Patents by Inventor Vahid Koussari-Amin

Vahid Koussari-Amin 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: 9693098
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and systems for the transmission and reception of targeted content. Using the systems and methods, a wide variety of different types of content can be targeted to a single client or a group of clients. The methods and systems utilize action handlers to handle different types of content. Further, the system can distribute packets with different rates depending on their priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: OpenTV, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Benting, Alain Delpuch, Nicholas C. Fishwick, Mehmet Hakan Isbiliroglu, Vahid Koussari-Amin, Waiman Lam, Jean-Rene Menand, Steven Szymanski, Pierre Willard, Joel Zdepski
  • Patent number: 9143248
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and systems for the broadcast and reception of targeted content. Using the systems and methods, a wide variety of different types of content can be targeted to a single client or a group of clients. The methods and systems utilize application handlers to handle different types of content. Further, the system can distribute packets with different rates depending on their priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: OpenTV, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Benting, Alain Delpuch, Nick Fishwick, Mehmet Hakan Isbiliroglu, Vahid Koussari-Amin, Waiman Lam, Jean-Rene Menand, Steven Szymanski, Pierre Willard, Joel Zdepski
  • Patent number: 7669212
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for managing the presentation and regulation of E-Commerce, content and service providers access in an interactive television environment comprising interactions between a server, a client, and a service provider. Components are provided for managing and completing a purchase or delivery of an item offered by a service provider. A purchase transaction uses client information comprising partial client information from the client and a list of purchased items. Upon receiving partial information from the client, the server retrieves corresponding additional related information within its database and transmits this retrieved data from the server, along with the list of purchased items to complete the transaction. Business Agents are provided for logging the transaction, creating an electronic receipt, logging patches, logging error events, and viewer logging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: OpenTV, Inc.
    Inventors: Rachad Alao, Jose Henrard, Alain Delpuch, Vincent Dureau, Vahid Koussari-Amin, Adam Benson, Nicholas Fishwick, Waiman Lam, Matthew Huntington
  • Publication number: 20050078677
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and systems for the broadcast and reception of targeted content. Using the systems and methods, a wide variety of different types of content can be targeted to a single client or a group of clients. The methods and systems utilize application handlers to handle different types of content. Further, the system can distribute packets with different rates depending on their priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Applicant: OpenTV, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Benting, Alain Delpuch, Nick Fishwick, Mehmet Isbiliroglu, Vahid Koussari-Amin, Waiman Lam, Jean-Rene Menand, Steven Szymanski, Pierre Willard, Joel Zdepski
  • Publication number: 20020147645
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for managing the presentation and regulation of E-Commerce, content and service providers access in an interactive television environment comprising interactions between a server, a client, and a service provider. Components are provided for managing and completing a purchase or delivery of an item offered by a service provider. A purchase transaction uses client information comprising partial client information from the client and a list of purchased items. Upon receiving partial information from the client, the server retrieves corresponding additional related information within its database and transmits this retrieved data from the server, along with the list of purchased items to complete the transaction. Business Agents are provided for logging the transaction, creating an electronic receipt, logging patches, logging error events, and viewer logging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: Open TV
    Inventors: Rachad Alao, Alain Delpuch, Vincent Dureau, Jose Hernard, Matthew Huntington, Waiman Lam, Nicholas Fishwick, Adam Benson, Vahid Koussari-Amin