Patents by Inventor Alex Jansen
Alex Jansen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20140096156Abstract: A method of preparing data streams to facilitate seamless switching between such streams by a switching device to produce an output data stream without any switching artifacts. Bi-directional switching between any plurality of data streams is supported. The data streams are divided into segments, wherein the segments include synchronized starting points and end points. The data rate is increased before an end point of a segment, to create switch gaps between the segments. Increasing the data rate can include increasing a bandwidth of the plurality of data streams, for example by multiplexing, or compressing the data. The present invention can be used, for example, with MPEG or AC-3 encoded audio and MPEG encoded video segments that are multiplexed into MPEG-2 transport streams. Also included are specific methods for preparing MPEG video streams and multiplexing MPEG video with MPEG or AC-3 audio streams to allow a receiver to create seamless transitions between individually encoded segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: Visible World, Inc.Inventors: Seth Haberman, Alex Jansen, Gerrit Niemeijer
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Patent number: 8677397Abstract: The invention relates to a method for packaging media and data for transmission over a broadband communications network link for display at a terminal destination. Features of the method included creating desired media segments for transmission to the terminal destination and for creating targeting information, for example in whole or in part in the form of metadata, for transmission to the terminal destination. Other features include packaging the created media segments and the created targeting information in a single package and unpacking the single package for display of the targeted media at the terminal destination.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2008Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Visible World, Inc.Inventors: Erik Van De Pol, See Wing Mak, Alex Jansen, Gerrit Niemeijer, Seth Haberman
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Publication number: 20140053188Abstract: A system and method for the simultaneous creation, assembly and transmission of synchronous multiple personalized messages to specific targeted individuals or other entities. The system can send rich media distinctly personalized messages such as commercials to a small or large group of selected individuals through any appropriate distribution media. A personalized message is created based on segmenting a message into multiple slots, and providing different selectable segments for each slot. The multiple segments are then simultaneously broadcasted over multiple data streams to a receiver, wherein the receiver switches between the data streams to assemble the personalized message in a just-in-time fashion. Other data including overlays, animation, frame transitions etc. may also be transmitted and used to assemble the personalized message.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Visible World, Inc.Inventors: Seth Haberman, Chester L. Schuler, Abeljan van der Burgh, Alex Jansen, Gerrit Niemeijer
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Patent number: 8572646Abstract: A system and method for the simultaneous creation, assembly and transmission of synchronous multiple personalized messages to specific targeted individuals or other entities. The system can send rich media distinctly personalized messages such as commercials to a small or large group of selected individuals through any appropriate distribution media. A personalized message is created based on segmenting a message into multiple slots, and providing different selectable segments for each slot. The multiple segments are then simultaneously broadcasted over multiple data streams to a receiver, wherein the receiver switches between the data streams to assemble the personalized message in a just-in-time fashion. Other data including overlays, animation, frame transitions etc. may also be transmitted and used to assemble the personalized message.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2001Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Visible World Inc.Inventors: Seth Haberman, Chester L. Schuler, Abeljan van der Burgh, Alex Jansen, Gerrit Niemeijer
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Patent number: 8571051Abstract: A method of preparing data streams to facilitate seamless switching between such streams by a switching device to produce an output data stream without any switching artifacts. Bi-directional switching between any plurality of data streams is supported. The data streams are divided into segments, wherein the segments include synchronized starting points and end points. The data rate is increased before an end point of a segment, to create switch gaps between the segments. Increasing the data rate can include increasing a bandwidth of the plurality of data streams, for example by multiplexing, or compressing the data. The present invention can be used, for example, with MPEG or AC-3 encoded audio and MPEG encoded video segments that are multiplexed into MPEG-2 transport streams. Also included are specific methods for preparing MPEG video streams and multiplexing MPEG video with MPEG or AC-3 audio streams to allow a receiver to create seamless transitions between individually encoded segments.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Visible World Inc.Inventors: Seth Haberman, Alex Jansen, Gerrit Niemeijer, Richard L. Booth
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Publication number: 20120224641Abstract: A system and method for stitching separately encoded MPEG video fragments, each representing a different rectangular area of the screen together into one single full-screen MPEG encoded video fragment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: VISIBLE WORLD, INC.Inventors: Seth Haberman, Gerrit Niemeijer, Richard L. Booth, Alex Jansen
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Publication number: 20120227069Abstract: Systems and methods for push-based dynamic bandwidth allocation deliver addressable, advertising content in a digital network. Bandwidth is allocated on a push basis in response to receiving a trigger from a content distribution stream. The trigger contains data indicating an addressable break. A portion of bandwidth is then allocated to an addressable content stream based on the data of the trigger. The addressable content stream is then streamed to a receiver during the addressable break and the receiver is tuned from the broadcast stream to the addressable content stream for the duration of the addressable break. The additional bandwidth is de-allocated at the end of the addressable break.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: VISIBLE WORLD, INC.Inventors: Seth Haberman, Gerrit Niemeijer, Alex Jansen, Erik Van De Pol, Andrew Fife
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Patent number: 8171511Abstract: Systems and methods for push-based dynamic bandwidth allocation deliver addressable, advertising content in a digital network. Bandwidth is allocated on a push basis in response to receiving a cue tone from a broadcast stream. The cue tone contains data indicating an addressable break. A portion of bandwidth is then allocated to an addressable content stream based on the data of the cue tone. The addressable content stream is then streamed to a receiver during the addressable break and the receiver is tuned from the broadcast stream to the addressable content stream for the duration of the addressable break. The additional bandwidth is de-allocated at the end of the addressable break.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Visible World, Inc.Inventors: Seth Haberman, Gerrit Niemeijer, Alex Jansen, Erik Van De Pol, Andrew Fife
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Patent number: 8170096Abstract: A system and method for stitching separately encoded MPEG video fragments, each representing a different rectangular area of the screen together into one single full-screen MPEG encoded video fragment.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2004Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Visible World, Inc.Inventors: Seth Haberman, Gerrit Niemeijer, Richard L. Booth, Alex Jansen
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Publication number: 20110176553Abstract: A method of preparing data streams to facilitate seamless switching between such streams by a switching device to produce an output data stream without any switching artifacts. Bi-directional switching between any plurality of data streams is supported. The data streams are divided into segments, wherein the segments include synchronized starting points and end points. The data rate is increased before an end point of a segment, to create switch gaps between the segments. Increasing the data rate can include increasing a bandwidth of the plurality of data streams, for example by multiplexing, or compressing the data. The present invention can be used, for example, with MPEG or AC-3 encoded audio and MPEG encoded video segments that are multiplexed into MPEG-2 transport streams. Also included are specific methods for preparing MPEG video streams and multiplexing MPEG video with MPEG or AC-3 audio streams to allow a receiver to create seamless transitions between individually encoded segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2010Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: Visible World, Inc.Inventors: Seth Haberman, Alex Jansen, Gerrit Niemeijer, Richard L. Booth
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Publication number: 20100329359Abstract: Methods and systems for compressing video content are presented. The methods and systems include analyzing a sequence of media frames stored in the memory device and calculating a displacement level of each of the media frames. The displacement level indicates how different each of the media frames is to a previous media frame. The sequence of media frames is divided into a plurality of cuts where each cut ends at a media frame having a substantially high displacement level. Frames to be removed from the sequence of media frames are identified in each cut based upon the frame's displacement level. The identified frames are then removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: VISIBLE WORLD, INC.Inventors: Bala Iyer, Alex Jansen, Gerrit Niemeijer, Seth Haberman
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Patent number: 7822068Abstract: A method of preparing data streams to facilitate seamless switching between such streams by a switching device to produce an output data stream without any switching artifacts. Bi-directional switching between any plurality of data streams is supported. The data streams are divided into segments, wherein the segments include synchronized starting points and end points. The data rate is increased before an end point of a segment, to create switch gaps between the segments. Increasing the data rate can include increasing a bandwidth of the plurality of data streams, for example by multiplexing, or compressing the data. The present invention can be used, for example, with MPEG or AC-3 encoded audio and MPEG encoded video segments that are multiplexed into MPEG-2 transport streams. Also included are specific methods for preparing MPEG video streams and multiplexing MPEG video with MPEG or AC-3 audio streams to allow a receiver to create seamless transitions between individually encoded segments.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2008Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Visible World, Inc.Inventors: Seth Haberman, Geritt Niemeijer, Alex Jansen, Rick Booth
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Publication number: 20100031285Abstract: Systems and methods for push-based dynamic bandwidth allocation deliver addressable, advertising content in a digital network. Bandwidth is allocated on a push basis in response to receiving a cue tone from a broadcast stream. The cue tone contains data indicating an addressable break. A portion of bandwidth is then allocated to an addressable content stream based on the data of the cue tone. The addressable content stream is then streamed to a receiver during the addressable break and the receiver is tuned from the broadcast stream to the addressable content stream for the duration of the addressable break. The additional bandwidth is de-allocated at the end of the addressable break.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: VISIBLE WORLD INC.Inventors: Seth Haberman, Gerrit Niemeijer, Alex Jansen, Erik Van De Pol, Andrew Fife
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Patent number: 7657428Abstract: A system and method for seamless switching and concatenation of compressed audio streams in Internet, Digital Radio, Digital Television, DVD, storage, and other applications. The technology allows switching between streams at pre-determined points without the introduction of audible artifacts. It can be used for the personalization messages such as advertisements, news systems and other.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2002Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Visible World, IncInventors: Seth Haberman, Gerrit Niemeijer, Thomas Boltze, Alex Jansen
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Publication number: 20090165037Abstract: The invention relates to a method for packaging media and data for transmission over a broadband communications network link for display at a terminal destination. Features of the method included creating desired media segments for transmission to the terminal destination and for creating targeting information, for example in whole or in part in the form of metadata, for transmission to the terminal destination. Other features include packaging the created media segments and the created targeting information in a single package and unpacking the single package for display of the targeted media at the terminal destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Erik Van De Pol, See Wing Mak, Alex Jansen, Gerrit Niemeijer, Seth Haberman
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Patent number: 7490344Abstract: A method of preparing data streams to facilitate seamless switching by a switching device to produce an output data stream without any switching artifacts. Bi-directional switching between any plurality of data streams is supported The data streams are divided into segments, wherein the segments include synchronized starting points and end points. The data rate is increased before an end point of a segment. Gaps may be inserted between the segments. Increasing the data rate can include increasing a bandwidth of the plurality of data streams, for example by multiplexing, or compressing the data. The present invention can be used with media data streams, for example with MPEG encoded transport streams.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2000Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Visible World, Inc.Inventors: Seth Haberman, Chester L. Schuler, Abeljan van der Burgh, Alex Jansen, Gerrit Niemeijer
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Publication number: 20090022172Abstract: A method of preparing data streams to facilitate seamless switching between such streams by a switching device to produce an output data stream without any switching artifacts. Bi-directional switching between any plurality of data streams is supported. The data streams are divided into segments, wherein the segments include synchronized starting points and end points. The data rate is increased before an end point of a segment, to create switch gaps between the segments. Increasing the data rate can include increasing a bandwidth of the plurality of data streams, for example by multiplexing, or compressing the data. The present invention can be used, for example, with MPEG or AC-3 encoded audio and MPEG encoded video segments that are multiplexed into MPEG-2 transport streams. Also included are specific methods for preparing MPEG video streams and multiplexing MPEG video with MPEG or AC-3 audio streams to allow a receiver to create seamless transitions between individually encoded segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Inventors: Seth HABERMAN, Geritt NIEMEIJER, Alex JANSEN, Rick BOOTH
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Patent number: 7382796Abstract: A method of preparing data streams to facilitate seamless switching between such streams by a switching device to produce an output data stream without any switching artifacts. Bi-directional switching between any plurality of data streams is supported. The data streams are divided into segments, wherein the segments include synchronized starting points and end points. The data rate is increased before an end point of a segment, to create switch gaps between the segments. Increasing the data rate can include increasing a bandwidth of the plurality of data streams, for example by multiplexing, or compressing the data. The present invention can be used, for example, with MPEG or AC-3 encoded audio and MPEG encoded video segments that are multiplexed into MPEG-2 transport streams. Also included are specific methods for preparing MPEG video streams and multiplexing MPEG video with MPEG or AC-3 audio streams to allow a receiver to create seamless transitions between individually encoded segments.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2003Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Visible World, Inc.Inventors: Seth Haberman, Richard L. Booth, Alex Jansen, Gerrit Niemeijer
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Publication number: 20030142689Abstract: A method of preparing data streams to facilitate seamless switching between such streams by a switching device to produce an output data stream without any switching artifacts. Bi-directional switching between any plurality of data streams is supported. The data streams are divided into segments, wherein the segments include synchronized starting points and end points. The data rate is increased before an end point of a segment, to create switch gaps between the segments. Increasing the data rate can include increasing a bandwidth of the plurality of data streams, for example by multiplexing, or compressing the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2003Publication date: July 31, 2003Inventors: Seth Haberman, Richard L. Booth, Alex Jansen, Gerrit Niemeijer
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Publication number: 20030045957Abstract: A system and method for seamless switching and concatenation of compressed audio streams in Internet, Digital Radio, Digital Television, DVD, storage, and other applications. The technology allows switching between streams at pre-determined points without the introduction of audible artifacts. It can be used for the personalization messages such as advertisements, news systems and other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Inventors: Seth Haberman, Gerrit Niemeijer, Thomas Boltze, Alex Jansen