Patents by Inventor Warren J. McNeel

Warren J. McNeel 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: 11297118
    Abstract: A user device described herein suggests a change to a quality setting associated with the consumption of content from one or more content providers. The change is suggested based both on a user's data plan and on a service quality of content received by the user device. This user-selected quality setting is then provided to the telecommunication network, which reduces network resources available for transmission of the content based on the quality setting. Such reduced network resources cause the content providers to provide content at a service quality no greater than the quality setting. Also, the user may be presented with or defaulted to selecting an option for a program offering consumption of the video content free of charge when provided to the user at a limited service quality. When the user participates, consumption of video content is then conditionally excluded from a consumption metric of the data plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lau, Warren J. McNeel, Cristian Asandului
  • Publication number: 20200351318
    Abstract: A user device described herein suggests a change to a quality setting associated with the consumption of content from one or more content providers. The change is suggested based both on a user's data plan and on a service quality of content received by the user device. This user-selected quality setting is then provided to the telecommunication network, which reduces network resources available for transmission of the content based on the quality setting. Such reduced network resources cause the content providers to provide content at a service quality no greater than the quality setting. Also, the user may be presented with or defaulted to selecting an option for a program offering consumption of the video content free of charge when provided to the user at a limited service quality. When the user participates, consumption of video content is then conditionally excluded from a consumption metric of the data plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Lau, Warren J. McNeel, Cristian Asandului
  • Patent number: 10721283
    Abstract: A user device described herein suggests a change to a quality setting associated with the consumption of content from one or more content providers. The change is suggested based both on a user's data plan and on a service quality of content received by the user device. This user-selected quality setting is then provided to the telecommunication network, which reduces network resources available for transmission of the content based on the quality setting. Such reduced network resources cause the content providers to provide content at a service quality no greater than the quality setting. Also, the user may be presented with or defaulted to selecting an option for a program offering consumption of the video content free of charge when provided to the user at a limited service quality. When the user participates, consumption of video content is then conditionally excluded from a consumption metric of the data plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lau, Warren J. McNeel, Cristian Asandului
  • Publication number: 20190313267
    Abstract: A QoE (quality of experience) system utilizes QoS (quality of service) of a mobile network and specification of user device connected for providing a personalized metric (QoE) that represents an expected level of user experience at a geographic location. The personalized metric can be calculated based on the QoS of the mobile network at the geographic location and hardware/software characteristics of the user device to implement specific services at the user device using the mobile network. While QoS of the mobile network merely represents quality of network communication regardless of device characteristics, QoE can represent actual expectation of user experience at a user device using the mobile network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Harvey Joul, Kevin Lau, Warren J. McNeel, Jie Hui, Cristian Asandului
  • Patent number: 10425849
    Abstract: A QoE (quality of experience) system utilizes QoS (quality of service) of a mobile network and specification of user device connected for providing a personalized metric (QoE) that represents an expected level of user experience at a geographic location. The personalized metric can be calculated based on the QoS of the mobile network at the geographic location and hardware/software characteristics of the user device to implement specific services at the user device using the mobile network. While QoS of the mobile network merely represents quality of network communication regardless of device characteristics, QoE can represent actual expectation of user experience at a user device using the mobile network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Harvey Joul, Kevin Lau, Warren J. McNeel, Jie Hui, Cristian Asandului
  • Patent number: 10305952
    Abstract: In some implementations, a telecommunications network can include a core network device communicatively connectable with user equipment (UE). The core network device can receive, via a network interface, an indication of a change to a user preference associated with the user device. The core network device can transmit a notification message including a pseudonymous identifier, the notification message based at least in part on the indication of the change. The UE can transmit, via a network interface, information of an account associated with the UE to a content provider. The information can include the pseudonymous identifier. The UE can then render content received from the content provider. The content provider can receive, via a network, the pseudonymous identifier and a request for content. The content provider can determine a quality setting associated with the pseudonymous identifier, and provide the content based at least in part on the quality setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandesh Shetty, Srinivas Meka, Kevin Lau, Warren J. McNeel, Cristian Asandului
  • Publication number: 20190141103
    Abstract: A user device described herein suggests a change to a quality setting associated with the consumption of content from one or more content providers. The change is suggested based both on a user's data plan and on a service quality of content received by the user device. This user-selected quality setting is then provided to the telecommunication network, which reduces network resources available for transmission of the content based on the quality setting. Such reduced network resources cause the content providers to provide content at a service quality no greater than the quality setting. Also, the user may be presented with or defaulted to selecting an option for a program offering consumption of the video content free of charge when provided to the user at a limited service quality. When the user participates, consumption of video content is then conditionally excluded from a consumption metric of the data plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin Lau, Warren J. McNeel, Cristian Asandului
  • Patent number: 10193943
    Abstract: A user device described herein suggests a change to a quality setting associated with the consumption of content from one or more content providers. The change is suggested based both on a user's data plan and on a service quality of content received by the user device. This user-selected quality setting is then provided to the telecommunication network, which reduces network resources available for transmission of the content based on the quality setting. Such reduced network resources cause the content providers to provide content at a service quality no greater than the quality setting. Also, the user may be presented with or defaulted to selecting an option for a program offering consumption of the video content free of charge when provided to the user at a limited service quality. When the user participates, consumption of video content is then conditionally excluded from a consumption metric of the data plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lau, Warren J. McNeel, Cristian Asandului
  • Publication number: 20170134459
    Abstract: In some implementations, a telecommunications network can include a core network device communicatively connectable with user equipment (UE). The core network device can receive, via a network interface, an indication of a change to a user preference associated with the user device. The core network device can transmit a notification message including a pseudonymous identifier, the notification message based at least in part on the indication of the change. The UE can transmit, via a network interface, information of an account associated with the UE to a content provider. The information can include the pseudonymous identifier. The UE can then render content received from the content provider. The content provider can receive, via a network, the pseudonymous identifier and a request for content. The content provider can determine a quality setting associated with the pseudonymous identifier, and provide the content based at least in part on the quality setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Sandesh Shetty, Srinivas Meka, Kevin Lau, Warren J. McNeel, Cristian Asandului
  • Publication number: 20170134458
    Abstract: A user device described herein suggests a change to a quality setting associated with the consumption of content from one or more content providers. The change is suggested based both on a user's data plan and on a service quality of content received by the user device. This user-selected quality setting is then provided to the telecommunication network, which reduces network resources available for transmission of the content based on the quality setting. Such reduced network resources cause the content providers to provide content at a service quality no greater than the quality setting. Also, the user may be presented with or defaulted to selecting an option for a program offering consumption of the video content free of charge when provided to the user at a limited service quality. When the user participates, consumption of video content is then conditionally excluded from a consumption metric of the data plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Lau, Warren J. McNeel, Cristian Asandului