Patents by Inventor Muthukumar X. Kasitholkappian

Muthukumar X. Kasitholkappian 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).

  • Methods and systems for dynamically adjusting at least one of a start and a stop of a recording based on an advertisement break
    Patent number: 9215511
    Abstract: Methods and systems for dynamically adjusting a start or a stop of a recording based on an advertisement break are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes a media content access subsystem detecting an instruction configured to trigger a start or a stop of a recording of a media content instance at a start time or a stop time based on a clock reference, detecting an advertisement break proximate in time to the start time or the stop time, and adjusting the start or the stop of the recording based on the advertisement break. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Raul I. Aldrey, Venkata S. Adimatyam, Sameer Gavade, Muthukumar X. Kasitholkappian
  • Methods and Systems for Dynamically Adjusting at least one of a Start and a Stop of a Recording Based on an Advertisement Break
    Publication number: 20120114306
    Abstract: Methods and systems for dynamically adjusting a start or a stop of a recording based on an advertisement break are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes a media content access subsystem detecting an instruction configured to trigger a start or a stop of a recording of a media content instance at a start time or a stop time based on a clock reference, detecting an advertisement break proximate in time to the start time or the stop time, and adjusting the start or the stop of the recording based on the advertisement break. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Raul I. Aldrey, Venkata S. Adimatyam, Sameer Gavade, Muthukumar X. Kasitholkappian