Patents by Inventor Jason Krikorian
Jason Krikorian 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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Patent number: 9265015Abstract: Approaches, techniques, and mechanisms are disclosed for determining interaction among animals via proximity relationships. An interaction between two or more animals may generally refer to any action by an animal that influences one or more other animals and that may be inferred based on a detected physical proximity relationship between the animals. According to various embodiments, proximity relationships between animals may be detected based on determining an approximate physical distance between computing devices associated with the animals. In other embodiments, proximity relationships between animals may be detected based on detecting the co-location of computing devices associated with the animals.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: WHISTLE LABS, INC.Inventors: Chris Aiuto, Kevin Lloyd, Jason Krikorian
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Patent number: 9131253Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Publication number: 20130007816Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Bhupendra Shah, Raghuveer Tarra, Parimal Bajpai, Vijayachandran Velliyan Mariappan
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Patent number: 8346605Abstract: A media device allows users to watch and capture portions from a media broadcast. Users may then share the captured media content items with other users, for example, by uploading the items to a community website. Before providing requested media content items to other users, the website may combine advertisements with the media content items. The website may receive advertising revenue from advertisers and may share the advertising revenue with owners of the media content items in exchange for their permission to provide the media content items. The advertisers may provide restrictions on how the advertisements are combined with the media content items, and the content owners may provide restrictions on how the media content items are provided to the users.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Publication number: 20120011269Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Bhupendra Shah, Raghuveer Tarra, Parimal Bajpai, Vijayachandran Velliyan Mariappan
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Patent number: 8060909Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian
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Publication number: 20110219413Abstract: A media device allows users to watch and capture portions from a media stream. Users may then share the captured media content with other users. In one embodiment, the media device receives a media stream, plays the media stream, and caches a portion of the media stream as it is being played. A user can define a media clip by selecting its boundaries in the cached portion of the media stream. The media device creates the media clip based on the user's input and enables the user to transmit the media clip to another system, such as a community website for sharing it with other users.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian
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Publication number: 20110185393Abstract: Systems and methods allow playback of a media stream received via a network. The media stream is received and stored in a buffer prior to playback. Responsive to receiving the user command to change the content of the media stream, the buffer is flushed prior to receiving the changed content in the media stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Bhupendra Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 7975062Abstract: A media device allows users to watch and capture portions from a media stream. Users may then share the captured media content with other users. In one embodiment, the media device receives a media stream, plays the media stream, and caches a portion of the media stream as it is being played. A user can define a media clip by selecting its boundaries in the cached portion of the media stream. The media device creates the media clip based on the user's input and enables the user to transmit the media clip to another system, such as a community website for sharing it with other users.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2007Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian
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Publication number: 20110099286Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian
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Patent number: 7921446Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Bhupendra Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 7877776Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian
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Publication number: 20100269138Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Patent number: 7769756Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2007Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Publication number: 20100191860Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Bhupendra Shah, Raghuveer Tarra, Parimal Bajpai, Vijayachandran Velliyan Mariappan
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Patent number: 7707614Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Bhupendra Shah, Raghuveer Tarra, Parimal Bajpai, Vijayachandran Velliyan Mariappan
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Publication number: 20100100915Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: Sling Media Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Bhupendra Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 7647614Abstract: A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Bhupendra Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Publication number: 20080059533Abstract: PVR functionality is enabled on a media player of a placeshifting system, which allows a user to record media programs from locations that are physically remote from a source of the media programs. The media player may receive program schedule information and present the program schedule information to the user. Based on user input, the media player identifies a media program and associated schedule information. When the media program is scheduled to play, the media player requests a media broadcasting device to receive the media program; to digitize, transcode, and/or transrate the media program, if necessary; and to transmit the media program to the media player. The media program may be recorded in a local storage of the media broadcasting device or the media player.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: Sling Media, Inc.Inventor: Jason Krikorian
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Publication number: 20070234213Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Brian Meckler