Patents by Inventor Christopher Ferdinand MUELLER

Christopher Ferdinand MUELLER 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONSTANT QUALITY OPTIMIZATION FOR ADAPTIVE STREAMING
    Publication number: 20210306405
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus has an interface for receiving media information, wherein the media information indicates a segment data rate for each of a plurality of media data segments and further indicates a quality value for each of the plurality of media data segments. Moreover, the apparatus has a processor for selecting one or more selected segments from the plurality of the media data segments depending on the segment data rates of the plurality of media data segments, depending on the quality values of the plurality of media data segments and depending on an available data rate of a communication resource. The interface is configured to transmit a request requesting the one or more selected segments. Moreover, the interface is configured to receive the one or more selected segments being transmitted on the communication resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan LEDERER, Christopher Ferdinand MUELLER, Christian TIMMERER
  • Apparatus and method for constant quality optimization for adaptive streaming
    Patent number: 11044297
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus has an interface for receiving media information, wherein the media information indicates a segment data rate for each of a plurality of media data segments and further indicates a quality value for each of the plurality of media data segments. Moreover, the apparatus has a processor for selecting one or more selected segments from the plurality of the media data segments depending on the segment data rates of the plurality of media data segments, depending on the quality values of the plurality of media data segments and depending on an available data rate of a communication resource. The interface is configured to transmit a request requesting the one or more selected segments. Moreover, the interface is configured to receive the one or more selected segments being transmitted on the communication resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: bitmovin GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Lederer, Christopher Ferdinand Mueller, Christian Timmerer
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONSTANT QUALITY OPTIMIZATION FOR ADAPTIVE STREAMING
    Publication number: 20160234282
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus has an interface for receiving media information, wherein the media information indicates a segment data rate for each of a plurality of media data segments and further indicates a quality value for each of the plurality of media data segments. Moreover, the apparatus has a processor for selecting one or more selected segments from the plurality of the media data segments depending on the segment data rates of the plurality of media data segments, depending on the quality values of the plurality of media data segments and depending on an available data rate of a communication resource. The interface is configured to transmit a request requesting the one or more selected segments. Moreover, the interface is configured to receive the one or more selected segments being transmitted on the communication resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan LEDERER, Christopher Ferdinand MUELLER, Christian TIMMERER