Patents by Inventor Christopher D. Blandy

Christopher D. Blandy 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).

  • Method and pluggable system for trend-based allocation of media assets between global and local storage
    Patent number: 10970351
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for allocating storage of media programs among global and local storage assets for hot and cold storage is disclosed. Trend data is obtained from a plurality of sources including web page click-throughs and social media, indexed and combined with data describing available media programs to identify media programs of interest and reallocate them to hot storage as required. The system uses REST-compliant methods and commands and is therefore pluggable and can be used with a variety of existing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Dean Perrine, Christopher D. Blandy, Joseph P. Coffaro
  • METHOD AND PLUGGABLE SYSTEM FOR TREND-BASED ALLOCATION OF MEDIA ASSETS BETWEEN GLOBAL AND LOCAL STORAGE
    Publication number: 20190102350
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for allocating storage of media programs among global and local storage assets for hot and cold storage is disclosed. Trend data is obtained from a plurality of sources including web page click-throughs and social media, indexed and combined with data describing available media programs to identify media programs of interest and reallocate them to hot storage as required. The system uses REST-compliant methods and commands and is therefore pluggable and can be used with a variety of existing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Dean Perrine, Christopher D. Blandy, Joseph P. Coffaro
  • Method and pluggable system for trend-based allocation of media assets between global and local storage
    Patent number: 10089401
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for allocating storage of media programs among global and local storage assets for hot and cold storage is disclosed. Trend data is obtained from a plurality of sources including web page click-throughs and social media, indexed and combined with data describing available media programs to identify media programs of interest and reallocate them to hot storage as required. The system uses REST-compliant methods and commands and is therefore pluggable and can be used with a variety of existing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY
    Inventors: Dean Perrine, Christopher D. Blandy, Joseph P. Coffaro
  • METHOD AND PLUGGABLE SYSTEM FOR TREND-BASED ALLOCATION OF MEDIA ASSETS BETWEEN GLOBAL AND LOCAL STORAGE
    Publication number: 20170199886
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for allocating storage of media programs among global and local storage assets for hot and cold storage is disclosed. Trend data is obtained from a plurality of sources including web page click-throughs and social media, indexed and combined with data describing available media programs to identify media programs of interest and reallocate them to hot storage as required. The system uses REST-compliant methods and commands and is therefore pluggable and can be used with a variety of existing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Dean Perrine, Christopher D. Blandy, Joseph P. Coffaro