Patents by Inventor Richard Joseph Fliam

Richard Joseph Fliam 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).

  • Image Sampling from Multicast Streams
    Publication number: 20220053225
    Abstract: Images may be periodically captured from each of a plurality of content streams comprising programs. Each of the content streams may be associated with capture parameters. The capture parameters may include information on how frequently images from the stream may be captured. The captured images may be made available to various clients for various uses, such as for display of a schedule of available programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Kiok, Kevin Christopher Flanagan, Gregory Allen Broome, Richard Joseph Fliam, Sam Schwartz
  • Image sampling from multicast streams
    Patent number: 11153612
    Abstract: Images may be periodically captured from each of a plurality of content streams comprising programs. Each of the content streams may be associated with capture parameters. The capture parameters may include information on how frequently images from the stream may be captured. The captured images may be made available to various clients for various uses, such as for display of a schedule of available programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Kiok, Kevin Christopher Flanagan, Gregory Allen Broome, Richard Joseph Fliam, Sam Schwartz
  • Resource request management
    Patent number: 9992302
    Abstract: A resource management system may use information regarding the bandwidth status of a downstream communication path to determine what portion of queued content should be sent in the current available bandwidth timeslot. In some embodiments, multiple versions of the same requested content may be available, and the system may select a lower-quality version to send if needed to meet a time deadline included in the original content request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Allen Broome, Jason Burgess, Richard Joseph Fliam
  • RESOURCE REQUEST MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20170310787
    Abstract: A resource management system may use information regarding the bandwidth status of a downstream communication path to determine what portion of queued content should be sent in the current available bandwidth timeslot. In some embodiments, multiple versions of the same requested content may be available, and the system may select a lower-quality version to send if needed to meet a time deadline included in the original content request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory Allen Broome, Jason Burgess, Richard Joseph Fliam
  • Resource request management
    Patent number: 9560161
    Abstract: A resource management system may use information regarding the bandwidth status of a downstream communication path to determine what portion of queued content should be sent in the current available bandwidth timeslot. In some embodiments, multiple versions of the same requested content may be available, and the system may select a lower-quality version to send if needed to meet a time deadline included in the original content request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Allen Broome, Jason Burgess, Richard Joseph Fliam
  • RESOURCE REQUEST MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20160036941
    Abstract: A resource management system may use information regarding the bandwidth status of a downstream communication path to determine what portion of queued content should be sent in the current available bandwidth timeslot. In some embodiments, multiple versions of the same requested content may be available, and the system may select a lower-quality version to send if needed to meet a time deadline included in the original content request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory Allen Broome, Jason Burgess, Richard Joseph Fliam
  • Resource request management
    Patent number: 9131009
    Abstract: A resource management system may use information regarding the bandwidth status of a downstream communication path to determine what portion of queued content should be sent in the current available bandwidth timeslot. In some embodiments, multiple versions of the same requested content may be available, and the system may select a lower-quality version to send if needed to meet a time deadline included in the original content request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Allen Broome, Jason Burgess, Richard Joseph Fliam
  • Image Sampling from Multicast Streams
    Publication number: 20150181261
    Abstract: The disclosed methods and system may gain access to a plurality of content streams, and periodically capture still images from each stream. The captured stills may be stored in a predetermined location, and the location may be made available to various clients. By discovering the locations, application clients can issue requests to receive the latest image for a current stream, and use that image to improve a user interface or enhance a user experience in consuming the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph Kiok, Kevin Christopher Flanagan, Gregory Allen Broome, Richard Joseph Fliam, Sam Schwartz
  • Image sampling from multicast streams
    Patent number: 8949892
    Abstract: The disclosed methods and system may gain access to a plurality of content streams, and periodically capture still images from each stream. The captured stills may be stored in a predetermined location, and the location may be made available to various clients. By discovering the locations, application clients can issue requests to receive the latest image for a current stream, and use that image to improve a user interface or enhance a user experience in consuming the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph Kiok, Kevin Christopher Flanagan, Gregory Allen Broome, Richard Joseph Fliam, Sam Schwartz
  • RESOURCE REQUEST MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20140259082
    Abstract: A resource management system may use information regarding the bandwidth status of a downstream communication path to determine what portion of queued content should be sent in the current available bandwidth timeslot. In some embodiments, multiple versions of the same requested content may be available, and the system may select a lower-quality version to send if needed to meet a time deadline included in the original content request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Gregory Allen Broome, Jason Burgess, Richard Joseph Fliam
  • Image Sampling from Multicast Streams
    Publication number: 20120210356
    Abstract: The disclosed methods and system may gain access to a plurality of content streams, and periodically capture still images from each stream. The captured stills may be stored in a predetermined location, and the location may be made available to various clients. By discovering the locations, application clients can issue requests to receive the latest image for a current stream, and use that image to improve a user interface or enhance a user experience in consuming the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Kiok, Kevin Christopher Flanagan, Gregory Allen Broome, Richard Joseph Fliam, Sam Schwartz