Scott B Erickson

US Patent:

7913047, Mar 22, 2011

Filed:

Aug 1, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/221306

Inventors:

Scott Erickson - Sierra Madre CA, US
Jeffrey M. Jordan - Valley Village CA, US
William Rothe - Fullerton CA, US

Assignee:

Disney Enterprises, Inc. - Burbank CA

International Classification:

G06F 12/00

US Classification:

711162, 711E12113

Abstract:

There is provided a method for optimizing a data backup. The method comprising determining a backup project size, the backup project size identifying the quantity of data to be backed up; detecting available recording devices for transferring the data backup to storage media; receiving an input corresponding to at least one user specified optimization variable, wherein the at least one user specified optimization variable comprises an upper limit on the length of each of the calculated plurality of data streams; utilizing the at least one user specified optimization variable to calculate a plurality of data streams for performing the data backup; and assigning subsets of the plurality of data streams to the available recording devices to optimize the data backup.

US Patent:

20210409473, Dec 30, 2021

Filed:

Sep 7, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/468097

Inventors:

- Burbank CA, US
Scott A. ERICKSON - Glendale CA, US
Giovanni COLOMBO - Pasadena CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04N 19/196
H04N 19/177
H04N 19/154
H04N 19/162
H04N 21/4782
H04N 21/258
H04N 21/2343
H04N 21/239

Abstract:

Various embodiments of the invention disclosed herein provide techniques for frame-accurate navigation of a media file. A multi-pass encoding application executing on a media content server encodes a set of file-based images associated with a media file using a first set of encoding parameters to generate a first encoded media file. The multi-pass encoding application encodes the first encoded media file using a second set of encoding parameters to generate a second encoded media file. The first encoded media file and second encoded media file are stored on the media content server and/or or other media content servers. Content delivery applications executing on these media content servers receive a request associated with the media file from a web browsing application, determine a type of the web browsing application, and transmit either the first encoded media file or the second encoded media file based on the type of web browsing application.

US Patent:

20200169783, May 28, 2020

Filed:

Jan 30, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/776744

Inventors:

- Burbank CA, US
Scott ERICKSON - Glendale CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/4402
H04L 29/06
H04L 29/08
H04N 19/436
H04N 21/2343

Abstract:

Techniques are provided for receiving a request to generate a video of a specified resolution based on a plurality of images, and generating, via a file engine, a plurality of transfer units comprising the plurality of images, wherein each of the plurality of transfer units has a size based on the specified resolution and at least one of: (i) a count of the plurality of images or (ii) a size of the plurality of images. The file engine then assigns the plurality of transfer units for parallel processing by a plurality of image processing applications.

US Patent:

20190347595, Nov 14, 2019

Filed:

May 14, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/979428

Inventors:

- Burbank CA, US
Scott A. ERICKSON - Glendale CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/06

Abstract:

An automated production system generates and shares digital data associated with a cinematic feature. The automated production system includes a collection of different modules which correspond to different stages in a production pipeline. Each module generates and stores portions of the digital data and also generates and stores associations between portions of that data. Various modules then perform data analytics across multiple associated portions of digital data to determine sources of production inefficiency. Thus, the automated production system allows a production studio to more efficiently generate a feature by mitigating or eliminating specific technological inefficiencies that arise during production of the feature.

US Patent:

20190347618, Nov 14, 2019

Filed:

May 14, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/979430

Inventors:

- Burbank CA, US
Scott A. ERICKSON - Glendale CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/10
G06Q 10/06

Abstract:

An automated production system generates and shares digital data associated with a cinematic feature. The automated production system includes a collection of different modules which correspond to different stages in a production pipeline. Each module generates and stores portions of the digital data and also generates and stores associations between portions of that data. Various modules then perform data analytics across multiple associated portions of digital data to determine sources of production inefficiency. Thus, the automated production system allows a production studio to more efficiently generate a feature by mitigating or eliminating specific technological inefficiencies that arise during production of the feature.

US Patent:

20190028527, Jan 24, 2019

Filed:

Jul 20, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/655827

Inventors:

- Burbank CA, US
Scott ERICKSON - Glendale CA, US
Giovanni COLOMBO - Pasadena CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04N 19/196
H04N 19/177
H04N 19/154
H04N 19/162

Abstract:

Various embodiments of the invention disclosed herein provide techniques for frame-accurate navigation of a media file. A multi-pass encoding application executing on a media content server encodes a set of file-based images associated with a media file using a first set of encoding parameters to generate a first encoded media file. The multi-pass encoding application encodes the first encoded media file using a second set of encoding parameters to generate a second encoded media file. The first encoded media file and second encoded media file are stored on the media content server and/or or other media content servers. Content delivery applications executing on these media content servers receive a request associated with the media file from a web browsing application, determine a type of the web browsing application, and transmit either the first encoded media file or the second encoded media file based on the type of web browsing application.

US Patent:

20180359521, Dec 13, 2018

Filed:

Jun 9, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/619291

Inventors:

- Burbank CA, US
Scott ERICKSON - Glendale CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/4402
H04L 29/08
H04L 29/06
H04N 21/433

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation comprising receiving a request to generate a video of a specified resolution based on a plurality of media files, the plurality of media files comprising image files corresponding to a respective frame of a plurality of frames of the generated video, determining a size of a transfer unit based at least in part on the specified resolution and a count of the plurality of media files, generating a plurality of transfer units of the determined size, wherein the plurality of transfer units comprise a respective subset of the plurality of media files, and assigning the plurality of transfer units for parallel processing by a plurality of image processing applications executing on a plurality of compute cores of a plurality of compute nodes in a render farm.