公开(公告)号：US09392309B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-12

申请号：US13887896

申请日：2013-05-06

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Zhiying Jin ,  Ruishuang Wang

IPC: H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/8355

CPC classification number: H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/8355

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a server device, a request to generate an entitlement identifier (ID) associated with a customer transaction. The method also includes determining a customer ID, a video content ID, and a time window associated with the customer transaction. The method includes determining, by the server device, the entitlement ID based on the customer ID, video content ID, and the time window. The method also includes providing the entitlement ID to a user device associated with the customer. The user device is configurable to receive access to video content based on the entitlement ID.

Abstract translation: 一种方法包括在服务器设备处接收生成与客户交易相关联的授权标识符（ID）的请求。 该方法还包括确定客户ID，视频内容ID以及与客户交易相关联的时间窗口。 该方法包括根据客户ID，视频内容ID和时间窗口确定服务器设备的授权ID。 该方法还包括向与客户相关联的用户设备提供授权ID。 用户设备可配置为基于授权ID接收对视频内容的访问。

公开(公告)号：US09113229B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-18

申请号：US14024951

申请日：2013-09-12

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Jianxiu Hao ,  Yuhui Qian ,  Zhiying Jin

IPC: H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/262

CPC classification number: H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/26258

Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a content provider, content for processing and information identifying at least one of advertisements or promotional material to include with the content. The method also includes processing the content into a number of different formats, inserting the advertisements or promotional material into the processed content. The method further includes providing an indication to the content provider that the content has been processed and receiving, from the content provider, an approval or disapproval of the processed content.

Abstract translation: 一种方法包括从内容提供商接收用于处理的内容以及识别广告或宣传材料中的至少一个以包含内容的信息。 该方法还包括将内容处理成多种不同格式，将广告或促销材料插入到处理的内容中。 所述方法还包括向所述内容提供商提供所述内容已被处理并从所述内容提供商接收所述已处理内容的批准或不批准的指示。

公开(公告)号：US09038105B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-19

申请号：US14295775

申请日：2014-06-04

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Zhiying Jin ,  Sarma Pydipally ,  Haosheng Guo ,  Haiyan Zhou ,  Fang Zhu ,  Jianxiu Hao

IPC: H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/462

CPC classification number: H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4332 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/482

Abstract: A video service provider system may include one or more devices. The one or more device may receive thumbnails of programs that are currently airing on a group of television channels and match the received thumbnails with metadata. The metadata may include information relating to at least one of the television channels or the programs. The one or more devices may further provide, to a remote device, a set of thumbnails, of the captured thumbnails, and the metadata matching the set of thumbnails. The remote device may make the set of thumbnails and the metadata available to a user.

Abstract translation: 视频服务提供商系统可以包括一个或多个设备。 一个或多个设备可以接收当前正在播放在一组电视频道上的节目的缩略图，并且使所接收的缩略图与元数据相匹配。 元数据可以包括与电视频道或节目中的至少一个有关的信息。 所述一个或多个设备还可以向远程设备提供所捕获的缩略图的一组缩略图以及与该组缩略图匹配的元数据。 远程设备可以使一组缩略图和元数据可供用户使用。

公开(公告)号：US20150039505A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-05

申请号：US13953922

申请日：2013-07-30

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Zhiying Jin ,  Ruishuang Wang

IPC: G06Q20/40

CPC classification number: G06Q20/401 ,  G06Q20/4037 ,  G06Q30/04

Abstract: A network device receives a user's selection of a subscription to media content services that includes a designated trial period. The subscription includes access to both digital content and physical media content. The network device receives payment information, for the subscription, that includes a credit card number, a card security code, and a billing address. The network device grants, to a user account, a temporary entitlement for the digital content when the payment information is received and obtains verification of the payment information. The verification includes determining validity of the payment information and verifying that a minimum credit card balance is available on the credit card. The network device selects an updated trial period status from a group of options including terminating the temporary entitlement, extending the temporary entitlement for a first duration, extending the temporary entitlement for a second duration, and issuing credits for the physical media content.

Abstract translation: 网络设备接收用户对包括指定试用期的媒体内容服务的订阅的选择。 订阅包括访问数字内容和物理媒体内容。 网络设备接收用于订阅的支付信息，包括信用卡号，卡安全码和帐单地址。 当接收到支付信息时，网络设备向用户帐户授予数字内容的临时授权，并获得支付信息的验证。 验证包括确定付款信息的有效性并验证信用卡上的最低信用卡余额是否可用。 网络设备从一组选项中选择更新的试用期状态，包括终止临时授权，延长第一持续时间的临时授权，延长第二持续时间的临时授权，以及为物理媒体内容发出信用。

公开(公告)号：US10337875B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-02

申请号：US15425752

申请日：2017-02-06

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Jianxiu Hao ,  Zhiying Jin ,  Ming Chen

IPC: G01C21/34 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: A device can receive a request to determine a set of navigational directions, and can obtain a set of traffic objects associated with a first map layer. The set of traffic objects can include nodes to identify one or more geographic locations and one or more links to identify one or more geographic areas between the nodes. The device can determine a shortest-path tree by analyzing the set of traffic objects, the shortest-path tree being associated with a static data structure. The device can generate a dynamic data structure that includes the shortest-path tree and a set of additional traffic objects associated with a second map layer. The device can determine a shortest path by analyzing traffic objects associated with the shortest-path tree and the set of additional traffic objects. The device can provide the set of navigational directions to indicate the shortest path.

公开(公告)号：US20180124447A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15336845

申请日：2016-10-28

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Zhiying Jin ,  Sandeep G. Rathi ,  Ian M. Smith ,  Ravi Kalluri

IPC: H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/44

CPC classification number: H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4302 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/458

Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory storage medium provides to store first recording information that indicates programs that are recorded and stored at user devices, and programs to be recorded and stored at the user devices, receive, from a user device, a message that includes second recording information, wherein the second recording information includes second data instances; compare a portion of the first recording information with the second recording information; determine whether there is a difference between each first data instance relative to each corresponding second data instance; determine a master source for each first data instance that differs from each corresponding second data instance; update each first data instance that differs, one of the network device or the user device based on the master source, and provide the DVR service based on an updated portion of the first recording information, an updated second recording information, or both.

公开(公告)号：US09516131B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-06

申请号：US13904530

申请日：2013-05-29

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Wei Xia ,  Yuhui Qian ,  Jack Jianxiu Hao ,  Zhiying Jin

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L67/303 ,  H04L67/2814

Abstract: A network device stores a mapping configuration to associate client type profiles with particular delivery profiles for media content and receives, from a client device, a request for a link to a content selection. The request includes a content identifier and parameters for the client device. The network device constructs, based on the parameters for the client device, a particular client type profile and maps the particular client type profile to one of the particular delivery profiles in the mapping configuration. The network device constructs a uniform resource locator (URL), based on the one of the particular delivery profiles and the content identifier, that provides the link to the content selection with formatting that is suitable for the particular client type profile and sends the URL to the client device.

Abstract translation: 网络设备存储映射配置以将客户端类型配置文件与媒体内容的特定传送配置文件相关联，并且从客户端设备接收对内容选择的链接的请求。 请求包括客户端设备的内容标识符和参数。 网络设备基于客户端设备的参数构建特定的客户端类型配置文件，并将特定客户端类型配置文件映射到映射配置中的特定传送配置文件之一。 网络设备基于特定传送简档和内容标识符之一构建统一的资源定位符（URL），其提供与适合于特定客户端类型配置文件的格式的内容选择的链接，并将URL发送到 客户端设备。

公开(公告)号：US09491510B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-08

申请号：US14656168

申请日：2015-03-12

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Zhiying Jin ,  Yuhui Qian ,  Xuefeng Yao

IPC: H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/458

CPC classification number: H04N21/4583 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/812

Abstract: An exemplary method includes a stream management system that detects a request for any device included in a media processing system to receive a media stream provided by a television service. In response, the stream management system determines that a digital video recording (“DVR”) device included in the media processing system is already receiving and recording a maximum number of media streams that the DVR device is allowed to concurrently record. In response to this determination, the stream management system performs a status check with respect to the media streams being received and recorded by the DVR device in order to determine whether one of the media streams may be dropped by the DVR device so that the DVR device can instead receive and record the media stream identified in the request. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.

Abstract translation: 一种示例性方法包括流管理系统，其检测包括在媒体处理系统中的任何设备的请求，以接收由电视服务提供的媒体流。 作为响应，流管理系统确定媒体处理系统中包括的数字视频记录（“DVR”）设备已经在接收并记录允许DVR设备同时记录的最大数目的媒体流。 响应于该确定，流管理系统对由DVR设备接收和记录的媒体流执行状态检查，以便确定媒体流中的一个是否可被DVR设备丢弃，使得DVR设备 可以接收并记录请求中标识的媒体流。 还描述了相应的系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：US20160323633A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-03

申请号：US14701270

申请日：2015-04-30

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Zhiying Jin ,  Wei Xia ,  Sandeep G. Rathi ,  Samuel T. Scott, III ,  Johannes P. Schmidt

IPC: H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/41

CPC classification number: H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/25875 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/4583 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/6581

Abstract: An exemplary web services provider system remote from and communicatively coupled to a local digital video recording (“DVR”) system by way of a network detects an input command provided by a user and representative of a request for the local DVR system to perform a DVR operation with respect to a media program provided by a television service, identifies, in response to the request, a status of the media program, determines, based on the identified status of the media program, an optimal manner in which to perform the DVR operation, and directs the local DVR system to perform the DVR operation in accordance with the optimal manner. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.

Abstract translation: 通过网络远程并通信地耦合到本地数字视频记录（“DVR”）系统的示例性网络服务提供商系统检测由用户提供的输入命令并表示对本地DVR系统执行DVR的请求 对于由电视服务提供的媒体节目的操作，根据该请求识别媒体节目的状态，根据所识别的媒体节目状态来确定执行DVR操作的最佳方式 并指导本地DVR系统按照最佳方式进行DVR操作。 还描述了相应的系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：US20150356589A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-10

申请号：US14297757

申请日：2014-06-06

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Zhiying Jin ,  Seldron D. Geziben

IPC: G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0224 ,  G06Q30/0239

Abstract: Data regarding actions taken by a user, such as purchasing and bookmarking content from different digital content types, is acquired and processed to determine a digital coupon that can be used by the user when accessing additional content. Determining the coupon may include selecting a particular digital content type and a benefit based on the actions. For example, scores for the digital content types may be determined based on the actions, and the particular digital content type and the benefit may be determined based on the scores. The digital coupon may be directly provided to the user (e.g., sent to the user's set-top box) or to a third party, such as an operator of a kiosk distributing physical media.

Abstract translation: 获取并处理关于用户采取的动作的数据，例如从不同的数字内容类型购买和加书签内容，以确定在访问附加内容时可由用户使用的数字优惠券。 确定优惠券可以包括基于动作来选择特定的数字内容类型和收益。 例如，可以基于动作来确定数字内容类型的分数，并且可以基于分数来确定特定的数字内容类型和益处。 数字优惠券可以直接提供给用户（例如，发送给用户的机顶盒），或直接提供给第三方，例如分发物理媒体的信息亭的运营商。