Jay Cee Straley

6757907, Jun 29, 2004

Feb 9, 2000

09/501055

James Schumacher - Oakland CA
Mike OBrien - Pacifica CA
Jay Cee Straley - San Carlos CA

Sprint Communications Company, L.P. - Overland Park KS

H04N 7173

725 87, 725 91, 725 93, 725109, 725110, 725116, 725118, 348460, 348552, 348734

A video-on-demand system transfers a control screen signal to a second communication system and receives a viewer control signal from the second communication system. The video-on-demand system transfers video signals to either a first communication system or the second communication system based on the viewer control signal. The second communication system uses less bandwidth to transfer the video signals than the first communications system. The control screen could be a web page that includes: 1) a video display menu with a selection of displays and bandwidths to display the video signals, 2) a video content menu with a video preview selection, and/or 3) a video display control menu comprising play, pause, rewind, fast forward, and stop. The video-on-demand system implements the control screen menu selections.

7301955, Nov 27, 2007

Oct 7, 2002

10/265531

Christos Tryfonas - Foster City CA, US
Mike O'Brien - Pacifica CA, US
Jay Cee Straley - San Carlos CA, US
Sandy Cuskaden - Foster City CA, US

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

H04L 12/56

370412, 3703954, 37039543, 370468

The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for preparing a transmission schedule that when utilized results in the smooth transmission of a time-sensitive file over a communications network. According to one embodiment of the invention, for each frame, each potential ambiguity zone is analyzed to determine whether it would result in a feasible transmission, and the cost of each feasible ambiguity zone is found. Thereafter, the optimal feasible ambiguity zone for the frame is found and used to create a transmission schedule. A method for transmitting a file utilizing such a transmission schedule is also described.

7681038, Mar 16, 2010

Dec 2, 2004

11/003816

Travis Edward Dawson - San Mateo CA, US
Mark Evans - San Mateo CA, US
Jay Cee Straley - San Carlos CA, US
John Nathan Larson - Palo Alto CA, US

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

H04L 9/32

713168

A method, system, and medium are provided for facilitating a communications call. The method comprises receiving a request to connect to a destination described by a first target which includes a user-identification parameter and a domain parameter. Second, using the target, generating a second target associated with the first target. Finally, permitting the request to be fulfilled if the request is associated with the second target.

8108485, Jan 31, 2012

Dec 17, 2008

12/337523

Jay Cee Straley - Pleasant Hill CA, US
Kosol Jintaseranee - Sunnyvale CA, US

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

G06F 15/16
G06F 15/167

709217, 709213, 709229, 709231

A method of operating a communication server system is provided. The method includes monitoring communications exchanged between a first communication device and a second communication device for a transmission of data from the first communication device to the second communication device, and in response to detecting the transmission of the data, storing a copy of the data. The method further includes receiving a request for the data from a third communication device, and in response to the request, transmitting the data to the third communication device. The method also includes receiving a download credit from the third communication device in response to transmitting the data to the third communication device, and transmitting the download credit to the first communication device.

8418195, Apr 9, 2013

Feb 4, 2000

09/498515

Howard G. Page - Burlingame CA, US
Mike O'Brien - Pacifica CA, US
Jay Cee Straley - San Carlos CA, US

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

H04N 7/10
H04N 7/025
H04H 60/32
G06Q 30/00

725 32, 725 20, 725 36, 725 42, 705 144

A video advertising insertion system is comprised of a processing system, interface, and video advertising. The video advertising insertion system receives a video stream carrying selected video content from a video-on-demand system. The video advertising insertion system selects and inserts video advertising into the video stream. The video advertising insertion system transfers the video stream carrying both the selected video content and the selected video advertising for display to a target viewer.

8553700, Oct 8, 2013

Nov 25, 2009

12/626509

Travis Edward Dawson - San Francisco CA, US
Mark Evans - San Mateo CA, US
Jay Cee Straley - Burlingame CA, US
John Nathan Larson - Palo Alto CA, US

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

H04L 12/56

3703952

A method, system, and medium are provided for facilitating a communications call. The method comprises receiving a request to connect to a destination described by a first target which includes a user-identification parameter and a domain parameter. Second, using the target, generating a second target associated with the first target. Finally, permitting the request to be fulfilled if the request is associated with the second target.

6754907, Jun 22, 2004

Feb 9, 2000

09/501054

James Schumacher - Oakland CA
Mike OBrien - Pacifica CA
Jay Cee Straley - San Carlos CA

Sprint Communications Company, L.P. - Overland Park KS

H04N 7173

725 87, 725 91, 725 93, 725109, 725110, 725116, 725118, 348460, 348552, 348734

A video-on-demand system transfers video content signals to a first communication system. The video-on-demand system transfers a control screen signal to a second communication system and receives a video control signal from the second communication system. The video-on-demand system implements a viewer control selection indicated by the video control signal. The control screen could be a web page that includes a video display control menu comprising play stop, pause, rewind, and fast forward. The control screen could include a video content selection menu. The video-on-demand system implements the control screen menu selections.