Patents by Inventor Douglas T. Parrish

Douglas T. Parrish 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).

  • Messaging service for providing updates for multimedia content of a live event delivered over the internet
    Patent number: 10410222
    Abstract: Messaging services for providing updates for multimedia content delivered over the Internet for a live event. In one embodiment, a messaging server provides real-time updates for multimedia content of a live event delivered over the Internet to multiple media players that request the multimedia content over the Internet. In one embodiment, the real-time updates indicate when the multimedia content is available for delivery over the Internet. In another embodiment, the real-time updates can be used to dynamically insert advertisement markers for advertisement breaks in the multimedia content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Dish Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: David F. Brueck, Loren D. Larsen, Thomas G. McNeill, Douglas T. Parrish
  • MESSAGING SERVICE FOR PROVIDING UPDATES FOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT OF A LIVE EVENT DELIVERED OVER THE INTERNET
    Publication number: 20110022471
    Abstract: Messaging services for providing updates for multimedia content delivered over the Internet for a live event. In one embodiment, a messaging server provides real-time updates for multimedia content of a live event delivered over the Internet to multiple media players that request the multimedia content over the Internet. In one embodiment, the real-time updates indicate when the multimedia content is available for delivery over the Internet. In another embodiment, the real-time updates can be used to dynamically insert advertisement markers for advertisement breaks in the multimedia content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: David F. Brueck, Loren D. Larsen, Thomas G. McNeill, Douglas T. Parrish