Patents by Inventor Michael Shu Xie

Michael Shu Xie 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).

  • Messaging between set top box and head end systems
    Patent number: 10085075
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method provide messaging, between a headend system and a set top box. A distributor determines and provides an assigned communication identifier and an assigned server host address, that correspond to one of one or more first servers, to each of one or more set top box clients. The first servers maintain a persistent connection with the set top box clients and provide messaging, presence, and routing features via the persistent connection. A gateway service provides a gateway for one or more headend servers to communicate with the set top box clients through the first servers. A server controller provides administrative graphical user interfaces for operators to monitor and control health checks, configuration changes, and collect statistics for the distributor, first servers, and the gateway service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Thai Lam, Christopher J. Cugno, Sivasubramanian Venkataramani, Michael Shu Xie, Ying Sheng
  • MESSAGING BETWEEN SET TOP BOX AND HEAD END SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20170078764
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method provide messaging, between a headend system and a set top box. A distributor determines and provides an assigned communication identifier and an assigned server host address, that correspond to one of one or more first servers, to each of one or more set top box clients. The first servers maintain a persistent connection with the set top box clients and provide messaging, presence, and routing features via the persistent connection. A gateway service provides a gateway for one or more headend servers to communicate with the set top box clients through the first servers. A server controller provides administrative graphical user interfaces for operators to monitor and control health checks, configuration changes, and collect statistics for the distributor, first servers, and the gateway service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thai Lam, Christopher J. Cugno, Sivasubramanian Venkataramani, Michael Shu Xie, Ying Sheng
  • Messaging between set top box and head end systems
    Patent number: 9538259
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method provide messaging, between a headend system and a set top box. A distributor determines and provides an assigned communication identifier and an assigned server host address, that correspond to one of one or more first servers, to each of one or more set top box clients. The first servers maintain a persistent connection with the set top box clients and provide messaging, presence, and routing features via the persistent connection. A gateway service provides a gateway for one or more headend servers to communicate with the set top box clients through the first servers. A server controller provides administrative graphical user interfaces for operators to monitor and control health checks, configuration changes, and collect statistics for the distributor, first servers, and the gateway service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: The DirecTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thai Lam, Christopher J. Cugno, Sivasubramanian Venkataramani, Michael Shu Xie, Ying Sheng