Patents by Inventor Mark Hennessy

Mark Hennessy 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: 11722745
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for searching media files using a set-top box (STB), a television receiver, digital video recorder (DVR), placeshifting device or other media device, or any type of network host that communicates with a media device of any sort. Search criteria is received from a user, and the search criteria is identified in listings of media programming available from one or more sources. In some implementations, a combined search result can be provided that identifies instances of the search criteria found in program guide listings, files stored on a digital video recorder (DVR), available on-demand content, or any other sources as desired. Some implementations may prioritize search results using information about files stored on a DVR, user preferences, or any other information as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Sling Media L.L.C.
    Inventors: John Paul, Myles Cagney, Peter Mark Hennessy
  • Publication number: 20210368242
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for searching media files using a set-top box (STB), a television receiver, digital video recorder (DVR), placeshifting device or other media device, or any type of network host that communicates with a media device of any sort. Search criteria is received from a user, and the search criteria is identified in listings of media programming available from one or more sources. In some implementations, a combined search result can be provided that identifies instances of the search criteria found in program guide listings, files stored on a digital video recorder (DVR), available on-demand content, or any other sources as desired. Some implementations may prioritize search results using information about files stored on a DVR, user preferences, or any other information as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.
    Inventors: John Paul, Myles Cagney, Peter Mark Hennessy
  • Publication number: 20210281480
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for defining and implementing an ephemeral portion of a configuration state on a network device that does not persist upon coming up after experiencing a power loss event of the network device. For example, systems disclosed herein include receiving information indicating commands or policies of a configuration state that may be defined as ephemeral. The systems disclosed herein include generating and maintaining an ephemeral definition that includes modes, XPaths, and other identifiers of characteristics and specific command nodes within a hierarchical structure of commands that should be treated as ephemeral when rebooting the network device. The systems described herein provide an effective and convenient tool for defining an ephemeral portion of a configuration state that does not persist when the network device recovers from a power loss event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Alberto GONZALEZ PRIETO, Mark HENNESSY, Anish Sagar NARSIAN
  • Patent number: 11089380
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for searching media files using a set-top box (STB), a television receiver, digital video recorder (DVR), placeshifting device or other media device, or any type of network host that communicates with a media device of any sort. Search criteria is received from a user, and the search criteria is identified in listings of media programming available from one or more sources. In some implementations, a combined search result can be provided that identifies instances of the search criteria found in program guide listings, files stored on a digital video recorder (DVR), available on-demand content, or any other sources as desired. Some implementations may prioritize search results using information about files stored on a DVR, user preferences, or any other information as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Sling Media L.L.C.
    Inventors: John Paul, Myles Cagney, Peter Mark Hennessy
  • Patent number: 10567356
    Abstract: Monitoring of cloud computing environments subject to different data control policies is performed in a manner that ensures compliance with the data control policies. A monitoring service is located in a remote cloud computing environment separate from the cloud computing environments being monitored. The monitoring service does not have access to restricted data in the cloud computing environments, including access control data, such that the monitoring service cannot directly interact with network devices. The monitoring service issues requests for monitoring data to device access services in the cloud computing environments. In response to the requests, the device access services obtain access control data to access the network devices and obtain the requested data, which is returned to the monitoring service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Parvez Anandam, Ramnath Prasad, Pradeep Ayyappan Nair, Lihua Yuan, Percy Fitter, Mark Hennessy, Mohammad Qudeisat, Rashid Aga, Deepal Jayasinghe, George Chen, David Maltz, Albert Greenberg, Thomas Keane
  • Patent number: 10371538
    Abstract: An online system associated with a venue provides an application to client devices that allows a user to select an additional user from information accessible to a client device and to identify a meeting point within the venue for the user and the additional user to meet. The application identifies the additional user to an online system, which determines whether the additional user also uses the online system and is within a threshold distance of the venue. If the additional user is a user of the online system and is within the threshold distance of the venue, the online system transmits a request to travel to the meeting point to a client device associated with the additional user. The online system also provides directions to the user's client device and to the additional user's client device for the user and the additional user, respectively, to travel to the meeting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: VenueNext, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Mark Hennessy
  • Publication number: 20190028771
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for searching media files using a set-top box (STB), a television receiver, digital video recorder (DVR), placeshifting device or other media device, or any type of network host that communicates with a media device of any sort. Search criteria is received from a user, and the search criteria is identified in listings of media programming available from one or more sources. In some implementations, a combined search result can be provided that identifies instances of the search criteria found in program guide listings, files stored on a digital video recorder (DVR), available on-demand content, or any other sources as desired. Some implementations may prioritize search results using information about files stored on a DVR, user preferences, or any other information as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.
    Inventors: John Paul, Myles Cagney, Peter Mark Hennessy
  • Publication number: 20180367515
    Abstract: Monitoring of cloud computing environments subject to different data control policies is performed in a manner that ensures compliance with the data control policies. A monitoring service is located in a remote cloud computing environment separate from the cloud computing environments being monitored. The monitoring service does not have access to restricted data in the cloud computing environments, including access control data, such that the monitoring service cannot directly interact with network devices. The monitoring service issues requests for monitoring data to device access services in the cloud computing environments. In response to the requests, the device access services obtain access control data to access the network devices and obtain the requested data, which is returned to the monitoring service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Parvez Anandam, Ramnath Prasad, Pradeep Ayyappan Nair, Lihua Yuan, Percy Fitter, Mark Hennessy, Mohammad Qudeisat, Rashid Aga, Deepal Jayasinghe, George Chen, David Maltz, Albert Greenberg, Thomas Keane
  • Patent number: 10097899
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for searching media files using a set-top box (STB), a television receiver, digital video recorder (DVR), placeshifting device or other media device, or any type of network host that communicates with a media device of any sort. Search criteria is received from a user, and the search criteria is identified in listings of media programming available from one or more sources. In some implementations, a combined search result can be provided that identifies instances of the search criteria found in program guide listings, files stored on a digital video recorder (DVR), available on-demand content, or any other sources as desired. Some implementations may prioritize search results using information about files stored on a DVR, user preferences, or any other information as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.
    Inventors: John Paul, Myles Cagney, Peter Mark Hennessy
  • Publication number: 20180180425
    Abstract: An online system associated with a venue provides an application to client devices that allows a user to select an additional user from information accessible to a client device and to identify a meeting point within the venue for the user and the additional user to meet. The application identifies the additional user to an online system, which determines whether the additional user also uses the online system and is within a threshold distance of the venue. If the additional user is a user of the online system and is within the threshold distance of the venue, the online system transmits a request to travel to the meeting point to a client device associated with the additional user. The online system also provides directions to the user's client device and to the additional user's client device for the user and the additional user, respectively, to travel to the meeting point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Peter Mark Hennessy
  • Patent number: 9494579
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides methods for the detection of soluble antigens. In particular, the methods provide for the detection of soluble proteins and chemicals. In addition, the invention provides methods of detecting a nucleic acid sequence in a sample. Also described is an emittor cell comprising an Fc receptor and an emittor molecule for the detection of a target particle in a sample wherein the target particle to be detected is bound by one or more antibodies. Also provided is an optoelectronic sensor device for detecting a target particle in a plurality of samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Eric D. Schwoebel, James D. Harper, Martha S. Petrovick, Frances E. Nargi, Todd H. Rider, Kristine E. Hogan, Richard H. Mathews, Joseph Lacirignola, Mark Hennessy, Trina R. Vian, Rose M. Joseph, Raymond S. Uttaro, Shaun Berry, Bernadette Johnson, Mark A. Hollis
  • Publication number: 20160156987
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for searching media files using a set-top box (STB), a television receiver, digital video recorder (DVR), placeshifting device or other media device, or any type of network host that communicates with a media device of any sort. Search criteria is received from a user, and the search criteria is identified in listings of media programming available from one or more sources. In some implementations, a combined search result can be provided that identifies instances of the search criteria found in program guide listings, files stored on a digital video recorder (DVR), available on-demand content, or any other sources as desired. Some implementations may prioritize search results using information about files stored on a DVR, user preferences, or any other information as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Sling Media, Inc.
    Inventors: John Paul, Myles Cagney, Peter Mark Hennessy
  • Patent number: 9291549
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides methods for the detection of target particles, such as pathogens, soluble antigens, nucleic acids, toxins, chemicals, plant pathogens, blood borne pathogens, bacteria, viruses and the like. Also described is an emittor cell comprising a receptor, wherein the receptor can be an antibody or an Fc receptor, and an emittor molecule for the detection of a target particle in a sample wherein the target particle to be detected is bound by one or more receptors on the emittor cell. Also provided are optoelectronic sensor devices for detecting a target particle in a sample, including in a plurality of samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Eric Schwoebel, James Harper, Martha S. Petrovick, Frances Nargi, Mark Hollis, Bernadette Johnson, Joseph Lacirignola, Richard Mathews, Kristine Hogan, Trina Vian, Allan Heff, Mark Hennessy, Songeeta Palchaudhuri, Todd Rider
  • Patent number: 9275054
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for searching media files using a set-top box (STB), a television receiver, digital video recorder (DVR), placeshifting device or other media device, or any type of network host that communicates with a media device of any sort. Search criteria is received from a user, and the search criteria is identified in listings of media programming available from one or more sources. In some implementations, a combined search result can be provided that identifies instances of the search criteria found in program guide listings, files stored on a digital video recorder (DVR), available on-demand content, or any other sources as desired. Some implementations may prioritize search results using information about files stored on a DVR, user preferences, or any other information as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.
    Inventors: John Paul, Myles Cagney, Peter Mark Hennessy
  • Patent number: 9178923
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for remotely controlling a personal or digital video recorder (PVR/DVR), a set top box (STB), a placeshifting device, or any other media server. A communications session is established between a server host and the media server in response to a connection request received from the client. Information about the content processed at the media server is received via the session and provided to the client. In response to subsequent instructions received from the client, the media server can be controlled, or other actions can be taken, by providing directions to the media server from the host via the communications session. Additional or alternate features may be provided as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: John Paul, Myles Cagney, Peter Mark Hennessy
  • Publication number: 20150050723
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides methods for the detection of soluble antigens. In particular, the methods provide for the detection of soluble proteins and chemicals. In addition, the invention provides methods of detecting a nucleic acid sequence in a sample. Also described is an emittor cell comprising an Fc receptor and an emittor molecule for the detection of a target particle in a sample wherein the target particle to be detected is bound by one or more antibodies. Also provided is an optoelectronic sensor device for detecting a target particle in a plurality of samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Eric D. Schwoebel, James D. Harper, Martha S. Petrovick, Frances E. Nargi, Todd H. Rider, Kristine E. Hogan, Richard H. Mathews, Joseph Lacirignola, Mark Hennessy, Trina R. Vian, Rose M. Joseph, Raymond S. Uttaro, Shaun Berry, Bernadette Johnson, Mark A. Hollis
  • Patent number: 8835127
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides methods for the detection of soluble antigens. In particular, the methods provide for the detection of soluble proteins and chemicals. In addition, the invention provides methods of detecting a nucleic acid sequence in a sample. Also described is an emittor cell comprising an Fc receptor and an emittor molecule for the detection of a target particle in a sample wherein the target particle to be detected is bound by one or more antibodies. Also provided is an optoelectronic sensor device for detecting a target particle in a plurality of samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Eric D. Schwoebel, James D. Harper, Martha S. Petrovick, Frances E. Nargi, Todd H. Rider, Kristine E. Hogan, Richard H. Mathews, Joseph Lacirignola, Mark Hennessy, Trina R. Vian, Rose M. Joseph, Raymond S. Uttaro, Shaun Berry, Bernadette Johnson, Mark A. Hollis
  • Publication number: 20120225423
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides methods for the detection of target particles, such as pathogens, soluble antigens, nucleic acids, toxins, chemicals, plant pathogens, blood borne pathogens, bacteria, viruses and the like. Also described is an emittor cell comprising a receptor, wherein the receptor can be an antibody or an Fc receptor, and an emittor molecule for the detection of a target particle in a sample wherein the target particle to be detected is bound by one or more receptors on the emittor cell. Also provided are optoelectronic sensor devices for detecting a target particle in a sample, including in a plurality of samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Eric Schwoebel, James Harper, Martha S. Petrovick, Frances Nargi, Mark Hollis, Bernadette Johnson, Joseph Lacirignola, Richard Mathews, Kristine Hogan, Trina Vian, Allan Heff, Mark Hennessy, Songeeta Palchaudhuri, Todd Rider
  • Patent number: 8216797
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides methods for the detection of target particles, such as pathogens, soluble antigens, nucleic acids, toxins, chemicals, plant pathogens, blood borne pathogens, bacteria, viruses and the like. Also described is an emittor cell comprising a receptor, wherein the receptor can be an antibody or an Fc receptor, and an emittor molecule for the detection of a target particle in a sample wherein the target particle to be detected is bound by one or more receptors on the emittor cell. Also provided are optoelectronic sensor devices for detecting a target particle in a sample, including in a plurality of samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Eric Schwoebel, James Harper, Martha S. Petrovick, Frances Nargi, Mark Hollis, Bernadette Johnson, Joseph Lacirignola, Richard Mathews, Kristine Hogan, Trina Vian, Allan Heff, Mark Hennessy, Songeeta Palchaudhuri, Todd Rider
  • Publication number: 20120135404
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides methods for the detection of soluble antigens. In particular, the methods provide for the detection of soluble proteins and chemicals. In addition, the invention provides methods of detecting a nucleic acid sequence in a sample. Also described is an emittor cell comprising an Fc receptor and an emittor molecule for the detection of a target particle in a sample wherein the target particle to be detected is bound by one or more antibodies. Also provided is an optoelectronic sensor device for detecting a target particle in a plurality of samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Eric. D. Schwoebel, James D. Harper, Martha S. Petrovick, Frances E. Nargi, Todd H. Rider, Kristine E. Hogan, Richard H. Mathews, Joseph Lacirignola, Mark Hennessy, Trina R. Vian, Rose M. Joseph, Raymond S. Uttaro, Shaun Berry, Bernadette Johnson, Mark A. Hollis