Patents by Inventor Nicholas Seitz

Nicholas Seitz 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).

  • Patent number: 12101309
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for providing one or more users with access to content obtained from a plurality of content providers. In some embodiments, such techniques may comprise maintaining a number of access credentials associated with a plurality of different content providers, obtaining access to a plurality of media content libraries, each of the plurality of media content libraries managed by a content provider of the plurality of different content providers, and providing the plurality of media content libraries to at least one user device as a single library of media content. Such techniques may further comprise receiving, from the user device, a selection of a media content from the single library of media content and providing, to the user device, access to the selected media content within a corresponding media content library of the plurality of media content libraries using an access credential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Burbo, Nicholas Seitz
  • Patent number: 12008635
    Abstract: A universal subscription platform may determine whether information for one or more third-party services or one or more third-party media content files are to be presented via the common ordering interface portal based at least on a network subscription plan of a user with a wireless carrier network. In response to the network subscription plan being a first subscription plan, the universal subscription platform may provide the information on the one or more third-party services for presentation via the common ordering interface portal. In response to the network subscription plan being a second subscription plan, the universal subscription platform may provide the information on the one or more third-party media content files for presentation via the common ordering interface portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Seitz, Michael Burbo
  • Publication number: 20240089244
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for providing one or more users with access to content obtained from a plurality of content providers. In some embodiments, such techniques may comprise maintaining a number of access credentials associated with a plurality of different content providers, obtaining access to a plurality of media content libraries, each of the plurality of media content libraries managed by a content provider of the plurality of different content providers, and providing the plurality of media content libraries to at least one user device as a single library of media content. Such techniques may further comprise receiving, from the user device, a selection of a media content from the single library of media content and providing, to the user device, access to the selected media content within a corresponding media content library of the plurality of media content libraries using an access credential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Burbo, Nicholas Seitz
  • Patent number: 11855974
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for providing one or more users with access to content obtained from a plurality of content providers. In some embodiments, such techniques may comprise maintaining a number of access credentials associated with a plurality of different content providers, obtaining access to a plurality of media content libraries, each of the plurality of media content libraries managed by a content provider of the plurality of different content providers, and providing the plurality of media content libraries to at least one user device as a single library of media content. Such techniques may further comprise receiving, from the user device, a selection of a media content from the single library of media content and providing, to the user device, access to the selected media content within a corresponding media content library of the plurality of media content libraries using an access credential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Burbo, Nicholas Seitz
  • Patent number: 11704635
    Abstract: A content delivery platform may deliver program content segments and advertising content segments to multiple user devices. The content delivery platform may deliver a program content segment to a primary user device of a user for presentation on the primary user device. The content delivery platform may retrieve an advertising content segment from an advertising content store for presentation. The advertising content segment is provided by an advertiser that is sponsoring the presentation of the program content segment on the primary user device. The content delivery platform may send the advertising content segment to a secondary user device of the user for presentation at the secondary user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Seitz, Christopher Spanton
  • Patent number: 11539769
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for optimizing streaming content are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of determining that a user device participating in a content streaming service will transition from a first wireless service coverage area to a second wireless service coverage area that provides a lower quality wireless service relative to the first wireless service coverage area. The actions further include, prior to the user device transitioning from the first wireless service coverage area to the second wireless service coverage area, increasing a resource associated with the content streaming service and the user device. The actions further include, after the user device transitions from the first wireless service coverage area to the second wireless service coverage area, decreasing the resource associated with the content streaming service and the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Parag Garg, Nicholas LaVassar, Nicholas Seitz, Teri Howe, Michael Burbo
  • Publication number: 20220247734
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for providing one or more users with access to content obtained from a plurality of content providers. In some embodiments, such techniques may comprise maintaining a number of access credentials associated with a plurality of different content providers, obtaining access to a plurality of media content libraries, each of the plurality of media content libraries managed by a content provider of the plurality of different content providers, and providing the plurality of media content libraries to at least one user device as a single library of media content. Such techniques may further comprise receiving, from the user device, a selection of a media content from the single library of media content and providing, to the user device, access to the selected media content within a corresponding media content library of the plurality of media content libraries using an access credential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Burbo, Nicholas Seitz
  • Publication number: 20220030044
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for optimizing streaming content are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of determining that a user device participating in a content streaming service will transition from a first wireless service coverage area to a second wireless service coverage area that provides a lower quality wireless service relative to the first wireless service coverage area. The actions further include, prior to the user device transitioning from the first wireless service coverage area to the second wireless service coverage area, increasing a resource associated with the content streaming service and the user device. The actions further include, after the user device transitions from the first wireless service coverage area to the second wireless service coverage area, decreasing the resource associated with the content streaming service and the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Parag Garg, Nicholas LaVassar, Nicholas Seitz, Teri Howe, Michael Burbo
  • Publication number: 20210158431
    Abstract: A universal subscription platform may determine whether information for one or more third-party services or one or more third-party media content files are to be presented via the common ordering interface portal based at least on a network subscription plan of a user with a wireless carrier network. In response to the network subscription plan being a first subscription plan, the universal subscription platform may provide the information on the one or more third-party services for presentation via the common ordering interface portal. In response to the network subscription plan being a second subscription plan, the universal subscription platform may provide the information on the one or more third-party media content files for presentation via the common ordering interface portal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas Seitz, Michael Burbo
  • Publication number: 20200097994
    Abstract: A content delivery platform may deliver program content segments and advertising content segments to multiple user devices. The content delivery platform may deliver a program content segment to a primary user device of a user for presentation on the primary user device. The content delivery platform may retrieve an advertising content segment from an advertising content store for presentation. The advertising content segment is provided by an advertiser that is sponsoring the presentation of the program content segment on the primary user device. The content delivery platform may send the advertising content segment to a secondary user device of the user for presentation at the secondary user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas Seitz, Christopher Spanton