Elizabeth Lopez

US Patent:

20090187951, Jul 23, 2009

Filed:

Jan 21, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/017205

Inventors:

Mary C. McCarthy - San Antonio TX, US
Elizabeth Lopez - San Antonio TX, US
Valerie H. Montalvo - San Antonio TX, US

Assignee:

AT&T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P. - Reno NV

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

725 58

Abstract:

Disclosed embodiments help prevent recording duplicate instances of multimedia programs on digital video recorders (DVRs). In response to a request to schedule the broadcast and recording of a multimedia event, a network-based scheduler pings a DVR to determine whether a duplicate instance of the requested multimedia program is stored on the DVR. In some cases, metadata associated with recorded programs on the DVR is analyzed and compared to metadata associated with the requested multimedia event. If an exact match, or a match that meets a threshold value, is determined by comparing the metadata, the scheduler may notify the user of the potential for storing the duplicate instance of the multimedia program. In some embodiments, the scheduler processes user requests to override the prevention of recording duplicates.

US Patent:

20100098153, Apr 22, 2010

Filed:

Oct 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/253346

Inventors:

Mary McCarthy - San Antonio TX, US
Elizabeth Lopez - San Antonio TX, US
Valerie H. Montalvo - San Antonio TX, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Reno NV

International Classification:

H04N 7/12
H04N 7/173

US Classification:

37524002, 725114, 375E07001

Abstract:

A system includes a network interface to receive video packet data encoding video data from a remote server. The system includes a hardware decoder operable to decode a first type of encoded video data but not operable to decode a second type of encoded video data. The system also includes a software decoder to decode the second type of encoded video data. The system also includes a controller to determine whether the received video packet data includes the second type of encoded video data and to route the video packet data to the software decoder when the video packet data includes the second type of encoded video data.

US Patent:

20090180763, Jul 16, 2009

Filed:

Jan 14, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/014024

Inventors:

Mary C. McCarthy - San Antonio TX, US
Elizabeth Lopez - San Antonio TX, US
Valerie H. Montalvo - San Antonio TX, US

Assignee:

AT&T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P. - Reno NV

International Classification:

H04N 7/26

US Classification:

386124

Abstract:

An apparatus for recording multimedia content transmitted over a network including a reception interface for receiving the multimedia content from the network, a user input interface for receiving user inputs, and a storage resource including executable instructions including a recording module for recording the multimedia content in accordance with the user inputs. The user inputs also include a multimedia selection signal for indicating the multimedia content to be recorded, and a segmenting signal for indicating a size of at least one of a plurality of segments in which the multimedia content is recorded.

US Patent:

20150208118, Jul 23, 2015

Filed:

Mar 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/673576

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Elizabeth Lopez - Kyle TX, US
Valerie H. Montalvo - San Antonio TX, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/433
H04N 21/4147
H04N 21/472
G11B 27/00
G11B 27/10
H04L 29/06
H04N 21/61

Abstract:

An apparatus for recording multimedia content transmitted over a network including a reception interface for receiving the multimedia content from the network, a user input interface for receiving user inputs, and a storage resource including executable instructions including a recording module for recording the multimedia content in accordance with the user inputs. The user inputs also include a multimedia selection signal for indicating the multimedia content to be recorded, and a segmenting signal for indicating a size of at least one of a plurality of segments in which the multimedia content is recorded.