Patents by Inventor Shawn O'Malley
Shawn O'Malley 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: 12167056Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for controlling data such as content and/or application data transmitted to one or more user devices. One method can comprise receiving a request for first content and generating, in response to the request for the first content, a first transport stream comprising the first content and application data relating to a first application. At least a portion of the first transport stream is transmitted to a recipient device. An interruption in the transmission of the first transport stream is detected and a determination is made that only a first portion of the application data has been transmitted to the recipient device. A second transport stream including second content and a second portion of the application data is generated and transmitted.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Shawn O'Malley, Jeremy Zaucha, Michael Rosenwald, Ruifeng Zhang
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Publication number: 20230283817Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for controlling data such as content and/or application data transmitted to one or more user devices. One method can comprise receiving a request for first content and generating, in response to the request for the first content, a first transport stream comprising the first content and application data relating to a first application. At least a portion of the first transport stream is transmitted to a recipient device. An interruption in the transmission of the first transport stream is detected and a determination is made that only a first portion of the application data has been transmitted to the recipient device. A second transport stream including second content and a second portion of the application data is generated and transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Shawn O'MALLEY, Jeremy ZAUCHA, Michael ROSENWALD, Ruifeng ZHANG
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Patent number: 11626110Abstract: A computing device may be configured to receive a content asset and to determine whether the content asset comprises one or more triggers. The trigger may be a word, phrase, or passcode that alerts a voice activated device to the presence of a voice command and may serve as an instruction to the voice activated device to cause execution of the voice command. In response to determining that the content asset comprises one or more triggers, the computing device may be configured to insert one or more signal markers into the content asset at a location corresponding to the one or more triggers, and to cause transmission and/or presentation of the content asset with the one or more signal markers. The signal markers may cause a voice activated device to ignore a voice command in the content asset, despite the presence of one or more triggers.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Shawn O'Malley, Michael Rosenwald, Jeremy Zaucha
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Patent number: 11595705Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for controlling data such as content and/or application data transmitted to one or more user devices. One method can comprise receiving a request for first content and generating, in response to the request for the first content, a first transport stream comprising the first content and application data relating to a first application. At least a portion of the first transport stream is transmitted to a recipient device. An interruption in the transmission of the first transport stream is detected and a determination is made that only a first portion of the application data has been transmitted to the recipient device. A second transport stream including second content and a second portion of the application data is generated and transmitted.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Shawn O'Malley, Jeremy Zaucha, Michael Rosenwald, Ruifeng Zhang
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Publication number: 20220292176Abstract: Various features described herein may allow an authorized user to provide a guest with access to a secured location through use of an encoded image containing steganographically encoded access information. The encoded access information may be recognizable by a security system, and the security system may grant access to the secured location when the encoded image is presented to the security system. The authorized user may request the generation of the encoded image on an authorized computing device, and the encoded image may be provided to the guest on a guest computing device. When a monitoring device associated with the security system captures the encoded access information, the security system may, for example, open a door at the secured location.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Shawn O'Malley, Mike Rosenwald, Brad Hein
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Publication number: 20220253428Abstract: Systems and methods are described for repairing recordings with at least a portion of a content item stored by a user device. If received metadata does not match reference metadata associated with a reference of the content item, one or more portions of the content stored by the user device may be damaged. The reference metadata and at least portions of the reference content item corresponding to the one or more portions of the content stored by the user device that are damaged may be received to replace the damaged content.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Shawn O'MALLEY, James Bradley Hein, Jeremy Zaucha
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Patent number: 11372960Abstract: Various features described herein may allow an authorized user to provide a guest with access to a secured location through use of an encoded image containing steganographically encoded access information. The encoded access information may be recognizable by a security system, and the security system may grant access to the secured location when the encoded image is presented to the security system. The authorized user may request the generation of the encoded image on an authorized computing device, and the encoded image may be provided to the guest on a guest computing device. When a monitoring device associated with the security system captures the encoded access information, the security system may, for example, open a door at the secured location.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Shawn O'Malley, Mike Rosenwald, Brad Hein
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Patent number: 11269850Abstract: Systems and methods are described for repairing recordings with at least a portion of a content item stored by a user device. If received metadata does not match reference metadata associated with a reference of the content item, one or more portions of the content stored by the user device may be damaged. The reference metadata and at least portions of the reference content item corresponding to the one or more portions of the content stored by the user device that are damaged may be received to replace the damaged content.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Shawn O'Malley, James Bradley Hein, Jeremy Zaucha
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Publication number: 20210385512Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for controlling data such as content and/or application data transmitted to one or more user devices. One method can comprise receiving a request for first content and generating, in response to the request for the first content, a first transport stream comprising the first content and application data relating to a first application. At least a portion of the first transport stream is transmitted to a recipient device. An interruption in the transmission of the first transport stream is detected and a determination is made that only a first portion of the application data has been transmitted to the recipient device. A second transport stream including second content and a second portion of the application data is generated and transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Shawn O'Malley, Jeremy Zaucha, Michael Rosenwald, Ruifeng Zhang
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Patent number: 11134285Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for controlling data such as content and/or application data transmitted to one or more user devices. One method can comprise receiving a request for first content and generating, in response to the request for the first content, a first transport stream comprising the first content and application data relating to a first application. At least a portion of the first transport stream is transmitted to a recipient device. An interruption in the transmission of the first transport stream is detected and a determination is made that only a first portion of the application data has been transmitted to the recipient device. A second transport stream including second content and a second portion of the application data is generated and transmitted.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Shawn O'Malley, Jeremy Zaucha, Michael Rosenwald, Ruifeng Zhang
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Publication number: 20210272561Abstract: A computing device may be configured to receive a content asset and to determine whether the content asset comprises one or more triggers. The trigger may be a word, phrase, or passcode that alerts a voice activated device to the presence of a voice command and may serve as an instruction to the voice activated device to cause execution of the voice command. In response to determining that the content asset comprises one or more triggers, the computing device may be configured to insert one or more signal markers into the content asset at a location corresponding to the one or more triggers, and to cause transmission and/or presentation of the content asset with the one or more signal markers. The signal markers may cause a voice activated device to ignore a voice command in the content asset, despite the presence of one or more triggers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Shawn O'Malley, Michael Rosenwald, Jeremy Zaucha
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Patent number: 10978057Abstract: A computing device may be configured to receive a content asset and to determine whether the content asset comprises one or more triggers. The trigger may be a word, phrase, or passcode that alerts a voice activated device to the presence of a voice command and may serve as an instruction to the voice activated device to cause execution of the voice command. In response to determining that the content asset comprises one or more triggers, the computing device may be configured to insert one or more signal markers into the content asset at a location corresponding to the one or more triggers, and to cause transmission and/or presentation of the content asset with the one or more signal markers. The signal markers may cause a voice activated device to ignore a voice command in the content asset, despite the presence of one or more triggers.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Shawn O'Malley, Michael Rosenwald, Jeremy Zaucha
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Publication number: 20200344509Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for controlling data such as content and/or application data transmitted to one or more user devices. One method can comprise receiving a request for first content and generating, in response to the request for the first content, a first transport stream comprising the first content and application data relating to a first application. At least a portion of the first transport stream is transmitted to a recipient device. An interruption in the transmission of the first transport stream is detected and a determination is made that only a first portion of the application data has been transmitted to the recipient device. A second transport stream including second content and a second portion of the application data is generated and transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Shawn O'Malley, Jeremy Zaucha, Michael Rosenwald, Ruifeng Zhang
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Publication number: 20200250291Abstract: Various features described herein may allow an authorized user to provide a guest with access to a secured location through use of an encoded image containing steganographically encoded access information. The encoded access information may be recognizable by a security system, and the security system may grant access to the secured location when the encoded image is presented to the security system. The authorized user may request the generation of the encoded image on an authorized computing device, and the encoded image may be provided to the guest on a guest computing device. When a monitoring device associated with the security system captures the encoded access information, the security system may, for example, open a door at the secured location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Shawn O'Malley, Mike Rosenwald, Brad Hein
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Patent number: 10659827Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for controlling data such as content and/or application data transmitted to one or more user devices. One method can comprise receiving a request for first content and generating, in response to the request for the first content, a first transport stream comprising the first content and application data relating to a first application. At least a portion of the first transport stream is transmitted to a recipient device. An interruption in the transmission of the first transport stream is detected and a determination is made that only a first portion of the application data has been transmitted to the recipient device. A second transport stream including second content and a second portion of the application data is generated and transmitted.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Shawn O'Malley, Jeremy Zaucha, Michael Rosenwald, Ruifeng Zhang
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Patent number: 10467399Abstract: Various features described herein may allow an authorized user to provide a guest with access to a secured location through use of an encoded image containing steganographically encoded access information. The encoded access information may be recognizable by a security system, and the security system may grant access to the secured location when the encoded image is presented to the security system. The authorized user may request the generation of the encoded image on an authorized computing device, and the encoded image may be provided to the guest on a guest computing device. When a monitoring device associated with the security system captures the encoded access information, the security system may, for example, open a door at the secured location.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Shawn O'Malley, Mike Rosenwald, Brad Hein
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Publication number: 20190272825Abstract: A computing device may be configured to receive a content asset and to determine whether the content asset comprises one or more triggers. The trigger may be a word, phrase, or passcode that alerts a voice activated device to the presence of a voice command and may serve as an instruction to the voice activated device to cause execution of the voice command. In response to determining that the content asset comprises one or more triggers, the computing device may be configured to insert one or more signal markers into the content asset at a location corresponding to the one or more triggers, and to cause transmission and/or presentation of the content asset with the one or more signal markers. The signal markers may cause a voice activated device to ignore a voice command in the content asset, despite the presence of one or more triggers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Shawn O'Malley, Michael Rosenwald, Jeremy Zaucha
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Publication number: 20190102420Abstract: Systems and methods are described for repairing recordings with at least a portion of a content item stored by a user device. If received metadata does not match reference metadata associated with a reference of the content item, one or more portions of the content stored by the user device may be damaged. The reference metadata and at least portions of the reference content item corresponding to the one or more portions of the content stored by the user device that are damaged may be received to replace the damaged content.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Shawn O'Malley, James Bradley Hein, Jeremy Zaucha
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Publication number: 20190007714Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for controlling data such as content and/or application data transmitted to one or more user devices. One method can comprise receiving a request for first content and generating, in response to the request for the first content, a first transport stream comprising the first content and application data relating to a first application. At least a portion of the first transport stream is transmitted to a recipient device. An interruption in the transmission of the first transport stream is detected and a determination is made that only a first portion of the application data has been transmitted to the recipient device. A second transport stream including second content and a second portion of the application data is generated and transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Shawn O'Malley, Jeremy Zaucha, Michael Rosenwald, Ruifeng Zhang
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Patent number: 10152966Abstract: A computing device may be configured to receive a content asset and to determine whether the content asset comprises one or more triggers. The trigger may be a word, phrase, or passcode that alerts a voice activated device to the presence of a voice command and may serve as an instruction to the voice activated device to cause execution of the voice command. In response to determining that the content asset comprises one or more triggers, the computing device may be configured to insert one or more signal markers into the content asset at a location corresponding to the one or more triggers, and to cause transmission and/or presentation of the content asset with the one or more signal markers. The signal markers may cause a voice activated device to ignore a voice command in the content asset, despite the presence of one or more triggers.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Shawn O'Malley, Michael Rosenwald, Jeremy Zaucha