Patents by Inventor Eden S. Li

Eden S. Li 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 apparatus for synchronizing paused playback across platforms
    Patent number: 9774922
    Abstract: A media server receives a first request to transmit the media program to the first device and streams the media program to the first device. The method monitors the streaming of the media program to the first device to generate media program streaming information and transmits the media program streaming information to a media program provider. A second request is received to resume transmission of the media program from a second device where the request includes a temporal location within the media program that was received from the media program provider. The media program provider determined the temporal location from the streaming information transmitted from the media server to the media program provider. The media server resumes transmission of the media program to the second device from the temporal location received from the media program provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: HULU, LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Wong, Eden S. Li
  • Method and apparatus for providing streaming media programs and targeted advertisements using multiple advertisement version segments
    Patent number: 9721254
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user device are described. Different versions of a media program and advertisements are generated and segmented, and transmitted to a media player individually, allowing different advertisements to be selected for presentation to users according to user demographics and other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: HULU, LLC
    Inventors: William Z. Holt, Xinan Wu, Eden S. Li, Baptiste Coudurier, Alexander V. Gutarin
  • Method and Apparatus for Synchronizing Paused Playback Across Platforms
    Publication number: 20150121440
    Abstract: A media server receives a first request to transmit the media program to the first device and streams the media program to the first device. The method monitors the streaming of the media program to the first device to generate media program streaming information and transmits the media program streaming information to a media program provider. A second request is received to resume transmission of the media program from a second device where the request includes a temporal location within the media program that was received from the media program provider. The media program provider determined the temporal location from the streaming information transmitted from the media server to the media program provider. The media server resumes transmission of the media program to the second device from the temporal location received from the media program provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Robert M. Wong, Eden S. Li
  • Method and apparatus for synchronizing paused playback across platforms
    Patent number: 8954597
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for resuming playback of a media program, the playback initiated on a first device and resumed on a second device is disclosed. The method does not rely on additional messages transmitted from the playback devices, but rather on server side monitoring of the transmission of the media program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hulu, LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Wong, Eden S. Li
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING PAUSED PLAYBACK ACROSS PLATFORMS
    Publication number: 20110320626
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for resuming playback of a media program, the playback initiated on a first device and resumed on a second device is disclosed. The method does not rely on additional messages transmitted from the playback devices, but rather on server side monitoring of the transmission of the media program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: HULU LLC.
    Inventors: Robert M. Wong, Eden S. Li
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING STREAMING MEDIA PROGRAMS AND TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS COMPATIBLY WITH HTTP LIVE STREAMING
    Publication number: 20110320287
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user device are described. Different versions of a media program and advertisements are generated and segmented, and transmitted to a media player individually, allowing different advertisements to be selected for presentation to users according to user demographics and other factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: HULU LLC
    Inventors: William Z. Holt, Xinan Wu, Eden S. Li, Baptiste Coudurier, Alexander V. Gutarin