Patents by Inventor Kourosh Soroushian
Kourosh Soroushian 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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Publication number: 20240070186Abstract: Playback and distribution systems and methods for multimedia files are provided. The multimedia files are encoded with flags associated with the content data of the multimedia files. Through the use of the flags, playback of the content is enhanced without significantly increasing the file size of the multimedia file.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Kourosh Soroushian, Shaiwal Priyadarshi, Jason Braness, Roland Osborne, William Frantz, Jerome Vashisht-Rota, Daniel Salmonsen, John Funnell, Michael Floyd
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Patent number: 11870758Abstract: Systems and methods for application identification in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user device includes a processor and memory configured to store an application, a session manager, an application identifier, and at least one shared library, and the processor is configured by the session manager to communicate the application identifier and the application identifier data to an authentication server and permit the execution of the application in response to authentication of the application by the authentication server.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Eric William Grab, Kourosh Soroushian, Tung Lin, Francis Yee-Dug Chan, Evan Wallin, William David Amidei
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Patent number: 11847154Abstract: Playback and distribution systems and methods for multimedia files are provided. The multimedia files are encoded with flags associated with the content data of the multimedia files. Through the use of the flags, playback of the content is enhanced without significantly increasing the file size of the multimedia file.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Kourosh Soroushian, Shaiwal Priyadarshi, Jason Braness, Roland Osborne, William Frantz, Jerome Vashisht-Rota, Daniel Salmonsen, John Funnell, Michael Floyd
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Publication number: 20230300372Abstract: Systems and methods for performing trick play functionality using trick play streams during adaptive bitrate streaming in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes requesting a video container index from a video container file containing a video stream from a plurality of alternative streams of video; requesting at least one portion of the video stream using at least one entry from the video container index; decoding the at least one portion of the video stream; receiving at least one user instruction to perform a visual search of the media; requesting a trick play container index from a trick play container file containing a trick play stream; requesting at least one frame of video from the at least one trick play stream; and decoding and displaying the at least one frame of video from the trick play stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Auke Sjoerd van der Schaar, Kourosh Soroushian
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Publication number: 20230224519Abstract: Systems and methods for streaming and playing back video having a variety of resolutions, frame rates, and/or sample aspect ratios, where the video streams are encoded at one of a number of maximum bit rate levels, in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes a processor, and storage containing data relating combinations of resolution and frame rates to maximum bitrates, where a plurality of resolution and frame rates that are related to the same maximum bitrate form a maximum bitrate level. In addition, an encoding application configures the processor to encode a video stream as a plurality of video streams having different resolutions and frame rates, where the target maximum bitrate used during the encoding is selected based upon the maximum bitrate levels of the resolution and frame rate combinations indicated within the data relating combinations of resolution and frame rates to maximum bitrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventor: Kourosh Soroushian
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Patent number: 11638033Abstract: Systems and methods for performing trick play functionality using trick play streams during adaptive bitrate streaming in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes requesting a video container index from a video container file containing a video stream from a plurality of alternative streams of video; requesting at least one portion of the video stream using at least one entry from the video container index; decoding the at least one portion of the video stream; receiving at least one user instruction to perform a visual search of the media; requesting a trick play container index from a trick play container file containing a trick play stream; requesting at least one frame of video from the at least one trick play stream; and decoding and displaying the at least one frame of video from the trick play stream.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Auke Sjoerd van der Schaar, Kourosh Soroushian
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Publication number: 20230112297Abstract: Playback and distribution systems and methods for multimedia files are provided. The multimedia files are encoded with flags associated with the content data of the multimedia files. Through the use of the flags, playback of the content is enhanced without significantly increasing the file size of the multimedia file.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Kourosh Soroushian, Shaiwal Priyadarshi, Jason Braness, Roland Osborne, William Frantz, Jerome Vashisht-Rota, Daniel Salmonsen, John Funnell, Michael Floyd
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Patent number: 11611785Abstract: Systems and methods for streaming and playing back video having a variety of resolutions, frame rates, and/or sample aspect ratios, where the video streams are encoded at one of a number of maximum bit rate levels, in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes a processor, and storage containing data relating combinations of resolution and frame rates to maximum bitrates, where a plurality of resolution and frame rates that are related to the same maximum bitrate form a maximum bitrate level. In addition, an encoding application configures the processor to encode a video stream as a plurality of video streams having different resolutions and frame rates, where the target maximum bitrate used during the encoding is selected based upon the maximum bitrate levels of the resolution and frame rate combinations indicated within the data relating combinations of resolution and frame rates to maximum bitrates.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventor: Kourosh Soroushian
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Patent number: 11528540Abstract: System and methods for selecting one of the alternative streams of encoded media from a group of alternative streams of encoded media for use during start-up of playback of the encoded media in accordance with embodiments of this invention are disclosed. The systems and methods begin by determining an estimated stability period for a current bandwidth of a communicative connection between the playback device and a remote system providing the alternative streams of encoded. A test process is then performed on the streams of encoded media to select one of streams of encoded media that provides portions of said encoded media such that an underflow condition does not occur during the estimated stability period. The streaming of encoded media is then commenced by requesting the portions of encoded media be transmitted from the remote server using the selected stream.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Abhishek Shivadas, Kourosh Soroushian
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Patent number: 11495266Abstract: Playback and distribution systems and methods for multimedia files are provided. The multimedia files are encoded with indexes associated with the content data of the multimedia files. Through the use of the indexes, playback of the content is enhanced without significantly increasing the file size of the multimedia file.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Kourosh Soroushian, Roland Osborne, Jason Braness, Shaiwal Priyadarshi
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Patent number: 11494428Abstract: Playback and distribution systems and methods for multimedia files are provided. The multimedia files are encoded with flags associated with the content data of the multimedia files. Through the use of the flags, playback of the content is enhanced without significantly increasing the file size of the multimedia file.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Kourosh Soroushian, Shaiwal Priyadarshi, Jason Braness, Roland Osborne, William Frantz, Jerome Vashisht-Rota, Daniel Salmonsen, John Funnell, Michael Floyd
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Patent number: 11457054Abstract: Systems and methods for the selection of resolutions for seamless resolution switching of multimedia content in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a source encoder includes a processor configured by a source encoder application to receive multimedia content, where the multimedia content comprises video data having a primary resolution and a primary sample aspect ratio and encode the video data as a set of alternative streams, where a plurality of the streams in the set of alternative streams have different maximum bitrates and resolutions, the resolution of each of the plurality of streams comprises a width and height that are both an integer number of pixels, and both the width and height of each of the plurality of streams is a common fraction of the width and height of the corresponding primary resolution.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Kourosh Soroushian, Abhishek Shivadas
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Publication number: 20220263807Abstract: Systems and methods for application identification in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user device includes a processor and memory configured to store an application, a session manager, an application identifier, and at least one shared library, and the processor is configured by the session manager to communicate the application identifier and the application identifier data to an authentication server and permit the execution of the application in response to authentication of the application by the authentication server.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2021Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Eric William Grab, Kourosh Soroushian, Tung Lin, Francis Yee-Dug Chan, Evan Wallin, William David Amidei
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Publication number: 20210409839Abstract: System and methods for selecting one of the alternative streams of encoded media from a group of alternative streams of encoded media for use during start-up of playback of the encoded media in accordance with embodiments of this invention are disclosed. The systems and methods begin by determining an estimated stability period for a current bandwidth of a communicative connection between the playback device and a remote system providing the alternative streams of encoded. A test process is then performed on the streams of encoded media to select one of streams of encoded media that provides portions of said encoded media such that an underflow condition does not occur during the estimated stability period. The streaming of encoded media is then commenced by requesting the portions of encoded media be transmitted from the remote server using the selected stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Abhishek SHIVADAS, Kourosh SOROUSHIAN
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Publication number: 20210398566Abstract: Playback and distribution systems and methods for multimedia files are provided. The multimedia files are encoded with indexes associated with the content data of the multimedia files. Through the use of the indexes, playback of the content is enhanced without significantly increasing the file size of the multimedia file.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Kourosh Soroushian, Roland Osborne, Jason Braness, Shaiwal Priyadarshi
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Patent number: 11190497Abstract: Systems and methods for application identification in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user device includes a processor and memory configured to store an application, a session manager, an application identifier, and at least one shared library, and the processor is configured by the session manager to communicate the application identifier and the application identifier data to an authentication server and permit the execution of the application in response to authentication of the application by the authentication server.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Eric William Grab, Kourosh Soroushian, Tung Lin, Francis Yee-Dug Chan, Evan Wallin, William David Amidei
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Patent number: 11178435Abstract: Systems and methods for saving encoded media streamed using adaptive bitrate streaming in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a playback device configured to perform adaptive bitrate streaming of media includes a video decoder application and a processor, where the video decoder application configures the processor to select a download stream from a set of alternative streams of video data, measure streaming conditions and request a stream of video data from the alternative streams of video data, receive portions of video data from the requested stream of video data, decode the received video data, save the received video data to memory, when the received video data is from the download stream and separately download and save the corresponding portion of video data from the download stream to memory, when the received video data is not from the download stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Ben Ziskind, Song Cen, Tung Lin, Jason Braness, Kourosh Soroushian
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Publication number: 20210329347Abstract: Systems and methods for providing multimedia content from one process or component to another process or component over an unsecured connection are provided. One embodiment includes obtaining the cryptographic information, extracting the at least partially encrypted video data from the container file to create an elementary bitstream, enciphering the cryptographic information, inserting the cryptographic information in the elementary bitstream, providing the elementary bitstream to a video decoder, extracting the cryptographic information from the elementary bitstream at the video decoder, deciphering the cryptographic information, decrypting the elementary bitstream with the cryptographic information and decoding the elementary bitstream for rendering on a display device using the video decoder.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Francis Yee-Dug Chan, Kourosh Soroushian, Andrew Jeffrey Wood
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Patent number: 11102553Abstract: Systems and methods for providing multimedia content from one process or component to another process or component over an unsecured connection are provided. One embodiment includes obtaining the cryptographic information, extracting the at least partially encrypted video data from the container file to create an elementary bitstream, enciphering the cryptographic information, inserting the cryptographic information in the elementary bitstream, providing the elementary bitstream to a video decoder, extracting the cryptographic information from the elementary bitstream at the video decoder, deciphering the cryptographic information, decrypting the elementary bitstream with the cryptographic information and decoding the elementary bitstream for rendering on a display device using the video decoder.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Francis Yee-Dug Chan, Kourosh Soroushian, Andrew Jeffrey Wood
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Patent number: RE48748Abstract: Systems and methods for determining available bandwidth and performing initial stream selection when commencing adaptive bitrate streaming using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes measuring network bandwidth using a playback device, determining an initial network bandwidth estimate using the network bandwidth measurements, selecting an initial stream from said plurality of streams of encoded media that are encoded at different maximum bitrates rates using the playback device based upon the maximum bitrates of the plurality of streams and the initial bandwidth estimate; and commencing streaming of encoded media by requesting portions of the encoded media from the initial streams using the playback device.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Kourosh Soroushian, Jason A. Braness