Eden S Li

US Patent:

20110320626, Dec 29, 2011

Filed:

Oct 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/912020

Inventors:

Robert M. Wong - Los Angeles CA, US
Eden S. Li - Santa Monica CA, US

Assignee:

HULU LLC. - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709231

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for resuming playback of a media program, the playback initiated on a first device and resumed on a second device is disclosed. The method does not rely on additional messages transmitted from the playback devices, but rather on server side monitoring of the transmission of the media program.

US Patent:

20110320287, Dec 29, 2011

Filed:

Nov 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/950563

Inventors:

William Z. Holt - Pasadena CA, US
Xinan Wu - Santa Monica CA, US
Eden S. Li - Santa Monica CA, US
Baptiste Coudurier - Los Angeles CA, US
Alexander V. Gutarin - Beverly Hills CA, US

Assignee:

HULU LLC - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

705 1473, 709231

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user device are described. Different versions of a media program and advertisements are generated and segmented, and transmitted to a media player individually, allowing different advertisements to be selected for presentation to users according to user demographics and other factors.

US Patent:

20150121440, Apr 30, 2015

Filed:

Dec 22, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/579912

Inventors:

- Santa Monica CA, US
Eden S. Li - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/6587
H04N 21/61
H04N 21/43
H04N 21/472
H04L 29/06
H04N 21/414

US Classification:

725109

Abstract:

A media server receives a first request to transmit the media program to the first device and streams the media program to the first device. The method monitors the streaming of the media program to the first device to generate media program streaming information and transmits the media program streaming information to a media program provider. A second request is received to resume transmission of the media program from a second device where the request includes a temporal location within the media program that was received from the media program provider. The media program provider determined the temporal location from the streaming information transmitted from the media server to the media program provider. The media server resumes transmission of the media program to the second device from the temporal location received from the media program provider.