Patents by Inventor Steven Plesnarski

Steven Plesnarski 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: 11949954
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting a first request that includes a key, wherein the key identifies: a processing system that is a targeted recipient of an advertisement, a stream in which a primary content item is being provisioned to the processing system, and a service provider, based at least in part on the transmitting of the first request, obtaining information pertaining to an advertisement from a device of the service provider, and inserting the information within a portion of the stream corresponding to a break in the primary content item. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony F. Bonvolanta, Roland N. Noll, Scott G. Crawford, Steven Plesnarski, Hans J. Fischmann
  • Publication number: 20230043625
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting a first request that includes a key, wherein the key identifies: a processing system that is a targeted recipient of an advertisement, a stream in which a primary content item is being provisioned to the processing system, and a service provider, based at least in part on the transmitting of the first request, obtaining information pertaining to an advertisement from a device of the service provider, and inserting the information within a portion of the stream corresponding to a break in the primary content item. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony F. Bonvolanta, Roland N. Noll, Scott G. Crawford, Steven Plesnarski, Hans J. Fischmann
  • Patent number: 11509960
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting a first request that includes a key, wherein the key identifies: a processing system that is a targeted recipient of an advertisement, a stream in which a primary content item is being provisioned to the processing system, and a service provider, based at least in part on the transmitting of the first request, obtaining information pertaining to an advertisement from a device of the service provider, and inserting the information within a portion of the stream corresponding to a break in the primary content item. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony F. Bonvolanta, Roland N. Noll, Scott G. Crawford, Steven Plesnarski, Hans J. Fischmann
  • Publication number: 20210392400
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting a first request that includes a key, wherein the key identifies: a processing system that is a targeted recipient of an advertisement, a stream in which a primary content item is being provisioned to the processing system, and a service provider, based at least in part on the transmitting of the first request, obtaining information pertaining to an advertisement from a device of the service provider, and inserting the information within a portion of the stream corresponding to a break in the primary content item. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Xandr Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony F. Bonvolanta, Roland N. Noll, Scott G. Crawford, Steven Plesnarski, Hans J. Fischmann
  • Patent number: 11134311
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting a first request that includes a key, wherein the key identifies: a processing system that is a targeted recipient of an advertisement, a stream in which a primary content item is being provisioned to the processing system, and a service provider, based at least in part on the transmitting of the first request, obtaining information pertaining to an advertisement from a device of the service provider, and inserting the information within a portion of the stream corresponding to a break in the primary content item. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Xandr Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony F. Bonvolanta, Roland N. Noll, Scott G. Crawford, Steven Plesnarski, Hans J. Fischmann
  • Publication number: 20210250648
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting a first request that includes a key, wherein the key identifies: a processing system that is a targeted recipient of an advertisement, a stream in which a primary content item is being provisioned to the processing system, and a service provider, based at least in part on the transmitting of the first request, obtaining information pertaining to an advertisement from a device of the service provider, and inserting the information within a portion of the stream corresponding to a break in the primary content item. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Xandr Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony F. Bonvolanta, Roland N. Noll, Scott G. Crawford, Steven Plesnarski, Hans J. Fischmann