Patents by Inventor Mohammed Safiq Mohammed Iqbal

Mohammed Safiq Mohammed Iqbal 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).

  • Method and apparatus for managing targeted advertisements for a linear television service
    Patent number: 8656422
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing targeted advertisements for linear television is provided herein. During operation a client device will determine whether or not an advertisement opportunity duration is known, unknown, or variable. Based on this determination, advertisements that best match the advertisement opportunity duration will be chosen via separate algorithms. More particularly, a first algorithm will be used to choose advertisements when the advertisement opportunity duration is known, a second algorithm will be used to choose advertisements when the advertisement opportunity duration is unknown, and a third algorithm will be used to choose advertisements when the advertisement opportunity duration is variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Ranjeet Kumar, Ramy S. Ayoub, Lei Cao, Jiong Li, Mohammed Safiq Mohammed Iqbal, Hui Shen, Kok Meng Wong
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS FOR A LINEAR TELEVISION SERVICE
    Publication number: 20120216224
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing targeted advertisements for linear television is provided herein. During operation a list of N channels are maintained. Advertisements for the N channels are downloaded and stored locally. The list of N channels will be dynamically updated with advertisements being added to, and removed from local storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.
    Inventors: Priya Rajagopal, Lei Cao, Ranjeet Kumar, Jiong Li, Mohammed Safiq Mohammed Iqbal, Hui Shen, Kok Meng Wong
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS FOR A LINEAR TELEVISION SERVICE
    Publication number: 20120192222
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing targeted advertisements for linear television is provided herein. During operation a client device will determine whether or not an advertisement opportunity duration is known, unknown, or variable. Based on this determination, advertisements that best match the advertisement opportunity duration will be chosen via separate algorithms. More particularly, a first algorithm will be used to choose advertisements when the advertisement opportunity duration is known, a second algorithm will be used to choose advertisements when the advertisement opportunity duration is unknown, and a third algorithm will be used to choose advertisements when the advertisement opportunity duration is variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.
    Inventors: Ranjeet Kumar, Ramy S. Ayoub, Lei Cao, Jiong Li, Mohammed Safiq Mohammed Iqbal, Hui Shen, Kok Meng Wong