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).

  • Publication number: 20240147029
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Beachfront Media LLC
    Inventors: Todd KUEHNL, Frank SINTON
  • Patent number: 11758246
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Beachfront Media, LLC
    Inventors: Todd Kuehnl, Frank Sinton
  • Publication number: 20230206286
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Beachfront Media LLC
    Inventors: Richard SHEA, Daniel CHURCH, Frank SINTON
  • Patent number: 11599914
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Beachfront Media LLC
    Inventors: Richard Shea, Daniel Church, Frank Sinton
  • Publication number: 20220014823
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Beachfront Media LLC
    Inventor: Frank Sinton
  • Publication number: 20210360334
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Beachfront Media, LLC
    Inventors: Todd Kuehnl, Frank Sinton
  • Publication number: 20210357987
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Beachfront Media LLC
    Inventors: Richard SHEA, Daniel CHURCH, Frank SINTON
  • Patent number: 10932008
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Beachfront Media LLC
    Inventor: Frank Sinton
  • Patent number: 10880621
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Beachfront Media, LLC
    Inventors: Todd Kuehnl, Frank Sinton
  • Publication number: 20190281360
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Beachfront Media LLC
    Inventor: Frank Sinton
  • Patent number: 10104436
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Beachfront Media LLC
    Inventor: Frank Sinton
  • Patent number: 8856113
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Mefeedia, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Sinton, Paul Pattison
  • Patent number: 8364671
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Mefeedia, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Sinton, Paul Pattison