled recording is a redundant recording of the targeted media program that is determined based upon monitoring of recordings of media programs by a group of set top boxes in communication with each other over a network, where another set top box of the group of set top boxes is designated as a host set top box to record the targeted media program, and where the controller is provided access to the targeted media program by the host set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Scott White, James Cansler, Gerard Edwards, Loraine Sanchez
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Patent number: 8732755Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to generate a playlist that identifies multimedia content and to provide access to the playlist in response to a request for access, where the request for access is transmitted over the Internet, and where the multimedia content is stored remotely from the set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Scott White, Gerard Edwards, Loraine Sanchez
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Patent number: 8520817Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media content processor having a controller adapted to establish communications with a voicemail system, receive a caller identification (ID) associated with a voicemail message stored in the voicemail system, detect a match between the caller ID and one among one or more communication identifiers recorded in an entry of an address book, retrieve an image excerpt associated with the entry of the address book, present the image excerpt at a media device to identify a calling party that recorded the voicemail message. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2007Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: James L. Cansler, Gerard Edwards, Scott White, Loraine Sanchez
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Patent number: 8359625Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to eliminate a scheduled recording of a targeted media program, where the scheduled recording is a redundant recording of the targeted media program that is determined based upon monitoring of recordings of media programs by a group of set top boxes in communication with each other over a network, where another set top box of the group of set top boxes is designated as a host set top box to record the targeted media program, and where the controller is provided access to the targeted media program by the host set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Scott White, James Cansler, Gerard Edwards, Loraine Sanchez
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Publication number: 20120222060Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to present media content, and provide access to related media content based upon access information, where the related media content is determined based upon monitoring of the media content, where the related media content is retrieved based on a query of a plurality of sources over the internet for ancillary information, and where the access information is associated with each of the plurality of sources and the ancillary information is at least one among a video blog, a pod cast or a website. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Gerard Edwards, Loraine Sanchez
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Publication number: 20120151517Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to generate a playlist that identifies multimedia content and to provide access to the playlist in response to a request for access, where the request for access is transmitted over the Internet, and where the multimedia content is stored remotely from the set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Scott White, Gerard Edwards, Loraine Sanchez
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Patent number: 8191088Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to present media content to a user, and provide the user with access to related media content based upon access information, where the related media content is determined based upon monitoring of the media content, where the related media content is retrieved based on a query of a plurality of sources over the Internet, and where the access information is associated with each of the plurality of sources. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Gerard Edwards, Loraine Sanchez
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Patent number: 8146119Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to generate a playlist that identifies multimedia content and to provide access to the playlist in response to a request for access, where the request for access is transmitted over the Internet, and where the multimedia content is stored remotely from the set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Scott White, Gerard Edwards, Loraine Sanchez
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Publication number: 20090077610Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to generate a playlist that identifies multimedia content and to provide access to the playlist in response to a request for access, where the request for access is transmitted over the Internet, and where the multimedia content is stored remotely from the set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2007Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: AT&T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.Inventors: SCOTT WHITE, GERARD EDWARDS, LORAINE SANCHEZ
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Publication number: 20090077614Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to eliminate a scheduled recording of a targeted media program, where the scheduled recording is a redundant recording of the targeted media program that is determined based upon monitoring of recordings of media programs by a group of set top boxes in communication with each other over a network, where another set top box of the group of set top boxes is designated as a host set top box to record the targeted media program, and where the controller is provided access to the targeted media program by the host set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2007Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: AT&T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.Inventors: SCOTT WHITE, JAMES CANSLER, GERARD EDWARDS, LORAINE SANCHEZ
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Publication number: 20090077613Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to present media content to a user, and provide the user with access to related media content based upon access information, where the related media content is determined based upon monitoring of the media content, where the related media content is retrieved based on a query of a plurality of sources over the Internet, and where the access information is associated with each of the plurality of sources. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2007Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: AT&T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.Inventors: Gerard Edwards, Loraine Sanchez
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Publication number: 20090074164Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media content processor having a controller adapted to establish communications with a voicemail system, receive a caller identification (ID) associated with a voicemail message stored in the voicemail system, detect a match between the caller ID and one among one or more communication identifiers recorded in an entry of an address book, retrieve an image excerpt associated with the entry of the address book, present the image excerpt at a media device to identify a calling party that recorded the voicemail message. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2007Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: AT&T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.Inventors: JAMES L. CANSLER, GERARD EDWARDS, SCOTT WHITE, LORAINE SANCHEZ