Patents by Inventor Michael E. Leimer

Michael E. Leimer 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).

  • Distribution of content in an information distribution system
    Patent number: 8302144
    Abstract: A network personal video recorder (nPvR) supporting PVR functionality in a server-centric environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: David Birks, Michael E. Leimer
  • Networked personal video recorder method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20030192054
    Abstract: A network personal video recorder (nPvR) supporting PVR functionality in a server-centric environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: David Birks, Michael E. Leimer
  • Method and apparatus for storing content within a video on demand environment
    Publication number: 20020073172
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for maximizing the number of content titles available within a video on demand system by storing an initial portion of each title on a primary storage device and a remaining portion of each title on a secondary storage device, wherein the secondary storage device is used to provision the primary storage device in response to a subscriber request for a title having an initial portion stored on the primary storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Applicant: DIVA SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: James B. Armstrong, Michael E. Leimer
  • Method for providing scalable in-band and out-of-band access within a video-on-demand environment
    Patent number: 6240553
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for adapting in-band channel bandwidth and out-of-band channel bandwidth to incremental increases or decreases in subscriber populations within a video-on-demand system or digital services provided to subscribers within the video-on-demand system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: DIVA Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Ho Son, Michael E. Leimer