Patents by Inventor John Robert Behrens
John Robert Behrens 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: 9866598Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and systems to assess an ability to playback media content. The system progresses through media content playback applications by communicating a query to a computer system over a computer network. The progressing is used to assess an ability of the computer system to playback media content locally. Next, the system, receives a response to the query. The response indicates an ability of the computer system to playback the media content locally.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Patent number: 9571531Abstract: The present disclosure includes a method to provide rich media content over a computer network. The system determines a user's ability to playback said rich media content locally. Next, the system provides the user with a version of said rich media content appropriate for said user's ability to playback said rich media content locally. Next, the system loads said rich media content into a local cache of the user. Finally, the system displays said rich media content from the user's local cache after said rich media content has been completely loaded.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Publication number: 20160142448Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and systems to assess an ability to playback media content. The system progresses through media content playback applications by communicating a query to a computer system over a computer network. The progressing is used to assess an ability of the computer system to playback media content locally. Next, the system, receives a response to the query. The response indicates an ability of the computer system to playback the media content locally.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2016Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Patent number: 9319482Abstract: A method and system to identify an ability of a computer system to playback media content locally. The system progresses through media content playback applications by querying the computer system over a computer network. The system progresses through the applications to assess an ability of the computer system to playback the media content locally. Finally, the system provides the computer system with a version of the media content appropriate for the ability of the computer system to playback the media content locally. The version of the media content is a media file.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2007Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Publication number: 20150358365Abstract: The present disclosure includes a method to provide rich media content over a computer network. The system determines a user's ability to playback said rich media content locally. Next, the system provides the user with a version of said rich media content appropriate for said user's ability to playback said rich media content locally. Next, the system loads said rich media content into a local cache of the user. Finally, the system displays said rich media content from the user's local cache after said rich media content has been completely loaded.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Patent number: 9065879Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and systems for selecting media content based on technical environment information. A connection over a network between a server and a client is established. The e connection is associated with the technical environment information and the technical environment information is associated with an the ability of the client to playback media content locally. The method includes selecting, at the server, a version of media content appropriate for playback at the client locally based on the ability of the client.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Publication number: 20130227003Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and systems for selecting media content based on technical environment information. A connection over a network between a server and a client is established. The e connection is associated with the technical environment information and the technical environment information is associated with an the ability of the client to playback media content locally. The method includes selecting, at the server, a version of media content appropriate for playback at the client locally based on the ability of the client.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2013Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Patent number: 8417820Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and systems for selecting media content based on technical environment information. A connection over a network between a server and a client is established. The e connection is associated with the technical environment information and the technical environment information is associated with an the ability of the client to playback media content locally. The method includes selecting, at the server, a version of media content appropriate for playback at the client locally based on the ability of the client.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Patent number: 8060625Abstract: The disclosure provides for methods and systems for providing media content over a network. The method includes sending a query from a server over the network to a client regarding an ability of the client to playback the media content locally. The sending is automatic and initiated by the server. The method is further includes receiving, at the server, a response from the client regarding the ability of the client to playback the media content locally. The receiving is responsive to the sending. A version of the media content is sent from the server to the client based on the ability of the client to playback the media content locally.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2008Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Patent number: 7747708Abstract: A method and system to provide a media file appropriate for playback. The system identifies an ability of a computer system to playback media content locally by querying a computer system over a network to assess a local playback capability of the computer system. Next, the system creates the media file in response to the identification of the ability and based on the ability. Finally, the system provides the computer system with the media file based on the ability of the computer system to playback the media content locally.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2007Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Publication number: 20080228925Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and systems for selecting media content based on technical environment information. A connection over a network between a server and a client is established. The e connection is associated with the technical environment information and the technical environment information is associated with an the ability of the client to playback media content locally. The method includes selecting, at the server, a version of media content appropriate for playback at the client locally based on the ability of the client.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Patent number: 7421482Abstract: The invention presented here is a method and system for providing rich media content over a computer network. In accordance with the invention, a server on a physical or wireless computer network polls the software, hardware, or appliance of an end user on the network, for the availability of software and/or hardware necessary for the display of rich media content. This polling is transparent to the end user and requires no action on the part of the end user. Based on the client's response, the server sends an appropriately formatted version of the rich media file. The user is not necessarily aware that this transfer is taking place, as it is taking place in the background, while the user is performing other tasks or viewing content other than that which is being transferred. Once the rich media has been transferred in its entirety and stored, or cached, in the local memory of the client, the rich media content is displayed automatically in a designated display area.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2005Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: eBay, Inc.Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Publication number: 20080183584Abstract: The disclosure provides for methods and systems for providing media content over a network. The method includes sending a query from a server over the network to a client regarding an ability of the client to playback the media content locally. The sending is automatic and initiated by the server. The method is further includes receiving, at the server, a response from the client regarding the ability of the client to playback the media content locally. The receiving is responsive to the sending. A version of the media content is sent from the server to the client based on the ability of the client to playback the media content locally.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2008Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Publication number: 20080177713Abstract: The present disclosure provides for methods and systems for providing media content for display in a designated area. An ability of a client to playback media content locally is determined by querying the client over a network. The client includes the designated display area and a content display area. The determining is automatic and initiated by the server. The method includes providing over the network a version of the media content to the client for display in the designated display area. The version of the media content is appropriate for the ability of the client to playback media content locally. The providing is automatic and initiated by the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Publication number: 20080120344Abstract: A method and system to identify an ability of a computer system to playback media content locally. The system progresses through media content playback applications by querying the computer system over a computer network. The system progresses through the applications to assess an ability of the computer system to playback the media content locally. Finally, the system provides the computer system with a version of the media content appropriate for the ability of the computer system to playback the media content locally. The version of the media content is a media file.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu
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Patent number: 6985934Abstract: The invention presented here is a method and system for providing rich media content over a computer network. In accordance with the invention, a server on a physical or wireless computer network polls the software, hardware, or appliance of an end user on the network, for the availability of software and/or hardware necessary for the display of rich media content. This polling is transparent to the end user and requires no action on the part of the end user. Based on the client's response, the server sends an appropriately formatted version of the rich media file. The user is not necessarily aware that this transfer is taking place, as it is taking place in the background, while the user is performing other tasks or viewing content other than that which is being transferred. Once the rich media has been transferred in its entirety and stored, or cached, in the local memory of the client, the rich media content is displayed automatically in a designated display area.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2000Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: Binham Communications CorporationInventors: Brooke Allysoun Armstrong, John Robert Behrens, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Alexander Blair Ireland, Stephen John Muller, Nancy Kiyoko Narimatsu