Michael D Mcbride

US Patent:

20190068683, Feb 28, 2019

Filed:

Aug 29, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/689360

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Constance Goshgarian - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US
Maria Dillard - Redondo Beach CA, US
Jeffrey Wilson - Palos Verdes Estates CA, US
Ranny Sue - Laguna Niguel CA, US
Umesh Balani - Redondo Beach CA, US
Arlene Cava - Sylmar CA, US
Michael McBride - Burbank CA, US
Pankaj Sharma - Cypress CA, US
Xavier D. Riley - Los Angeles CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04N 21/2668
G06F 17/30

Abstract:

In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for discovering and tracking uniform resource locators (URLs) for the purposes of managing sponsored data. For instance, in one example, a method includes monitoring a request for a stream of data delivered to a user endpoint device via a content distribution network, wherein the stream of data is accessed via a digital content distribution application running on the user endpoint device, discovering a uniform resource locator associated with the stream of data, and updating a list of sponsored uniform resource locators in accordance with the discovering, wherein the sponsored uniform resource locators comprise uniform resource locators that are permitted to be accessed by the digital content distribution application without impacting a data allowance allocated to the user endpoint device.

US Patent:

20170013289, Jan 12, 2017

Filed:

Jan 12, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/594717

Inventors:

- El Segundo CA, US
Randall M. Desmond - Lawndale CA, US
Michael E. Depies - Lawndale CA, US
Jonathan A. Thompson - Torrance CA, US
Aaron L. Goldstein - Los Angeles CA, US
Michael McBride - Burbank CA, US

Assignee:

THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. - El Segundo CA

International Classification:

H04N 21/231
H04N 21/442
H04N 21/2387
H04N 21/41
H04N 21/472
H04N 21/6587
H04N 21/218
H04N 5/76
H04N 21/45
H04N 21/433

Abstract:

Embodiments described herein may provide for facilitating management of recorded digital video. An example method may involve a computing device (a) initiating playback of a recorded digital video file, (b) during playback of the recorded digital video file, receiving a request to stop playback, (c) responsive to receiving the request: (i) determining a stop point in the recorded digital video file and (ii) initiating a prompt asking whether or not to delete a portion of the recorded digital video file preceding the stop point, (d) responsive to the prompt, receiving a request to delete the portion preceding the stop point, and (e) responsively deleting the portion. In a further aspect, the computing device may also provide for display a visual representation of the stop point, an amount of the digital video file preceding the stop point, and an amount of the digital video file remaining after the stop point.