Patents by Inventor Venkata ADIMATYAM

Venkata ADIMATYAM 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).

  • Content entitlement determinations for playback of video streams on portable devices
    Patent number: 9819987
    Abstract: Video content is streamed to portable devices based on an entitlement determination that includes determining the location of the portable device. Channel listings available for the portable device may be filtered based on the determined entitlements. A device may determine an indication of a location of the portable device and determine entitlements defining which of the plurality of video content items are permitted to be viewed by the portable device, where the entitlements are determined based at least on the indication of the location of the portable device. The device may further transmit, to the portable device, a listing of the plurality of video content items, filtered based on those of the plurality of video content items that are permitted to be viewed by the portable device, as determined by the entitlements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sachinder Reddy, Enrique Ruiz-Velasco, Venkata Adimatyam
  • Video streaming entitlement determined based on the location of the viewer
    Patent number: 8832726
    Abstract: Users of portable devices may stream video content to the portable device based on an entitlement determination that includes determining the location of the portable device. A device may receive a request to authenticate the portable device to receive the streaming video content and determine whether the portable device is in a geographic location corresponding to a customer premise of an account associated with the portable device. The video content may be streamed when the portable device is in the geographic location corresponding to the customer premise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Venkata Adimatyam, Michael J. Runne, Enrique Ruiz-Velasco
  • CONTENT ENTITLEMENT DETERMINATIONS FOR PLAYBACK OF VIDEO STREAMS ON PORTABLE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120124613
    Abstract: Video content is streamed to portable devices based on an entitlement determination that includes determining the location of the portable device. Channel listings available for the portable device may be filtered based on the determined entitlements. A device may determine an indication of a location of the portable device and determine entitlements defining which of the plurality of video content items are permitted to be viewed by the portable device, where the entitlements are determined based at least on the indication of the location of the portable device. The device may further transmit, to the portable device, a listing of the plurality of video content items, filtered based on those of the plurality of video content items that are permitted to be viewed by the portable device, as determined by the entitlements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Sachinder REDDY, Enrique RUIZ-VELASCO, Venkata ADIMATYAM
  • VIDEO STREAMING ENTITLEMENT DETERMINED BASED ON THE LOCATION OF THE VIEWER
    Publication number: 20120124612
    Abstract: Users of portable devices may stream video content to the portable device based on an entitlement determination that includes determining the location of the portable device. A device may receive a request to authenticate the portable device to receive the streaming video content and determine whether the portable device is in a geographic location corresponding to a customer premise of an account associated with the portable device. The video content may be streamed when the portable device is in the geographic location corresponding to the customer premise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Venkata ADIMATYAM, Michael J. RUNNE, Enrique RUIZ-VELASCO