Patents by Inventor Rahim A. Charania

Rahim A. Charania 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: 10136182
    Abstract: A device is configured to tune multiple tuners to multiple television channels. The device may receive image data and audio data for the television channels from the tuners. The device may provide the image data from the tuners for display on a display device and for display at a same time. The device may assign the audio data from a group of the tuners to respective audio channels. The device may provide the audio data from the group of tuners for output at the same time via the respective audio channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Rahim A. Charania, Bradley D. Beaver
  • Patent number: 9693107
    Abstract: A device may receive an indication associated with media content identified in an interactive program guide (IPG). The device may determine social media feed parameters associated with the IPG. The device may determine, based on the social media feed parameters, that a social media feed is to be displayed along with the media content. The social media feed may be associated with the media content. The device may identify a social media tag associated with the media content. The device may receive social media information associated with the social media tag. The social media information may include information associated with a social media application. The device may provide, for display, the social media feed along with the media content. The social media feed may include the social media information, and may be provided in accordance with the social media feed parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Rahim A. Charania, Bradley D. Beaver
  • Patent number: 9572748
    Abstract: A container includes a chamber to hold a medication, a lockable lid that covers an opening of the chamber, a biometric sensor, a scale, and one or more processors. The container may store prescription information indicating how often the medication should be provided. The container may measure a weight of the medication held by the chamber using the scale. The container may receive biometric information sensed by the biometric sensor. The biometric information may indicate a biometric feature of a person attempting to open the container. The container may selectively unlock the lockable lid based on at least one of the prescription information, the weight of the medication, or the biometric information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Celico Partnership
    Inventors: Kevin Lim, Alex Hoyos, Rahim A. Charania
  • Patent number: 9510032
    Abstract: A device may receive user metadata associated with media content identified in an interactive program guide (IPG). The user metadata may be based on input provided by a user via the IPG, and the media content may be associated with a media content identifier. The device may determine a manner in which the user metadata is to be processed. The device may process the user metadata in the manner in which the user metadata is to be processed. The user metadata may be processed to permit the user to view the user metadata, via the IPG, at a later time, or the user metadata may be processed to permit another user, associated with another device, to view the user metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Rahim A. Charania, Bradley D. Beaver
  • Patent number: 9507916
    Abstract: A container may include a secure chamber to hold a medication, a lockable lid that covers an opening of the secure chamber, a dispensing device, and one or more processors. The container may receive prescription information indicating a frequency to dispense the medication and indicating a dose of the medication to dispense at a dispense time. The container may determine the dispense time based on the frequency to dispense the medication. The dispense time may be a time to dispense a dose of the medication. The container may cause the dispensing device to dispense the dose of the medication from the secure chamber at the dispense time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Rahim A. Charania, Alex Hoyos, Kevin Lim
  • Publication number: 20150334442
    Abstract: A device is configured to tune multiple tuners to multiple television channels. The device may receive image data and audio data for the television channels from the tuners. The device may provide the image data from the tuners for display on a display device and for display at a same time. The device may assign the audio data from a group of the tuners to respective audio channels. The device may provide the audio data from the group of tuners for output at the same time via the respective audio channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicants: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Rahim A. CHARANIA, Bradley D. BEAVER
  • Publication number: 20150312634
    Abstract: A device may receive user metadata associated with media content identified in an interactive program guide (IPG). The user metadata may be based on input provided by a user via the IPG, and the media content may be associated with a media content identifier. The device may determine a manner in which the user metadata is to be processed. The device may process the user metadata in the manner in which the user metadata is to be processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicants: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Rahim A. CHARANIA, Bradley D. Beaver
  • Publication number: 20150312635
    Abstract: A device may receive an indication associated with media content identified in an interactive program guide (IPG). The device may determine social media feed parameters associated with the IPG. The device may determine, based on the social media feed parameters, that a social media feed is to be displayed along with the media content. The social media feed may be associated with the media content. The device may identify a social media tag associated with the media content. The device may receive social media information associated with the social media tag. The social media information may include information associated with a social media application. The device may provide, for display, the social media feed along with the media content. The social media feed may include the social media information, and may be provided in accordance with the social media feed parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicants: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Rahim A. CHARANIA, Bradley D. Beaver
  • Publication number: 20150272825
    Abstract: A container includes a chamber to hold a medication, a lockable lid that covers an opening of the chamber, a biometric sensor, a scale, and one or more processors. The container may store prescription information indicating how often the medication should be provided. The container may measure a weight of the medication held by the chamber using the scale. The container may receive biometric information sensed by the biometric sensor. The biometric information may indicate a biometric feature of a person attempting to open the container. The container may selectively unlock the lockable lid based on at least one of the prescription information, the weight of the medication, or the biometric information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
    Inventors: Kevin LIM, Alex Hoyos, Rahim A. Charania
  • Publication number: 20150278478
    Abstract: A container may include a secure chamber to hold a medication, a lockable lid that covers an opening of the secure chamber, a dispensing device, and one or more processors. The container may receive prescription information indicating a frequency to dispense the medication and indicating a dose of the medication to dispense at a dispense time. The container may determine the dispense time based on the frequency to dispense the medication. The dispense time may be a time to dispense a dose of the medication. The container may cause the dispensing device to dispense the dose of the medication from the secure chamber at the dispense time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
    Inventors: Rahim A. CHARANIA, Alex Hoyos, Kevin Lim
  • Patent number: 8510136
    Abstract: A method may include aggregating information regarding events, where for each event the aggregated information includes an event name, an event time, and an event venue. The method may further include receiving a request for a list of events or a list of venues from a user device and obtaining, from the user device, a profile of a user of the user device. The method may further include generating, based on the profile and the aggregated information regarding events, the generated list of events or the list of venues and sending, to the user device, the list of events or the list of venues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Rahim A. Charania, Gangadhar R. Gogineni, Puneet Kalia, Ashutosh Sureka, Prakash Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20100082374
    Abstract: A method may include aggregating information regarding events, where for each event the aggregated information includes an event name, an event time, and an event venue. The method may further include receiving a request for a list of events or a list of venues from a user device and obtaining, from the user device, a profile of a user of the user device. The method may further include generating, based on the profile and the aggregated information regarding events, the generated list of events or the list of venues and sending, to the user device, the list of events or the list of venues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicants: Verizon Data Services LLC, Verizon Data Services India Private Limited
    Inventors: Rahim A. Charania, Gangadhar R. Gogineni, Puneet Kalia, Ashutosh Sureka, Prakash Srinivasan