Jon Charles Honhart

US Patent:

8392952, Mar 5, 2013

Filed:

Jun 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/860969

Inventors:

John B. Carlucci - Boulder CO, US
Louis D. Williamson - Denver CO, US
Jon C. Honhart - Arvada CO, US

Assignee:

Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC - New York NY

International Classification:

H04N 7/16
H04N 7/173
H04N 11/04

US Classification:

725 62, 725 91, 725 92, 725 93, 37524012

Abstract:

In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a technique is implemented to effectively receive streaming multimedia content in digital form, parse and segment the received transport stream and process the segmented content. Such treatment of received programming content provides for efficient storage of such programming content, and effectively provides for access to such content by administrators of a broadband system as well as users of such systems. In accordance with the invention, a technique enables, among other things: the creation of reference frames for, e. g. , effective segmentation of programming content; encapsulation of programming content data as a UDP/IP datagram; associating programming content with provider and dedicated resource attributes; monitoring staging processor activity; effectively segmenting programming content that is scrambled; developing a unicast and multicast; compensating for missing or delayed programming content; and propagating video servers of varying manufacturers.

US Patent:

20080069155, Mar 20, 2008

Filed:

Sep 14, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/531900

Inventors:

Jon Honhart - Evergreen CO, US

Assignee:

TANDBERG TELEVISION INC. - Duluth GA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
H04J 3/04
H04J 3/16

US Classification:

370535, 370437, 725114

Abstract:

A system and method is disclosed allowing a cable network provider to dynamically allocate a network resource, in the form of channel bandwidth, for conveying either analog or digital assets. Certain assets are distributed in a cable network in an analog manner but only during certain time periods. The network resources could be used for offering digital services at other times. A programmable RF switch allows network resources to be switched to convey digital assets when the analog channels are not required. The digital assets conveyed may comprise movies, games, or music and can be transferred during ‘off-hours’ for local storage in the set top box in anticipation of future requests by a user. When the asset is requested, the set top box first checks if the asset is locally available, and if so, spools it out locally.

US Patent:

20130179932, Jul 11, 2013

Filed:

Mar 4, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/784613

Inventors:

Time Warner Cable Enterprises, LLC - New York NY, US
Louis D. Williamson - Denver CO, US
Jon C. Honhart - Arvada CO, US

Assignee:

Time Warner Cable Enterprises, LLC - New York NY

International Classification:

H04N 21/235

US Classification:

725115

Abstract:

In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a technique is implemented to effectively receive streaming multimedia content in digital form, parse and segment the received transport stream and process the segmented content. Such treatment of received programming content provides for efficient storage of such programming content, and effectively provides for access to such content by administrators of a broadband system as well as users of such systems. In accordance with the invention, a technique enables, among other things: the creation of reference frames for, e.g., effective segmentation of programming content; encapsulation of programming content data as a UDP/IP datagram; associating programming content with provider and dedicated resource attributes; monitoring staging processor activity; effectively segmenting programming content that is scrambled; developing a unicast and multicast; compensating for missing or delayed programming content; and propagating video servers of varying manufacturers.

US Patent:

20190356944, Nov 21, 2019

Filed:

May 17, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/982123

Inventors:

- St. Louis MO, US
Jon C. Honhart - Evergreen CO, US
Justin O. Tidwell - Greenwood Village CO, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/431
H04N 21/466
H04N 21/45
H04N 21/454

Abstract:

A communications system includes content distribution hardware operable to detect presence of a window in a video stream in which to insert an advertisement. Multiple viewers receive and view the video stream. Advertisement management hardware in the communications system receives notification of the window as well as attributes of the viewers receiving the video stream. Based on the attributes associated with viewers, the advertisement manager hardware selects a particular advertisement suitable for the viewers amongst multiple advertisements to insert in the window. The content distribution hardware inserts the selected advertisement in the window for distribution to the multiple viewers. During distribution of the advertisement in the window, if desired, the content distribution hardware monitors further use of the multiple communication devices to detect if any of the communication devices discontinue receiving the video stream during the window of time.