Methods and apparatus for revenue-optimized delivery of content in a network

S Riedl, B Santangelo, G Zimbelman - US Patent 8,099,757, 2012 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for optimizing the distribution and delivery of multimedia or other
content within a content-based network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a …

Secondary content insertion apparatus and methods

ML La Joie, M Hayashi, S Riedl - US Patent 9,386,327, 2016 - Google Patents
Apparatus and associated methods that allow a user (eg, cable or satellite network
subscriber) to access content, such as a video program, from a location outside the …

Methods and apparatus for enhanced advertising and promotional delivery in a network

M Lawrence-Apfelbaum, W Webb, H Pfeffer - US Patent 9,503,691, 2016 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for enhanced advertising selection and delivery in a
communications network. In one embodi ment, the network comprises a cable television …

Methods and apparatus for evaluating an audience in a content-based network

J Tidwell, EG Samame, B Santangelo - US Patent 9,178,634, 2015 - Google Patents
H04H 60/45(2008.01) Methods and apparatus for identifying, creating and distrib
G06Q30/00(2012.01) uting audience qualities and other information to an adver G06O …

Personal content server apparatus and methods

CA Hasek - US Patent 9,769,513, 2017 - Google Patents
Personal content server apparatus and associated methods that allow a user (eg, cable or
satellite network subscriber) to access content, such as a video program, from a location …

Apparatus and methods for selective enforcement of secondary content viewing

P Stern, ML LaJoie, M Angus - US Patent 9,854,280, 2017 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for selectively enforcing required insertion or viewing of secondary
content, such as advertisements or promotions, in a content distribution network. In one …

Technique for efficient load balancing of TE-LSPs

JP Vasseur - US Patent 9,306,831, 2016 - Google Patents
A technique efficiently load balances traffic engineering (TE) label switched paths (LSPs)
from a head-end node to a tail-end node of a computer network. The novel load balancing …

Methods and apparatus for secondary content management and fraud prevention

K Gould, V Patel - US Patent 10,586,023, 2020 - Google Patents
Manipulator (MM) configured cooperate to receive client requests for secondary content,
select one or more secondary content elements (eg, advertisements), and generate and …

Systems and methods to determine network routes based on transmission medium length

E Sierecki, A Sehgal - US Patent 7,978,611, 2011 - Google Patents
2005-09-06 Assigned to SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, LP, A CORP. OF NEVADA
reassignment SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, LP, A CORP. OF NEVADA ASSIGNMENT …

Method and apparatus for establishing adjacency for a restarting router during convergence

SB Previdi, C Filsfils - US Patent 7,466,661, 2008 - Google Patents
A method and apparatus are disclosed for establishing adjacencies on a network, the
method comprising, at a first node of the network, sending hello packets on the network and …