Patents Assigned to Pluto, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10231018
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and publishing content are described. A content item, such as a video, having a first time length, is identified by a system to be included in a program scheduled for a first time period. The video may be hosted on a third party system. A first span of time within the first program is allocated for the video, wherein the first span of time is longer than the first time length. The system determines, prior to or at the first time period, a time difference between a current length of the video and the first span of time. At least partly in response to determining that the video has a time length shorter than the first span of time, the system selects supplemental content based at least in part of the determined time difference to be streamed to user terminals over a data network within the first time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Pluto Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Grouf, Ilya Pozin, Thomas Sieverding, Michael Price, Lindsey Emerson, Lynn D. Gabbay, Thomas V. Ryan, Audra E. Gold, Chan V. Hou
  • Patent number: 9998787
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and publishing content are described. A content item, such as a video, having a first time length, is identified by a system to be included in a program scheduled for a first time period. The video may be hosted on a third party system. A first span of time within the first program is allocated for the video, wherein the first span of time is longer than the first time length. The system determines, prior to or at the first time period, a time difference between a current length of the video and the first span of time. At least partly in response to determining that the video has a time length shorter than the first span of time, the system selects supplemental content based at least in part of the determined time difference to be streamed to user terminals over a data network within the first time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Pluto Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Grouf, Ilya Pozin, Thomas Sieverding, Michael Price, Lindsey Emerson, Lynn D. Gabbay, Thomas V. Ryan, Audra E. Gold, Chan V. Hou
  • Patent number: 9712884
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and publishing content are described. A content item, such as a video, having a first time length, is identified by a system to be included in a program scheduled for a first time period. The video may be hosted on a third party system. A first span of time within the first program is allocated for the video, wherein the first span of time is longer than the first time length. The system determines, prior to or at the first time period, a time difference between a current length of the video and the first span of time. At least partly in response to determining that the video has a time length shorter than the first span of time, the system selects supplemental content based at least in part of the determined time difference to be streamed to user terminals over a data network within the first time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Pluto Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Grouf, Ilya Pozin, Thomas Sieverding, Michael Price, Lindsey Emerson, Lynn D. Gabbay, Thomas V. Ryan, Audra E. Gold, Chan V. Hou
  • Patent number: 9699515
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and publishing content are described. A content item, such as a video, having a first time length, is identified by a system to be included in a program scheduled for a first time period. The video may be hosted on a third party system. A first span of time within the first program is allocated for the video, wherein the first span of time is longer than the first time length. The system determines, prior to or at the first time period, a time difference between a current length of the video and the first span of time. At least partly in response to determining that the video has a time length shorter than the first span of time, the system selects supplemental content based at least in part of the determined time difference to be streamed to user terminals over a data network within the first time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: PLUTO, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Grouf, Ilya Pozin, Thomas Sieverding, Michael Price, Lindsey Emerson, Lynn D. Gabbay, Thomas V. Ryan, Audra E. Gold, Chan V. Hou
  • Patent number: 9258589
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and publishing content are described. A content item, such as a video, having a first time length, is identified by a system to be included in a program scheduled for a first time period. The video may be hosted on a third party system. A first span of time within the first program is allocated for the video, wherein the first span of time is longer than the first time length. The system determines, prior to or at the first time period, a time difference between a current length of the video and the first span of time. At least partly in response to determining that the video has a time length shorter than the first span of time, the system selects supplemental content based at least in part of the determined time difference to be streamed to user terminals over a data network within the first time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Pluto, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Grouf, Ilya Pozin, Thomas Sieverding, Michael Price, Lindsey Emerson, Lynn D. Gabbay, Thomas V. Ryan, Audra E. Gold, Chan V. Hou