Patents by Inventor Frank Sinton
Frank Sinton 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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Publication number: 20240147029Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to filling video ad requests with video ad content that begins in a format incompatible with the mobile device that is requesting the ad content. In particular, it relates to accessing available on ad content, transcoding the ad content to a video stream and publishing the video stream to the mobile device that requested the head content. This sometimes requires synchronization between a player on the mobile device and the video stream transcoder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Beachfront Media LLCInventors: Todd KUEHNL, Frank SINTON
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Patent number: 11758246Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to filling video ad requests with video ad content that begins in a format incompatible with the mobile device that is requesting the ad content. In particular, it relates to accessing available on ad content, transcoding the ad content to a video stream and publishing the video stream to the mobile device that requested the head content. This sometimes requires synchronization between a player on the mobile device and the video stream transcoder.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Beachfront Media, LLCInventors: Todd Kuehnl, Frank Sinton
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Publication number: 20230206286Abstract: Disclosed is delivering and closing out viewership priced spots in zoned cable delivery of linear TV, assembling past measured viewership data within a zone for a TV spot in a program, by aggregating records and augmenting aggregated logs with viewers' demographic data. This includes running an automated auction for advertising, at five minutes or less before airtime, announcing the spot, providing the past viewership data augmented with demographic data, with bids accepted for a rate, accepting and selecting a winning bid, provisioning an ad corresponding to the winning bid rate for an operator to deliver to the zone, after selecting the bid and before the airtime. After airing the ad, included is processing collected delivery logs within ten minutes of receipt, calculating current measured viewership during the spot, calculating an extended price, and reporting to a winning bidder the extended price, within six hours of airing the ad.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Beachfront Media LLCInventors: Richard SHEA, Daniel CHURCH, Frank SINTON
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Patent number: 11599914Abstract: Disclosed is delivering and closing out viewership priced spots in zoned cable delivery of linear TV, assembling past measured viewership data within a zone for a TV spot in a program, by aggregating records and augmenting aggregated logs with viewers' demographic data. This includes running an automated auction for advertising, at five minutes or less before airtime, announcing the spot, providing the past viewership data augmented with demographic data, with bids accepted for a rate, accepting and selecting a winning bid, provisioning an ad corresponding to the winning bid rate for an operator to deliver to the zone, after selecting the bid and before the airtime. After airing the ad, included is processing collected delivery logs within ten minutes of receipt, calculating current measured viewership during the spot, calculating an extended price, and reporting to a winning bidder the extended price, within six hours of airing the ad.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Beachfront Media LLCInventors: Richard Shea, Daniel Church, Frank Sinton
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Publication number: 20220014823Abstract: We disclose a technology implemented on a computer that automates sequential display of messages, typically videos, which appear on a user's display screen in the same place or in overlapping areas of a single window in a browser. In particular, this relates to displaying a message that arbitrarily may be in a different format than a requested video, with the first message programmed to appear before or after the requested video in substantially the same area of the user's display screen where the requested video will appear or has appeared. The message and the requested video are sequenced without any need to match formats or players used.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Beachfront Media LLCInventor: Frank Sinton
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Publication number: 20210360334Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to filling video ad requests with video ad content that begins in a format incompatible with the mobile device that is requesting the ad content. In particular, it relates to accessing available on ad content, transcoding the ad content to a video stream and publishing the video stream to the mobile device that requested the head content. This sometimes requires synchronization between a player on the mobile device and the video stream transcoder.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Beachfront Media, LLCInventors: Todd Kuehnl, Frank Sinton
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Publication number: 20210357987Abstract: Disclosed is delivering and closing out viewership priced spots in zoned cable delivery of linear TV, assembling past measured viewership data within a zone for a TV spot in a program, by aggregating records and augmenting aggregated logs with viewers' demographic data. This includes running an automated auction for advertising, at five minutes or less before airtime, announcing the spot, providing the past viewership data augmented with demographic data, with bids accepted for a rate, accepting and selecting a winning bid, provisioning an ad corresponding to the winning bid rate for an operator to deliver to the zone, after selecting the bid and before the airtime. After airing the ad, included is processing collected delivery logs within ten minutes of receipt, calculating current measured viewership during the spot, calculating an extended price, and reporting to a winning bidder the extended price, within six hours of airing the ad.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Beachfront Media LLCInventors: Richard SHEA, Daniel CHURCH, Frank SINTON
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Patent number: 10932008Abstract: We disclose a technology implemented on a computer that automates sequential display of messages, typically videos, which appear on a user's display screen in the same place or in overlapping areas of a single window in a browser. In particular, this relates to displaying a message that arbitrarily may be in a different format than a requested video, with the first message programmed to appear before or after the requested video in substantially the same area of the user's display screen where the requested video will appear or has appeared. The message and the requested video are sequenced without any need to match formats or players used.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Beachfront Media LLCInventor: Frank Sinton
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Patent number: 10880621Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to filling video ad requests with video ad content that begins in a format incompatible with the mobile device that is requesting the ad content. In particular, it relates to accessing available on ad content, transcoding the ad content to a video stream and publishing the video stream to the mobile device that requested the head content. This sometimes requires synchronization between a player on the mobile device and the video stream transcoder.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Beachfront Media, LLCInventors: Todd Kuehnl, Frank Sinton
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Publication number: 20190281360Abstract: We disclose a technology implemented on a computer that automates sequential display of messages, typically videos, which appear on a user's display screen in the same place or in overlapping areas of a single window in a browser. In particular, this relates to displaying a message that arbitrarily may be in a different format than a requested video, with the first message programmed to appear before or after the requested video in substantially the same area of the user's display screen where the requested video will appear or has appeared. The message and the requested video are sequenced without any need to match formats or players used.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: Beachfront Media LLCInventor: Frank Sinton
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Patent number: 10104436Abstract: We disclose a technology implemented on a computer that automates sequential display of messages, typically videos, which appear on a user's display screen in the same place or in overlapping areas of a single window in a browser. In particular, this relates to displaying a message that arbitrarily may be in a different format than a requested video, with the first message programmed to appear before or after the requested video in substantially the same area of the user's display screen where the requested video will appear or has appeared. The message and the requested video are sequenced without any need to match formats or players used.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Beachfront Media LLCInventor: Frank Sinton
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Patent number: 8856113Abstract: Technology described in this application relates to responding to queries for aggregated video and/or audio content that is found embedded in web pages. In particular, this technology relates to ranking of search results and compiling an index against which to search.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Mefeedia, Inc.Inventors: Frank Sinton, Paul Pattison
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Patent number: 8364671Abstract: Technology described in this application relates to responding to queries for aggregated video and/or audio content that is found embedded in web pages. In particular, this technology relates to ranking of search results and compiling an index against which to search.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Mefeedia, Inc.Inventors: Frank Sinton, Paul Pattison