Patents by Inventor Michael Alan Weintraub

Michael Alan Weintraub 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).

  • Systems and methods for controlling access to media content by detecting one or more user fingerprints
    Patent number: 9075976
    Abstract: A system includes a media content processing subsystem and user input device having a plurality of control surfaces each configured to cause the input device to transmit at least one command to the media content processing subsystem. The input device is configured to acquire an image of a fingerprint of a finger touching the control surface and cause the processing subsystem to execute the command in accordance with a user profile that corresponds to the acquired fingerprint image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Alan Weintraub, William E. Garrett
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO MEDIA CONTENT BY DETECTING ONE OR MORE USER FINGERPRINTS
    Publication number: 20130263253
    Abstract: A system includes a media content processing subsystem and user input device having a plurality of control surfaces each configured to cause the input device to transmit at least one command to the media content processing subsystem. The input device is configured to acquire an image of a fingerprint of a finger touching the control surface and cause the processing subsystem to execute the command in accordance with a user profile that corresponds to the acquired fingerprint image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Alan Weintraub, William E. Garrett
  • Systems and methods for controlling access to media content by detecting one or more user fingerprints
    Patent number: 8408456
    Abstract: A system includes a media content processing subsystem and user input device having a plurality of control surfaces each configured to cause the input device to transmit at least one command to the media content processing subsystem. The input device is configured to acquire an image of a fingerprint of a finger touching the control surface and cause the processing subsystem to execute the command in accordance with a user profile that corresponds to the acquired fingerprint image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Services Organization Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Alan Weintraub, William E. Garrett
  • Systems and methods for accessing media content using multiple user input devices
    Patent number: 8336773
    Abstract: A system includes a media content processing subsystem and a plurality of user input devices each configured to transmit at least one command to the media content processing subsystem. Each of the user input devices also corresponds to a distinct user profile. When the media content processing subsystem receives a command from one of the user input devices, the media content processing subsystem is configured to identify the particular user input device that transmitted the command and execute the command in accordance with a user profile that corresponds to that particular user input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: John Trimper, Michael Alan Weintraub
  • Presence based telephony
    Patent number: 8320365
    Abstract: A device is provided including a processor and a display configured to list more than one presence enabled contact. A user agent is configured to indicate an availability status of the device to a presence server. The user agent is at least partially executed by the processor. Moreover, at least one input is configured to enable a device user to request a communications session with at least one of the plurality of presence enabled contacts. The request is initiated by the user agent when the requested presence enabled contact is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Alan Weintraub, David C. Robbins
  • Monitoring portal systems and methods
    Patent number: 7983188
    Abstract: In one of many possible embodiments, a system includes a monitoring portal configured to receive state information descriptive of usage of a plurality of communication services provided on a plurality of communication networks of different types and to make the state information available to a subscriber of the plurality of communication services, in substantially real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Wayne Cermak, Robert Anthony Virzi, Rebecca S. Burd, Edward M. Eggerl, Gregory Keith Evans, Douglas Reynold Jones, William E. Garrett, William David Goodman, Allison Dana Jaynes, Margaret Malagon, Robert Edward Opaluch, Timothy Wayne Schmidt, James Francis Sorce, Michael Alan Weintraub
  • Systems and methods for integrating PSTN and IP application platforms to enable advanced telephony services
    Patent number: 7734031
    Abstract: A service control point (SCP) (140) associated with a public-switched telephone network (PSTN) (110) includes a service logic module (210-N+1) and a network interface (215). The service logic module (210-N+1) enables the service control point (SCP) (140) to establish a connection with an Internet Protocol (IP) application server (120) via a transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) network (105). The network interface (215) communicates via the connection to integrate telephony services between the PSTN (110) and the TCP/IP network (105).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Verizon Services Corp.
    Inventors: William David Goodman, James Edward Haley, Douglas R. Jones, Michael Alan Weintraub
  • PRESENCE BASED TELEPHONY
    Publication number: 20100115019
    Abstract: A device is provided including a processor and a display configured to list more than one presence enabled contact. A user agent is configured to indicate an availability status of the device to a presence server. The user agent is at least partially executed by the processor. Moreover, at least one input is configured to enable a device user to request a communications session with at least one of the plurality of presence enabled contacts. The request is initiated by the user agent when the requested presence enabled contact is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Alan Weintraub, David C. Robbins
  • Presence based telephony
    Patent number: 7668157
    Abstract: A device is provided including a processor and a display configured to list more than one presence enabled contact. A user agent is configured to indicate an availability status of the device to a presence server. The user agent is at least partially executed by the processor. Moreover, at least one input is configured to enable a device user to request a communications session with at least one of the plurality of presence enabled contacts. The request is initiated by the user agent when the requested presence enabled contact is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Alan Weintraub, David C. Robbins