Patents by Inventor Ian Shimmings

Ian Shimmings 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: 20160241617
    Abstract: Streaming media is provided over a network using a non-streaming-specific transfer protocol, in which a media stream is stored on a server as multiple individual media files, and a playlist is provided indicating which media files are required for output of a specific part of the media stream; wherein multiple different playlists are provided to respective different media streaming clients, in response to requests relating to corresponding different parts of the media stream. A user interface is provided on the client device, in which an interactive media event is displayed including streaming media, and secondary media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING LIMITED
    Inventors: John Jelley, Ian Shimmings, Andreas Andersson, Michael Cutler, Joel Newman