Patents by Inventor Timothy R. Whitton
Timothy R. 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).
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Patent number: 11792459Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for Content On Demand (COD) asset insertion. A COD asset insertion decision system (CODAID) is communicatively coupled to a content distributer to process information about COD content selections by Customer Premises Equipment (CPEs). An auction system is communicatively coupled to the CODAID and to a plurality of asset providers to process information about assets of the providers, to provide an auction for asset opportunities in the COD content selections, to receive bids for the asset opportunities, and to rank the auctioned assets according to bid. The CODAID further ranks the auctioned assets based in part on the COD content selection information and the asset information, identifies one or more of the further ranked assets for insertion into the COD content selection, and directs the content distributer to insert the identified one or more further ranked assets into the COD content selection.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: canoe Ventures, LLCInventors: Jason Canney, Joel Hassell, Sid Gregory, Tom Huber, Chris Pizzurro, Steve Markel, Jonathan E Farb, Thomas M Moretto, Bruce C Dilger, Timothy R Whitton, Christopher M Rippe
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Publication number: 20220256217Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for Content On Demand (COD) asset insertion. A COD asset insertion decision system (CODAID) is communicatively coupled to a content distributer to process information about COD content selections by Customer Premises Equipment (CPEs). An auction system is communicatively coupled to the CODAID and to a plurality of asset providers to process information about assets of the providers, to provide an auction for asset opportunities in the COD content selections, to receive bids for the asset opportunities, and to rank the auctioned assets according to bid. The CODAID further ranks the auctioned assets based in part on the COD content selection information and the asset information, identifies one or more of the further ranked assets for insertion into the COD content selection, and directs the content distributer to insert the identified one or more further ranked assets into the COD content selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Jason Canney, Joel Hassell, Sid Gregory, Tom Huber, Chris Pizzurro, Steve Markel, Jonathan E. Farb, Thomas M. Moretto, Bruce C. Dilger, Timothy R. Whitton, Christopher M. Rippe
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Patent number: 11265588Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for Content On Demand (COD) asset insertion. A COD asset insertion decision system (CODAID) is communicatively coupled to a content distributer to process information about COD content selections by Customer Premises Equipment (CPEs). An auction system is communicatively coupled to the CODAID and to a plurality of asset providers to process information about assets of the providers, to provide an auction for asset opportunities in the COD content selections, to receive bids for the asset opportunities, and to rank the auctioned assets according to bid. The CODAID further ranks the auctioned assets based in part on the COD content selection information and the asset information, identifies one or more of the further ranked assets for insertion into the COD content selection, and directs the content distributer to insert the identified one or more further ranked assets into the COD content selection.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Canoe Ventures, LLCInventors: Jason Canney, Joel Hassell, Sid Gregory, Tom Huber, Chris Pizzurro, Steve Markel, Jonathan E Farb, Thomas M Moretto, Bruce C Dilger, Timothy R Whitton, Christopher M Rippe
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Patent number: 11252473Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for conflict resolution of assets selected for insertion into COD content. In one embodiment, the system includes an interface operable to process a request for asset insertion into the COD content selection. The system also includes an asset conflict resolution module operable to identify asset timeslots within the COD content selection from the request, to evaluate the assets to determine conflicts among the assets, to remove conflicting assets, and to select at least a portion of the remaining assets for insertion in the asset timeslots of the COD content selection. For example, the asset conflict resolution module may determine that conflicts exist between certain assets based on various identifiers associated with the assets and/or content such that the conflicts between the assets may be resolved with the removal of one or more of the assets from potential asset insertion selection.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Canoe Ventures, LLCInventors: Jonathan E. Farb, Thomas M. Moretto, Bruce C. Dilger, Timothy R. Whitton, Christopher M. Rippe
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Publication number: 20200389702Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for conflict resolution of assets selected for insertion into COD content. In one embodiment, the system includes an interface operable to process a request for asset insertion into the COD content selection. The system also includes an asset conflict resolution module operable to identify asset timeslots within the COD content selection from the request, to evaluate the assets to determine conflicts among the assets, to remove conflicting assets, and to select at least a portion of the remaining assets for insertion in the asset timeslots of the COD content selection. For example, the asset conflict resolution module may determine that conflicts exist between certain assets based on various identifiers associated with the assets and/or content such that the conflicts between the assets may be resolved with the removal of one or more of the assets from potential asset insertion selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Jonathan E. Farb, Thomas M. Moretto, Bruce C. Dilger, Timothy R. Whitton, Christopher M. Rippe
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Publication number: 20200366949Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for Content On Demand (COD) asset insertion. A COD asset insertion decision system (CODAID) is communicatively coupled to a content distributer to process information about COD content selections by Customer Premises Equipment (CPEs). An auction system is communicatively coupled to the CODAID and to a plurality of asset providers to process information about assets of the providers, to provide an auction for asset opportunities in the COD content selections, to receive bids for the asset opportunities, and to rank the auctioned assets according to bid. The CODAID further ranks the auctioned assets based in part on the COD content selection information and the asset information, identifies one or more of the further ranked assets for insertion into the COD content selection, and directs the content distributer to insert the identified one or more further ranked assets into the COD content selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Jason Canney, Joel Hassell, Sid Gregory, Tom Huber, Chris Pizzurro, Steve Markel, Jonathan E. Farb, Thomas M. Moretto, Bruce C. Dilger, Timothy R. Whitton, Christopher M. Rippe
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Publication number: 20200344512Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for distributing asset opportunities across COD providers. One system includes an asset load manager (ALM) that receives information from the COD providers about asset opportunities for COD content of the COD providers. The ALM selected asset opportunity and delivers it to a trading platform that offers the asset opportunity to the remaining COD providers. The ALM also receives, from the trading platform, sale information of the asset opportunity to another of the COD providers and information of an asset used to fill the asset opportunity. An asset opportunity information system (AOIS) interfaces with an asset decision system (ADS), to direct the ADS to configure asset rankings and removals according to rules of the second COD provider. The ADS directs an asset insertion into the COD content of the first COD provider based on the asset ranking.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Jason Canney, Steve Markel, Timothy R. Whitton, Bob Griese, Julie Samuelson, Chris Pizzurro, Mark Shepard, Yong Liu
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Patent number: 10735791Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for Content On Demand (COD) asset insertion. A COD asset insertion decision system (CODAID) is communicatively coupled to a content distributer to process information about COD content selections by Customer Premises Equipment (CPEs). An auction system is communicatively coupled to the CODAID and to a plurality of asset providers to process information about assets of the providers, to provide an auction for asset opportunities in the COD content selections, to receive bids for the asset opportunities, and to rank the auctioned assets according to bid. The CODAID further ranks the auctioned assets based in part on the COD content selection information and the asset information, identifies one or more of the further ranked assets for insertion into the COD content selection, and directs the content distributer to insert the identified one or more further ranked assets into the COD content selection.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Canoe Ventures LLCInventors: Jason Canney, Joel Hassell, Sid Gregory, Tom Huber, Chris Pizzurro, Steve Markel, Jonathan E Farb, Thomas M Moretto, Bruce C Dilger, Timothy R Whitton, Christopher M Rippe
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Publication number: 20190268642Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for Content On Demand (COD) asset insertion. A COD asset insertion decision system (CODAID) is communicatively coupled to a content distributer to process information about COD content selections by Customer Premises Equipment (CPEs). An auction system is communicatively coupled to the CODAID and to a plurality of asset providers to process information about assets of the providers, to provide an auction for asset opportunities in the COD content selections, to receive bids for the asset opportunities, and to rank the auctioned assets according to bid. The CODAID further ranks the auctioned assets based in part on the COD content selection information and the asset information, identifies one or more of the further ranked assets for insertion into the COD content selection, and directs the content distributer to insert the identified one or more further ranked assets into the COD content selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2018Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Jason Canney, Joel Hassell, Sid Gregory, Tom Huber, Chris Pizzurro, Steve Markel, Jonathan E Farb, Thomas M Moretto, Bruce C Dilger, Timothy R Whitton, Christopher M Rippe
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Patent number: 9973791Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for qualifying assets for insertion into selected COD content. In one embodiment, a system is operable to select from a plurality of assets for insertion into a Content On Demand (COD) content selection. The system includes an interface operable to process a request for asset insertion into the COD content selection to extract information of the COD content selection including a provider of the COD content selection (e.g., a head end). The system also includes an asset qualification module operable to communicate with the provider of the COD content selection to validate the request, to analyze the information of the COD content selection to validate the assets for insertion into the COD content selection, and to remove one or more of the assets from insertion selection based on the validation of the assets.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Canoe Ventures LLCInventors: Jonathan E. Farb, Thomas M. Moretto, Bruce C. Dilger, Timothy R Whitton, Christopher M Rippe
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Publication number: 20180041804Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for conflict resolution of assets selected for insertion into COD content. In one embodiment, the system includes an interface operable to process a request for asset insertion into the COD content selection. The system also includes an asset conflict resolution module operable to identify asset timeslots within the COD content selection from the request, to evaluate the assets to determine conflicts among the assets, to remove conflicting assets, and to select at least a portion of the remaining assets for insertion in the asset timeslots of the COD content selection. For example, the asset conflict resolution module may determine that conflicts exist between certain assets based on various identifiers associated with the assets and/or content such that the conflicts between the assets may be resolved with the removal of one or more of the assets from potential asset insertion selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Jonathan E. Farb, Thomas M. Moretto, Bruce C. Dilger, Timothy R. Whitton, Christopher M. Rippe
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Patent number: 9883208Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for maintaining data pertaining to asset insertions into COD content. In one embodiment, a system includes a database that maintains campaign data of a plurality of assets, and a processor that monitors insertions of at least a portion of the assets in a first COD content to record campaign data of the inserted assets. A storage module stores the recorded campaign data of the inserted assets in a list. The processor is also operable to detect a request for asset insertions in a second COD content, to determine that the database of campaign data is unavailable for the asset insertion request of the second COD content, to retrieve the list of campaign data from the storage module, and, in response to determining the unavailability of the database, to direct asset insertions in the second COD content based on the list of campaign data.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Canoe Ventures LLCInventors: Christopher M Rippe, Jonathan E. Farb, Thomas M. Moretto, Timothy R Whitton
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Patent number: 9883238Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for conflict resolution of assets selected for insertion into COD content. In one embodiment, the system includes an interface operable to process a request for asset insertion into the COD content selection. The system also includes an asset conflict resolution module operable to identify asset timeslots within the COD content selection from the request, to evaluate the assets to determine conflicts among the assets, to remove conflicting assets, and to select at least a portion of the remaining assets for insertion in the asset timeslots of the COD content selection. For example, the asset conflict resolution module may determine that conflicts exist between certain assets based on various identifiers associated with the assets and/or content such that the conflicts between the assets may be resolved with the removal of one or more of the assets from potential asset insertion selection.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Canoe Ventures LLCInventors: Jonathan E. Farb, Thomas M. Moretto, Bruce C. Dilger, Timothy R. Whitton, Christopher M. Rippe
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Patent number: 9872075Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for ranking of assets for insertion into selected COD content. In one embodiment, a system includes an interface operable to receive information of a COD content selection by a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). The system also includes an asset ranking module operable to identify assets that are available for insertion to the selected COD content from the plurality of assets, to determine values of the available assets to a provider of the selected COD content, to rank the available assets based on the determined values, and to direct the insertion of the one or more assets into the selected COD content based on the rank of the available assets.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Canoe VenturesInventors: Jonathan E. Farb, Thomas M. Moretto, Bruce C. Dilger, Timothy R Whitton, Christopher M Rippe
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Patent number: 9860577Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for Content On Demand (COD) asset insertion. A COD asset insertion decision system (CODAID) is communicatively coupled to a content distributor to process information about a COD content selection by a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). The CODAID also processes information about assets from asset providers. The CODAID ranks the assets based in part on the COD content selection information and the asset information, identifies one or more of the ranked assets for insertion into the COD content selection, and directs the content distributor to insert the identified one or more ranked assets into the COD content selection. The system also includes an auction system which identifies asset placement opportunities remaining in the COD content selection after the CODAID identifies the one or more ranked assets for insertion so as to provide an auction for the asset placement opportunities.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2013Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Canoe Ventures, LLCInventors: Jason Canney, Joel Hassell, Sid Gregory, Tom Huber, Chris Pizzurro, Steve Markel, Jonathan E Farb, Thomas M Moretto, Bruce C Dilger, Timothy R Whitton, Christopher M Rippe
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Publication number: 20170142461Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for distributing asset opportunities across COD providers. One system includes an asset load manager (ALM) that receives information from the COD providers about asset opportunities for COD content of the COD providers. The ALM selected asset opportunity and delivers it to a trading platform that offers the asset opportunity to the remaining COD providers. The ALM also receives, from the trading platform, sale information of the asset opportunity to another of the COD providers and information of an asset used to fill the asset opportunity. An asset opportunity information system (AOIS) interfaces with an asset decision system (ADS), to direct the ADS to configure asset rankings and removals according to rules of the second COD provider. The ADS directs an asset insertion into the COD content of the first COD provider based on the asset ranking.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Jason Canney, Steve Markel, Timothy R. Whitton, Bob Griese, Julie Samuelson, Chris Pizzurro, Mark Shepard, Yong Liu
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Publication number: 20170142457Abstract: One system herein is operable in a COD environment and includes a request manager. The request manager is operable to process a request from an asset decision system for assets available for insertion into a COD content selection, and to determine a geographic region of the COD content selection, and to determine availability of assets in the geographic region, to format a message with the available assets in the geographic region. The geographic region is one of a plurality of geographic regions in a COD delivery footprint of the COD content selection. The request manager is also operable to obfuscate the geographic region in the message, and to transfer the message to the asset decision system for a determination of assets for insertion into the COD content selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Timothy R. Whitton, Jason Canney
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Publication number: 20160345036Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for qualifying assets for insertion into selected COD content. In one embodiment, a system is operable to select from a plurality of assets for insertion into a Content On Demand (COD) content selection. The system includes an interface operable to process a request for asset insertion into the COD content selection to extract information of the COD content selection including a provider of the COD content selection (e.g., a head end). The system also includes an asset qualification module operable to communicate with the provider of the COD content selection to validate the request, to analyze the information of the COD content selection to validate the assets for insertion into the COD content selection, and to remove one or more of the assets from insertion selection based on the validation of the assets.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Jonathan E. Farb, Thomas M. Moretto, Bruce C. Dilger, Timothy R. Whitton, Christopher M. Rippe
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Publication number: 20160330519Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for conflict resolution of assets selected for insertion into COD content. In one embodiment, the system includes an interface operable to process a request for asset insertion into the COD content selection. The system also includes an asset conflict resolution module operable to identify asset timeslots within the COD content selection from the request, to evaluate the assets to determine conflicts among the assets, to remove conflicting assets, and to select at least a portion of the remaining assets for insertion in the asset timeslots of the COD content selection. For example, the asset conflict resolution module may determine that conflicts exist between certain assets based on various identifiers associated with the assets and/or content such that the conflicts between the assets may be resolved with the removal of one or more of the assets from potential asset insertion selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Jonathan E. Farb, Thomas M. Moretto, Bruce C. Dilger, Timothy R. Whitton, Christopher M. Rippe
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Patent number: 9398340Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for qualifying assets for insertion into selected COD content. In one embodiment, a system is operable to select from a plurality of assets for insertion into a Content On Demand (COD) content selection. The system includes an interface operable to process a request for asset insertion into the COD content selection to extract information of the COD content selection including a provider of the COD content selection (e.g., a head end). The system also includes an asset qualification module operable to communicate with the provider of the COD content selection to validate the request, to analyze the information of the COD content selection to validate the assets for insertion into the COD content selection, and to remove one or more of the assets from insertion selection based on the validation of the assets.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Canoe Ventures, LLCInventors: Jonathan E. Farb, Thomas M. Moretto, Bruce C. Dilger, Timothy R Whitton, Christopher M Rippe