Kenneth J Gould

US Patent:

8516529, Aug 20, 2013

Filed:

May 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/783388

Inventors:

Michael L. Lajoie - Stamford CT, US
Louis Williamson - Denver CO, US
Wilfrid Alssi - Boyds MD, US
Chris Cholas - Frederick CO, US
Jason Gaedtke - Evergreen CO, US
Kenneth Gould - Oakton VA, US
Glen Hardin - Charlotte NC, US
Charles Hasek - Broomfield CO, US
Vedavati Hegde - Great Falls VA, US
Jeffery P. Markley - Superior CO, US
Vipul Patel - Upper Holland PA, US
Howard Pfeffer - Reston VA, US

Assignee:

Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC - New York NY

International Classification:

H04N 7/025
H04N 7/173
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

725 87, 725 34, 725114, 725115, 725118, 709201, 709203, 709230, 709231

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for delivery of packetized content (e. g. , video, audio, data, etc. ) over a content delivery network. In one embodiment, the content is packetized using an Internet Protocol (IP), and delivered by a service provider over both managed and unmanaged networks to subscribers of the provider, so as to provide delivery at any time, at any location, and via any designated user device. The delivered content may originate from the service provider, third-party content sources (e. g. , networks or studios), the subscriber(s) themselves, or other sources including the Internet. Use of a common control and service functions within the network afford the ability to integrate or blend services together, thereby affording the service provider and subscriber new service and economic opportunities. Content delivery sessions may also be migrated from one device to another. A network-based user interface infrastructure, and gateway-based client-side architecture, are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20110103374, May 5, 2011

Filed:

Apr 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/764746

Inventors:

Michael L. Lajoie - Stamford CT, US
Louis Williamson - Denver CO, US
Wilfrid Aissi - Boyds MD, US
Chris Cholas - Frederick CO, US
Jason Gaedtke - Evergreen CO, US
Kenneth Gould - Reston VA, US
Glen Hardin - Charlotte NC, US
Charles Hasek - Broomfield CO, US
Vedavati Hegde - Great Falls VA, US
Jeffery P. Markley - Superior CO, US
Vipul Patel - Upper Holland PA, US
Howard Pfeffer - Reston VA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/66

US Classification:

370352

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for delivery of packetized content (e.g., video, audio, data, etc.) over a content delivery network. In one embodiment, the content is packetized using an Internet Protocol (IP), and delivered by a service provider over both managed and unmanaged networks to subscribers of the provider, so as to provide delivery at any time, at any location, and via any designated user device. The delivered content may originate from the service provider, third-party content sources (e.g., networks or studios), the subscriber(s) themselves, or other sources including the Internet. Use of a common control and service functions within the network afford the ability to integrate or blend services together, thereby affording the service provider and subscriber new service and economic opportunities. Content delivery sessions may also be migrated from one device to another. A network-based user interface infrastructure, and gateway-based client-side architecture, are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20110107364, May 5, 2011

Filed:

May 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/783414

Inventors:

Michael L. Lajoie - Stamford CT, US
Louis Williamson - Denver CO, US
Wilfrid Aissi - Boyds MD, US
Chris Cholas - Frederick CO, US
Jason Gaedtke - Evergreen CO, US
Kenneth Gould - Reston VA, US
Glen Hardin - Charlotte NC, US
Charles Hasek - Broomfield CO, US
Vedavati Hegde - Great Falls VA, US
Jeffery P. Markley - Superior CO, US
Vipul Patel - Upper Holland PA, US
Howard Pfeffer - Reston VA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/16
G06F 21/00
H04N 7/173
H04L 12/66

US Classification:

725 25, 726 7, 725109, 725106, 370352, 726 3

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for delivery of packetized content (e.g., video, audio, data, etc.) over a content delivery network. In one embodiment, the content is packetized using an Internet Protocol (IP), and delivered by a service provider over both managed and unmanaged networks to subscribers of the provider, so as to provide delivery at any time, at any location, and via any designated user device. The delivered content may originate from the service provider, third-party content sources (e.g., networks or studios), the subscriber(s) themselves, or other sources including the Internet. Use of a common control and service functions within the network afford the ability to integrate or blend services together, thereby affording the service provider and subscriber new service and economic opportunities. Content delivery sessions may also be migrated from one device to another. A network-based user interface infrastructure, and gateway-based client-side architecture, are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20110265116, Oct 27, 2011

Filed:

Apr 23, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/766753

Inventors:

Peter Stern - Riverside CT, US
Kenneth Gould - Oakton VA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/10

US Classification:

725 35

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for providing control over targeted secondary content based on a zone associated with a user. In one exemplary embodiment, a user request for primary content from a non-legacy device results in the delivery of the same secondary content which would have been provided had the request been generated at a legacy device (so-called “zone preservation”). To accomplish this, the devices are associated with a user's zone at a zone preservation server in communication with the server providing content to the devices. The zone preservation server associates each user with an advertisement zone identifier, and utilizes the identifier to direct the delivery of primary and secondary content. In another embodiment, a prescribed rule set for one or more zones is employed, such as where certain types of advertisements or secondary content are inserted given a particular device or user context.