Patents by Inventor Reza Emdad

Reza Emdad 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).

  • Systems and methods for encoding and sharing content between devices
    Patent number: 11711410
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing content between devices are disclosed. To request a shared piece of media content, a playback device generates and sends a request to content server. The playback device includes information in the request that indicates the playback capabilities of the device. The content server receives the request and determines the playback capabilities of the playback device from the information in the request. The content server then determines the assets that may be used by the playback device to obtain the media content and generates a top level index file for the playback device that includes information about the determined assets. The top level index file is then sent to the playback device that may then use the top level index file to obtain the media content using the indicated assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: DIVX, LLC
    Inventors: Song Cen, Reza Emdad
  • Systems and Methods for Encoding and Sharing Content between Devices
    Publication number: 20220368749
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing content between devices are disclosed. To request a shared piece of media content, a playback device generates and sends a request to content server. The playback device includes information in the request that indicates the playback capabilities of the device. The content server receives the request and determines the playback capabilities of the playback device from the information in the request. The content server then determines the assets that may be used by the playback device to obtain the media content and generates a top level index file for the playback device that includes information about the determined assets. The top level index file is then sent to the playback device that may then use the top level index file to obtain the media content using the indicated assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: DIVX, LLC
    Inventors: Song Cen, Reza Emdad
  • Systems and methods for encoding and sharing content between devices
    Patent number: 11349892
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing content between devices are disclosed. To request a shared piece of media content, a playback device generates and sends a request to content server. The playback device includes information in the request that indicates the playback capabilities of the device. The content server receives the request and determines the playback capabilities of the playback device from the information in the request. The content server then determines the assets that may be used by the playback device to obtain the media content and generates a top level index file for the playback device that includes information about the determined assets. The top level index file is then sent to the playback device that may then use the top level index file to obtain the media content using the indicated assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: DIVX, LLC
    Inventors: Song Cen, Reza Emdad
  • Systems and Methods for Encoding and Sharing Content between Devices
    Publication number: 20200244714
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing content between devices are disclosed. To request a shared piece of media content, a playback device generates and sends a request to content server. The playback device includes information in the request that indicates the playback capabilities of the device. The content server receives the request and determines the playback capabilities of the playback device from the information in the request. The content server then determines the assets that may be used by the playback device to obtain the media content and generates a top level index file for the playback device that includes information about the determined assets. The top level index file is then sent to the playback device that may then use the top level index file to obtain the media content using the indicated assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: DIVX, LLC
    Inventors: Song Cen, Reza Emdad
  • Systems and methods for encoding and sharing content between devices
    Patent number: 10623458
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing content between devices are disclosed. To request a shared piece of media content, a playback device generates and sends a request to content server. The playback device includes information in the request that indicates the playback capabilities of the device. The content server receives the request and determines the playback capabilities of the playback device from the information in the request. The content server then determines the assets that may be used by the playback device to obtain the media content and generates a top level index file for the playback device that includes information about the determined assets. The top level index file is then sent to the playback device that may then use the top level index file to obtain the media content using the indicated assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: DIVX, LLC
    Inventors: Song Cen, Reza Emdad
  • Systems and Methods for Encoding and Sharing Content between Devices
    Publication number: 20190268394
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing content between devices are disclosed. To request a shared piece of media content, a playback device generates and sends a request to content server. The playback device includes information in the request that indicates the playback capabilities of the device. The content server receives the request and determines the playback capabilities of the playback device from the information in the request. The content server then determines the assets that may be used by the playback device to obtain the media content and generates a top level index file for the playback device that includes information about the determined assets. The top level index file is then sent to the playback device that may then use the top level index file to obtain the media content using the indicated assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: DIVX, LLC
    Inventors: Song Cen, Reza Emdad
  • Systems and methods for encoding and sharing content between devices
    Patent number: 10225298
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing content between devices are disclosed. To request a shared piece of media content, a playback device generates and sends a request to content server. The playback device includes information in the request that indicates the playback capabilities of the device. The content server receives the request and determines the playback capabilities of the playback device from the information in the request. The content server then determines the assets that may be used by the playback device to obtain the media content and generates a top level index file for the playback device that includes information about the determined assets. The top level index file is then sent to the playback device that may then use the top level index file to obtain the media content using the indicated assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: DIVX, LLC
    Inventors: Song Cen, Reza Emdad
  • Systems and methods for encoding and sharing content between devices
    Patent number: 10091262
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing content between devices are disclosed. To request a shared piece of media content, a playback device generates and sends a request to content server. The playback device includes information in the request that indicates the playback capabilities of the device. The content server receives the request and determines the playback capabilities of the playback device from the information in the request. The content server then determines the assets that may be used by the playback device to obtain the media content and generates a top level index file for the playback device that includes information about the determined assets. The top level index file is then sent to the playback device that may then use the top level index file to obtain the media content using the indicated assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: DIVX, LLC
    Inventors: Song Cen, Reza Emdad
  • Systems and Methods for Encoding and Sharing Content between Devices
    Publication number: 20160197971
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing content between devices are disclosed. To request a shared piece of media content, a playback device generates and sends a request to content server. The playback device includes information in the request that indicates the playback capabilities of the device. The content server receives the request and determines the playback capabilities of the playback device from the information in the request. The content server then determines the assets that may be used by the playback device to obtain the media content and generates a top level index file for the playback device that includes information about the determined assets. The top level index file is then sent to the playback device that may then use the top level index file to obtain the media content using the indicated assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Sonic IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Song Cen, Reza Emdad