Patents by Inventor Stephen Coney

Stephen Coney 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).

  • Publication number: 20240406287
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to allow efficient delivery of content through a content delivery network (CDN) without taxing an origin server while maintaining fine grained location based access control. Requests to a CDN are augmented with quantized and non-quantized versions of location information. A CDN can use quantized location information in a URI to identify and return content if content corresponding to the URI is available in cache. If the content is not available in cache, the CDN can contact an origin server to obtain a result for the request using non-quantized location information. The origin server examines the non-quantized location information to determine whether to respond to the client request with content. The origin server examines the area corresponding to the quantized location information to determine whether the content should be cached at the CDN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: James Roseborough, Stephen Coney
  • Publication number: 20240348889
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for character-based and image-based media content search and discovery. Character images or entity images are mapped to corresponding media content. Selection of an image or a portion of an image may trigger or search for corresponding media content or begin playback of relevant media content. Character images or entity images need not correspond to a primary program character or object but may correspond to minor characters or tangential entities depicted periodically on particular programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: John Hinman, Ray DeRenzo, Timothy Chan, Allen Billings, Stephen Coney, David Brubeck
  • Patent number: 12047655
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for character-based and image-based media content search and discovery. Character images or entity images are mapped to corresponding media content. Selection of an image or a portion of an image may trigger or search for corresponding media content or begin playback of relevant media content. Character images or entity images need not correspond to a primary program character or object but may correspond to minor characters or tangential entities depicted periodically on particular programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TiVo Corporation
    Inventors: John Hinman, Ray DeRenzo, Timothy Chan, Allen Billings, Stephen Coney, David Brubeck
  • Patent number: 12041146
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to allow efficient delivery of content through a content delivery network (CDN) without taxing an origin server while maintaining fine grained location based access control. Requests to a CDN are augmented with quantized and non-quantized versions of location information. A CDN can use quantized location information in a URI to identify and return content if content corresponding to the URI is available in cache. If the content is not available in cache, the CDN can contact an origin server to obtain a result for the request using non-quantized location information. The origin server examines the non-quantized location information to determine whether to respond to the client request with content. The origin server examines the area corresponding to the quantized location information to determine whether the content should be cached at the CDN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: TiVo Corporation
    Inventors: James Roseborough, Stephen Coney
  • Patent number: 11979641
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for relevance-based media content discovery. Relevance scores for segments of a media asset are calculated based on a time amount that at least one viewer has viewed the segments of the media asset. Segments are then chosen for display based on the relevance score. Users may select segments based on representative images of the segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TiVo Corporation
    Inventors: John Hinman, Ray DeRenzo, Timothy Chan, Allen Billings, Stephen Coney, David Brubeck
  • Publication number: 20230126519
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for relevance-based media content discovery. Relevance scores for segments of a media asset are calculated based on a time amount that at least one viewer has viewed the segments of the media asset. Segments are then chosen for display based on the relevance score. Users may select segments based on representative images of the segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: John Hinman, Ray DeRenzo, Timothy Chan, Allen Billings, Stephen Coney, David Brubeck
  • Publication number: 20220377155
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to allow efficient delivery of content through a content delivery network (CDN) without taxing an origin server while maintaining fine grained location based access control. Requests to a CDN are augmented with quantized and non-quantized versions of location information. A CDN can use quantized location information in a URI to identify and return content if content corresponding to the URI is available in cache. If the content is not available in cache, the CDN can contact an origin server to obtain a result for the request using non-quantized location information. The origin server examines the non-quantized location information to determine whether to respond to the client request with content. The origin server examines the area corresponding to the quantized location information to determine whether the content should be cached at the CDN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: James Roseborough, Stephen Coney
  • Patent number: 11303716
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to allow efficient delivery of content through a content delivery network (CDN) without taxing an origin server while maintaining fine grained location based access control. Requests to a CDN are augmented with quantized and non-quantized versions of location information. A CDN can use quantized location information in a URI to identify and return content if content corresponding to the URI is available in cache. If the content is not available in cache, the CDN can contact an origin server to obtain a result for the request using non-quantized location information. The origin server examines the non-quantized location information to determine whether to respond to the client request with content. The origin server examines the area corresponding to the quantized location information to determine whether the content should be cached at the CDN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: TiVo Corporation
    Inventors: James Roseborough, Stephen Coney
  • Publication number: 20210266642
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for character-based and image-based media content search and discovery. Character images or entity images are mapped to corresponding media content. Selection of an image or a portion of an image may trigger or search for corresponding media content or begin playback of relevant media content. Character images or entity images need not correspond to a primary program character or object but may correspond to minor characters or tangential entities depicted periodically on particular programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: John Hinman, Ray DeRenzo, Timothy Chan, Allen Billings, Stephen Coney, David Brubeck
  • Patent number: 10812863
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for character-based and image-based media content search and discovery. Character images or entity images are mapped to corresponding media content. Selection of an image or a portion of an image may trigger or search for corresponding media content or begin playback of relevant media content. Character images or entity images need not correspond to a primary program character or object but may correspond to minor characters or tangential entities depicted periodically on particular programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hinman, Ray DeRenzo, Timothy Chan, Allen Billings, Stephen Coney, David Brubeck
  • Publication number: 20190387070
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to allow efficient delivery of content through a content delivery network (CDN) without taxing an origin server while maintaining fine grained location based access control. Requests to a CDN are augmented with quantized and non-quantized versions of location information. A CDN can use quantized location information in a URI to identify and return content if content corresponding to the URI is available in cache. If the content is not available in cache, the CDN can contact an origin server to obtain a result for the request using non-quantized location information. The origin server examines the non-quantized location information to determine whether to respond to the client request with content. The origin server examines the area corresponding to the quantized location information to determine whether the content should be cached at the CDN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: James Roseborough, Stephen Coney
  • Patent number: 10447801
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to allow efficient delivery of content through a content delivery network (CDN) without taxing an origin server while maintaining fine grained location based access control. Requests to a CDN are augmented with quantized and non-quantized versions of location information. A CDN can use quantized location information in a URI to identify and return content if content corresponding to the URI is available in cache. If the content is not available in cache, the CDN can contact an origin server to obtain a result for the request using non-quantized location information. The origin server examines the non-quantized location information to determine whether to respond to the client request with content. The origin server examines the area corresponding to the quantized location information to determine whether the content should be cached at the CDN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: James Roseborough, Stephen Coney
  • Publication number: 20170094365
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for character-based and image-based media content search and discovery. Character images or entity images are mapped to corresponding media content. Selection of an image or a portion of an image may trigger or search for corresponding media content or begin playback of relevant media content. Character images or entity images need not correspond to a primary program character or object but may correspond to minor characters or tangential entities depicted periodically on particular programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hinman, Ray DeRenzo, Timothy Chan, Allen Billings, Stephen Coney, David Brubeck
  • Patent number: 9552124
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for character-based and image-based media content search and discovery. Character images or entity images are mapped to corresponding media content. Selection of an image or a portion of an image may trigger or search for corresponding media content or begin playback of relevant media content. Character images or entity images need not correspond to a primary program character or object but may correspond to minor characters or tangential entities depicted periodically on particular programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hinman, Ray DeRenzo, Timothy Chan, Allen Billings, Stephen Coney, David Brubeck
  • Publication number: 20160301767
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to allow efficient delivery of content through a content delivery network (CDN) without taxing an origin server while maintaining fine grained location based access control. Requests to a CDN are augmented with quantized and non-quantized versions of location information. A CDN can use quantized location information in a URI to identify and return content if content corresponding to the URI is available in cache. If the content is not available in cache, the CDN can contact an origin server to obtain a result for the request using non-quantized location information. The origin server examines the non-quantized location information to determine whether to respond to the client request with content. The origin server examines the area corresponding to the quantized location information to determine whether the content should be cached at the CDN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: James Roseborough, Stephen Coney
  • Patent number: 9398112
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to allow efficient delivery of content through a content delivery network (CDN) without taxing an origin server while maintaining fine grained location based access control. Requests to a CDN are augmented with quantized and non-quantized versions of location information. A CDN can use quantized location information in a URI to identify and return content if content corresponding to the URI is available in cache. If the content is not available in cache, the CDN can contact an origin server to obtain a result for the request using non-quantized location information. The origin server examines the non-quantized location information to determine whether to respond to the client request with content. The origin server examines the area corresponding to the quantized location information to determine whether the content should be cached at the CDN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: James Roseborough, Stephen Coney
  • Publication number: 20150012589
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to allow efficient delivery of content through a content delivery network (CDN) without taxing an origin server while maintaining fine grained location based access control. Requests to a CDN are augmented with quantized and non-quantized versions of location information. A CDN can use quantized location information in a URI to identify and return content if content corresponding to the URI is available in cache. If the content is not available in cache, the CDN can contact an origin server to obtain a result for the request using non-quantized location information. The origin server examines the non-quantized location information to determine whether to respond to the client request with content. The origin server examines the area corresponding to the quantized location information to determine whether the content should be cached at the CDN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: James Roseborough, Stephen Coney
  • Patent number: 8874750
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to allow efficient delivery of content through a content delivery network (CDN) without taxing an origin server while maintaining fine grained location based access control. Requests to a CDN are augmented with quantized and non-quantized versions of location information. A CDN can use quantized location information in a URI to identify and return content if content corresponding to the URI is available in cache. If the content is not available in cache, the CDN can contact an origin server to obtain a result for the request using non-quantized location information. The origin server examines the non-quantized location information to determine whether to respond to the client request with content. The origin server examines the area corresponding to the quantized location information to determine whether the content should be cached at the CDN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: James Roseborough, Stephen Coney
  • Patent number: 8818021
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for watermarking of digital video are described herein. According to various embodiments, a request to transmit to a client machine video content based on a video content distribution item may be received. The video content distribution item may be divided into a plurality of video content segments. Designated ones of the video content segments may have a respective plurality of alternate video content segment encodings. Each of the alternate video content segment encodings may include a respective digital watermark. Different digital watermarks may encode different information within the alternate video content segment encodings. One of the respective alternate video content segment encodings may be selected for each of the designated video content segments to create a digital watermarking message to include in the video content. The video content including the selected video content segment encodings may be transmitted to the client machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: David Brubeck, Stephen Coney
  • Publication number: 20140086445
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for watermarking of digital video are described herein. According to various embodiments, a request to transmit to a client machine video content based on a video content distribution item may be received. The video content distribution item may be divided into a plurality of video content segments. Designated ones of the video content segments may have a respective plurality of alternate video content segment encodings. Each of the alternate video content segment encodings may include a respective digital watermark. Different digital watermarks may encode different information within the alternate video content segment encodings. One of the respective alternate video content segment encodings may be selected for each of the designated video content segments to create a digital watermarking message to include in the video content. The video content including the selected video content segment encodings may be transmitted to the client machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: David Brubeck, Stephen Coney