Patents by Inventor Ian M. McIntosh

Ian M. McIntosh 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).

  • Systems for synchronous playback of media using a hybrid bluetooth™ and Wi-Fi network
    Patent number: 9780894
    Abstract: A system and method for synchronous playback of media using a hybrid BLUETOOTH™ and Wi-Fi network, comprising a plurality of wireless media receivers configured to receive media content at a first media receiver via BLUETOOTH™, the first media receiver configured to transmit at least a portion of the received media content to a plurality of second media receivers via a Wi-Fi network, render at least some of the media content, and manage synchronization using a media synchronization component; with each second media receiver configured to render media content it receives synchronously with the first media receiver using respective media synchronization components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Blackfire Research Corporation
    Inventors: Ravi Rajapakse, Ian M. McIntosh
  • SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONOUS PLAYBACK OF MEDIA USING A HYBRID BLUETOOTH™ AND WI-FI NETWORK
    Publication number: 20170019197
    Abstract: A system and method for synchronous playback of media using a hybrid BLUETOOTH™ and Wi-Fi network, comprising a plurality of wireless media receivers configured to receive media content at a first media receiver via BLUETOOTH™, the first media receiver configured to transmit at least a portion of the received media content to a plurality of second media receivers via a Wi-Fi network, render at least some of the media content, and manage synchronization using a media synchronization component; with each second media receiver configured to render media content it receives synchronously with the first media receiver using respective media synchronization components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Ravi Rajapakse, Ian M. McIntosh
  • SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONOUS PLAYBACK OF MEDIA USING A HYBRID BLUETOOTH™ AND WI-FI NETWORK
    Publication number: 20170019198
    Abstract: A system and method for synchronous playback of media using a hybrid BLUETOOTH™ and Wi-Fi network, comprising a plurality of wireless media receivers configured to receive media content at a first media receiver via BLUETOOTH™, the first media receiver configured to transmit at least a portion of the received media content to a plurality of second media receivers via a Wi-Fi network, render at least some of the media content, and manage synchronization using a media synchronization component; with each second media receiver configured to render media content it receives synchronously with the first media receiver using respective media synchronization components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Ravi Rajapakse, Ian M. McIntosh
  • Broadcasting media from a stationary source to multiple mobile devices over Wi-Fi
    Patent number: 9407670
    Abstract: A system for synchronized broadcast of media content across large networks, comprising a media source stored and operating on a network-connected electronic device that broadcast media content, a first media receiver stored and operating on a network-connected electronic device that receives the media content and re-broadcasts it, and a plurality of further media receivers stored and operating on network-connected electronic devices that receive the media content from the first media receiver, and a method for synchronized broadcast of media content across large networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Blackfire Research Corporation
    Inventors: Ravi Rajapakse, Ian M McIntosh
  • BROADCASTING MEDIA FROM A STATIONARY SOURCE TO MULTIPLE MOBILE DEVICES OVER WI-FI
    Publication number: 20140297797
    Abstract: A system for synchronized broadcast of media content across large networks, comprising a media source stored and operating on a network-connected electronic device that broadcast media content, a first media receiver stored and operating on a network-connected electronic device that receives the media content and re-broadcasts it, and a plurality of further media receivers stored and operating on network-connected electronic devices that receive the media content from the first media receiver, and a method for synchronized broadcast of media content across large networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Ravi Rajapakse, Ian M. McIntosh