David J Sharp

US Patent:

8539286, Sep 17, 2013

Filed:

Feb 26, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/778088

Inventors:

David Sharp - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Roku, Inc. - Saratoga CA

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

714 49, 714 48

Abstract:

A method includes receiving an error signal from a client device receiving a video stream. A portion of the video stream associated with the error signal is detected. An error selection listing based on the portion of the video stream is transmitted. The client device receives a selection based on the error selection listing. The selection is stored as an error listing.

US Patent:

20220377418, Nov 24, 2022

Filed:

Jun 8, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/835346

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
DAVID SHARP - San Jose CA, US
MARK ELY - Knowles CA, US
JIM FUNK - Los Altos CA, US
CHARLES SMITH - Andover MA, US
ANDREW SCHULTZ - Los Gatos MA, US
ANTHONY WOOD - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/458
H04N 21/4363
H04N 21/443

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are various embodiments for a media device upgrading system with a native user interface. An embodiment operates by displaying a native user interface of a media device configured to operate in both a normal mode without an upgrader device and an upgrader mode when an upgrader device is connected to an input port of the media device. It is determined that the upgrader device is connected a command is received via the native user interface. it is determined that the command operates a software component, and the command is provided to the upgrader device. A response to executing the command is received from the upgrader device, and a response is displayed on the native user interface.

US Patent:

20210382727, Dec 9, 2021

Filed:

Jun 8, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/896052

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Goutam Tadi - San Jose CA, US
David Sharp - Mountain View CA, US
Karen Huddleston - San Mateo CA, US
Oz Basarir - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/445
G06F 9/455
G06F 9/50
G06F 9/54
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for implementing a configuration container that can store user configuration files. One of the methods includes receiving a request to launch a configuration container from a configuration container image. A configuration container is launched using the configuration container image and a persistent storage volume is attached to the configuration container. A plurality of user configuration files are copied into the persistent storage volume. A configuration file is received for launching a workload on a container orchestration platform, wherein the configuration file includes a reference to the configuration container. A request to launch the workload on the container orchestration platform using the configuration file is received. A plurality of containers are provisioned and the workload is launched using the plurality of containers. The plurality of user configuration files are copied from the configuration container.

US Patent:

20210289247, Sep 16, 2021

Filed:

Jun 1, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/335714

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
David SHARP - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

Roku, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04N 21/278
H04N 21/25
H04N 21/488
H04N 21/439
H04N 21/8405
H04L 29/06
H04N 21/845
H04N 21/658
H04N 21/266
G06F 16/951

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product embodiments for a crowd sourced indexing and/or searching of content. An embodiment operates by receiving one or more requests for content from one or more media devices, each request comprising content identifier information that identifies the content, determining whether crowd sourced content index information has been generated for the content, transmitting a response to the one or more media devices of the one or more media devices, in response to the one or more requests, the response comprising content location information and a content indexing request, and receiving content index information for the content identified by the content identifier information from the one or more media devices.

US Patent:

20210271445, Sep 2, 2021

Filed:

May 14, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/320653

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
David SHARP - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Roku, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/16
H04R 5/04

Abstract:

A display device has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to make a first determination that an internal display device speaker is disabled. A second determination that an external sound system is unavailable is established. A prompt is provided in response to the first determination and the second determination. The prompt includes an option to enable the internal display device speaker.

US Patent:

20200186862, Jun 11, 2020

Filed:

Jun 4, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/430990

Inventors:

- Los Gatos CA, US
David Sharp - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Roku, Inc. - Los Gatos CA

International Classification:

H04N 21/437
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/472
H04N 21/234
H04N 21/442
H04N 21/25
H04N 21/258

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for providing advertising-based video on demand (AVOD) content to electronic devices. Some embodiments operate by receiving non-AVOD content requested by a user; selecting advertisement types and categories based on at least the user and a type of the non-AVOD content; receiving advertisements corresponding to the selected advertisement types and categories; generating AVOD content comprising the non-AVOD content and the advertisements; and transmitting the AVOD content to the electronic device, wherein the electronic device monitors the user as the advertisements are played to generate monitoring information. The monitoring information indicates whether the user watched the advertisements.

US Patent:

20190297383, Sep 26, 2019

Filed:

Mar 19, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/357740

Inventors:

- Los Gatos CA, US
David Sharp - San Jose CA, US
Mark Ely - Knowles CA, US
Jim Funk - Los Altos CA, US
Charles Smith - Andover MA, US
Andrew Schultz - Los Gatos MA, US
Anthony Wood - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/458
H04N 21/443
H04N 21/4363

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for a media device upgrading system. An embodiment operates by receiving a command at a media device that includes an upgrader device connected via or plugged into an input port of the media device. It is determined that the command is associated with modifying a software component of the media device, wherein both the media device and the upgrader device include operating systems configured to process the command and modify the software component. The command is provided to the upgrader device based on a determination that the media device is in an upgrader mode of operation. A visual indication corresponding to the modification is provided.

US Patent:

20170060858, Mar 2, 2017

Filed:

Aug 29, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/249985

Inventors:

- Saratoga CA, US
David SHARP - Saratoga CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
H04N 21/278
H04N 21/84
H04N 21/2387
H04L 29/06
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product embodiments for a crowd sourced indexing and/or searching of content. An embodiment operates by receiving one or more requests for content from one or more media devices, each request comprising content identifier information that identifies the content, determining whether crowd sourced content index information has been generated for the content, transmitting a response to the one or more media devices of the one or more media devices, in response to the one or more requests, the response comprising content location information and a content indexing request, and receiving content index information for the content identified by the content identifier information from the one or more media devices.