Patents by Inventor Stuart Kurkowski

Stuart Kurkowski 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: 12342008
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for identifying addressable advertisement slots in media/video streams and utilizing the addressable advertisement slots. The identifying and/or the utilizing may be based on metadata associated with the media/video streams and/or viewers/audiences associated with different distributors/operators. The metadata, which may be collected from a content provider or a third-party suppliers, may be provided, via out-of-band signaling, to the different distributors/operators. The different distributors/operators may use information in the metadata to use identified addressable advertisement slots (e.g., by inserting different advertisements specifically targeted to those viewers/audiences associated with a particular distributor) and potentially generate a higher cost per thousand impressions (CPMs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Gregg Brown, Stuart Kurkowski, Neill Kipp
  • Publication number: 20250119609
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein to predict events within a content stream. Based on the predicted events, information may be embedded within the stream. A computing device that receives the content stream may detect the predicted event and may wait a randomly generated time before requesting information associated with the predicted event, such as requesting an advertisement to output. After detecting the predicted event, the computing device may wait a randomly generated time before requesting an advertisement. The system may respond to the computing device with an instruction or with supplemental content, such as with an advertisement for later output. The computing device may cache the advertisement. The computing device may detect the actual marker indicating a timestamp for when the advertisement should be output. The computing device may output the advertisement at the time indicated by the timestamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart KURKOWSKI, Neill KIPP
  • Publication number: 20240380934
    Abstract: Methods and systems for content management are described. If programming content is distributed to viewers, markers are transmitted with the programming content. If a user device receives the marker, the user device may send an output indication to a rights management device. The rights management device may determine whether or not the user device outputting the content violates or adheres to a content policy and may take an action based on that determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Stuart Kurkowski, Gregg Brown
  • Patent number: 12010365
    Abstract: Methods and systems for content management are described. If programming content is distributed to viewers, markers are transmitted with the programming content. If a user device receives the marker, the user device may send an output indication to a rights management device. The rights management device may determine whether or not the user device outputting the content violates or adheres to a content policy and may take an action based on that determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart Kurkowski, Gregg Brown
  • Publication number: 20230368620
    Abstract: Methods and systems for content management are described. If programming content is distributed to viewers, signals such as markers are transmitted with the programming content. If a user device receives the marker, the use device may make a request to a rights management device. The rights management device may receive the request and determine an identifier associated with the request and an identifier associated with the marker. The rights management server may determine if the user device is authorized for supplemental features associated with the programming content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Gregg Brown, Stuart Kurkowski
  • Publication number: 20230319330
    Abstract: Methods and systems for content management are described. If programming content is distributed to viewers, markers are transmitted with the programming content. If a user device receives the marker, the user device may send an output indication to a rights management device. The rights management device may determine whether or not the user device outputting the content violates or adheres to a content policy and may take an action based on that determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Stuart Kurkowski, Gregg Brown
  • Publication number: 20230091238
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for identifying addressable advertisement slots in media/video streams and utilizing the addressable advertisement slots. The identifying and/or the utilizing may be based on metadata associated with the media/video streams and/or viewers/audiences associated with different distributors/operators. The metadata, which may be collected from a content provider or a third-party suppliers, may be provided, via out-of-band signaling, to the different distributors/operators. The different distributors/operators may use information in the metadata to use identified addressable advertisement slots (e.g., by inserting different advertisements specifically targeted to those viewers/audiences associated with a particular distributor) and potentially generate a higher cost per thousand impressions (CPMs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Gregg Brown, Stuart Kurkowski, Neill Kipp