Patents by Inventor Shawn Strickland

Shawn Strickland 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).

  • Parental controls in a media network
    Patent number: 8695028
    Abstract: Access to media content is restricted. A message may be sent to a remote computer requesting access to the media content, wherein the message is based at least in part on user input. A response to the message may be received from the remote computer. It may be determined whether to provide access to the media content based on the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Services Corp.
    Inventor: Shawn Strickland
  • PARENTAL CONTROLS IN A MEDIA NETWORK
    Publication number: 20120222062
    Abstract: Access to media content is restricted. A message may be sent to a remote computer requesting access to the media content, wherein the message is based at least in part on user input. A response to the message may be received from the remote computer. It may be determined whether to provide access to the media content based on the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Verizon Services Corp.
    Inventor: Shawn Strickland
  • Parental controls in a media network
    Patent number: 8190754
    Abstract: Access to media content is restricted. A message may be sent to a remote computer requesting access to the media content, wherein the message is based at least in part on user input. A response to the message may be received from the remote computer. It may be determined whether to provide access to the media content based on the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Shawn Strickland
  • PARENTAL CONTROLS IN A MEDIA NETWORK
    Publication number: 20080148310
    Abstract: Access to media content is restricted. A message may be sent to a remote computer requesting access to the media content, wherein the message is based at least in part on user input. A response to the message may be received from the remote computer. It may be determined whether to provide access to the media content based on the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Verizon Services Corp.
    Inventor: Shawn Strickland