Patents by Inventor Steven M. Blumenfeld

Steven M. Blumenfeld 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: 10586221
    Abstract: Access to a content selection may be regulated by accessing a medium associated with the content selection, identifying a profile associated with the medium, using the profile to analyze a content request with a multitiered rule base that includes two or more of a medium rule base, a media player rule base, and a host rule base, and enabling access to the content selection in accordance with one or more results of the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Time Warner Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Blumenfeld, William J. Raduchel
  • Patent number: 9892241
    Abstract: Access to content may be administered by storing content, the content comprising one or more selections, accessing a passive optical out-of-band token associated with the content, determining an access right for the content based on the passive optical out-of-band token, and enabling access to the content in accordance with the access right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Time Warner Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Blumenfeld, William J. Raduchel
  • Patent number: 9740371
    Abstract: In one general sense, a user may be presented with a multimedia experience corresponding to an entertainment event or venue by managing a sensor array having at least two sensors that are made configured to provide a stream of data units, associating location information with sensors in the sensor array, enabling the user to perceive a map related to an entertainment event or venue, relating the perceived map to one or more sensors within the sensor array, receiving a user request identifying a selected position within the map, identifying one or more sensors within the sensor array corresponding to the selection, and presenting to the user a multimedia experience based on one or more streams of data units associated with the selected sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven M. Blumenfeld
  • Publication number: 20160117486
    Abstract: Access to content may be administered by storing content, the content comprising one or more selections, accessing a passive optical out-of-band token associated with the content, determining an access right for the content based on the passive optical out-of-band token, and enabling access to the content in accordance with the access right.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Steven M. Blumenfeld, William J. Raduchel
  • Patent number: 9231950
    Abstract: Access to content may be administered by storing content, the content comprising one or more selections, accessing a passive optical out-of-band token associated with the content, determining an access right for the content based on the passive optical out-of-band token, and enabling access to the content in accordance with the access right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Time Warner Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Blumenfeld, William J. Raduchel
  • Publication number: 20150169148
    Abstract: In one general sense, a user may be presented with a multimedia experience corresponding to an entertainment event or venue by managing a sensor array having at least two sensors that are made configured to provide a stream of data units, associating location information with sensors in the sensor array, enabling the user to perceive a map related to an entertainment event or venue, relating the perceived map to one or more sensors within the sensor array, receiving a user request identifying a selected position within the map, identifying one or more sensors within the sensor array corresponding to the selection, and presenting to the user a multimedia experience based on one or more streams of data units associated with the selected sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Steven M. Blumenfeld
  • Patent number: 8913143
    Abstract: In one general sense, a user may be presented with a multimedia experience corresponding to an entertainment event or venue by managing a sensor array having at least two sensors that are made configured to provide a stream of data units, associating location information with sensors in the sensor array, enabling the user to perceive a map related to an entertainment event or venue, relating the perceived map to one or more sensors within the sensor array, receiving a user request identifying a selected position within the map, identifying one or more sensors within the sensor array corresponding to the selection, and presenting to the user a multimedia experience based on one or more streams of data units associated with the selected sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven M. Blumenfeld
  • Publication number: 20140137207
    Abstract: Access to content may be administered by storing content, the content comprising one or more selections, accessing a passive optical out-of-band token associated with the content, determining an access right for the content based on the passive optical out-of-band token, and enabling access to the content in accordance with the access right.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Time Warner Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Blumenfeld, William J. Raduchel
  • Patent number: 8584253
    Abstract: Access to content may be administered by storing content, the content comprising one or more selections, accessing a passive optical out-of-band token associated with the content, determining an access right for the content based on the passive optical out-of-band token, and enabling access to the content in accordance with the access right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Time Warner Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Blumenfeld, William J. Raduchel
  • Publication number: 20120212574
    Abstract: In one general sense, a user may be presented with a multimedia experience corresponding to an entertainment event or venue by managing a sensor array having at least two sensors that are made configured to provide a stream of data units, associating location information with sensors in the sensor array, enabling the user to perceive a map related to an entertainment event or venue, relating the perceived map to one or more sensors within the sensor array, receiving a user request identifying a selected position within the map, identifying one or more sensors within the sensor array corresponding to the selection, and presenting to the user a multimedia experience based on one or more streams of data units associated with the selected sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
    Inventor: Steven M. Blumenfeld
  • Patent number: 8169492
    Abstract: In one general sense, a user may be presented with a multimedia experience corresponding to an entertainment event or venue by managing a sensor array having at least two sensors that are made configured to provide a stream of data units, associating location information with sensors in the sensor array, enabling the user to perceive a map related to an entertainment event or venue, relating the perceived map to one or more sensors within the sensor array, receiving a user request identifying a selected position within the map, identifying one or more sensors within the sensor array corresponding to the selection, and presenting to the user a multimedia experience based on one or more streams of data units associated with the selected sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventor: Steven M. Blumenfeld
  • Publication number: 20110314523
    Abstract: Access to content may be administered by storing content, the content comprising one or more selections, accessing a passive optical out-of-band token associated with the content, determining an access right for the content based on the passive optical out-of-band token, and enabling access to the content in accordance with the access right.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: TIME WARNER INC.
    Inventors: Steven M. Blumenfeld, William J. Raduchel
  • Patent number: 8011007
    Abstract: Access to content may be administered by storing content, the content comprising one or more selections, accessing a passive optical out-of-band token associated with the content, determining an access right for the content based on the passive optical out-of-band token, and enabling access to the content in accordance with the access right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Time Warner Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Blumenfeld, William J. Raduchel
  • Publication number: 20100171834
    Abstract: In one general sense, a user may be presented with a multimedia experience corresponding to an entertainment event or venue by managing a sensor array having at least two sensors that are made configured to provide a stream of data units, associating location information with sensors in the sensor array, enabling the user to perceive a map related to an entertainment event or venue, relating the perceived map to one or more sensors within the sensor array, receiving a user request identifying a selected position within the map, identifying one or more sensors within the sensor array corresponding to the selection, and presenting to the user a multimedia experience based on one or more streams of data units associated with the selected sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventor: Steven M. Blumenfeld
  • Patent number: 7683937
    Abstract: In one general sense, a user may be presented with a multimedia experience corresponding to an entertainment event or venue by managing a sensor array having at least two sensors that are made configured to provide a stream of data units, associating location information with sensors in the sensor array, enabling the user to perceive a map related to an entertainment event or venue, relating the perceived map to one or more sensors within the sensor array, receiving a user request identifying a selected position within the map, identifying one or more sensors within the sensor array corresponding to the selection, and presenting to the user a multimedia experience based on one or more streams of data units associated with the selected sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: AOL Inc.
    Inventor: Steven M. Blumenfeld
  • Patent number: 7647277
    Abstract: Access to a content selection may be regulated by accessing a medium associated with the content selection, identifying a profile associated with the medium, using the profile to analyze a content request with a multitiered rule base that includes two or more of a medium rule base, a media player rule base, and a host rule base, and enabling access to the content selection in accordance with one or more results of the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Time Warner Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Blumenfeld, William J. Raduchel
  • Publication number: 20080163351
    Abstract: Access to content may be administered by storing content, the content comprising one or more selections, accessing a passive optical out-of-band token associated with the content, determining an access right for the content based on the passive optical out-of-band token, and enabling access to the content in accordance with the access right.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: AOL LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Blumenfeld, William J. Raduchel
  • Patent number: 7373658
    Abstract: Access to content is enabled by reading an out-of-band token. A handler relating to information in the out-of-band token may be identified. The handler may be exchanged with a remote media player to enable access to content related to the out-of-band token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: AOL LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Blumenfeld, William J. Raduchel
  • Patent number: 7343347
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described that prevents viewing or other type of playback of unauthorized copies of media files, whether received through a network or retrieved from a magnetic or optical disc. The apparatus uses data in a metadata field that forms a part of the media files. Viewing or playback is allowed only if the data meets certain predetermined criteria. An apparatus is also provided that can be used to generate a new metadata field if a media file has a metadata field with unacceptable data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Time Warner Inc.
    Inventors: Lewis S. Ostrover, Steven M. Blumenfeld
  • Patent number: 7315946
    Abstract: Access to content may be administered by storing content, the content comprising one or more selections, accessing a passive optical out-of-band token associated with the content, determining an access right for the content based on the passive optical out-of-band token, and enabling access to the content in accordance with the access right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: AOL LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Blumenfeld, William J. Raduchel