Patents by Inventor Steven J. Calzone

Steven J. Calzone 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: 9929870
    Abstract: Methods and systems for emulating cable services delivery are disclosed. One system includes a conditional access network handler emulator comprising a conditional access network handler simulator addressable by one or more applications within an emulation environment. The conditional access network handler emulator also includes a library of conditional access configuration data accessible to a conditional access network handler simulator, the configuration data unassociated with a physical cable card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven J. Calzone
  • Patent number: 9043822
    Abstract: A remote time shift buffer system with shadow tuning. The remote time shift buffer system includes a client in communication with a remote video recorder. The client tunes to a channel from a television signal source and sends the channel content to a television. When a channel change occurs at the client, the remote video recorder tunes to the same channel as the client and buffers the content. When a pause live television (PLTV) function is initiated, the remote video recorder generates an independent RTSB content stream using the buffered content. Once the RTSB content stream is available, the client switches inputs and displays the RTSB content stream from the remote video recorder. Manipulating the position within the RTSB content stream does not affect buffering of the live content. The remote time shift buffer system provides pause live television functionality with minimal loss of content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven J. Calzone, Hui Zhao, Neil B. Buchen
  • Patent number: 8910224
    Abstract: A system, method and computer readable media for overcoming the inherent limitations on the number of possible channels in a channel map. An enhanced channel launch application is used for adding channels to a channel map. A network couples a headend to a conditional access device. The headend includes a profile services server and the conditional access device includes a channel addition interface. The channel addition interface is used by a user to add a channel to a channel map associated with the conditional access device, the channel addition interface adding the channel to the channel map when the channel addition interface receives user input to create the channel, the created channel being added to a channel map to create an modified channel map individualized for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Calzone, Philip Stroffolino
  • Publication number: 20110179443
    Abstract: Methods and systems for emulating cable services delivery are disclosed. One system includes a conditional access network handler emulator comprising a conditional access network handler simulator addressable by one or more applications within an emulation environment. The conditional access network handler emulator also includes a library of conditional access configuration data accessible to a conditional access network handler simulator, the configuration data unassociated with a physical cable card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Steven J. Calzone
  • Patent number: 7664239
    Abstract: Methods are provided for managing and configuring voice services the notification and disposition of voice services, such as telephone calls, in a cable television services system. In response to receiving a notification of an incoming voice service in the cable television services system, a voice services banner is generated for displaying options for managing the incoming voice service. Options for managing the incoming voice service are selected from the voice services banner. An on-screen user interface is generated for configuring voice services options on a display device in communication with a set-top box. The user interface receives selections for configuring the voice services options. In response to receiving a selection, a determination is made whether to display a menu for configuring the voice services options based on a subscriber profile. If it is determined that the configuration of voice services is authorized, then the menu is displayed for configuring the voice services options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Groff, Steven J. Calzone, Constantine Gavrilidis, Varun Dada