Patents by Inventor Paul R. Cooper

Paul R. Cooper 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: 11936959
    Abstract: Television tuner emulation techniques are described. In an implementation, a television tuner is emulated through execution of software on a processing system by a computing device, the emulated television tuner includes functionality to obtain television content over an Internet Protocol (IP) based network. The functionality of the emulated television tuner is exposed to one or more applications that are executed by the computing device such that the application is not aware that the television tuner is emulated through execution of the software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Cooper, Yvonne N. Ellefson, Arleen Camaganacan Fernando, Imran Arif Maskatia, Matthew Ryan Patterson, Matt Henry Van der Staay, Chad Michael Williams
  • Publication number: 20230062943
    Abstract: Television tuner emulation techniques are described. In an implementation, a television tuner is emulated through execution of software on a processing system by a computing device, the emulated television tuner includes functionality to obtain television content over an Internet Protocol (IP) based network. The functionality of the emulated television tuner is exposed to one or more applications that are executed by the computing device such that the application is not aware that the television tuner is emulated through execution of the software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Paul R. Cooper, Yvonne N. Ellefson, Arleen Camaganacan Fernando, Imran Arif Maskatia, Matthew Ryan Patterson, Matt Henry Van der Staay, Chad Michael Williams
  • Patent number: 11323779
    Abstract: Television tuner emulation techniques are described. In an implementation, a television tuner is emulated through execution of software on a processing system by a computing device, the emulated television tuner includes functionality to obtain television content over an Internet Protocol (IP) based network. The functionality of the emulated television tuner is exposed to one or more applications that are executed by the computing device such that the application is not aware that the television tuner is emulated through execution of the software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul R. Cooper, Yvonne N. Ellefson, Arleen Camaganacan Fernando, Imran Arif Maskatia, Matthew Ryan Patterson, Matt Henry Van der Staay, Chad Michael Williams
  • Publication number: 20180332358
    Abstract: Television tuner emulation techniques are described. In an implementation, a television tuner is emulated through execution of software on a processing system by a computing device, the emulated television tuner includes functionality to obtain television content over an Internet Protocol (IP) based network. The functionality of the emulated television tuner is exposed to one or more applications that are executed by the computing device such that the application is not aware that the television tuner is emulated through execution of the software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Paul R. Cooper, Yvonne N. Ellefson, Arleen Camaganacan Fernando, Imran Arif Maskatia, Matthew Ryan Patterson, Matt Henry Van der Staay, Chad Michael Williams
  • Patent number: 9967632
    Abstract: Television tuner emulation techniques are described. In an implementation, a television tuner is emulated through execution of software on a processing system by a computing device, the emulated television tuner includes functionality to obtain television content over an Internet Protocol (IP) based network. The functionality of the emulated television tuner is exposed to one or more applications that are executed by the computing device such that the application is not aware that the television tuner is emulated through execution of the software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Cooper, Yvonne N. Ellefson, Arleen Camaganacan Fernando, Imran Arif Maskatia, Matthew Ryan Patterson, Matt Henry Van der Staay, Chad Michael Williams
  • Patent number: 9223643
    Abstract: Techniques that address content interruptions are described. In an implementation, an interruption is detected at the client device in receipt of a stream of content from a distribution system that is to be recorded locally in memory at the client device. A stream of content is generated at the client device and the generated stream of content is recorded to fill the interruption in the stream of content from the distribution system in the memory of the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Paul R. Cooper, Matt Henry Van der Staay, Chad Michael Williams
  • Patent number: 8626621
    Abstract: Content stream management techniques are described. In an implementation, a communication is examined at a client device from at least one other client device that describes per stream usage of network bandwidth by the at least one other client device to receive content. Usage of the network bandwidth at the client device is managed based on the communication and a determination of per stream usage of the network bandwidth to receive content by the client device that also consumes at least a portion of the network bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Cooper, Matt Henry Van der Staay
  • Publication number: 20110225606
    Abstract: Television content metadata techniques are described. In one or more implementations, metadata received in a stream of television content at the client device from a content provider via a network is normalized. The stream of television content having the normalized metadata is exposed for consumption by one or more applications that are executable on the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chad Michael Williams, Matt Henry Van der Staay, Imran Arif Maskatia, Arleen Camaganacan Fernando, Paul R. Cooper
  • Publication number: 20110219258
    Abstract: Techniques that address content interruptions are described. In an implementation, an interruption is detected at the client device in receipt of a stream of content from a distribution system that is to be recorded locally in memory at the client device. A stream of content is generated at the client device and the generated stream of content is recorded to fill the interruption in the stream of content from the distribution system in the memory of the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul R. Cooper, Matt Henry Van der Staay, Chad Michael Williams
  • Publication number: 20110219412
    Abstract: Television tuner emulation techniques are described. In an implementation, a television tuner is emulated through execution of software on a processing system by a computing device, the emulated television tuner includes functionality to obtain television content over an Internet Protocol (IP) based network. The functionality of the emulated television tuner is exposed to one or more applications that are executed by the computing device such that the application is not aware that the television tuner is emulated through execution of the software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul R. Cooper, Yvonne N. Ellefson, Arleen Camaganacan Fernando, Imran Arif Maskatia, Matthew Ryan Patterson, Matt Henry Van der Staay, Chad Michael Williams
  • Publication number: 20110218897
    Abstract: Content stream management techniques are described. In an implementation, a communication is examined at a client device from at least one other client device that describes per stream usage of network bandwidth by the at least one other client device to receive content. Usage of the network bandwidth at the client device is managed based on the communication and a determination of per stream usage of the network bandwidth to receive content by the client device that also consumes at least a portion of the network bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul R. Cooper, Matt Henry Van der Staay