Patents by Inventor Marcus P. Magri

Marcus P. Magri 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).

  • Requests for emergency services through an IPTV network
    Patent number: 9253514
    Abstract: Systems and methods that request emergency services through an Internet-Protocol Television (IPTV) infrastructure. One embodiment comprises an IPTV network infrastructure comprising an IPTV server coupled to an IPTV set-top box of an end user that subscribes to IPTV services. The IPTV server receives a request for an emergency service from the end user through the IPTV set-top box. The infrastructure further includes a management server that receives the request for the emergency service from the IPTV server, and identifies information regarding the end user from an IPTV account of the end user. The infrastructure further includes a text message engine that receives the request for the emergency service from the management server, formats a text message for requesting the emergency service, inserts the information regarding the end user in the text message, and sends the text message to an emergency services center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Marcus P. Magri, Gerardo M. Espinosa
  • SELECTIVE PRESENTATION OF VIDEO ON DEMAND CONTENT SEGMENTS
    Publication number: 20150195616
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that temporarily suspend the presentation of VOD content that has been indicated as objectionable to a user. One embodiment is a client device that receives a Video On Demand (VOD) datastream, and identifies a time period within the VOD datastream that includes content indicated as objectionable to a user. The client device temporally suspends presentation of the VOD datastream to the user during the time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventors: Gerardo M. Espinosa, Marcus P. Magri, Sanjay S. Sharma
  • REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES THROUGH AN IPTV NETWORK
    Publication number: 20150033274
    Abstract: Systems and methods that request emergency services through an Internet-Protocol Television (IPTV) infrastructure. One embodiment comprises an IPTV network infrastructure comprising an IPTV server coupled to an IPTV set-top box of an end user that subscribes to IPTV services. The IPTV server receives a request for an emergency service from the end user through the IPTV set-top box. The infrastructure further includes a management server that receives the request for the emergency service from the IPTV server, and identifies information regarding the end user from an IPTV account of the end user. The infrastructure further includes a text message engine that receives the request for the emergency service from the management server, formats a text message for requesting the emergency service, inserts the information regarding the end user in the text message, and sends the text message to an emergency services center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus P. Magri, Gerardo M. Espinosa