Todd Edward Walker

US Patent:

20060242665, Oct 26, 2006

Filed:

Jun 22, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/473730

Inventors:

Robert Knee - Lansdale PA, US
Todd Walker - Bixby OK, US
William Thomas - Bixby OK, US
Charles Ammann - Tulsa OK, US

International Classification:

H04N 5/50
H04N 5/44
H04N 7/173
H04N 5/445
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

725038000, 725100000, 348725000, 348734000, 348731000

Abstract:

A system is provided based on user equipment such as a set-top box or computer with which an interactive television program guide is implemented. The system may gather information on the television viewing and music listening habits of a user and the user's interactions with the program guide. The user may adjust settings in the interactive television program guide. When the user equipment is turned on, the interactive television program guide may automatically tune the user equipment to an appropriate digital music channel or television channel. This channel may be selected based on the user's television viewing habits, music listening habits, the user's interactions with the program guide, or the settings selected by the user. Information on the user's interests may be stored in a history database. The information in the history database may be used to generate television program reminders for the user.

US Patent:

20120210382, Aug 16, 2012

Filed:

Feb 10, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/024870

Inventors:

Todd Walker - Delran NJ, US
Bruce Bradley - Wayne PA, US
Thomas Day - West Chester PA, US
Robert Gaydos - West Chester PA, US
John Leddy - West Chester PA, US
Weidong Mao - West Windsor NJ, US

Assignee:

COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725115

Abstract:

An archive model can be used for managing networked storage of recorded content, such as network DVR (digital video recorder) content. Content may be initially recorded to an active storage device, with individual duplicate copies recorded for each requesting user, and subsequently archived to an archive storage device. For playback, the content can be reconstituted into the active storage device prior to delivery to the requesting user. Content can be predictively reconstituted in anticipation of user needs, and the reconstitution capacity of the system can be dynamically reallocated for load balancing.

US Patent:

20120321278, Dec 20, 2012

Filed:

Jun 20, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/164285

Inventors:

Todd Walker - Berwyn PA, US
Bruce Bradley - Wayne PA, US
Thomas Day - Superior CO, US
Robert Gaydos - Harleysville PA, US
John Leddy - Bryn Mawr PA, US
Weidong Mao - West Windsor NJ, US

Assignee:

COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

H04N 5/76

US Classification:

386238, 386E05001

Abstract:

A network digital video recording (nDVR) system may take into account the capabilities of a requesting user's local DVR when managing network recordings. The user's local DVR may include a temporary buffer that is normally used to record what the DVR is tuned to, and may be used for local trickplay functionality such as pausing live television. The nDVR features described herein may track the usage of the user's temporary DVR buffer, and use that in determining what to stream in response to a user's playback request. The nDVR system can also determine if the user's local DVR has an unused tuner at a time of a program recording, and can instruct the user's local DVR to also tune to the program.