Aaron L Mcdaniel

US Patent:

20150188756, Jul 2, 2015

Filed:

Dec 30, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/144054

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Francis Chan - San Diego CA, US
Eric Grab - San Diego CA, US
Michael Kiefer - Lake Havasu City AZ, US
Aaron McDaniel - La Mesa CA, US
John Mickus - San Marcos CA, US
Ronald Mombourquette - San Diego CA, US
Nikolai Popov - Tierrasanta CA, US
Fred Zuill - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

DivX, LLC - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
G06N 99/00
G06N 5/02
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

Methods and systems to indicate events of interest to a user. IN an embodiment, an event processor queries each of a plurality of event data sources, then receives event data from one or more event data source. The event processor then identifies an event to be indicated to a user device based on the event data. The identified event to the user through a user device. The event processor may receive, via the user device, feedback regarding the identified event. This feedback may be used to train future event identification. The event processor may be implemented at a computing device that is remote from the user, such as a server. Alternatively, the event processor may be implemented internal to the user device.

US Patent:

20150188757, Jul 2, 2015

Filed:

Dec 30, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/144081

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Francis Chan - San Diego CA, US
Eric Grab - San Diego CA, US
Michael Kiefer - Lake Havasu City AZ, US
Aaron McDaniel - La Mesa CA, US
John Mickus - San Marcos CA, US
Ronald Mombourquette - San Diego CA, US
Nikolai Popov - Tierrasanta CA, US
Fred Zuill - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Sonic IP, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
G06N 99/00
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

Methods and systems to indicate events of interest to a user. IN an embodiment, an event processor queries each of a plurality of event data sources, then receives event data from one or more event data source. The event processor then identifies an event to be indicated to a user device based on the event data. The identified event to the user through a user device. The event processor may receive, via the user device, feedback regarding the identified event. This feedback may be used to train future event identification. The event processor may be implemented at a computing device that is remote from the user, such as a server. Alternatively, the event processor may be implemented internal to the user device.

US Patent:

20150188758, Jul 2, 2015

Filed:

Dec 31, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/144932

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Francis Chan - San Diego CA, US
Eric Grab - San Diego CA, US
Michael Kiefer - Lake Havasu City AZ, US
Aaron McDaniel - La Mesa CA, US
John Mickus - San Marcos CA, US
Ronald Mombourquette - San Diego CA, US
Nikolai Popov - Tierrasanta CA, US
Fred Zuill - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Sonic IP, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
H04L 12/911
H04L 12/26

Abstract:

Methods and systems to improve the efficiency of a content delivery system. A local distribution node is introduced to the network, between the content provider and the end user device (i.e., the leaf node). The local distribution node is responsible for servicing a localized subset of the leaf nodes that would otherwise be serviced by a conventional server of the content delivery system. Requests for content are received at the local distribution node from leaf nodes, and content is received at the local distribution node for transmission to the leaf node(s). Content may be cached at the local distribution node to allow faster service of subsequent requests for this content. Caching may also be used to make the channel surfing process more efficient. If demand is high, a leaf node may be promoted to serve as an additional local distribution node. Leaf nodes may also share content among themselves. Bandwidth may be allocated and reallocated by the local distribution node for the local population of leaf nodes.

US Patent:

20150188842, Jul 2, 2015

Filed:

Dec 31, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/144996

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Francis Chan - San Diego CA, US
Eric Grab - San Diego CA, US
Michael Kiefer - Lake Havasu City AZ, US
Aaron McDaniel - La Mesa CA, US
John Mickus - San Marcos CA, US
Ronald Mombourquette - San Diego CA, US
Nikolai Popov - Tierrasanta CA, US
Fred Zuill - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Sonic IP, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/911
H04L 12/26

Abstract:

Methods and systems to improve the efficiency of a content delivery system. A local distribution node is introduced to the network, between the content provider and the end user device (i.e., the leaf node). The local distribution node is responsible for servicing a localized subset of the leaf nodes that would otherwise be serviced by a conventional server of the content delivery system. Requests for content are received at the local distribution node from leaf nodes, and content is received at the local distribution node for transmission to the leaf node(s). Content may be cached at the local distribution node to allow faster service of subsequent requests for this content. Caching may also be used to make the channel surfing process more efficient. If demand is high, a leaf node may be promoted to serve as an additional local distribution node. Leaf nodes may also share content among themselves. Bandwidth may be allocated and reallocated by the local distribution node for the local population of leaf nodes.

US Patent:

20150188921, Jul 2, 2015

Filed:

Dec 31, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/144917

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Francis Chan - San Diego CA, US
Eric Grab - San Diego CA, US
Michael Kiefer - Lake Havasu City AZ, US
Aaron McDaniel - La Mesa CA, US
John Mickus - San Marcos CA, US
Ronald Mombourquette - San Diego CA, US
Nikolai Popov - Tierrasanta CA, US
Fred Zuill - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Sonic IP, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

Abstract:

Methods and systems to improve the efficiency of a content delivery system. A local distribution node is introduced to the network, between the content provider and the end user device (i.e., the leaf node). The local distribution node is responsible for servicing a localized subset of the leaf nodes that would otherwise be serviced by a conventional server of the content delivery system. Requests for content are received at the local distribution node from leaf nodes, and content is received at the local distribution node for transmission to the leaf node(s). Content may be cached at the local distribution node to allow faster service of subsequent requests for this content. Caching may also be used to make the channel surfing process more efficient. If demand is high, a leaf node may be promoted to serve as an additional local distribution node. Leaf nodes may also share content among themselves. Bandwidth may be allocated and reallocated by the local distribution node for the local population of leaf nodes.

US Patent:

20150189017, Jul 2, 2015

Filed:

Dec 31, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/144955

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Francis Chan - San Diego CA, US
Eric Grab - San Diego CA, US
Michael Kiefer - Lake Havasu City AZ, US
Aaron McDaniel - La Mesa CA, US
John Mickus - San Marcos CA, US
Ronald Mombourquette - San Diego CA, US
Nikolai Popov - Tierrasanta CA, US
Fred Zuill - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Sonic IP, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04L 29/06

Abstract:

Methods and systems to improve the efficiency of a content delivery system. A local distribution node is introduced to the network, between the content provider and the end user device (i.e., the leaf node). The local distribution node is responsible for servicing a localized subset of the leaf nodes that would otherwise be serviced by a conventional server of the content delivery system. Requests for content are received at the local distribution node from leaf nodes, and content is received at the local distribution node for transmission to the leaf node(s). Content may be cached at the local distribution node to allow faster service of subsequent requests for this content. Caching may also be used to make the channel surfing process more efficient. If demand is high, a leaf node may be promoted to serve as an additional local distribution node. Leaf nodes may also share content among themselves. Bandwidth may be allocated and reallocated by the local distribution node for the local population of leaf nodes.

US Patent:

20150189373, Jul 2, 2015

Filed:

Dec 31, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/145014

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Francis Chan - San Diego CA, US
Eric Grab - San Diego CA, US
Michael Kiefer - Lake Havasu City AZ, US
Aaron McDaniel - La Mesa CA, US
John Mickus - San Marcos CA, US
Ronald Mombourquette - San Diego CA, US
Nikolai Popov - Tierrasanta CA, US
Fred Zuill - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Sonic IP, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04N 21/438
H04N 21/2183
H04N 21/8549
H04N 21/647
H04N 21/6587

Abstract:

Methods and systems to improve the efficiency of a content delivery system. A local distribution node is introduced to the network, between the content provider and the end user device (i.e., the leaf node). The local distribution node is responsible for servicing a localized subset of the leaf nodes that would otherwise be serviced by a conventional server of the content delivery system. Requests for content are received at the local distribution node from leaf nodes, and content is received at the local distribution node for transmission to the leaf node(s). Content may be cached at the local distribution node to allow faster service of subsequent requests for this content. Caching may also be used to make the channel surfing process more efficient. If demand is high, a leaf node may be promoted to serve as an additional local distribution node. Leaf nodes may also share content among themselves. Bandwidth may be allocated and reallocated by the local distribution node for the local population of leaf nodes.

US Patent:

20150117836, Apr 30, 2015

Filed:

Oct 31, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/068881

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Francis Chan - San Diego CA, US
Eric Grab - San Diego CA, US
Michael Kiefer - Lake Havasu City AZ, US
Aaron McDaniel - La Mesa CA, US
John Mickus - San Marcos CA, US
Ronald Mombourquette - San Diego CA, US
Nikolai Popov - Tierrasanta CA, US
Fredrick Zuill - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Sonic IP, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G11B 27/19
H04N 5/93

US Classification:

386241

Abstract:

Methods and systems to provide supplemental content to a user who is viewing video or other content. The user's device (through which he will access the video) then provides an identifier of that video to a server or other computing facility. Here, the video identifier is used to identify supplemental content that corresponds to the user's video. The supplemental content is then provided to the user device for the user's consumption. The supplemental content may be structured in such a way that pieces of the supplemental content are accessible at particular points in the video. The piece(s) of the supplemental content available at a particular point in the video will be related to one or more objects that are present at this point. This allows a user to access one or more pieces of supplemental content in a context-specific manner, at a point in the video where the piece(s) of supplemental content are relevant.