Patents by Inventor Steve Sposato
Steve Sposato 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: 9432292Abstract: The invention provides a system, method and apparatus for controlling a mass calling event in a VoIP network. The invention provides for monitoring port traffic information on a network edge device and detecting the occurrence of a mass calling event in conjunction with a call control module. Control instructions or information may then be provisioned to network edge devices to alleviate congestion. The invention enables network edge devices to gap or provide other controls to reduce call overloading. Controls for alleviating congestion include blocking the packets, providing an announcement to the call, re-routing the traffic associated with this specific mass calling event, and reducing the quality of the service.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2012Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Raghvendra G. Savoor, Steve Sposato, Michael Liu
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Publication number: 20140164140Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to determine a behavioral profile of an end user from packet traffic generated by activities of the end user, and share the behavioral profile with a network element for distributing targeted advertisements to the end user according to the behavioral profile. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2014Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Canhui Ou, J. Bradley Bridges, Charles Robert Kalmanek, JR., Raghvendra Savoor, Albert Gordon Greenberg, Steve Sposato, Zhi Li, Jerold Daizo Osato, Alexandre Gerber, Oliver Spatscheck, Sun-Uk Park
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Patent number: 8644316Abstract: A method including receiving data packets encapsulating at least part of a media stream, extracting a decoder-ready packet from the data packets, processing the decoder-ready packet; and substantially synchronously with the processing of the decoder-ready packet, generating delivery performance information for the at least part of the media stream, data from which is included in the decoder-ready packet.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Chanyu Holdings, LLCInventors: Raghvendra G. Savoor, Zhi Li, Steve Gemelos, Ganesh Krishnamurthi, Steve Sposato
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Patent number: 8516120Abstract: A broadband residential gateway (BRG) management system has a communications interface coupled to one or more BRGs and one or more content service providers (CSPs), a memory, and a processor. The processor can be programmed to establish a content profile for each of the BRGs according to one or more attributes of the BRGs and the CSPs, receive a content access request from one or more BRGs, and supply each BRG access to selectable content from one or more of the CSPs according to the content profile.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Raghvendra Savoor, Steve Sposato, Canhui Ou
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Patent number: 8315245Abstract: The invention provides a system, method and apparatus for controlling a mass calling event in a VoIP network. The invention provides for monitoring port traffic information on a network edge device and detecting the occurrence of a mass calling event in conjunction with a call control module. Control instructions or information may then be provisioned to network edge devices to alleviate congestion. The invention enables network edge devices to gap or provide other controls to reduce call overloading. Controls for alleviating congestion include blocking the packets, providing an announcement to the call, re-routing the traffic associated with this specific mass calling event, and reducing the quality of the service.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2005Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Raghvendra G. Savoor, Steve Sposato, Michael Liu
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Publication number: 20120253965Abstract: A broadband residential gateway (BRG) management system has a communications interface coupled to one or more BRGs and one or more content service providers (CSPs), a memory, and a processor. The processor can be programmed to establish a content profile for each of the BRGs according to one or more attributes of the BRGs and the CSPs, receive a content access request from one or more BRGs, and supply each BRG access to selectable content from one or more of the CSPs according to the content profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Raghvendra Savoor, Steve Sposato, Canhui Ou
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Patent number: 8224949Abstract: A broadband residential gateway (BRG) management system (101) has a communications interface (102) coupled to one or more BRGs 120 and one or more content service providers (CSPs)(110), a memory (104), and a processor (106). The processor can be programmed to establish (202) a content profile for each of the BRGs according to one or more attributes of the BRGs and the CSPs, receive (204) a content access request from one or more BRGs, and supply (206) each BRG access to selectable content from one or more of the CSPs according to the content profile.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Raj Savoor, Steve Sposato, Canhui Ou
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Publication number: 20100322091Abstract: A method including receiving data packets encapsulating at least part of a media stream, extracting a decoder-ready packet from the data packets, processing the decoder-ready packet; and substantially synchronously with the processing of the decoder-ready packet, generating delivery performance information for the at least part of the media stream, data from which is included in the decoder-ready packet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Raghvendra G. Savoor, Zhi Li, Steven Gamelos, Ganesh Krishnamurthi, Steve Sposato
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Publication number: 20100228605Abstract: A broadband residential gateway (BRG) management system (101) has a communications interface (102) coupled to one or more BRGs 120 and one or more content service providers (CSPs) (110), a memory (104), and a processor (106). The processor can be programmed to establish (202) a content profile for each of the BRGs according to one or more attributes of the BRGs and the CSPs, receive (204) a content access request from one or more BRGs, and supply (206) each BRG access to selectable content from one or more of the CSPs according to the content profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.Inventors: RAJ SAVOOR, STEVE SPOSATO, CANHUI OU
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Patent number: 7747721Abstract: A broadband residential gateway (BRG) management system (101) has a communications interface (102) coupled to one or more BRGs 120 and one or more content service providers (CSPs) (110), a memory (104), and a processor (106). The processor can be programmed to establish (202) a content profile for each of the BRGs according to one or more attributes of the BRGs and the CSPs, receive (204) a content access request from one or more BRGs, and supply (206) each BRG access to selectable content from one or more of the CSPs according to the content profile.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2005Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.Inventors: Raj Savoor, Steve Sposato, Canhui Ou
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Patent number: 7729381Abstract: A method including receiving data packets encapsulating at least part of a media stream, extracting a decoder-ready packet from the data packets, processing the decoder-ready packet; and substantially synchronously with the processing of the decoder-ready packet, generating delivery performance information for the at least part of the media stream, data from which is included in the decoder-ready packet.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2006Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Raghvendra G. Savoor, Zhi Li, Steven Gemelos, Ganesh Krishnamurthi, Steve Sposato
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Publication number: 20080069002Abstract: A method including receiving data packets encapsulating at least part of a media stream, extracting a decoder-ready packet from the data packets, processing the decoder-ready packet; and substantially synchronously with the processing of the decoder-ready packet, generating delivery performance information for the at least part of the media stream, data from which is included in the decoder-ready packet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2006Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Raghvendra G. Savoor, Zhi Li, Steven Gemelos, Ganesh Krishnamurthi, Steve Sposato
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Publication number: 20080066125Abstract: A method and system for content distribution. A scheduler for determining content to be sent to one or more devices and for creating a schedule to transmit the content. A content server for accessing content to be sent to one or more devices. A delivery modules to effectuate delivery of the content via at least one transmission protocol to the one or more devices according to the schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Inventors: Zhi Li, Canhui Ou, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Steve Sposato, Julia Hein
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Publication number: 20070266403Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to automatically identify preferred distributed programming content based on subscriber-specific profile information generated at least in part from a subscriber's viewing history of viewing broadcast television programs delivered via a television distribution system, automatically store information indicative of the identified preferred distributed programming content, and generate a personalized list of the identified preferred distributed programming content, the personalized list, displayed on initial activation of a video system, including at least one image of the identified preferred distributed programming content.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2006Publication date: November 15, 2007Inventors: Canhui Ou, Zhi Li, Steven Gemelos, Steve Sposato, Raghvendra Savoor
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Publication number: 20070216660Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide electronic whiteboards are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a housing, a display in the housing for presenting at least one of stored information or received information, a memory in the housing to store information associated with the electronic whiteboard, and an authenticator in the housing to analyze biometric data to identify the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2006Publication date: September 20, 2007Inventors: Steve Sposato, Raj Savoor, Jerold Osato
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Publication number: 20070217338Abstract: In one illustrative embodiment a system for maintaining a communication link over a network includes a processor adapted to be coupled to a first communication link, the first communication link connected to a customer premises equipment (CPE), wherein the processor transmits data over the first link and switches to transmit data over the second link in response to a signal that is indicative of a degradation of service over the first link. In one aspect the system may include a switch at a service provider Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) for switching to a spare pair communication link when a degradation of service signal is received. In another aspect at least one spare pair communication link may be associated with a plurality of primary communication pairs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2006Publication date: September 20, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.Inventors: Jin Wang, Canhui Ou, Raghvendra Savoor, Steve Sposato
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Publication number: 20070116185Abstract: A method of directing a trouble ticket includes receiving a trouble ticket via a web interface, characterizing the trouble ticket by group (i.e., assigning the trouble ticket to a group), and directing the trouble ticket to a maintenance center technician who is a specialist in the type of problems indicated by the group. The method may be performed by a computer system in response to a set of instructions stored on a computer-readable medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2005Publication date: May 24, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.Inventors: Raj Savoor, Baofeng Jiang, Xidong Wu, Mengfeng Tsai, Steve Sposato
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Publication number: 20070118284Abstract: A global positioning satellite device is dynamically provisioned. Global positioning satellite device provisioning information is received for at least one specified location from an information source over a communications network. The received global positioning satellite device provisioning information is transferred to the global positioning satellite device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2005Publication date: May 24, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.Inventors: Steve Sposato, Steven Gemelos
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Publication number: 20070070989Abstract: The invention provides a system, method and apparatus for controlling a mass calling event in a VoIP network. The invention provides for monitoring port traffic information on a network edge device and detecting the occurrence of a mass calling event in conjunction with a call control module. Control instructions or information may then be provisioned to network edge devices to alleviate congestion. The invention enables network edge devices to gap or provide other controls to reduce call overloading. Controls for alleviating congestion include blocking the packets, providing an announcement to the call, re-routing the traffic associated with this specific mass calling event, and reducing the quality of the service.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2005Publication date: March 29, 2007Inventors: Raghvendra Savoor, Steve Sposato, Michael Liu
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Publication number: 20060274740Abstract: A network service provider (NSP) (101) has a communications interface (102) coupled to one or more wireless access networks (120) and one or more content service providers (CSPs) (110), a memory (104), and a processor (106). The processor can be programmed to establish (202) a content profile for each of the wireless access networks according to one or more attributes of the wireless access networks and the CSPs, receive (204) a content access request from one or more selective call radios (SCRs) at one among the wireless access networks, and supply (206) each SCR content from one or more of the CSPs according to the content profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2005Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures LPInventors: Raj Savoor, Steve Sposato, Sam Ou