Patents by Inventor Terry Douglas Lee
Terry Douglas Lee 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: 11488508Abstract: Different functional views for a mobile device are provided depending on orientation of the device. The mobile device includes an enclosure and a display disposed within the enclosure, wherein the display presents a functional view to a user when the device is positioned in a first orientation and a second functional view when the display is rotated to a second orientation.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Philip John Stroffolino, Terry Douglas Lee
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Patent number: 11087659Abstract: Different functional views for a mobile device are provided depending on orientation of the device. The mobile device includes an enclosure and a display disposed within the enclosure, wherein the display presents a functional view to a user when the device is positioned in a first orientation and a second functional view when the display is rotated to a second orientation.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Philip John Stroffolino, Terry Douglas Lee
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Patent number: 10430868Abstract: Storing asset ID and entitlement data of purchased and rented media from various sources in a media contents account and allowing access to the stored asset ID and entitlement data from various devices is provided. A user may access a media contents account via a network-connected device to view his/her purchased and rented media. The network-connected device may be a device that has been registered with the account. A user may select a title of purchased or rented media to stream or download. Upon verification of entitlement rights, the media may be streamed or downloaded to the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Yousef Wasef Nijim, Francisco Gonzalez, Terry Douglas Lee, Charlotte Lee McLure
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Patent number: 10250934Abstract: Allowing a user of a mobile computing device to link the mobile computing device and its associated network or system to a subject piece of hardware operating via a second network or system is provided. After the mobile computing device is linked to a given hardware device, functional operation of the hardware device and access to accounts associated with the hardware device may be provided to the linked mobile computing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Terry Douglas Lee, Yousef Wasef Nijim
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Patent number: 9607084Abstract: Assigning a single master identifier to all related content assets. Memory is provided for storing content assets and metadata associated with each of the content assets, wherein the metadata includes a plurality of metadata field entries. A processor is coupled to the memory. The processor is configured for analyzing the metadata associated with each of the content assets to produce correlations between metadata field entries associated therewith, identifying related content assets by determining content assets having a predetermined correlation between metadata field entries and assigning a single, unique asset identifier to the related content assets.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Yousef Wasef Nijim, Terry Douglas Lee, Francisco Gonzalez
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Patent number: 9563703Abstract: A system, method and device for sharing of playlists of authorized content with other users. A user interface is displayed on a media viewing device for creating a playlist of content. The playlist is generated by a user via the user interface and a name is associated with the playlist of content. The playlist is stored using the name. Parameters for sharing the playlist with contacts of the user are configured. At a viewing device of a contact, notification of a playlist created by a user is received. Privileges of the contact associated with content identified in the playlist are determined. Action is taken, by the contact, regarding content identified in the playlist created by the user based on the determined privileges of the contact.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Yousef Wasef Nijim, Terry Douglas Lee
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Publication number: 20150121415Abstract: Allowing a user of a mobile computing device to link the mobile computing device and its associated network or system to a subject piece of hardware operating via a second network or system is provided. After the mobile computing device is linked to a given hardware device, functional operation of the hardware device and access to accounts associated with the hardware device may be provided to the linked mobile computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Terry Douglas Lee, Yousef Wasef Nijim
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Patent number: 8929876Abstract: Allowing a user of a mobile computing device to link the mobile computing device and its associated network or system to a subject piece of hardware operating via a second network or system is provided. After the mobile computing device is linked to a given hardware device, functional operation of the hardware device and access to accounts associated with the hardware device may be provided to the linked mobile computing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Terry Douglas Lee, Yousef Wasef Nijim
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Publication number: 20120233120Abstract: A system, method and device for sharing of playlists of authorized content with other users. A user interface is displayed on a media viewing device for creating a playlist of content. The playlist is generated by a user via the user interface and a name is associated with the playlist of content. The playlist is stored using the name. Parameters for sharing the playlist with contacts of the user are configured. At a viewing device of a contact, notification of a playlist created by a user is received. Privileges of the contact associated with content identified in the playlist are determined. Action is taken, by the contact, regarding content identified in the playlist created by the user based on the determined privileges of the contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Yousef Wasef Nijim, Terry Douglas Lee
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Publication number: 20120233138Abstract: Assigning a single master identifier to all related content assets. Memory is provided for storing content assets and metadata associated with each of the content assets, wherein the metadata includes a plurality of metadata field entries. A processor is coupled to the memory. The processor is configured for analyzing the metadata associated with each of the content assets to produce correlations between metadata field entries associated therewith, identifying related content assets by determining content assets having a predetermined correlation between metadata field entries and assigning a single, unique asset identifier to the related content assets.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Yousef Wasef Nijim, Terry Douglas Lee, Francisco Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20120229370Abstract: Different functional views for a mobile device are provided depending on orientation of the device. The mobile device includes an enclosure and a display disposed within the enclosure, wherein the display presents a functional view to a user when the device is positioned in a first orientation and a second functional view when the display is rotated to a second orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Philip John Stroffolino, Terry Douglas Lee
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Publication number: 20120162515Abstract: Allowing a user of a mobile computing device to link the mobile computing device and its associated network or system to a subject piece of hardware operating via a second network or system is provided. After the mobile computing device is linked to a given hardware device, functional operation of the hardware device and access to accounts associated with the hardware device may be provided to the linked mobile computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Terry Douglas Lee, Yousef Wasef Nijim
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Publication number: 20110314378Abstract: Storing asset ID and entitlement data of purchased and rented media from various sources in a media contents account and allowing access to the stored asset ID and entitlement data from various devices is provided. A user may access a media contents account via a network-connected device to view his/her purchased and rented media. The network-connected device may be a device that has been registered with the account. A user may select a title of purchased or rented media to stream or download. Upon verification of entitlement rights, the media may be streamed or downloaded to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Yousef Wasef Nijim, Francisco Gonzalez, Terry Douglas Lee, Charlotte Lee McLure