Patents by Inventor Tim Whitton

Tim Whitton 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).

  • Publication number: 20220070509
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may provide for dynamic ad insertion. Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable Video-On-Demand (VOD) dynamic ad inventory handling by a network operator. Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable augmenting network operator VOD ad inventory in a VOD session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Tim WHITTON, Glenn K. MEYER, Basil BADAWIYEH
  • Patent number: 11202108
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may provide for dynamic ad insertion. Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable Video-On-Demand (VOD) dynamic ad inventory handling by a network operator. Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable augmenting network operator VOD ad inventory in a VOD session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Tim Whitton, Glenn K. Meyer, Basil Badawiyeh
  • Publication number: 20200068236
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may provide for dynamic ad insertion. Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable Video-On-Demand (VOD) dynamic ad inventory handling by a network operator. Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable augmenting network operator VOD ad inventory in a VOD session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Tim WHITTON, Glenn K. Meyer, Basil Badawiyeh
  • Patent number: 9485537
    Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for asset recommendations based on asset effectiveness determinations. In one embodiment, an asset recommendation system operable to recommend insertion of assets into Video On Demand (VOD) content being selected by users through Customer Premises Equipment (CPEs). The system includes a recommendation engine communicatively coupled to an asset effectiveness evaluation module and to an asset decision system, wherein the recommendation engine is operable to accumulate demographic information associated with the determined effectiveness of the assets, to generate an anonymous user profile based on the accumulated demographic information and the associated effectiveness of the assets, and to recommend assets for insertion to the asset decision system based on the anonymous user profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Canoe Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Canney, Steve Markel, Tim Whitton, Bob Griese, Julie Samuelson, Chris Pizzurro, Mark Shepard, Yong Liu