Aaron C Robinson

US Patent:

7664872, Feb 16, 2010

Filed:

Dec 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/323062

Inventors:

Roland Osborne - Walnut Creek CA, US
Alexander van Zoest - San Diego CA, US
Aaron Robinson - San Diego CA, US
Brian Fudge - San Diego CA, US
Mayur Srinivasan - San Diego CA, US
Kevin Fry - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

DIVX, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709232, 709230, 709231, 709203, 709217, 709218, 709219, 710 61, 370324

Abstract:

A computer device selected as a media server is connected to a consumer electronic (CE) device over multiple media transfer channels. The multiple media transfer channels together with an improved media transfer protocol allow for efficient, real-time transfer of different types of digital media, in various combinations, for playing on the CE device. Each type of media is transferred over its own dedicated channel according to its individual data rate. The improved media transfer protocol allows the data to be transmitted in either an asynchronous mode or a synchronous stream or timestamp mode depending on whether synchronization is desired. A dedicated control channel allows for the transfer of control information from the CE device to the media server as well as for resynchronizing media position of the server upon a change in play mode of the corresponding media.

US Patent:

8566697, Oct 22, 2013

Filed:

Aug 23, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/593363

Inventors:

Matt Meredith - Santa Monica CA, US
Aaron Robinson - San Diego CA, US
Blake Machado - San Diego CA, US
Damien Chavarria - Bedarieux, FR
Adrian Bourke - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Sweetlabs, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715205

Abstract:

Systems and methods for creating application runtime environments or application environments that can be downloaded and integrated into the computing environment of a computing device are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes a computing device on which an operating system is installed that creates a computing environment, an Application Platform application, where the Application Platform application is at least partially natively implemented and creates an application runtime environment when executed by the computing device, and a cross-platform application, where the cross-platform application is configured to be executed within the application runtime environment and is not natively executable by the computing device. In addition, the Application Platform application is configured to integrate the cross-platform application into the computing environment of the computing device by providing at least one launch point for the cross-platform application within the computing environment.

US Patent:

20050207442, Sep 22, 2005

Filed:

Dec 17, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/016184

Inventors:

Alexander Zoest - San Diego CA, US
Jason Braness - San Diego CA, US
Christopher Durham - San Diego CA, US
Timothy Sayre - San Diego CA, US
Benjamin Cote - Oceanside CA, US
Darrius Thompson - Solana Beach CA, US
Jerome Rota - San Diego CA, US
Adrian Bourke - San Diego CA, US
Alastair Mayo - San Diego CA, US
Eric Grab - San Diego CA, US
Jerald Donaldson - San Diego CA, US
Heather Hitchcock - Cardiff CA, US
Damien Chavarria - Montpellier, FR
Michael Floyd - San Diego CA, US
Ahsan Butt - San Diego CA, US
Brian Fudge - San Diego CA, US
Aaron Robinson - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

H04J003/16

US Classification:

370465000

Abstract:

A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.

US Patent:

20060168291, Jul 27, 2006

Filed:

Aug 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/198142

Inventors:

Alexander van Zoest - San Diego CA, US
Aaron Robinson - San Diego CA, US
Roland Osborne - Walnut Creek CA, US
Brian Fudge - San Diego CA, US
Kevin Fry - Poway CA, US
Mayur Srinivasan - San Diego CA, US
Jason Braness - San Diego CA, US
William McDonald - Mission Viejo CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709231000

Abstract:

Multimedia distribution systems are disclosed in which servers communicate with clients via audio, video, overlay and/or control channels. Information sent between the clients and servers on the audio, video and/or overlay channels includes timestamps. The timestamps coordinate the queuing and processing of information received by the client. Once information has been processed by the client, the client can report information concerning the timestamps associated with the processed information to the server. In one embodiment, the invention includes a server connected to a client via a network. In addition, at least one server is configured to communicate audio, video, overlay and control information with a client via separate audio, video, overlay and control channels, information transmitted on at least one of the audio, video and overlay channels includes time stamps, the client is configured to process the audio, video and overlay information for output to one or more rendering devices and the client is configured to transmit information concerning time stamps of processed information to the server via the control channel.

US Patent:

20060174026, Aug 3, 2006

Filed:

Dec 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/323044

Inventors:

Aaron Robinson - San Diego CA, US
Roland Osborne - Walnut Creek CA, US
Brian Fudge - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709231000

Abstract:

A remote user interface provides a full motion, full-color, dynamic interface with complex visuals without imposing heavy hardware requirements on a consumer electronics device. Instead, the hardware requirements are placed on another computer device that is designated as a media server. The media server generates the complex UI, encodes the UI into one or more compressed video frames, and transmits the compressed video frames to the CE device. The CE device plays the UI video as it would any other video. User inputs for interacting with the UI are transmitted and interpreted by the media server. The media server updates the UI images based on the interaction.

US Patent:

20060195884, Aug 31, 2006

Filed:

Dec 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/322604

Inventors:

Alexander van Zoest - San Diego CA, US
Aaron Robinson - San Diego CA, US
Roland Osborne - Walnut Creek CA, US
Brian Fudge - San Diego CA, US
Kevin Fry - Poway CA, US
Mayur Srinivasan - San Diego CA, US
Jason Braness - San Diego CA, US
William MacDonald - Mission Viejo CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/16
H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725134000, 725142000

Abstract:

Multimedia distribution systems are disclosed in which servers communicate with clients via audio, video, overlay and/or control channels. In many instances, the audio, video and/or overlay information is transcoded prior to transmission. In many embodiments, the servers and/or clients can be updated. In several embodiments, the updates can be performed in a manner that preserves the ability of all devices connected to a network to communication. One embodiment of the invention includes a server connected to a client via a network and at least one storage device containing audio, video and/or overlay information formatted in accordance with a first format. In addition, the client includes a storage device that stores information indicative of the audio, video and/or overlay formats that the client is capable of decoding and the server is configured to transmit audio, video, overlay and control information via separate audio, video and overlay and control channels.

US Patent:

20110314389, Dec 22, 2011

Filed:

Jun 20, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/164740

Inventors:

Matt Meredith - Santa Monica CA, US
Aaron Robinson - San Diego CA, US
Blake Machado - Coronado CA, US
Damien Chavarria - Herepian, FR
Adrian Bourke - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

SWEETLABS, INC. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715751, 709201

Abstract:

Systems and methods for creating application runtime environments or application environments that can be downloaded and integrated into the computing environment of a computing device are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes a computing device on which an operating system is installed that creates a computing environment, an Application Platform application, where the Application Platform application is at least partially natively implemented and creates an application runtime environment when executed by the computing device, and a cross-platform application, where the cross-platform application is configured to be executed within the application runtime environment and is not natively executable by the computing device. In addition, the Application Platform application is configured to integrate the cross-platform application into the computing environment of the computing device by providing at least one launch point for the cross-platform application within the computing environment.

US Patent:

20120143986, Jun 7, 2012

Filed:

Nov 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/308322

Inventors:

Aaron C. Robinson - San Diego CA, US
Jim Hedley Reesman - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Rovi Technologies Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217

Abstract:

Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed that use network connected devices that simultaneously use multiple different download processes to download different portions of a file. One embodiment of the invention includes a network connected device, including: a processor; memory containing a download manager application; where the download manager application configures the processor to utilize a plurality of different download processes to download portions of the same piece of content from at least one download source.