Patents by Inventor Nicholas A. Nero

Nicholas A. Nero 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).

  • Method and system for providing real-time streaming media content
    Patent number: 8327009
    Abstract: There is provided a method for execution by a processor of a media playback device to provide media content. The method includes receiving streaming audio data. The streaming audio data comprises a plurality of audio data clips, each audio data clip having a clip size. The method includes providing a circular queue. The circular queue is characterized by a queue size that is at least two or more clip sizes. The circular queue is used to store a plurality of queue clips, each with a clip size. Each of the plurality of audio data clips is stored into one of the plurality of queue clips of the circular queue. After the circular queue has been filled, the method includes sequentially reading and playing the streaming audio data from each one of the plurality of queue clips of the circular queue. Finally, the method includes a step to continue storing a next one of the plurality of audio data clips into a read one of the plurality of queue clips of the circular queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Prestenback, Jeff Ashbrook, Evan Tahler, David Jessen, John Scot Pansing, Nicholas A. Nero
  • Method and system for providing real-time streaming media content
    Publication number: 20110167167
    Abstract: There is provided a method for execution by a processor of a media playback device to provide media content. The method includes receiving streaming audio data. The streaming audio data comprises a plurality of audio data clips, each audio data clip having a clip size. The method includes providing a circular queue. The circular queue is characterized by a queue size that is at least two or more clip sizes. The circular queue is used to store a plurality of queue clips, each with a clip size. Each of the plurality of audio data clips is stored into one of the plurality of queue clips of the circular queue. After the circular queue has been filled, the method includes sequentially reading and playing the streaming audio data from each one of the plurality of queue clips of the circular queue. Finally, the method includes a step to continue storing a next one of the plurality of audio data clips into a read one of the plurality of queue clips of the circular queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Kyle Prestenback, Jeff Ashbrook, Evan Tahler, David Jessen, John Scot Pansing, Nicholas A. Nero