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  • System and Method for Bill Splitting
    Publication number: 20150310408
    Abstract: A billing system for making reservations at an establishment and splitting the resultant bill and methods for manufacturing and using same. The billing system includes a plurality of user devices, an application server, and at least one establishment device. One embodiment includes selecting a invitee user profile for addition to a split set associated with the reservation, the split set initially comprising an organizing user profile; sending a split invitation to a invitee user device associated with the invitee user profile; receiving a split-accept notification from the invitee user device; adding the user profile to the split set; and paying the bill by paying a first portion of the bill via a first payment method associated with the invitee user profile and paying a second portion of the bill via a second payment method associated with the organizing user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Reserve Media, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel James Anderson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REVEALING THE OUTCOMES OF REAL WORLD WAGERS USING RESERVE WAGERING
    Publication number: 20230196884
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods of revealing portions of outcomes of real-world wagers through interactive media by storing reserve wagers, receiving an indication a first token has been acquired by a user, determining a tracking wager associated with the first token, matching a stored reserve wager with the tracking wager, associating the matched reserve wager with the first token, and revealing at least a portion of the outcome of the matched reserve wager to the user by the user's interaction with the interactive media. By integrating real-world wager outcomes with user interactions, the system may provide an engaging user experience with interactive media. For example, a game may reveal an outcome of a real-world wager (which has already occurred), in response to in-game actions such as user actions in the game, other players' actions, game events, and/or other events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Game Play Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Marc FINE, Jamison Todd SELBY, Robert John SIEMASKO, David Michael MARSHALL, Scott Alan SOLOMON
  • System and method of revealing the outcomes of real world wagers using reserve wagering
    Patent number: 11410504
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods of revealing portions of outcomes of real-world wagers through interactive media by storing reserve wagers, receiving an indication a first token has been acquired by a user, determining a tracking wager associated with the first token, matching a stored reserve wager with the tracking wager, associating the matched reserve wager with the first token, and revealing at least a portion of the outcome of the matched reserve wager to the user by the user's interaction with the interactive media. By integrating real-world wager outcomes with user interactions, the system may provide an engaging user experience with interactive media. For example, a game may reveal an outcome of a real-world wager (which has already occurred), in response to in-game actions such as user actions in the game, other players' actions, game events, and/or other events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Game Play Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Marc Fine, Jamison Todd Selby, Robert John Siemasko, David Michael Marshall, Scott Alan Solomon
  • System and method of revealing the outcomes of real world wagers using reserve wagering
    Patent number: 11798376
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods of revealing portions of outcomes of real-world wagers through interactive media by storing reserve wagers, receiving an indication a first token has been acquired by a user, determining a tracking wager associated with the first token, matching a stored reserve wager with the tracking wager, associating the matched reserve wager with the first token, and revealing at least a portion of the outcome of the matched reserve wager to the user by the user's interaction with the interactive media. By integrating real-world wager outcomes with user interactions, the system may provide an engaging user experience with interactive media. For example, a game may reveal an outcome of a real-world wager (which has already occurred), in response to in-game actions such as user actions in the game, other players' actions, game events, and/or other events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Game Play Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Marc Fine, Jamison Todd Selby, Robert John Siemasko, David Michael Marshall, Scott Alan Solomon
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REVEALING THE OUTCOMES OF REAL WORLD WAGERS USING RESERVE WAGERING
    Publication number: 20240038028
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods of revealing portions of outcomes of real-world wagers through interactive media by storing reserve wagers, receiving an indication a first token has been acquired by a user, determining a tracking wager associated with the first token, matching a stored reserve wager with the tracking wager, associating the matched reserve wager with the first token, and revealing at least a portion of the outcome of the matched reserve wager to the user by the user's interaction with the interactive media. By integrating real-world wager outcomes with user interactions, the system may provide an engaging user experience with interactive media. For example, a game may reveal an outcome of a real-world wager (which has already occurred), in response to in-game actions such as user actions in the game, other players' actions, game events, and/or other events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Game Play Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Marc FINE, Jamison Todd SELBY, Robert John SIEMASKO, David Michael MARSHALL, Scott Alan SOLOMON
  • Session description protocol template modifiers for flexible control of media server resources
    Patent number: 10581925
    Abstract: A concept of Session Description Protocol (SDP) templates and a concept of template modifiers for precise control of media types, codecs and attributes offered by a media server are described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. Applications can solicit offers from media servers that precisely meet the requirements of each session, using one or more media control protocols. The media control protocols may enable applications to reserve media resources, invoke specific functions, respond to events during session initiation, and provide session modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Whynot, Trey Ballard
  • ASTS-less block redundant electrical topology with variable UPS walk-ins
    Patent number: 11070078
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the distribution of data center power are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes supplying power to a critical load using a stored energy device in response to detecting an outage of a utility; transmitting an on bypass request to a reserve power system via an automatic bypass input upon determining that a capacity of the stored energy device has reached a pre-determined threshold, wherein the on bypass request is transmitted from the primary UPS to a switchboard of the reserve power system; transferring the critical load to the reserve power system if the reserve power system is able to support the critical load, the transferring the critical load to the reserve power system comprising coupling the critical load to the switchboard via an automatic bypass input of the primary UPS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Mozan Totani, Jeff Davis
  • Scalable auxiliary copy processing using media agent resources
    Patent number: 10168930
    Abstract: A scalable approach is disclosed for processing auxiliary-copy jobs in a storage management system by using distributed media agent resources instead of a centralized storage manager. Enhanced media agents coordinate and control auxiliary-copy jobs and tap the storage manager to reserve data streams and provide job-specific metadata on demand. An enhanced storage manager may initially select a media agent as “coordinator” to coordinate auxiliary-copy jobs with any number of other media agents, which act as “controllers.” A coordinator media agent is generally responsible for obtaining data stream reservation information from the storage manager and assigning auxiliary-copy jobs to respective controller media agents, based on the components involved in the respective reserved data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Commvault Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Hetalkumar N. Joshi, Chandrashekar Maranna, Manoj Kumar Vijayan
  • Scalable auxiliary copy processing using media agent resources
    Patent number: 9898213
    Abstract: A scalable approach is disclosed for processing auxiliary-copy jobs in a storage management system by using distributed media agent resources instead of a centralized storage manager. Enhanced media agents coordinate and control auxiliary-copy jobs and tap the storage manager to reserve data streams and provide job-specific metadata on demand. An enhanced storage manager may initially select a media agent as “coordinator” to coordinate auxiliary-copy jobs with any number of other media agents, which act as “controllers.” A coordinator media agent is generally responsible for obtaining data stream reservation information from the storage manager and assigning auxiliary-copy jobs to respective controller media agents, based on the components involved in the respective reserved data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Hetalkumar N. Joshi, Chandrashekar Maranna, Manoj Kumar Vijayan
  • Scalable auxiliary copy processing in a storage management system using media agent resources
    Patent number: 9904481
    Abstract: A scalable approach is disclosed for processing auxiliary-copy jobs in a storage management system by using distributed media agent resources instead of a centralized storage manager. Enhanced media agents coordinate and control auxiliary-copy jobs and tap the storage manager to reserve data streams and provide job-specific metadata on demand. An enhanced storage manager may initially select a media agent as “coordinator” to coordinate auxiliary-copy jobs with any number of other media agents, which act as “controllers.” A coordinator media agent is generally responsible for obtaining data stream reservation information from the storage manager and assigning auxiliary-copy jobs to respective controller media agents, based on the components involved in the respective reserved data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Hetalkumar N. Joshi, Chandrashekar Maranna, Manoj Kumar Vijayan
  • Scalable auxiliary copy processing in a data storage management system using media agent resources
    Patent number: 10346069
    Abstract: A scalable approach is disclosed for processing auxiliary-copy jobs in a storage management system by using distributed media agent resources instead of a centralized storage manager. Enhanced media agents coordinate and control auxiliary-copy jobs and tap the storage manager to reserve data streams and provide job-specific metadata on demand. An enhanced storage manager may initially select a media agent as “coordinator” to coordinate auxiliary-copy jobs with any number of other media agents, which act as “controllers.” A coordinator media agent is generally responsible for obtaining data stream reservation information from the storage manager and assigning auxiliary-copy jobs to respective controller media agents, based on the components involved in the respective reserved data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Commvault Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Hetalkumar N Joshi, Chandrashekar Maranna, Manoj Kumar Vijayan
  • Scalable auxiliary copy processing in a data storage management system using media agent resources
    Patent number: 10168931
    Abstract: A scalable approach is disclosed for processing auxiliary-copy jobs in a storage management system by using distributed media agent resources instead of a centralized storage manager. Enhanced media agents coordinate and control auxiliary-copy jobs and tap the storage manager to reserve data streams and provide job-specific metadata on demand. An enhanced storage manager may initially select a media agent as “coordinator” to coordinate auxiliary-copy jobs with any number of other media agents, which act as “controllers.” A coordinator media agent is generally responsible for obtaining data stream reservation information from the storage manager and assigning auxiliary-copy jobs to respective controller media agents, based on the components involved in the respective reserved data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Commvault Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Hetalkumar N. Joshi, Chandrashekar Maranna, Manoj Kumar Vijayan
  • Scalable auxiliary copy processing in a data storage management system using media agent resources
    Patent number: 11513696
    Abstract: A scalable approach is disclosed for processing auxiliary-copy jobs in a storage management system by using distributed media agent resources instead of a centralized storage manager. Enhanced media agents coordinate and control auxiliary-copy jobs and tap the storage manager to reserve data streams and provide job-specific metadata on demand. An enhanced storage manager may initially select a media agent as “coordinator” to coordinate auxiliary-copy jobs with any number of other media agents, which act as “controllers.” A coordinator media agent is generally responsible for obtaining data stream reservation information from the storage manager and assigning auxiliary-copy jobs to respective controller media agents, based on the components involved in the respective reserved data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Commvault Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Hetalkumar N. Joshi, Chandrashekar Maranna, Manoj Kumar Vijayan
  • Scalable auxiliary copy processing in a data storage management system using media agent resources
    Patent number: 10996866
    Abstract: A scalable approach is disclosed for processing auxiliary-copy jobs in a storage management system by using distributed media agent resources instead of a centralized storage manager. Enhanced media agents coordinate and control auxiliary-copy jobs and tap the storage manager to reserve data streams and provide job-specific metadata on demand. An enhanced storage manager may initially select a media agent as “coordinator” to coordinate auxiliary-copy jobs with any number of other media agents, which act as “controllers.” A coordinator media agent is generally responsible for obtaining data stream reservation information from the storage manager and assigning auxiliary-copy jobs to respective controller media agents, based on the components involved in the respective reserved data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Commvault Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Hetalkumar N. Joshi, Chandrashekar Maranna, Manoj Kumar Vijayan
  • Slim bandwidth reservation protocol over an IP network
    Patent number: 8107465
    Abstract: A media gateway is coupled to an Internet Protocol (IP) network through a router. The router and the media gateway communicate through a slim protocol that allows the media gateway to reserve connections over the IP network that have certain minimum bandwidth and latency attributes. The router handles the obtaining of the requested IP circuit for the client. The media gateways only need to execute a relatively simple client application and do not have to be independently capable of obtaining IP-QoS information from the IP network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Peterson, Flavio Fernandes
  • Slim bandwidth reservation protocol over an IP network
    Patent number: 7558256
    Abstract: A media gateway is coupled to an Internet Protocol (IP) network through a router. The router and the media gateway communicate through a slim protocol that allows the media gateway to reserve connections over the IP network that have certain minimum bandwidth and latency attributes. The router handles the obtaining of the requested IP circuit for the client. The media gateways only need to execute a relatively simple client application and do not have to be independently capable of obtaining IP-QoS information from the IP network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Peterson, Flavio Fernandes
  • MOVING THERMAL BED TO TIME SHIFT LIQUIFACTION AND VAPORIZATION
    Publication number: 20120180988
    Abstract: A method to store and utilize thermal energy is provided. During a first phase, transferring heat from the heat relocation media to the lower temperature reservoir, transferring heat from the higher temperature stream to the heat relocation media, and transferring heat from the heat relocation media to the high temperature reservoir, thereby at least partially liquefying the higher temperature stream. During a second phase, transferring heat from the higher temperature reserve to the heat relocation media, transferring heat from the heat relocation media to the lower temperature stream, and transferring heat from the heat relocation media to the lower temperature reservoir, thereby at least partially vaporizing the lower temperature stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Air Liquide Process & Construction, Inc.
    Inventor: Craig S. LaForce
  • Media access control for multi-band communication in WLAN
    Patent number: 11265927
    Abstract: A communication device performs a backoff procedure to determine when a first channel in a first radio frequency (RF) band is idle in connection with reserving an aggregate communication channel, which includes a first frequency portion in the first RF band and a second frequency portion in a second RF band, for a frame exchange. In response to determining that the first channel is idle, the communication device transmits a first packet that reserves at least the first channel for a first particular time duration. In connection with determining that the first channel is idle, the communication device performs one or more energy level measurements in a second channel in the second RF band to determine whether the second channel is idle. The communication device transmits a second packet that reserves at least the second channel for a second particular time duration in connection with reserving the aggregate communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Hongyuan Zhang
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEDIA CONSUMPTION
    Publication number: 20150189381
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for increasing media consumption. The present invention can provide viewers increased access to content of interest across various platforms, such as online articles, online audio and video clips, and television and radio broadcasts. In an embodiment, an individual viewing content online, such as a news article, is given a link. The link provides the viewer access to a list of content related to the article being viewed. The related content is not limited to the platform related content across, and allows the user to view the content, automatically set the content to be recorded by a digital video recorder, or reserve the content for future viewing. By providing the user with convenient access to content across platforms, they are more given media content of interest. Accordingly, viewership of this content will increase through this connection of individuals with content that aligns with their interests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
    Inventors: Alex WELLEN, David BOHRMAN
  • Methods and systems for media consumption
    Patent number: 9788059
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for increasing media consumption. The present invention can provide viewers increased access to content of interest across various platforms, such as online articles, online audio and video clips, and television and radio broadcasts. In an embodiment, an individual viewing content online, such as a news article, is given a link. The link provides the viewer access to a list of content related to the article being viewed. The related content is not limited to the platform related content across, and allows the user to view the content, automatically set the content to be recorded by a digital video recorder, or reserve the content for future viewing. By providing the user with convenient access to content across platforms, they are more given media content of interest. Accordingly, viewership of this content will increase through this connection of individuals with content that aligns with their interests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Wellen, David Bohrman
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