Patents by Inventor Tulasi Kumar Neeli

Tulasi Kumar Neeli 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).

  • Video on demand platform
    Patent number: 9743146
    Abstract: A device provides, to a user device, a list of on demand content available for purchase or rental from the device, and receives, from the user device, an indication of a selected on demand content from the list of on demand content. The device provides, to the user device, points-based purchase or rental options for the selected on demand content, and the points-based purchase or rental options include points associated with a loyalty program provided by the device for a user of the user device. The device receives, from the user device, a selected points-based option from the points-based purchase or rental options, and provides the selected on demand content to the user device based on the selected points-based option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Nagaviswas Ventrapragada, Nageswara Raju Dachiraju, Jesus Martinez, Mukunda P. Raju, Tulasi Kumar Neeli, Rajasekhar V. Tulasi
  • VIDEO ON DEMAND PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20170064398
    Abstract: A device provides, to a user device, a list of on demand content available for purchase or rental from the device, and receives, from the user device, an indication of a selected on demand content from the list of on demand content. The device provides, to the user device, points-based purchase or rental options for the selected on demand content, and the points-based purchase or rental options include points associated with a loyalty program provided by the device for a user of the user device. The device receives, from the user device, a selected points-based option from the points-based purchase or rental options, and provides the selected on demand content to the user device based on the selected points-based option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Nagaviswas VENTRAPRAGADA, Nageswara Raju DACHIRAJU, Jesus MARTINEZ, Mukunda P. RAJU, Tulasi Kumar NEELI, Rajasekhar V. TULASI
  • Catalog slicing in a video provisioning system
    Patent number: 8832763
    Abstract: A system, associated with a video provisioning system, may receive a hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories associated with a catalog of video assets; and condense the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories into a file. The system may further transmit the file to a set top box, where transmitting the file allows the set top box to access the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories without retrieving, from the video provisioning system, additional information associated with the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Srirama R. Kalidindi, Sanjay Ahuja, Xuejun Hu, Tulasi Kumar Neeli, Mukunda P. Raju
  • Methods, systems, and apparatus for developing widgets
    Patent number: 8510333
    Abstract: An exemplary computing system may receive input identifying a first data source. The computing system may also provide a widget template and receive a request to associate the first data source with the widget template. The computing system may create a map that associates the first data source with the widget template. The computing system may provide a widget that displays, based on the map and the widget template, data from the data source. Corresponding methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Shahzib Zafar, Japan A. Mehta, Enrique Ruiz-Velasco, Laxmi M. Patel, Prabhakar Mani, Tulasi Kumar Neeli
  • CATALOG SLICING IN A VIDEO PROVISIONING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120079546
    Abstract: A system, associated with a video provisioning system, may receive a hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories associated with a catalog of video assets; and condense the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories into a file. The system may further transmit the file to a set top box, where transmitting the file allows the set top box to access the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories without retrieving, from the video provisioning system, additional information associated with the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Srirama R. KALIDINDI, Sanjay AHUJA, Xuejun HU, Tulasi Kumar NEELI, Mukunda P. RAJU
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR DEVELOPING WIDGETS
    Publication number: 20100169755
    Abstract: An exemplary computing system may receive input identifying a first data source. The computing system may also provide a widget template and receive a request to associate the first data source with the widget template. The computing system may create a map that associates the first data source with the widget template. The computing system may provide a widget that displays, based on the map and the widget template, data from the data source. Corresponding methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: VERIZON DATA SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Shahzaib Zafar, Japan A. Mehta, Enrique Ruiz-Velasco, Laxmi M. Patel, Prabhakar Mani, Tulasi Kumar Neeli