Patents by Inventor Blake Gary Krikorian
Blake Gary Krikorian 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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Patent number: 11134299Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Publication number: 20190306564Abstract: 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: June 17, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 10419809Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: sling media llcInventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Patent number: 10341720Abstract: 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: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: SLING MEDIA LLCInventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Publication number: 20180199095Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Publication number: 20180146244Abstract: 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: January 22, 2018Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: SLING MEDIA INCInventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 9877070Abstract: 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: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 9600222Abstract: 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: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Sling Media Inc.Inventors: Blake Gary Krikorian, Andrew E. Einaudi, Alexander Gurzhi, Matthew Feinstein
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Publication number: 20160337690Abstract: 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 28, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 9432435Abstract: 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: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 9356984Abstract: A media device allows users to watch and capture portions from a media stream. Users may then share the captured media content with other users. In one embodiment, the media device receives a media stream, plays the media stream, and caches a portion of the media stream as it is being played. A user can define a media clip by selecting its boundaries in the cached portion of the media stream. The media device creates the media clip based on the user's input and enables the user to transmit the media clip to another system, such as a community website for sharing it with other users.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian
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Patent number: 9253241Abstract: 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: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Sling Media Inc.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah, Raghuveer Tarra, Parimal Bajpai, Vijayachandran Velliyan Mariappan
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Publication number: 20150334446Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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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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Publication number: 20150006753Abstract: 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: August 25, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah, Raghuveer Tarra, Parimal Bajpai, Vijayachandran Velliyan Mariappan
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Publication number: 20140344859Abstract: A media device allows users to watch and capture portions from a media stream. Users may then share the captured media content with other users. In one embodiment, the media device receives a media stream, plays the media stream, and caches a portion of the media stream as it is being played. A user can define a media clip by selecting its boundaries in the cached portion of the media stream. The media device creates the media clip based on the user's input and enables the user to transmit the media clip to another system, such as a community website for sharing it with other users.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian
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Patent number: 8819750Abstract: 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: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah, Raghuveer Tarra, Parimal Bajpai, Vijayachandran Velliyan Mariappan
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Patent number: 8799969Abstract: A media device allows users to watch and capture portions from a media stream. Users may then share the captured media content with other users. In one embodiment, the media device receives a media stream, plays the media stream, and caches a portion of the media stream as it is being played. A user can define a media clip by selecting its boundaries in the cached portion of the media stream. The media device creates the media clip based on the user's input and enables the user to transmit the media clip to another system, such as a community website for sharing it with other users.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian
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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