Patents by Inventor Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani
Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani 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: 8938770Abstract: A server receives a request for delivery of media from a client, and determines if the client has a capability to tune to a quadrature amplitude modulated (QAM) channel carried by a first network. The server sends a message to the client to instruct the client to tune to the QAM channel to receive the media via the first network if it is determined that the client has the capability to tune to the QAM channel. The server sends the media to the client if it is determined that the client does not have the capability to tune to the QAM channel.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2010Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Robin Montague Mathews, Tushar Saxena, Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani
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Patent number: 8732761Abstract: A system may include a client and a home media server in communication with the client. The home media server may be configured to receive a request for media content from the client; determine content restrictions associated with the client; discover at least one other home media server; receive content listings of media content from the at least one other home media server; aggregate the received content listings to create a unified content listing including instances of media content stored on multiple home media servers; filter the unified content listing according to the content restrictions; and send the filtered unified content listing to the client.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Robin Montague Mathews, Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani, Tushar Saxena
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Patent number: 8539534Abstract: A method including receiving a request from another device to provide television content; sending a response that includes the television content; storing state information associated with the television content, wherein the state information includes an identifier of the other device and an identifier of the television content provided; detecting when an error occurs between the device and the other device; and resending a last television content that was successfully received by the other device before the error occurred.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Robin Montague Mathews, Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani, Michael J. Talbert
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Patent number: 8385426Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a mosaic program guide. The method comprising; generating I frames from a coded video bit stream; placing each I frame into one of a multiplicity of mosaic windows; and combining the multiplicity of mosaic windows into a mosaic video frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2003Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Entropic Communications, Inc.Inventors: Richard Chi-Te Shen, Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani
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Patent number: 8347135Abstract: An approach is provided for determining if video content provided to a device is still being viewed, without disrupting the presentation of the content. A device is monitored for input from the user, wherein the device is configured to present content to the user. A determination is made whether the user input is within a predetermined time period. A control signal is generated to change the presentation of the content without explicitly notifying the user of the change, wherein the presentation of content will cease if the user input is not within the predetermined period.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: M. James Ho, Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani
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Publication number: 20120174161Abstract: A system may include a client and a home media server in communication with the client. The home media server may be configured to receive a request for media content from the client; determine content restrictions associated with the client; discover at least one other home media server; receive content listings of media content from the at least one other home media server; aggregate the received content listings to create a unified content listing including instances of media content stored on multiple home media servers; filter the unified content listing according to the content restrictions; and send the filtered unified content listing to the client.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Robin Montague Mathews, Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani, Tushar Saxena
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Publication number: 20120023528Abstract: A method including receiving a request from another device to provide television content; sending a response that includes the television content; storing state information associated with the television content, wherein the state information includes an identifier of the other device and an identifier of the television content provided; detecting when an error occurs between the device and the other device; and resending a last television content that was successfully received by the other device before the error occurred.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Robin Montague Mathews, Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani, Michael J. Talbert
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Publication number: 20120011557Abstract: A server receives a request for delivery of media from a client, and determines if the client has a capability to tune to a quadrature amplitude modulated (QAM) channel carried by a first network. The server sends a message to the client to instruct the client to tune to the QAM channel to receive the media via the first network if it is determined that the client has the capability to tune to the QAM channel. The server sends the media to the client if it is determined that the client does not have the capability to tune to the QAM channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2010Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Robin Montague Mathews, Tushar Saxena, Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani
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Publication number: 20100241886Abstract: An approach is provided for determining if video content provided to a device is still being viewed, without disrupting the presentation of the content. A device is monitored for input from the user, wherein the device is configured to present content to the user. A determination is made whether the user input is within a predetermined time period. A control signal is generated to change the presentation of the content without explicitly notifying the user of the change, wherein the presentation of content will cease if the user input is not within the predetermined period.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2009Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicants: VERIZON CORPORATE RESOURCES GROUP LLC, VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: M. James Ho, Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani
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Patent number: 6493038Abstract: The invention relates in general to a television receiver that is capable of displaying two video programs and an electronic program guide (“EPG”) simultaneously. The EPG is displayed in a first portion of a split screen containing a picture-in-picture (PIP) display. Scanning of the electronic program guide causes different video programs to be displayed in the PIP display while the user is still able to watch the original video program on a second split screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2000Date of Patent: December 10, 2002Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Kenneth S. Singh, Richard C. Shen, Sheau B. Ng, Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani, Alan P. Cavallerano
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Patent number: 6154468Abstract: A device and method for synchronizing a series of data packets in a bitstream using a histogram which accumulates a count of occurrences of a particular synchronization pattern at a given location in each packet and identifies the start of a data packet based on the count of such occurrences stored in the histogram.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1996Date of Patent: November 28, 2000Assignee: Philips Electronics North America CorporationInventors: Chin-Sung Lin, Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani, Sanand Prasad
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Patent number: 5418573Abstract: An apparatus, such as an adaptive flywheel, and method for producing periodic time references, forming a periodic time reference signal, from uncertain time references. A counter counts from a first count value to a second count value and provides a periodic time reference each time its count reaches the second count value. An error processing device, coupled to the counter, determines (a) whether an uncertain time reference is received within a predetermined range of count values (corresponding to a window of expectation), or (b) whether the absolute value of the average of an error, corresponding to the number of increment values before or after the second count value, whichever is lower, the count is at when an uncertain synchronization reference is received, and at least one previously determined error for at least one previously received uncertain synchronization reference is greater than WC/2 increment values.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1993Date of Patent: May 23, 1995Assignee: Philips Electronics North America CorporationInventors: Carlo Basile, Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani, Viktor L. Gornstein
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Patent number: 5127103Abstract: An improved real-time debugger accommodates high level language computer programs containing dynamic local data and process context switches. Information thus acquired is used to deduce the stack frame pointer. Inputs and outputs of a target processor are tapped to capture key instructions, particularly indicating context switches. A local tag memory in the debugger stores images of stack frames during context switches.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1990Date of Patent: June 30, 1992Assignee: North American Philips CorporationInventors: Charles R. Hill, Fryderyk Tyra, Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani
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Patent number: 5008848Abstract: An improved circuit for performing the S-transform and inverse S-transform on digital images. Data is fed back so that only one stage of adder/subtracters is required. The circuit elements have little idle time, making for efficient VLSI implementation.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1989Date of Patent: April 16, 1991Assignee: North American Philips CorporationInventor: Samuel O. Akiwumi-Assani