Patents by Inventor Mevan Samarasinghe
Mevan Samarasinghe 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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Publication number: 20240080528Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Amit Bagga, Larry Cynkin, Jan Neumann, Hans Sayyadi, Ehsan Younessian, Mevan Samarasinghe, Brian Curtis, Muthu Manickam, Oliver Jojic, Jeanine Heck
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Patent number: 11831956Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Amit Bagga, Larry Cynkin, Jan Neumann, Hans Sayyadi, Ehsan Younessian, Mevan Samarasinghe, Brian Curtis, Muthu Manickam, Oliver Jojic, Jeanine Heck
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Patent number: 11589123Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Amit Bagga, Larry Cynkin, Jan Neumann, Hans Sayyadi, Ehsan Younessian, Mevan Samarasinghe, Brian Curtis, Muthu Manickam, Oliver Jojic, Jeanine Heck
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Publication number: 20210266639Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Amit Bagga, Larry Cynkin, Jan Neumann, Hans Sayyadi, Ehsan Younessian, Mevan Samarasinghe, Brian Curtis, Muthu Manickam, Oliver Jojic, Jeanine Heck
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Patent number: 11044528Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Amit Bagga, Larry Cynkin, Jan Neumann, Hans Sayyadi, Ehsan Younessian, Mevan Samarasinghe, Brian Curtis, Muthu Manickam, Oliver Jojic, Jeanine Heck
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Publication number: 20200296467Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Amit Bagga, Larry Cynkin, Jan Neumann, Hans Sayyadi, Ehsan Younessian, Mevan Samarasinghe, Brian Curtis, Muthu Manickam, Oliver Jojic, Jeanine Heck
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Patent number: 10708661Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Amit Bagga, Larry Cynkin, Jan Neumann, Hans Sayyadi, Ehsan Younessian, Mevan Samarasinghe, Brian Curtis, Muthu Manickam, Oliver Jojic, Jeanine Heck
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Publication number: 20190215572Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Amit Bagga, Larry Cynkin, Jan Neumann, Hassan Sayyadi-Harikandehei, Ehsan Younessian, Mevan Samarasinghe, Brian Curtis, Muthu Manickam, Oliver Jojic, Jeanine Heck
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Patent number: 10284916Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Amit Bagga, Larry Cynkin, Jan Neumann, Hassan Sayyadi-Harikandehei, Ehsan Younessian, Mevan Samarasinghe, Brian Curtis, Muthu Manickam, Oliver Jojic, Jeanine Heck
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Publication number: 20160142783Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Amit Bagga, Larry Cynkin, Jan Neumann, Hassan Sayyadi-Harikandehei, Ehsan Younessian, Mevan Samarasinghe, Brian Curtis, Muthu Manickam, Oliver Jojic, Jeanine Heck