Lily Qi Chen

US Patent:

8584159, Nov 12, 2013

Filed:

Nov 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/292238

Inventors:

James Di Mattia - Churchville MD, US
Dale E. Veeneman - Southborough MA, US
Lily Chen - Fort Lee NJ, US

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04N 7/10
H04N 7/025

US Classification:

725 32, 725 34

Abstract:

A device receives a request for an advertisement from a set-top box (STB) displaying television content in a high definition format, and provides, to the STB, the advertisement in a standard definition format, where the high definition format includes a resolution higher than a resolution of the standard definition format. The device also determines whether the STB converts the advertisement from the standard definition format to the high definition format. When the STB fails to convert the advertisement from the standard definition format to the high definition format, the device generates a first error code and instructs the STB to continue to display the television content, without interruption, in the high definition format.

US Patent:

20150089517, Mar 26, 2015

Filed:

Sep 24, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/034884

Inventors:

- Basking Ridge NJ, US
Lily F. Chen - Fort Lee NJ, US
Joseph G. Fragale - Ridgewood NJ, US
Dwight W. Fronsdahl - Groton MA, US
Sankar Subramanian - Ossining NY, US
Dale E. Veeneman - Southborough MA, US
Dongchen Wang - Concord MA, US

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04N 21/25
H04N 21/466

US Classification:

725 9

Abstract:

A system may receive a first list of users of a provider network. For each of the first list of users, the system may obtain data pertaining to the user's categories of interest from a social media system; infer video programs based on the data; infer a list of one or more video channels based on the video programs; score the one or more video channels; rank the list of one or more video channels based on the scores; and recommend the ranked list of one or more video channels.

US Patent:

20150016241, Jan 15, 2015

Filed:

Jul 11, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/939554

Inventors:

- Basking Ridge NJ, US
Lily F. Chen - Fort Lee NJ, US
Joseph G. Fragale - Ridgewood NJ, US
Dwight W. Fronsdahl - Groton MA, US
Sankar Subramanian - Ossining NY, US
Dale E. Veeneman - Southborough MA, US
Dongchen Wang - Concord MA, US

International Classification:

H04W 40/28

US Classification:

370216

Abstract:

A local router for a home network pairs with a mobile device via a local network connection. The local router is also connected to a wide area network. The local router receives, from the mobile device and over the local network connection, configuration settings for a backup path for the wide area network. The backup path includes the local network connection and a mobile broadband connection using the mobile device. The local router detects an interruption with the local router's connection to the managed wide area network and forwards, based on the detecting, critical traffic from the home network via the backup path.

US Patent:

20140198702, Jul 17, 2014

Filed:

Jan 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/742063

Inventors:

- Basking Ridge NJ, US
Lily F. CHEN - Fort Lee NJ, US

Assignee:

VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04W 4/06

US Classification:

370312

Abstract:

An approach for enabling load efficient delivery of updates and other content to mobile devices is described. A device management platform determines to communicate with a mobile device configured to operate over a cellular network and a local area network, wherein the local area network includes a customer premise gateway. The device management platform also initiates establishment of a multicast session with the mobile device via the customer premise gateway and over the local area network.

US Patent:

20140172966, Jun 19, 2014

Filed:

Dec 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/713879

Inventors:

- Basking Ridge NJ, US
Lily F. CHEN - Fort Lee NJ, US

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

709204

Abstract:

One or more servers may receive, from a first server, a first list of timeslots; receive, from a second server, a second list of timeslots; store the first list of timeslots and the second list of timeslots to form a shared list of timeslots; receive an update to the shared list of timeslots by the first server or by the second server; store the update to the shared list of timeslots; receive a first schedule from the first server; and receive a second schedule from the second server. The first server may generate the first schedule and the second server may generate the second schedule based on information stored by the shared list of timeslots. The one or more servers may provide a particular content file to a user device in accordance with information associated with the first schedule or the second schedule.