Patents by Inventor William R. Beckett

William R. Beckett 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: 11621792
    Abstract: The current embodiments relate to a real-time automated classification system that uses machine learning system to recognize important moments in broadcast content based on log data and/or other data received from various classification systems. The real-time automated classification system may be trained to recognize correlations between the various log data to determine key moments in the broadcast content. The real-time automated logging system may determine and generate metadata that describe or give information about what is happening or appearing in the broadcast content. The real-time automated logging system may automatically generate control inputs, suggestions, recommendations, and/or edits relating to broadcast content based upon the metadata, during broadcasting of the broadcast content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventors: William R. Beckett, III, Andrew James Barsh
  • Publication number: 20210050926
    Abstract: The current embodiments relate to a real-time automated classification system that uses machine learning system to recognize important moments in broadcast content based on log data and/or other data received from various classification systems. The real-time automated classification system may be trained to recognize correlations between the various log data to determine key moments in the broadcast content. The real-time automated logging system may determine and generate metadata that describe or give information about what is happening or appearing in the broadcast content. The real-time automated logging system may automatically generate control inputs, suggestions, recommendations, and/or edits relating to broadcast content based upon the metadata, during broadcasting of the broadcast content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: William R. Beckett, III, Andrew James Barsh
  • Patent number: 10805029
    Abstract: The current embodiments relate to a real-time automated classification system that uses machine learning system to recognize important moments in broadcast content based on log data and/or other data received from various classification systems. The real-time automated classification system may be trained to recognize correlations between the various log data to determine key moments in the broadcast content. The real-time automated logging system may determine and generate metadata that describe or give information about what is happening or appearing in the broadcast content. The real-time automated logging system may automatically generate control inputs, suggestions, recommendations, and/or edits relating to broadcast content based upon the metadata, during broadcasting of the broadcast content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventors: William R. Beckett, III, Andrew James Barsh
  • Patent number: 10785385
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to a tangible, non-transitory machine-readable medium that includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to receive multimedia content that includes a plurality of multimedia content portions of the multimedia content. The instructions, when executed by the processing circuitry, also cause the processing circuitry to receive text data corresponding to words spoken in the multimedia content. The text data includes a plurality of text data subdivisions of the text data. Moreover, the instructions, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to align the multimedia content and the text data by determining, for each of the plurality of multimedia content portions, a corresponding subdivision of the plurality of text data subdivisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLC.
    Inventors: William R. Beckett, III, Gaurav Gupta
  • Publication number: 20200213478
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to a tangible, non-transitory machine-readable medium that includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to receive multimedia content that includes a plurality of multimedia content portions of the multimedia content. The instructions, when executed by the processing circuitry, also cause the processing circuitry to receive text data corresponding to words spoken in the multimedia content. The text data includes a plurality of text data subdivisions of the text data. Moreover, the instructions, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to align the multimedia content and the text data by determining, for each of the plurality of multimedia content portions, a corresponding subdivision of the plurality of text data subdivisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: William R. Beckett, III, Gaurav Gupta
  • Publication number: 20200083973
    Abstract: The current embodiments relate to a real-time automated classification system that uses machine learning system to recognize important moments in broadcast content based on log data and/or other data received from various classification systems. The real-time automated classification system may be trained to recognize correlations between the various log data to determine key moments in the broadcast content. The real-time automated logging system may determine and generate metadata that describe or give information about what is happening or appearing in the broadcast content. The real-time automated logging system may automatically generate control inputs, suggestions, recommendations, and/or edits relating to broadcast content based upon the metadata, during broadcasting of the broadcast content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: William R. Beckett, III, Andrew James Barsh
  • Patent number: 10440060
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a control node of a cloud computing network, a first enterprise policy specific to the first enterprise and a second enterprise policy specific to the second enterprise, and managing communications between at least one user device of the first enterprise and the at least one enterprise application hosted on behalf of the first enterprise based on the first enterprise policy. The method also includes managing communications between at least one user device of the second enterprise and the at least one enterprise application hosted on behalf of the second enterprise based on the second enterprise policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gustavo de los Reyes, William R. Beckett, Jerry Birkes, Deepak K. Chawla, Joshua David Knight, Sanjay Macwan, William O'Hern
  • Patent number: 10341744
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling related video content based on domain specific language models are disclosed. Some embodiments include one or more processors configured to obtain a first audio information of first video content, identify first primary time codes based on the first audio information, obtain second audio information of second video content and identify a first secondary plurality of time codes based on the second audio information, determine an amount of differences between the first primary time codes and first secondary time codes, and generate information indicating whether the first video content and the second video content are related based on the determined amount of differences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventors: Gaurav Gupta, William R. Beckett
  • Publication number: 20180013797
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a control node of a cloud computing network, a first enterprise policy specific to the first enterprise and a second enterprise policy specific to the second enterprise, and managing communications between at least one user device of the first enterprise and the at least one enterprise application hosted on behalf of the first enterprise based on the first enterprise policy. The method also includes managing communications between at least one user device of the second enterprise and the at least one enterprise application hosted on behalf of the second enterprise based on the second enterprise policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gustavo de los Reyes, William R. Beckett, Jerry Birkes, Deepak K. Chawla, Joshua David Knight, Sanjay Macwan, William O'Hern
  • Publication number: 20180007448
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling related video content based on domain specific language models are disclosed. Some embodiments include one or more processors configured to obtain a first audio information of first video content, identify first primary time codes based on the first audio information, obtain second audio information of second video content and identify a first secondary plurality of time codes based on the second audio information, determine an amount of differences between the first primary time codes and first secondary time codes, and generate information indicating whether the first video content and the second video content are related based on the determined amount of differences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventors: Gaurav Gupta, William R. Beckett
  • Patent number: 9774634
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a control node of a cloud computing network, a first enterprise policy specific to the first enterprise and a second enterprise policy specific to the second enterprise, and managing communications between at least one user device of the first enterprise and the at least one enterprise application hosted on behalf of the first enterprise based on the first enterprise policy. The method also includes managing communications between at least one user device of the second enterprise and the at least one enterprise application hosted on behalf of the second enterprise based on the second enterprise policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gustavo de los Reyes, William R. Beckett, Jerry Birkes, Deepak K. Chawla, Joshua David Knight, Sanjay Macwan, William O'Hern
  • Publication number: 20160261637
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a control node of a cloud computing network, a first enterprise policy specific to the first enterprise and a second enterprise policy specific to the second enterprise, and managing communications between at least one user device of the first enterprise and the at least one enterprise application hosted on behalf of the first enterprise based on the first enterprise policy. The method also includes managing communications between at least one user device of the second enterprise and the at least one enterprise application hosted on behalf of the second enterprise based on the second enterprise policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gustavo de los Reyes, William R. Beckett, Jerry Birkes, Deepak K. Chawla, Joshua David Knight, Sanjay Macwan, William O'Hern
  • Patent number: 9021251
    Abstract: A communication network is operated by receiving traffic from a user device at a gateway device associated with a gateway service provider, which manages gateways to both secure and insecure networks. The gateway uses security policies to determine if traffic is destined to the secure or insecure network and applies appropriate policies which cause the traffic to be routed, dropped, or analyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Deepak Chawla, William R. Beckett, III
  • Patent number: 8590054
    Abstract: Network activity in a network is regulated. Network activity scores that correspond to network usage patterns for respective network users are calculated. A network user is assigned into one of multiple risk classes responsive to a respective one of the network activity scores. A subsequent action is selected responsive to which of the risk classes the network user is assigned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: William R. Beckett, III, Deepak Chawla
  • Publication number: 20120324585
    Abstract: Network activity in a network is regulated. Network activity scores that correspond to network usage patterns for respective network users are calculated. A network user is assigned into one of multiple risk classes responsive to a respective one of the network activity scores. A subsequent action is selected responsive to which of the risk classes the network user is assigned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: William R. Beckett, III, Deepak Chawla
  • Patent number: 8275899
    Abstract: Network activity in a network is regulated. Network activity scores that correspond to network usage patterns for respective network users are calculated. A network user is assigned into one of multiple risk classes responsive to a respective one of the network activity scores. A subsequent action is selected responsive to which of the risk classes the network user is assigned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: William R. Beckett, III, Deepak Chawla
  • Publication number: 20110107413
    Abstract: A communication network is operated by receiving traffic from a user device at a gateway device associated with a gateway service provider, which manages gateways to both secure and insecure networks. The gateway uses security policies to determine if traffic is destined to the secure or insecure network and applies appropriate policies which cause the traffic to be routed, dropped, or analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Deepak Chawla, William R. Beckett, III
  • Publication number: 20100169474
    Abstract: Network activity in a network is regulated. Network activity scores that correspond to network usage patterns for respective network users are calculated. A network user is assigned into one of multiple risk classes responsive to a respective one of the network activity scores. A subsequent action is selected responsive to which of the risk classes the network user is assigned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: William R. Beckett, III, Deepak Chawla