Patents by Inventor Ben Morrelli

Ben Morrelli 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).

  • Patent number: 9832263
    Abstract: System, computer implemented process and computer program product for managing media content among a plurality of devices which includes the exchange of device status data among two or more devices. The exchanged device status data includes individual device capabilities and indicia of available media content stored within each of the devices. Each device determines from the exchanged device status data whether any differences exist in available media content stored among the plurality of devices and also whether any of the determined differences in media content will require transcoding to compatible data formats. Once the determinations have been completed, synchronizing and optionally transcoding of the available media content is performed based on the determinations made from the exchanged device status data. Any required transcoding may be performed either before or after media content synchronizing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Frank Andrew Welts, Ben Morrelli, Gregory Montalvo, Daniel Thomas Tapuitea Reynolds, Andreas Marc Benamou
  • Publication number: 20160269484
    Abstract: System, computer implemented process and computer program product for managing media content among a plurality of devices which includes the exchange of device status data among two or more devices. The exchanged device status data includes individual device capabilities and indicia of available media content stored within each of the devices. Each device determines from the exchanged device status data whether any differences exist in available media content stored among the plurality of devices and also whether any of the determined differences in media content will require transcoding to compatible data formats. Once the determinations have been completed, synchronizing and optionally transcoding of the available media content is performed based on the determinations made from the exchanged device status data. Any required transcoding may be performed either before or after media content synchronizing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: FRANK ANDREW WELTS, BEN MORRELLI, GREGORY MONTALVO, DANIEL THOMAS TAPUITEA REYNOLDS, ANDREAS MARC BENAMOU
  • Patent number: 9361298
    Abstract: System, computer implemented process and computer program product for managing media content among a plurality of devices which includes the exchange of device status data among two or more devices. The exchanged device status data includes individual device capabilities and indicia of available media content stored within each of the devices. Each device determines from the exchanged device status data whether any differences exist in available media content stored among the plurality of devices and also whether any of the determined differences in media content will require transcoding to compatible data formats. Once the determinations have been completed, synchronizing and optionally transcoding of the available media content is performed based on the determinations made from the exchanged device status data. Any required transcoding may be performed either before or after media content synchronizing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Frank Andrew Welts, Ben Morrelli, Gregory Montalvo, Daniel Thomas Tapuitea-Reynolds, Andreas Marc Benamou
  • Patent number: 8620145
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, systems and mediums for use in protecting content. Some embodiments provide methods for use in protecting content that access media content with sectors reserved for error data, search for and identify a reserved sector, access error data, replace at least a portion of the reserved sector in the media content with the error data, and record the media content and the error data onto a medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Corel Corporation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Taylor, Ben Morrelli, Xiaotian Shi
  • Publication number: 20100146146
    Abstract: System, computer implemented process and computer program product for managing media content among a plurality of devices which includes the exchange of device status data among two or more devices. The exchanged device status data includes individual device capabilities and indicia of available media content stored within each of the devices. Each device determines from the exchanged device status data whether any differences exist in available media content stored among the plurality of devices and also whether any of the determined differences in media content will require transcoding to compatible data formats. Once the determinations have been completed, synchronizing and optionally transcoding of the available media content is performed based on the determinations made from the exchanged device status data. Any required transcoding may be performed either before or after media content synchronizing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Proxure, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Andrew Welts, Ben Morrelli, Gregory Montalvo, Daniel Thomas Tapuitea Reynolds, Andreas Marc Benamou
  • Publication number: 20080101191
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, systems and mediums for use in protecting content. Some embodiments provide methods for use in protecting content that access media content with sectors reserved for error data, search for and identify a reserved sector, access error data, replace at least a portion of the reserved sector in the media content with the error data, and record the media content and the error data onto a medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: SONIC SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Jim Taylor, Ben Morrelli, Xiaotian Shi