公开(公告)号：US20190319854A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：US16010270

申请日：2018-06-15

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Felipe Castro ,  Mayur Kudtarkar

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  G06N99/00

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for provisioning network services, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing intelligent network services automation. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive at least one of one or more requests for network services from one or more users or one or more orders for network services from the one or more users, might receive at least one of network performance metrics of networks or network usage data associated with the networks, and might analyze, using machine learning techniques, at least one of the network performance metrics, the network usage data, the one or more requests for network services, the one or more orders for network services, or one or more business rules. The computing system might spin up determined network resources among the at least one of the private network resources or the public network resources, based on the analysis.

公开(公告)号：US20190230389A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16372111

申请日：2019-04-01

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Mayur Kudtarkar ,  Nikhil Parikh ,  Felipe Castro

IPC: H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/437

Abstract: A system for intelligent video streaming a video controller having at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable media having a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive a playback request from a user device for a live stream, determine, from the playback request, whether source streaming content for the live stream is being transcoded, and allocate an available transcoder to transcode the source streaming content. The system further includes a transcoding having at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable media having a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor to join the multicast stream, retrieve the source streaming content, and transcode the source streaming content, and provide transcoded streaming content for delivery to the user device.

公开(公告)号：US20190034600A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US16149446

申请日：2018-10-02

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Thomas Schwengler ,  Kevin M. McBride ,  Felipe Castro

IPC: G06F21/10 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F9/455 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06Q30/00

CPC classification number: G06F21/105 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F2009/45562 ,  G06F2009/4557 ,  G06F2009/45595 ,  G06F2221/0773 ,  G06Q30/018 ,  H04L41/5003 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/322 ,  H04L67/42

Abstract: A license manager includes a processor and non-transitory computer readable media having encoded thereon a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive a request, from a virtual machine, to reserve an individual license of the set of authorized licenses for a vendor software instance, determine the availability licenses for the requested vendor software, register a unique identifier of the virtual machine in association with an available individual license, grant the individual license to the virtual machine, and prevent the granted individual license from concurrent use by other virtual machines or devices.

公开(公告)号：US20180316965A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-01

申请号：US16030158

申请日：2018-07-09

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Misbah ur Rehman ,  Steven M. Casey ,  Kevin M. McBride ,  Felipe Castro

IPC: H04N21/4363 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/63 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04N21/462

CPC classification number: H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6131 ,  H04N21/631 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are described for providing media content to a plurality of set-top boxes (“STBs”) over a licensed spectrum and over an unlicensed spectrum. In an aspect, each of the plurality of STBs might comprise a first transceiver configured to receive media content or data over a licensed spectrum and a second transceiver configured to receive and send media content or data over an unlicensed spectrum. The first STB of the plurality of STBs might receive a first portion of the media content at the first transceiver and receive a second portion of the media content at the second transceiver from a second STB of the plurality of STBs. The plurality of STBs might query each other to determine available frequencies and/or bandwidth, and might store results of the query in a table in local memory or in a database accessible by all of the plurality of STBs.

公开(公告)号：US10095845B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-09

申请号：US14884539

申请日：2015-10-15

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Thomas Schwengler ,  Kevin M. McBride ,  Felipe Castro

IPC: G06F7/04 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N7/16 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: A license manager includes a processor and non-transitory computer readable media having encoded thereon a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive a request, from a virtual machine, to reserve an individual license of the set of authorized licenses for a vendor software instance, determine the availability licenses for the requested vendor software, register a unique identifier of the virtual machine in association with an available individual license, grant the individual license to the virtual machine, and prevent the granted individual license from concurrent use by other virtual machines or devices.

公开(公告)号：US10021449B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US15426335

申请日：2017-02-07

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Misbah ur Rehman ,  Steven M. Casey ,  Kevin M. McBride ,  Felipe Castro

IPC: H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/63 ,  H04W16/14

CPC classification number: H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6131 ,  H04N21/631 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are described for providing media content to a plurality of set-top boxes (“STBs”) over a licensed spectrum and over an unlicensed spectrum. In an aspect, each of the plurality of STBs might comprise a first transceiver configured to receive media content or data over a licensed spectrum and a second transceiver configured to receive and send media content or data over an unlicensed spectrum. The first STB of the plurality of STBs might receive a first portion of the media content at the first transceiver and receive a second portion of the media content at the second transceiver from a second STB of the plurality of STBs. The plurality of STBs might query each other to determine available frequencies and/or bandwidth, and might store results of the query in a table in local memory or in a database accessible by all of the plurality of STBs.

公开(公告)号：US10003861B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-19

申请号：US15495385

申请日：2017-04-24

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Felipe Castro ,  Kevin M. McBride ,  Ronnie S. Dhaliwal

IPC: H04N9/80 ,  H04N5/93 ,  H04N21/8549 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/239 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/031

CPC classification number: H04N21/8549 ,  G11B27/031 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N9/8211 ,  H04N21/2393 ,  H04N21/42203 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are described for auto-summarizing video and/or audio content. In some embodiments, a summary server might retrieve one or more time codes from a time code database, and might analyze the one or more time codes to determine at least one selected time code among the one or more time codes that exceeds a predetermined number of selections. The one or more time codes might correspond to one or more triggers, which might include user-inputted triggers, triggers associated with actions by a live audience, or broadcaster/distributor/producer-provided triggers (i.e., cue tones). The summary server might determine one or more selected segments of video or audio content corresponding to the at least one selected time code, and might create one or more summary tracks, where each of the one or more summary tracks might comprise each of the one or more selected segments of the video or audio content.

公开(公告)号：US20170230730A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15495385

申请日：2017-04-24

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Felipe Castro ,  Kevin M. McBride ,  Ronnie S. Dhaliwal

IPC: H04N21/8549 ,  H04N21/239 ,  G11B27/031 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/84

CPC classification number: H04N21/8549 ,  G11B27/031 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N9/8211 ,  H04N21/2393 ,  H04N21/42203 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are described for auto-summarizing video and/or audio content. In some embodiments, a summary server might retrieve one or more time codes from a time code database, and might analyze the one or more time codes to determine at least one selected time code among the one or more time codes that exceeds a predetermined number of selections. The one or more time codes might correspond to one or more triggers, which might include user-inputted triggers, triggers associated with actions by a live audience, or broadcaster/distributor/producer-provided triggers (i.e., cue tones). The summary server might determine one or more selected segments of video or audio content corresponding to the at least one selected time code, and might create one or more summary tracks, where each of the one or more summary tracks might comprise each of the one or more selected segments of the video or audio content.

公开(公告)号：US20160316234A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-27

申请号：US14884559

申请日：2015-10-15

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Mayur Kudtakar ,  Nikhil Parikh ,  Felipe Castro

IPC: H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/437 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/2187

CPC classification number: H04N21/234309 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/2405 ,  H04N21/437 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6405

Abstract: A system for intelligent video streaming a video controller having at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable media having a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive a playback request from a user device for a live stream, determine, from the playback request, whether source streaming content for the live stream is being transcoded, and allocate an available transcoder to transcode the source streaming content. The system further includes a transcoding having at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable media having a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor to join the multicast stream, retrieve the source streaming content, and transcode the source streaming content, and provide transcoded streaming content for delivery to the user device.

Abstract translation: 一种用于智能视频流的系统，具有至少一个处理器和具有可由所述至少一个处理器执行的指令集的至少一个处理器的视频控制器，以从用户设备接收直播流的播放请求，从 回放请求是否正在转码直播流的源流内容，并且分配可用的代码转换器来对源流内容进行转码。 该系统还包括具有至少一个处理器和非暂时性计算机可读介质的代码转换，该介质具有可由所述至少一个处理器执行以加入多播流，检索源流内容和对源流内容进行转码的指令集，以及 提供用于传送到用户设备的经代码转换的流内容。

公开(公告)号：US20160241920A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-18

申请号：US15135173

申请日：2016-04-21

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Felipe Castro ,  Ronnie S. Dhaliwal

IPC: H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/434

CPC classification number: H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/237 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/8126 ,  H04N21/8133 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8586

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques to enable more robust electronic program guides in television distribution systems. Some solutions can obtain data (e.g., from the Internet) about a program listed on an electronic program guide and integrate that data with electronic program guide. In some cases, this information can be obtained and/or updated dynamically, in real-time or near real-time, for example to provide, up-to-date information can be provided in the electronic program guide, rather than requiring the viewer to tune to an information channel. In some cases, the system can provide a generalized electronic program guide that can be rendered by the system to be displayed on a plurality of different devices.

Abstract translation: 新的工具和技术，可在电视分配系统中实现更强大的电子节目指南。 一些解决方案可以获得关于电子节目指南上列出的节目的数据（例如，从因特网），并将该数据与电子节目指南集成。 在某些情况下，可以实时或接近实时地动态地获得和/或更新该信息，例如提供可以在电子节目指南中提供的最新信息，而不是要求观众 调到信息通道。 在一些情况下，系统可以提供可由系统渲染以显示在多个不同设备上的通用电子节目指南。