Comcast Cable Communications, LLC

Tivo Corporation

Adeia Media Holdings LLC

Other

Ross Gilson

Michael Sallas

David Urban

Mark David Francisco

Christopher Stone

Derik Yarnell

Amit Garg

John G Leddy

Chris Bastian

Slade Mitchell

Mariel Sabraw

Brett Dietsch

Jonathan Palmatier

William C VerSteeg

John Bradford Hart

James H Davey

Benny Pruden

Joseph Thomas Rodolico

Weidong Mao

Michael A Chen

Gregory Allen Broome

John Jason Brzozowski

Scott David Kurtz

Danial E Holden

Michael D McMahon

Gary Skrabutenas

Dustin Addison

Albert Garcia

Alex Cook

Jessica Phillips

Clyde N Robbins

Lawrence Wolcott

Christopher Albano

Mark Francisco

William Carroll Versteeg

James Poder

Michael Chen

Edward R Grauch

John Harvey

Michael D Mcmahon

Danial Holden

Methods and systems are disclosed for tailoring related episode content within an episode, thereby improving a user's experience. In response to receiving a request for an episode, several factors may be considered when determining how much of the related episode content to provide. These factors may include information such as whether the user has already viewed a previous episode, the elapsed time since viewing the previous episode and a user preference. Related episode content may be modified to remove portions previously viewed by a user, depending on factors such as the elapsed time and a user preference.

Providing related episode content

Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described for correlating automatically-generated timing information from a first audio transcript with a second audio transcript (such as a transcript generated by one or more human transcribers) that may not have timing information. By correlating the second transcript with the timing information, an accurate and synchronized transcript may be generated. To correlate the second transcript with the timing information, a first transcript that contains the timing information may be automatically generated, and words of the first transcript may be compared to words of the second transcript. Based on the comparison, the timing information of the first transcript can be associated with the words of the second transcript.

Generating and/or displaying synchronized captions

Methods and systems for pairing two or more devices are described. A user device may pair with one or more other devices. An identifier may be utilized to pair the user device with the one or more other devices.

Systems and methods for managing network devices

The disclosure relates to a method of delivering a video frame. One implementation may involve spatially partitioning a video frame into a plurality of blocks, encoding at least one of the plurality of blocks of the video frame, and transmitting the at least one of the plurality of blocks of the video frame.

Video delivery

Methods and systems for managing power consumption of network devices are disclosed. An example method can comprise detecting a triggering condition and reducing functionality of a network device based on detecting the triggering condition. The method can comprise detecting, at the network device, a user device, restoring functionality of the network device in response to detecting the user device, and transmitting information to the user device after restoring functionality of the network device.

Methods and systems for managing power consumption of the network devices

Provided are methods and systems for variable speed playback. In one aspect the disclosure provides for receiving content having a first playback speed, determining a second playback speed for at least a portion of the content based on a playback factor, associating the second playback speed with the portion of the content, and providing at least the portion of the content at the second playback speed to a display device.

Variable speed playback

Systems, methods, and devices are described for establishing communication with an access point. A wireless device may determine to switch to another access point radio based on a variety of factors. The wireless device may use a dynamic threshold to determine whether to switch to another access point radio. The dynamic threshold may be based on a current state of the wireless device. The wireless device may determine other access point radios to switch to directly or indirectly. An access point radio may broadcast information associated with the access point as well as information associated with other access point radios.

Methods and systems for selection of optimal access points

Aspects discussed herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods to determine when a user remains engaged or stops paying attention to a content item. In response, a snapshot of the user's activity and environment may be obtained to ascertain the reason the user stopped paying attention. If the user stopped paying attention as a result of being uninterested in the content item, the system may replace the content item, such as an advertisement, with a different content item to regain the user's attention. Further, demographic information and the user's interests may be updated for use in scheduling future content items.

Collection analysis and use of viewer behavior

A reduced-complexity Internet of Things sensor is disclosed. An example apparatus comprises memory storing one or more sensor event messages, a radio configured to determine a sensor event, a counter configured to output incremental counter states, and a control circuitry. The control circuitry may be in communication with the memory, the radio, and counter, and the sensor. The control circuitry may be configured to determine, based on the sensor event, a select sensor event message of the one or more sensor event messages. The control circuitry may be further configured to output, via the radio signal, a packet comprising the select event message and an indication of a counter state associated with the sensor event message.

Reduced-complexity internet of things sensor

Methods and systems for providing data are disclosed. An optimal set of subcarriers can be determined for a data transmission when a plurality of devices have requested the data transmission. The optimal set of subcarriers can be determined based on similarities or differences between parameters assigned to subcarriers in capability profiles. Capacity loss and other information can be determined based on the similarities or the differences among corresponding parameters of the capability profiles. The data transmission can be transmitted to the plurality of devices via the optimal set of subcarriers.

Optimizing resources in data transmission

An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for enhancing the quality of content. A determination may be made that a portion of the content received using a base feed or bitrate completed early. In response to that determination, an attempt may be made to download that portion of the content using a differential bitrate or feed corresponding to a higher quality. Another determination may be made whether the differential bitrate or feed download completed early, and if so, then the differential bitrate or feed may be used as a new base bitrate or feed for downloading additional portions of the content. The differential bitrate or feed download may also provide for a secondary playback of the content at higher quality.

Adaptive content selection

Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for coordinating wireless communication. Various devices may be configured for wireless communication. The wireless communications may be coordinated via a backhaul communication channel and may minimize interference between the communications.

Coordinating wireless data communications

Premises management systems may comprise one or more pressure sensors and one or more pressure plates. A pressure sensor may be located on a first sash of a window at a premises. A pressure plate may be coupled to the pressure sensor and may be located between the first sash of the window and a second sash of the window. A position of the pressure plate relative to the pressure sensor and/or between the first sash and the second sash may be adjustable.

Monitoring security

Methods, computing devices, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for managing sending of data streams associated with a requested content item. A minimum quantity of blocks may be downloaded for initiating playback. The minimum quantity may be based on quality of a network connection with a client device requesting the content item.

Multi-bitrate video with dynamic blocks

A method and system that support re-establishing a dropped call or communication is disclosed. A terminal may publish its parameters to other terminals through in-band or out-of-band signaling. Token values may then be determined by a weighted sum of parameters, where the terminal having the largest weighted sum possesses the token. If the call or communication drops, the terminal possessing the token then initiates communication to the other terminals. In addition, a plurality of tokens may be used when there are more than two terminals in a call. The terminals may be partitioned into groups, where one of the terminals in each group possesses a token.

Callback tokens for dropped calls

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Ross Gilson