公开(公告)号：US20210135936A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US16797262

申请日：2020-02-21

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Steven M. Casey ,  Stephen Rikard

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing configuration data and settings on customer premises equipment (“CPE”), and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing storage, retrieval, and transfer of configuration data and settings in response to receiving a request to reset the CPE. In operation, the CPE might set one or more configuration settings associated with a user and/or a customer premises on the CPE. Next, the CPE might receive a request to reset the CPE. In response to receiving the request to reset the CPE, the CPE might store one or more configuration settings. The CPE may then reset. In response to resetting the CPE, the CPE might retrieve the one or more configuration settings and configure the CPE with the one or more configuration settings associated with the at least one of the user or the customer premises.

公开(公告)号：US10999649B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-04

申请号：US15956469

申请日：2018-04-18

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

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

IPC: H04N21/8549 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N9/82 ,  G11B27/031 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04N21/239 ,  H04N21/422 ,  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：US10484884B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US16397890

申请日：2019-04-29

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Phil Carpenter ,  Steven M. Casey ,  Charles I. Cook

IPC: H04W16/26 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W84/00

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing self-organizing mobile networks (“SOMNETs”) of drones and platforms. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive first data from each of a plurality of vehicles; might receive second data from each of a plurality of platforms; might analyze the first data to determine a status of each vehicle; and might analyze the second data to determine a status of each platform. Based at least in part on the analyzed first and second data, the computing system might generate at least one of first control instructions to at least one first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles or second control instructions to at least one first platform of the plurality of platforms that respectively cause the at least one first vehicle to perform one or more first actions or cause the at least one first platform to perform one or more second actions.

公开(公告)号：US20190332162A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US15967066

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael D. Sprenger ,  Steven M. Casey ,  Katie S. Feiman ,  Zubin Ingah

IPC: G06F1/32 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N5/268

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing auto-switching and/or auto-playing video content. In various embodiments, a computing system might determine whether a display device that is communicatively coupled to the computing system is in an off-state, and might determine whether a first video content will begin its broadcast from a first content source within a predetermined period after initiating such determination. Based on a determination that the display device is in the off-state and based on a determination that the first video content will be broadcast within the predetermined period, the computing system might automatically switch the display device to an on-state, and might automatically set the display device to display the first video content being broadcast from the first content source.

公开(公告)号：US20190319859A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：US16010166

申请日：2018-06-15

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

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

IPC: H04L12/24

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 one or more network performance metrics of one or more networks, might receive network usage data associated with the one or more networks, and might analyze, using one or more machine learning techniques, the received one or more network performance metrics and the received network usage data to determine whether the one or more networks can be improved in terms of network efficiency or network operations. Based on a determination that the one or more networks can be improved, the computing system might dynamically reconfigure at least one of one or more network connections within the one or more networks or one or more network resources within the one or more networks.

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.