Patents by Inventor Sampath Raman
Sampath Raman 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: 10129583Abstract: A user device may receive one or more signals in a particular sequence and within a threshold period of time from an accessory; determine a scrolling instruction corresponding to the one or more signals received in the particular sequence and within the threshold period of time; and execute the scrolling instruction to continuously scroll through a program guide, displayed by the user device, based on determining the scrolling instruction.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Venkatesan Sriraman, Sivasubramanian Parthasarathy, Sampath Raman
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Patent number: 9979500Abstract: An exemplary method includes a media content access device, which is configured to access a media content service distributed over a media content distribution network, 1) detecting a request for a presentation of a user interface configured to facilitate usage of the media content service by a user of the media content access device, 2) determining, in response to the request, whether usage analytics data representative of a historical pattern of usage of the media content service is available, 3) rendering, if the usage analytics data is determined to be unavailable, a static default version of the user interface in accordance with data representative of a static default configuration of the user interface, and 4) rendering, if the usage analytics data is determined to be available, a dynamic version of the user interface based on the user analytics data. Corresponding methods, systems, and apparatuses are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2011Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Sampath Raman, Narendra B. Babu, Kokila Somasundaram
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Publication number: 20150373392Abstract: A user device may receive one or more signals in a particular sequence and within a threshold period of time from an accessory; determine a scrolling instruction corresponding to the one or more signals received in the particular sequence and within the threshold period of time; and execute the scrolling instruction to continuously scroll through a program guide, displayed by the user device, based on determining the scrolling instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Venkatesan Sriraman, Sivasubramanian Parthasarathy, Sampath Raman
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Patent number: 9215507Abstract: A method may include identify an application launched in a device by a user or a program or a channel selected by the user for playing. The method may further include querying a database to determine whether the application, program, or channel is associated with preset volume settings, wherein the database includes information identifying preset volume settings for a plurality of applications, a plurality of programs, or a plurality of channels. The method may include setting, when the application, program, or channel is associated with preset volume settings, the volume according the preset volume settings during execution of the application or playing of the program or channel. The method may also include prompting the user to set volume settings associated with the application, program, or channel when the application is not associated with the preset volume settings.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Baburaj Madathodiyil, Saleem S. Mohammed, Vijay Senthil, Vinodkrishnan Surianarayanan, Sampath Raman, Venkatesan Sriraman
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Patent number: 8644354Abstract: An exemplary method includes a media content access device detecting a request provided by a mobile phone device to register the mobile phone device with the media content access device, registering the mobile phone device with the media content access device in response to the detected request, and automatically registering the mobile phone device with one or more additional media content access devices within the local area network. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: T. Sahaya George, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Sampath Raman, Naman Patel, Sankaran Raman, Praveen Prabhaharan
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Patent number: 8634390Abstract: An exemplary method includes establishing, by a mobile phone device, a wireless local area network communication channel between the mobile phone device and a set-top box device, providing, by the mobile phone device, a graphical user interface for display on a display screen of the mobile phone device, the graphical user interface configured to facilitate inputting of one or more control commands by a user of the mobile phone device, and controlling, by the mobile phone device, at least one operation of the set-top box device via the wireless local area network communication channel in accordance with the one or more control commands. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Raju Ramakrishnan, Peter Joseph, Sampath Raman, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Ruchir Rodrigues, Ashish Phutela, Shafiq Kassam
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Publication number: 20130128119Abstract: A method may include identify an application launched in a device by a user or a program or a channel selected by the user for playing. The method may further include querying a database to determine whether the application, program, or channel is associated with preset volume settings, wherein the database includes information identifying preset volume settings for a plurality of applications, a plurality of programs, or a plurality of channels. The method may include setting, when the application, program, or channel is associated with preset volume settings, the volume according the preset volume settings during execution of the application or playing of the program or channel. The method may also include prompting the user to set volume settings associated with the application, program, or channel when the application is not associated with the preset volume settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Baburaj Madathodiyil, Saleem S. Mohammed, Vijay Senthil, Vinodkrishnan Surianarayanan, Sampath Raman, Venkatesan Sriraman
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Patent number: 8429707Abstract: An approach is provided for controlling a set-top box based on sensor triggered events on a user device. A set-top box receives a control message from a user device, wherein the control message specifies an event corresponding to one or more sensors of the user device. The set-top box maps the event to an activity associated with an application that is executed by the set-top box. Also, the set-top box presents media content provided by the application according to the mapped activity.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Naman Patel, T. Sahaya George, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Madankanth Lanka, Thalha Yasir Refaye, Vasanthakumar Sarpasayanam, Varaprasad Meka, Abhishek Malhotra, Sampath Raman, Sankaran Raman, Praveen Prabhaharan, Raju Ramakrishnan
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Publication number: 20130061259Abstract: An exemplary method includes a media content access device, which is configured to access a media content service distributed over a media content distribution network, 1) detecting a request for a presentation of a user interface configured to facilitate usage of the media content service by a user of the media content access device, 2) determining, in response to the request, whether usage analytics data representative of a historical pattern of usage of the media content service is available, 3) rendering, if the usage analytics data is determined to be unavailable, a static default version of the user interface in accordance with data representative of a static default configuration of the user interface, and 4) rendering, if the usage analytics data is determined to be available, a dynamic version of the user interface based on the user analytics data. Corresponding methods, systems, and apparatuses are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Sampath Raman, Narendra B. Babu, Kokila Somasundaram
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Publication number: 20120036549Abstract: An approach is provided for controlling a set-top box based on sensor triggered events on a user device. A set-top box receives a control message from a user device, wherein the control message specifies an event corresponding to one or more sensors of the user device. The set-top box maps the event to an activity associated with an application that is executed by the set-top box. Also, the set-top box presents media content provided by the application according to the mapped activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Naman Patel, T. Sahaya George, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Madankanth Lanka, Thalha Yasir Refaye, Vasanthakumar Sarpasayanam, Varaprasad Meka, Abhishek Malhotra, Sampath Raman, Sankaran Raman, Praveen Prabhaharan, Raju Ramakrishnan
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Publication number: 20110086619Abstract: An exemplary method includes a media content access device detecting a request provided by a mobile phone device to register the mobile phone device with the media content access device, registering the mobile phone device with the media content access device in response to the detected request, and automatically registering the mobile phone device with one or more additional media content access devices within the local area network. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: T. Sahaya George, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Sampath Raman, Naman Patel, Sankaran Raman, Praveen Prabhaharan
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Publication number: 20110085526Abstract: An exemplary method includes establishing, by a mobile phone device, a wireless local area network communication channel between the mobile phone device and a set-top box device, providing, by the mobile phone device, a graphical user interface for display on a display screen of the mobile phone device, the graphical user interface configured to facilitate inputting of one or more control commands by a user of the mobile phone device, and controlling, by the mobile phone device, at least one operation of the set-top box device via the wireless local area network communication channel in accordance with the one or more control commands. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Peter Joseph, Sampath Raman, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Raju Ramakrishnan, Ruchir Rodrigues, Ashish Phutela, Shafiq Kassam