Patents by Inventor Prabhudev I. Hosur
Prabhudev I. Hosur 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: 10511646Abstract: A method for delivering media content includes receiving a request identifying a requested media file. The method also includes, in response to receiving the request, accessing the requested media file. The requested media file includes media content in a first format. The method further includes generating a modified media file based on the requested media file. The modified media file includes media content in a second format. Additionally, the method includes generating an auxiliary file associated with the modified media file. The auxiliary file includes a plurality of content records associated with different portions of the media content in the modified media file and indicating a location of the associated portion. Each content record includes information to facilitate transmission of the associated portion of the media content to a remote client prior to the modified media file being completely generated.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: IMAGINE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.Inventor: Prabhudev I. Hosur
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Patent number: 10459943Abstract: A method comprising receiving a request for media content from a client, accessing a plurality of source files associated with the requested media content based on the request, wherein the plurality of source files comprise the media content in one or more source formats, and generating a portion of a plurality of target files based on the plurality of source files. The method further comprising generating an auxiliary file for the generated portion of the plurality of target files to facilitate transmission of the generated portion of the plurality of target files to the client and transmitting to the client as a seamless media transmission the generated portion of the plurality of target files, wherein the portion of the plurality of target files are transmitted to the client simultaneously with generation of another portion of the plurality of target files and a corresponding auxiliary file.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: IMAGINE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.Inventors: Prabhudev I. Hosur, Cuong T. Nguyen, Jonathan R. Brickey
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Publication number: 20160373497Abstract: A method for delivering media content includes receiving a request identifying a requested media file. The method also includes, in response to receiving the request, accessing the requested media file. The requested media file includes media content in a first format. The method further includes generating a modified media file based on the requested media file. The modified media file includes media content in a second format. Additionally, the method includes generating an auxiliary file associated with the modified media file. The auxiliary file includes a plurality of content records associated with different portions of the media content in the modified media file and indicating a location of the associated portion. Each content record includes information to facilitate transmission of the associated portion of the media content to a remote client prior to the modified media file being completely generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventor: PRABHUDEV I. HOSUR
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Patent number: 9473812Abstract: A method for delivering media content includes receiving a request identifying a requested media file. The method also includes, in response to receiving the request, accessing the requested media file. The requested media file includes media content in a first format. The method further includes generating a modified media file based on the requested media file. The modified media file includes media content in a second format. Additionally, the method includes generating an auxiliary file associated with the modified media file. The auxiliary file includes a plurality of content records associated with different portions of the media content in the modified media file and indicating a location of the associated portion. Each content record includes information to facilitate transmission of the associated portion of the media content to a remote client prior to the modified media file being completely generated.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2008Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Imagine Communications Corp.Inventor: Prabhudev I. Hosur
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Publication number: 20160162558Abstract: A method comprising receiving a request for media content from a client, accessing a plurality of source files associated with the requested media content based on the request, wherein the plurality of source files comprise the media content in one or more source formats, and generating a portion of a plurality of target files based on the plurality of source files. The method further comprising generating an auxiliary file for the generated portion of the plurality of target files to facilitate transmission of the generated portion of the plurality of target files to the client and transmitting to the client as a seamless media transmission the generated portion of the plurality of target files, wherein the portion of the plurality of target files are transmitted to the client simultaneously with generation of another portion of the plurality of target files and a corresponding auxiliary file.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: PRABHUDEV I. HOSUR, CUONG T. NGUYEN, JONATHAN R. BRICKEY
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Patent number: 9282131Abstract: A method for processing media content includes receiving a request for media content and, in response, accessing a plurality of source files associated with the requested media content, wherein the source files comprise media content in one or more source formats. The method also includes generating one or more target files based on the plurality of source files. Additionally, the method includes, generating an auxiliary file associated with the target files. The auxiliary file includes a plurality of content records, each content record associated with a portion of the media content in the target. The method further includes, while generating the target files, transmitting the requested media content from the plurality of target files to a client as a seamless media transmission by reading each of the content records in the auxiliary file and transmitting to the client content corresponding to each content record.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Imagine Communications Corp.Inventors: Prabhudev I. Hosur, Cuong T. Nguyen, Jonathan R. Brickey
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Patent number: 9247276Abstract: A method for delivering media content includes receiving a request for media content from a client and identifying a first media file containing media content associated with the request. The first file has a first media format. The method further includes initiating creation of a second media file associated with the request and estimating one or more characteristic of the second media file. The second media file has a second media format. Additionally, the method includes generating media information for the second media file based on the estimated characteristics of the second media file and transmitting the media information to the client before creation of the second media file has been completed.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Imagine Communications Corp.Inventors: Prabhudev I. Hosur, Cuong T. Nguyen, Jonathan R. Brickey
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Publication number: 20100185776Abstract: A method for processing media content includes receiving a request for media content and, in response to receiving the request, accessing a plurality of source files associated with the requested media content, wherein the source files comprise media content in one or more source formats. The method also includes generating one or more target files based on the plurality of source files. The target files include media content in a target format. Additionally, the method includes, generating an auxiliary file associated with the target files while generating the target files. The auxiliary file includes a plurality of content records. Each content record is associated with a portion of the media content in the target files and indicates a location of the associated portion of the media content in a particular one of the target files.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2010Publication date: July 22, 2010Inventors: Prabhudev I. Hosur, Cuong T. Nguyen, Jonathan R. Brickey
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Publication number: 20100094931Abstract: A method for delivering media content includes receiving a request for media content from a client and identifying a first media file containing media content associated with the request. The first file has a first media format. The method further includes initiating creation of a second media file associated with the request and estimating one or more characteristic of the second media file. The second media file has a second media format. Additionally, the method includes generating media information for the second media file based on the estimated characteristics of the second media file and transmitting the media information to the client before creation of the second media file has been completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Ripcode, Inc.Inventors: Prabhudev I. Hosur, Cuong T. Nguyen, Jonathan R. Brickey
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Publication number: 20100070608Abstract: A method for delivering media content includes receiving a request identifying a requested media file. The method also includes, in response to receiving the request, accessing the requested media file. The requested media file includes media content in a first format. The method further includes generating a modified media file based on the requested media file. The modified media file includes media content in a second format. Additionally, the method includes generating an auxiliary file associated with the modified media file. The auxiliary file includes a plurality of content records associated with different portions of the media content in the modified media file and indicating a location of the associated portion. Each content record includes information to facilitate transmission of the associated portion of the media content to a remote client prior to the modified media file being completely generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2008Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: Ripcode, Inc.Inventor: Prabhudev I. Hosur