Patents by Inventor Alexander Gurzhi
Alexander Gurzhi 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: 20160236585Abstract: A system for charging an electric or hybrid-electric vehicle, the system incorporating: at least one vehicle charging station intermittently connectable to the vehicle; a control server comprising at least one processing unit and a memory; and a computerized information system comprising a display unit displaying a user interface and a user input unit, the computerized information system being communicatively connected to the control server via a data network, wherein the user interface comprises a charging priority selection portion for receiving, via the user input unit, a plurality of charging priorities from an operator of the vehicle, wherein the computerized information system transmits the received plurality of charging priorities to the control server and wherein the control server controls the at least one vehicle charging station based on the transmitted plurality of charging priorities.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: VALERY MIFTAKHOV, Alexander Gurzhi, Chris Edgette, Alan White
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Patent number: 9407950Abstract: Embodiments for controlling one or more external audio-visual devices are provided. In one example, a method comprises receiving a device command and determining an intent of the device command. The intent includes an action and an external device to perform the action. The method further comprises selecting a selected protocol for communicating the device command to the external device, where the selected protocol is selected from a plurality of supported protocols, and communicating the device command to the external device according to the selected protocol.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Ripin Natani, Eliezer Payzer, Brian Joseph Ewanchuk, John Thomas Kimbell, Brent Campbell, Paul Heidelman, Philip J. Nachreiner, Luis Delgado de Mendoza Garcia, Alexander Gurzhi, Yuriy Tarasov
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Publication number: 20150319488Abstract: Systems and methods allow playback of a media stream received via a network. The media stream is received and stored in a buffer prior to playback. Responsive to receiving the user command to change the content of the media stream, the buffer is flushed prior to receiving the changed content in the media stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 9106723Abstract: Systems and methods allow playback of a placeshifted media stream received via a network. The placeshifted media stream is received and stored in a buffer prior to playback. Responsive to receiving the user command to change the content of the media stream, the buffer is flushed prior to receiving the changed content in the placeshifted media stream.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 8966658Abstract: Systems, methods, and program products are provided for selectively restricting the transmission of copy protected digital media content from a computer system, over a network, and to a remote display. In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of capturing digital media content rendered on the local display by a media player application executed by the computer system; determining whether the media player application is accessing copy protected digital media content; and, if the media player application is not accessing copy protected digital media content, converting the captured digital media content to a media stream and transmitting the media stream over a network for presentation on a remote display.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignees: Sling Media PVT Ltd, Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Arun L. Gangotri, Alexander Gurzhi
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Publication number: 20150033275Abstract: Embodiments for controlling one or more external audio-visual devices are provided. In one example, a method comprises receiving a device command and determining an intent of the device command. The intent includes an action and an external device to perform the action. The method further comprises selecting a selected protocol for communicating the device command to the external device, where the selected protocol is selected from a plurality of supported protocols, and communicating the device command to the external device according to the selected protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ripin Natani, Eliezer Payzer, Brian Joseph Ewanchuk, John Thomas Kimbell, Brent Campbell, Paul Heidelman, Philip J. Nachreiner, Luis Delgado de Mendoza Garcia, Alexander Gurzhi, Yuriy Tarasov
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Publication number: 20140181253Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are described for place shifting media content from a computer system to a remotely-located display over a network. The media content to be place shifted is captured at the computer system, wherein the media content includes a portion of imagery presented on a local display associated with the computer system. The captured media content is transcoded or otherwise converted to a media stream in a format that is transmittable on the network. The media stream is then transmitted on the network for presentation on the remotely-located display.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventors: Blake Gary Krikorian, Andrew E. Einaudi, Alexander Gurzhi, Matthew Feinstein
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Publication number: 20140115642Abstract: Systems and methods allow playback of a placeshifted media stream received via a network. The placeshifted media stream is received and stored in a buffer prior to playback. Responsive to receiving the user command to change the content of the media stream, the buffer is flushed prior to receiving the changed content in the placeshifted media stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 8667163Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are described for place shifting media content from a computer system to a remotely-located display over a network. The media content to be place shifted is captured at the computer system, wherein the media content includes a portion of imagery presented on a local display associated with the computer system. The captured media content is transcoded or otherwise converted to a media stream in a format that is transmittable on the network. The media stream is then transmitted on the network for presentation on the remotely-located display.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Sling Media Inc.Inventors: Blake Gary Krikorian, Andrew E. Einaudi, Alexander Gurzhi, Matthew Feinstein
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Patent number: 8621533Abstract: Systems and methods allow playback of a media stream received via a network. The media stream is received and stored in a buffer prior to playback. Responsive to receiving the user command to change the content of the media stream, the buffer is flushed prior to receiving the changed content in the media stream.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerial Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 8381310Abstract: Systems, methods, and program products are provided for selectively restricting the transmission of copy protected digital media content from a computer system, over a network, and to a remote display. In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of capturing digital media content rendered on the local display by a media player application executed by the computer system; determining whether the media player application is accessing copy protected digital media content; and, if the media player application is not accessing copy protected digital media content, converting the captured digital media content to a media stream and transmitting the media stream over a network for presentation on a remote display.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2009Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignees: Sling Media PVT. Ltd., Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Arun L. Gangotri, Alexander Gurzhi
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Publication number: 20110208506Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are described for implementing a virtual placeshifting device, set top box (STB), media player or other hardware device using a general purpose computing system that executes a software application. A message is received at the general-purpose computer that requests a session with a client application. The session is established between an emulator application executing on the general-purpose computer and the client application, wherein the emulator application is configured to emulate an application programming interface associated with an actual hardware device. Communications are exchanged between the emulator application executing on the general-purpose computer and the client application throughout the session, wherein each the communications is consistent with the application programming interface (API) associated with the actual hardware device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Alexander Gurzhi, Arkady Balter
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Publication number: 20110185393Abstract: Systems and methods allow playback of a media stream received via a network. The media stream is received and stored in a buffer prior to playback. Responsive to receiving the user command to change the content of the media stream, the buffer is flushed prior to receiving the changed content in the media stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Bhupendra Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 7921446Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Bhupendra Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Publication number: 20100100915Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: Sling Media Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Bhupendra Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Publication number: 20100071076Abstract: Systems, methods, and program products are provided for selectively restricting the transmission of copy protected digital media content from a computer system, over a network, and to a remote display. In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of capturing digital media content rendered on the local display by a media player application executed by the computer system; determining whether the media player application is accessing copy protected digital media content; and, if the media player application is not accessing copy protected digital media content, converting the captured digital media content to a media stream and transmitting the media stream over a network for presentation on a remote display.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicants: SLING MEDIA PVT LTD, SLING MEDIA, INC.Inventors: Arun L. Gangotri, Alexander Gurzhi
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Publication number: 20100064055Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are described for place shifting media content from a computer system to a remotely-located display over a network. The media content to be place shifted is captured at the computer system, wherein the media content includes a portion of imagery presented on a local display associated with the computer system. The captured media content is transcoded or otherwise converted to a media stream in a format that is transmittable on the network. The media stream is then transmitted on the network for presentation on the remotely-located display.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Blake Gary Krikorian, Andrew E. Einaudi, Alexander Gurzhi, Matthew Feinstein
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Patent number: 7647614Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Bhupendra Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Publication number: 20060095472Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2005Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Bhupendra Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer