Patents by Inventor Peter Lester
Peter Lester 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).
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Patent number: 11966383Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated or one or more data stores may be automatically updated.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLCInventors: Peter Lester, Justin Miller, Hendrick Lee, Aseem Sharma, Galen Trevor Gattis, Amber Dixon, Huy Tuan Nguyen, Derek McGowan, John McCrea
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Publication number: 20240037888Abstract: A camera system may capture object activity with a field of view comprising one or more regions and identify and selectively output captured image data based on the one or more regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Peter Lester, Arun Ravisankar, Arpit Mathur, Scott Armstrong, Julianne Heinzmann, Resmi Vijayan, Andrew Posmontier
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Publication number: 20230245158Abstract: A social network content recommendation system allows users to identify friends, recommend content to friends, and receive awards for influencing friends. Internet pages can be used to display rankings of recommended programs, user profiles and their awards, and dynamic chats relating to specific programs, such as television shows.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Peter Lester, Nida Zada, Ryan King, Jason Li, Christopher Connolly, Christopher Kennedy, John McCrea
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Patent number: 11580568Abstract: A social network content recommendation system allows users to identify friends, recommend content to friends, and receive awards for influencing friends. Internet pages can be used to display rankings of recommended programs, user profiles and their awards, and dynamic chats relating to specific programs, such as television shows.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Peter Lester, Nida Zada, Ryan King, Jason Li, Christopher Connolly, Christopher Kennedy, John McCrea
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Publication number: 20230025928Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated or one or more data stores may be automatically updated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Peter Lester, Justin Miller, Hendrick Lee, Aseem Sharma, Galen Trevor Gattis, Amber Dixon, Huy Tuan Nguyen, Derek McGowan, John McCrea
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Patent number: 11494367Abstract: An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated. Responses to the suggestions may be used to update the generated confidence score(s).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLCInventors: Peter Lester, Justin Miller, Hendrick Lee, Aseem Sharma, Galen Trevor Gattis, Amber Dixon, Huy Tuan Nguyen, Derek McGowan, John McCrea
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Publication number: 20210051038Abstract: A social network content recommendation system allows users to identify friends, recommend content to friends, and receive awards for influencing friends. Internet pages can be used to display rankings of recommended programs, user profiles and their awards, and dynamic chats relating to specific programs, such as television shows.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Peter Lester, Nida Zada, Ryan King, Jason Li, Christopher Connolly, Christopher Kennedy, John McCrea
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Patent number: 10805102Abstract: A content recommendation system is disclosed that allows users to identify friends, recommend content to friends, and receive awards for influencing friends. Interfaces can be used to display rankings of recommended programs, user profiles and their awards, and dynamic chats relating to specific content.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2011Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: John McCrea, Nida Zada, Ryan King, Jason Li, Christopher Connolly, Peter Lester, Christopher Kennedy
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Patent number: 10691672Abstract: An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated. Responses to the suggestions may be used to update the generated confidence score(s).Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLCInventors: Peter Lester, Justin Miller, Hendrick Lee, Aseem Sharma, Galen Trevor Gattis, Amber Dixon, Huy Tuan Nguyen, Derek McGowan, John McCrea
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Publication number: 20200125552Abstract: An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated. Responses to the suggestions may be used to update the generated confidence score(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Peter Lester, Justin Miller, Hendrick Lee, Aseem Sharma, Galen Trevor Gattis, Amber Dixon, Huy Tuan Nguyen, Derek McGowan, John McCrea
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Patent number: 10545946Abstract: An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated. Responses to the suggestions may be used to update the generated confidence score(s).Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLCInventors: Peter Lester, Justin Miller, Hendrick Lee, Aseem Sharma, Galen Trevor Gattis, Amber Dixon, Huy Tuan Nguyen, Derek McGowan, John McCrea
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Publication number: 20190310971Abstract: An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated. Responses to the suggestions may be used to update the generated confidence score(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Peter Lester, Justin Miller, Hendrick Lee, Aseem Sharma, Galen Trevor Gattis, Amber Dixon, Huy Tuan Nguyen, Derek McGowan, John McCrea
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Patent number: 10162847Abstract: An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated. Responses to the suggestions may be used to update the generated confidence score(s).Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLCInventors: Peter Lester, Justin Miller, Hendrick Lee, Aseem Sharma, Galen Trevor Gattis, Amber Dixon, Huy Tuan Nguyen, Derek McGowan, John McCrea
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Publication number: 20150360168Abstract: Novel methods for capturing carbon dioxide from internal combustion engines, gas turbines, and other combustion sources operating on a wide range of gaseous, liquid, or solid fuels are described. Capturing carbon dioxide from combustion exhaust on an absorbent and then regenerating the absorbent for recovery, storage, use, or sequestration of concentrated carbon dioxide are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Applicant: PIONEER ENERGY INCInventors: Robert Zubrin, Mark Berggren, Stacy Lorraine Carrera, Peter Lester Jonscher
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Publication number: 20150073937Abstract: A contact information database, including records such as those stored in a personal address book, is applied to evaluate the reputation of a user and/or conduct fraud or spam detection. A number of different factors selected for reputation/fraud prediction value can be used in a statistical model to evaluate reputation of an individual based on an identifier, such as an email address. The factors can include information useful in predicting the reputation of an individual, such as in how many address books the email address or other information appears, whether emails have been previously sent to that email address, whether any such emails have been returned as undeliverable, and so forth. These factors can be used to create a vector including scores for the user on the various factors, which can be stored in a vector database and updated regularly as the information changes. The information in the vector database can be accessed by parties for use in reputation evaluation, fraud detection, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Peter Lester, Ben Golub, Joseph Smarr
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Publication number: 20140365509Abstract: An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated. Responses to the suggestions may be used to update the generated confidence score(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Peter Lester, Justin Miller, Hendrick Lee, Aseem Sharma, Galen Trevor Gattis, Amber Dixon, Huy Tuan Nguyen, Derek McGowan, John McCrea
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Patent number: 8782149Abstract: An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated. Responses to the suggestions may be used to update the generated confidence score(s).Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLCInventors: Peter Lester, Justin Miller, Hendrick Lee, Aseem Sharma, Galen Trevor Gattis, Amber Dixon, Huy Tuan Nguyen, Derek McGowan, John McCrea
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Publication number: 20120117163Abstract: An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated. Responses to the suggestions may be used to update the generated confidence score(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: COMCAST INTERACTIVE MEDIA, LLCInventors: Peter Lester, Justin Miller, Hendrick Lee, Aseem Sharma, Galen Trevor Gattis, Amber Dixon, Huy Tuan Nguyen, Derek McGowan
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Publication number: 20120117036Abstract: An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated. Responses to the suggestions may be used to update the generated confidence score(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: COMCAST INTERACTIVE MEDIA, LLCInventors: Peter Lester, Justin Miller, Hendrick Lee, Aseem Sharma, Galen Trevor Gattis, Amber Dixon, Huy Tuan Nguyen, Derek McGowan
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Publication number: 20110288912Abstract: A content recommendation system is disclosed that allows users to identify friends, recommend content to friends, and receive awards for influencing friends. Interfaces can be used to display rankings of recommended programs, user profiles and their awards, and dynamic chats relating to specific content.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: John McCrea, Nida Zada, Ryan King, Jason Li, Christopher Connolly, Peter Lester, Christopher Kennedy