Patents by Inventor Om Prakash JILLA

Om Prakash JILLA 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).

  • Determining content availability based on selective use of an active location system
    Patent number: 9686734
    Abstract: A method may include receiving a request for content. The content may be associated with a content availability area. User devices located inside of the content availability area may be permitted access to the content. The method may include determining a first area entirely encompassed by the content availability area and/or a second area entirely encompassing the content availability area. The method may include obtaining first location information that identifies a location of a user device. The method may include selectively obtaining second location information based on whether the user device is located inside of the first area, outside of the second area, or outside of the first area and inside of the second area. The second location information may be more precise than the first location information, and may be used to determine whether the user device is located within the content availability area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Sanjay Ahuja, Jianxiu Hao, Sameer Gavade, Om Prakash Jilla
  • DETERMINING CONTENT AVAILABILITY BASED ON SELECTIVE USE OF AN ACTIVE LOCATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160337940
    Abstract: A method may include receiving a request for content. The content may be associated with a content availability area. User devices located inside of the content availability area may be permitted access to the content. The method may include determining a first area entirely encompassed by the content availability area and/or a second area entirely encompassing the content availability area. The method may include obtaining first location information that identifies a location of a user device. The method may include selectively obtaining second location information based on whether the user device is located inside of the first area, outside of the second area, or outside of the first area and inside of the second area. The second location information may be more precise than the first location information, and may be used to determine whether the user device is located within the content availability area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Sanjay AHUJA, Jianxiu HAO, Sameer GAVADE, Om Prakash JILLA