Patents by Inventor Stephen Allinson
Stephen Allinson 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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Publication number: 20230364509Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are described herein for facilitating distributed game play incorporating smart devices. One or more device capabilities may be associated with one or more smart devices may be associated with one or more tasks. The one or more tasks may be associated with one or more game actions. One or more games may be carried out based on the one or more tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Stephen Allinson, Zane Vella
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Publication number: 20230239363Abstract: Systems and methods for a device portal management system that stores discovery data for multiple computing devices are described. The device portal management system may store first discovery data for a first computing device and second discovery data from a second computing device. A user associated with the first computing device and the second computing device may access the discovery data via the device portal management system. The user may further configure the first computing device and the second computing device via the device portal management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: John Jason Brzozowski, Stephen Allinson, Richard Vetter
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Patent number: 11558646Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data and/or operations on data are disclosed. A method can comprise receiving content from a first storage medium for playback. The received content can comprise a stored first portion of a transport stream. At least a portion of the received content can be caused to playback. A playback position of the at least a portion of the received content can be determined relative to a live position of the transport stream. If the determined playback position of the at least a portion of the received content is outside a predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, a second portion of the transport stream can be stored to the first storage medium. If the determined playback position of the received content is within the predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, the second portion of the transport stream can be stored to a second storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Stephen Allinson, Benny Pruden, Jeffrey Wannamaker, Derik Yarnell
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Patent number: 11528249Abstract: Devices in enterprise-scale networks are often tracked by asset catalogs that record the physical locations of respective devices. Such tracking often involves administratively heavy communication of device deployment, and communication or recording errors may lead to missing catalog entries or entries that incorrectly identify the physical locations of the devices. Instead, a MAC address encoding may be established that maps physical locations to particular MAC addresses, such as representing a building, floor, room, row, and rack of a device in the second through sixth MAC address octets. A locator device with a network adapter featuring a selected MAC address that encodes a particular physical address may be inserted into a network device at the physical location. The physical location of the network device may thereafter be queried for the MAC addresses of connected devices, and the selected MAC address may be translated into the physical location of the network device.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Richard Stephen Allinson, David Alan Glass, Philip Jacob Halley, Matthew Llewellyn Lemare Jones
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Patent number: 11528332Abstract: Systems and methods for a device portal management system that stores discovery data for multiple computing devices are described. The device portal management system may store first discovery data for a first computing device and second discovery data from a second computing device. A user associated with the first computing device and the second computing device may access the discovery data via the device portal management system. The user may further configure the first computing device and the second computing device via the device portal management system.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: John Jason Brzozowski, Stephen Allinson, Richard Vetter
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Publication number: 20220221924Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for prioritized usage of central devices for supporting peripheral devices. Central devices may be present in the surrounding area of a peripheral device. Priorities of the central devices for supporting the peripheral device may be determined based on one or more factors associated with the central devices. The manner in which the central devices are used to support the peripheral device may be determined based on the priorities. The prioritized usage of central devices for the peripheral device may be dynamically updated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: John Riviello, Stephen Allinson, Jacob Gladish
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Publication number: 20220217426Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data and/or operations on data are disclosed. A method can comprise receiving content from a first storage medium for playback. The received content can comprise a stored first portion of a transport stream. At least a portion of the received content can be caused to playback. A playback position of the at least a portion of the received content can be determined relative to a live position of the transport stream. If the determined playback position of the at least a portion of the received content is outside a predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, a second portion of the transport stream can be stored to the first storage medium. If the determined playback position of the received content is within the predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, the second portion of the transport stream can be stored to a second storage medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Stephen ALLINSON, Benny PRUDEN, Jeffrey WANNAMAKER, Derik YARNELL
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Patent number: 11317131Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data and/or operations on data are disclosed. A method can comprise receiving content from a first storage medium for playback. The received content can comprise a stored first portion of a transport stream. At least a portion of the received content can be caused to playback. A playback position of the at least a portion of the received content can be determined relative to a live position of the transport stream. If the determined playback position of the at least a portion of the received content is outside a predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, a second portion of the transport stream can be stored to the first storage medium. If the determined playback position of the received content is within the predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, the second portion of the transport stream can be stored to a second storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Stephen Allinson, Benny Pruden, Jeffrey Wannamaker, Derik Yarnell
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Publication number: 20220029949Abstract: Devices in enterprise-scale networks are often tracked by asset catalogs that record the physical locations of respective devices. Such tracking often involves administratively heavy communication of device deployment, and communication or recording errors may lead to missing catalog entries or entries that incorrectly identify the physical locations of the devices. Instead, a MAC address encoding may be established that maps physical locations to particular MAC addresses, such as representing a building, floor, room, row, and rack of a device in the second through sixth MAC address octets. A locator device with a network adapter featuring a selected MAC address that encodes a particular physical address may be inserted into a network device at the physical location. The physical location of the network device may thereafter be queried for the MAC addresses of connected devices, and the selected MAC address may be translated into the physical location of the network device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Richard Stephen ALLINSON, David Alan GLASS, Philip Jacob HALLEY, Matthew Llewellyn Lemare JONES
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Publication number: 20210344557Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for network management are described. A network device may provide a network that is accessible using at least one network credential. The network device may receive and/or determine an update to the at least one network credential. The network device may determine that a client device would be prevented from accessing the network without the update to the at least one network credential. The network device may send the update to the at least one network credential to the client device using a secure provisioning protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Nithya Rajagopal, Stephen Allinson, Vijay Anand Selvaraj, Soumya Munshi, Jacob Gladish, Patrick Ladd, David Wong
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Patent number: 11146527Abstract: Devices in enterprise-scale networks are often tracked by asset catalogs that record the physical locations of respective devices. Such tracking often involves administratively heavy communication of device deployment, and communication or recording errors may lead to missing catalog entries or entries that incorrectly identify the physical locations of the devices. Instead, a MAC address encoding may be established that maps physical locations to particular MAC addresses, such as representing a building, floor, room, row, and rack of a device in the second through sixth MAC address octets. A locator device with a network adapter featuring a selected MAC address that encodes a particular physical address may be inserted into a network device at the physical location. The physical location of the network device may thereafter be queried for the MAC addresses of connected devices, and the selected MAC address may be translated into the physical location of the network device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.Inventors: Richard Stephen Allinson, David Alan Glass, Philip Jacob Halley, Matthew Llewellyn Lemare Jones
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Patent number: 11075903Abstract: As provided herein, a first device may be registered as authorized to authenticate a user login into a service from a second device (e.g., a smart phone may be used to log the user into a webmail service on a computer without the user having to enter a password through the computer). Responsive to the user attempting to access the service through the second device, a login interface may be displayed on the first device. The user may confirm or deny that the user wants to log into the service on the second device, thus allowing the user to seamlessly log into the service on the second device (e.g., without entering a password) while mitigating unauthorized logins into the service from unknown devices. Further, the user may use the first device to delegate the authority to authenticate the user login into the service to one or more other devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.Inventors: Richard Stephen Allinson, Chris Stoner, Manoj Palki
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Publication number: 20210021882Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data and/or operations on data are disclosed. A method can comprise receiving content from a first storage medium for playback. The received content can comprise a stored first portion of a transport stream. At least a portion of the received content can be caused to playback. A playback position of the at least a portion of the received content can be determined relative to a live position of the transport stream. If the determined playback position of the at least a portion of the received content is outside a predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, a second portion of the transport stream can be stored to the first storage medium. If the determined playback position of the received content is within the predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, the second portion of the transport stream can be stored to a second storage medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Stephen ALLINSON, Benny PRUDEN, Jeffrey WANNAMAKER, Derik YARNELL
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Patent number: 10764617Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data and/or operations on data are disclosed. A method can comprise receiving content from a first storage medium for playback. The received content can comprise a stored first portion of a transport stream. At least a portion of the received content can be caused to playback. A playback position of the at least a portion of the received content can be determined relative to a live position of the transport stream. If the determined playback position of the at least a portion of the received content is outside a predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, a second portion of the transport stream can be stored to the first storage medium. If the determined playback position of the received content is within the predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, the second portion of the transport stream can be stored to a second storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Stephen Allinson, Benny Pruden, Jeffrey Wannamaker, Derik Yarnell
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Publication number: 20200213263Abstract: Devices in enterprise-scale networks are often tracked by asset catalogs that record the physical locations of respective devices. Such tracking often involves administratively heavy communication of device deployment, and communication or recording errors may lead to missing catalog entries or entries that incorrectly identify the physical locations of the devices. Instead, a MAC address encoding may be established that maps physical locations to particular MAC addresses, such as representing a building, floor, room, row, and rack of a device in the second through sixth MAC address octets. A locator device with a network adapter featuring a selected MAC address that encodes a particular physical address may be inserted into a network device at the physical location. The physical location of the network device may thereafter be queried for the MAC addresses of connected devices, and the selected MAC address may be translated into the physical location of the network device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Richard Stephen ALLINSON, David Alan GLASS, Philip Jacob HALLEY, Matthew Llewellyn Lemare JONES
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Publication number: 20200145722Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data and/or operations on data such as content are disclosed. A method can comprise transmitting content to facilitate playback of the content. A trick play operation relating to the transmitted content can be detected. A threshold bandwidth can be determined based on normal playback of the content. A frame rate of the transmitted content can be adjusted during the trick play operation such that a bandwidth of the trick play operation is less than or equal to the determined threshold bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Benny J. PRUDEN, Stephen ALLINSON
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Publication number: 20200112559Abstract: As provided herein, a first device may be registered as authorized to authenticate a user login into a service from a second device (e.g., a smart phone may be used to log the user into a webmail service on a computer without the user having to enter a password through the computer). Responsive to the user attempting to access the service through the second device, a login interface may be displayed on the first device. The user may confirm or deny that the user wants to log into the service on the second device, thus allowing the user to seamlessly log into the service on the second device (e.g., without entering a password) while mitigating unauthorized logins into the service from unknown devices. Further, the user may use the first device to delegate the authority to authenticate the user login into the service to one or more other devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Richard Stephen Allinson, Chris Stoner, Manoj Palki
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Patent number: 10505928Abstract: As provided herein, a first device may be registered as authorized to authenticate a user login into a service from a second device (e.g., a smart phone may be used to log the user into a webmail service on a computer without the user having to enter a password through the computer). Responsive to the user attempting to access the service through the second device, a login interface may be displayed on the first device. The user may confirm or deny that the user wants to log into the service on the second device, thus allowing the user to seamlessly log into the service on the second device (e.g., without entering a password) while mitigating unauthorized logins into the service from unknown devices. Further, the user may use the first device to delegate the authority to authenticate the user login into the service to one or more other devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Oath Inc.Inventors: Richard Stephen Allinson, Chris Stoner, Manoj Palki
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Patent number: 10419815Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data and/or operations on data such as content are disclosed. A method can comprise transmitting content to facilitate playback of the content. A trick play operation relating to the transmitted content can be detected. A threshold bandwidth can be determined based on normal playback of the content. A frame rate of the transmitted content can be adjusted during the trick play operation such that a bandwidth of the trick play operation is less than or equal to the determined threshold bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Benny J. Pruden, Stephen Allinson
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Publication number: 20180159850Abstract: As provided herein, a first device may be registered as authorized to authenticate a user login into a service from a second device (e.g., a smart phone may be used to log the user into a webmail service on a computer without the user having to enter a password through the computer). Responsive to the user attempting to access the service through the second device, a login interface may be displayed on the first device. The user may confirm or deny that the user wants to log into the service on the second device, thus allowing the user to seamlessly log into the service on the second device (e.g., without entering a password) while mitigating unauthorized logins into the service from unknown devices. Further, the user may use the first device to delegate the authority to authenticate the user login into the service to one or more other devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Richard Stephen Allinson, Chris Stoner, Manoj Palki