Patents by Inventor Sree Kotay

Sree Kotay 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: 12210485
    Abstract: Methods and system for content delivery, access, and storage are disclosed. In one aspect, an example method can comprise receiving a content item. The content item can comprise a plurality of fragments. An example method can comprise determining an identifier for each of the plurality of fragments, and generating an index file comprising the determined identifiers. An example method can comprise associating the index file with the content item. Additionally, an example method can comprise storing the content item and the index file. An example method can also comprise performing a de-duplication operation. For example, the de-duplication operation can be performed on one or more unique files to create a master file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Weidong Mao, Elad Nafshi, Mark A. Vickers, Gregory A. Broome, Sree Kotay, Bruce Bradley
  • Publication number: 20230396672
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data are disclosed. One method can comprise storing first data locally relative to a user device and storing second data remotely relative to the user device. The first data and the second data can relate to the same content. The method can also comprise generating a manifest comprising location information relating to the first data and the second data and receiving a request for transmission of one or more of the first data and the second data based upon the manifest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Weidong Mao, Elad Nafshi, Mark Andrew Vickers, Gregory Allen Broome, Sree Kotay, Bruce Bradley
  • Publication number: 20230328126
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing content are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving a request for content comprising at least a first segment. The method can also comprise determining an expiration condition of the first segment, and replacing the first segment with a second segment based on the expiration condition. The method can also comprise providing the second segment to a user or a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: David A. O'Hare, Weidong Mao, Elad Nafshi, Mark Vickers, Gregory Allen Broome, Sree Kotay
  • Patent number: 11777871
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media may be configured for establishing at least one session for delivery of multimedia. In an aspect, a first transmission of data fragments of a first component and a second transmission of data fragments of a second component may be transmitted and synchronized for presentation. If an inactivity event is detected the session may be maintained while reducing bandwidth consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Werner, Weidong Mao, Sree Kotay
  • Patent number: 11652861
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing content are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving a request for content comprising at least a first segment. The method can also comprise determining an expiration condition of the first segment, and replacing the first segment with a second segment based on the expiration condition. The method can also comprise providing the second segment to a user or a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: David A. O'Hare, Weidong Mao, Elad Nafshi, Mark Vickers, Gregory Allen Broome, Sree Kotay
  • Patent number: 11627184
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data are disclosed. One method can comprise storing first data locally relative to a user device and storing second data remotely relative to the user device. The first data and the second data can relate to the same content. The method can also comprise generating a manifest comprising location information relating to the first data and the second data and receiving a request for transmission of one or more of the first data and the second data based upon the manifest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Weidong Mao, Elad Nafshi, Mark Andrew Vickers, Gregory Allen Broome, Sree Kotay, Bruce Bradley
  • Patent number: 11595454
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing content are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving a request for content comprising at least a first segment. The method can also comprise determining an expiration condition of the first segment, and replacing the first segment with a second segment based on the expiration condition. The method can also comprise providing the second segment to a user or a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: David Andrew O'Hare, Weidong Mao, Elad Nafshi, Mark Andrew Vickers, Gregory Allen Broome, Sree Kotay
  • Patent number: 11546384
    Abstract: One or more endpoints may be registered with a gateway at a premises. The gateway may include local physical interfaces for communicating with a first subset of the endpoints. The gateway may further include Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) proxy servers for communicating with a second subset of the endpoints. Incoming communications to the premises may be routed by the gateway to one or more of the endpoints via the local physical interfaces or the SIP proxy servers. One or more endpoints may initiate outgoing communications via the local physical interfaces or the SIP proxy servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC.
    Inventors: Michael Connelly, Sree Kotay, Hari Venkatram Pedaprolu, Bhagabati Prasad Maharana
  • Patent number: 11539989
    Abstract: A content delivery server may allow users to redirect browsed content from one system to another. A user may install or activate a plug-in to a browser, such as an Internet browser, and the plug-in may be linked to the user's account on another service. As the user browses content from the browser, the user may select a command to cause the browsed content to be delivered to the other service, ingested by the other service, and made available to the user from the other service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Swan, Weidong Mao, Sree Kotay, Mark Vickers, Mohsin Roowalla, Chris Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20220263881
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data are disclosed. One method can comprise storing first data locally relative to a user device and storing second data remotely relative to the user device. The first data and the second data can relate to the same content. The method can also comprise generating a manifest comprising location information relating to the first data and the second data and receiving a request for transmission of one or more of the first data and the second data based upon the manifest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Weidong Mao, Elad Nafshi, Mark Andrew Vickers, Gregory Allen Broome, Sree Kotay, Bruce Bradley
  • Publication number: 20220179831
    Abstract: Methods and system for content delivery, access, and storage are disclosed. In one aspect, an example method can comprise receiving a content item. The content item can comprise a plurality of fragments. An example method can comprise determining an identifier for each of the plurality of fragments, and generating an index file comprising the determined identifiers. An example method can comprise associating the index file with the content item. Additionally, an example method can comprise storing the content item and the index file. An example method can also comprise performing a de-duplication operation. For example, the de-duplication operation can be performed on one or more unique files to create a master file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Weidong Mao, Elad Nafshi, Mark A. Vickers, Gregory A. Broome, Sree Kotay, Bruce Bradley
  • Publication number: 20220158952
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media may be configured for establishing at least one session for delivery of multimedia. In an aspect, a first transmission of data fragments of a first component and a second transmission of data fragments of a second component may be transmitted and synchronized for presentation. If an inactivity event is detected the session may be maintained while reducing bandwidth consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Anthony Werner, Weidong Mao, Sree Kotay
  • Publication number: 20220086206
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing content are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving a request for content comprising at least a first segment. The method can also comprise determining an expiration condition of the first segment, and replacing the first segment with a second segment based on the expiration condition. The method can also comprise providing the second segment to a user or a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: David A. O'Hare, Weidong Mao, Elad Nafshi, Mark Vickers, Gregory Allen Broome, Sree Kotay
  • Patent number: 11277353
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media may be configured for establishing at least one session for delivery of multimedia. In an aspect, a first transmission of data fragments of a first component and a second transmission of data fragments of a second component may be transmitted and synchronized for presentation. If an inactivity event is detected the session may be maintained while reducing bandwidth consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Werner, Weidong Mao, Sree Kotay
  • Patent number: 11223510
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data are disclosed. One method can comprise storing first data locally relative to a user device and storing second data remotely relative to the user device. The first data and the second data can relate to the same content. The method can also comprise generating a manifest comprising location information relating to the first data and the second data and receiving a request for transmission of one or more of the first data and the second data based upon the manifest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Weidong Mao, Elad Nafshi, Mark Andrew Vickers, Gregory Allen Broome, Sree Kotay, Bruce Bradley
  • Publication number: 20210321148
    Abstract: A content delivery server may allow users to redirect browsed content from one system to another. A user may install or activate a plug-in to a browser, such as an Internet browser, and the plug-in may be linked to the user's account on another service. As the user browses content from the browser, the user may select a command to cause the browsed content to be delivered to the other service, ingested by the other service, and made available to the user from the other service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Swan, Weidong Mao, Sree Kotay, Mark Vickers, Mohsin Roowalla, Chris Kennedy
  • Patent number: 11100051
    Abstract: Methods and system for content delivery, access, and storage are disclosed. In one aspect, an example method can comprise receiving a content item. The content item can comprise a plurality of fragments. An example method can comprise determining an identifier for each of the plurality of fragments, and generating an index file comprising the determined identifiers. An example method can comprise associating the index file with the content item. Additionally, an example method can comprise storing the content item and the index file. An example method can also comprise performing a de-duplication operation. For example, the de-duplication operation can be performed on one or more unique files to create a master file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Weidong Mao, Elad Nafshi, Mark A. Vickers, Gregory A. Broome, Sree Kotay, Bruce Bradley
  • Patent number: 11076178
    Abstract: A content delivery server may allow users to redirect browsed content from one system to another. A user may install or activate a plug-in to a browser, such as an Internet browser, and the plug-in may be linked to the user's account on another service. As the user browses content from the browser, the user may select a command to cause the browsed content to be delivered to the other service, ingested by the other service, and made available to the user from the other service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Swan, Weidong Mao, Sree Kotay, Mark Vickers, Mohsin Roowalla, Chris Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20210209242
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data assets and rights thereto are disclosed. One method can comprise generating an access token representing access rights of one or more users or device. A request for access to data can be received from the one or more users and the request can be granted or denied based upon the access rights of the one or more users. The access token can be modified based upon granting or denying the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Weidong Mao, Elad Nafshi, Mark Andrew Vickers, Gregory Allen Broome, Sree Kotay
  • Patent number: 10929551
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data assets and rights thereto are disclosed. One method can include generating an access token representing access rights of one or more users or device. A request for access to data can be received from the one or more users and the request can be granted or denied based upon the access rights of the one or more users. The access token can be modified based upon granting or denying the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Weidong Mao, Elad Nafshi, Mark Andrew Vickers, Gregory Allen Broome, Sree Kotay