Patents by Inventor Ryan J. Huebsch

Ryan J. Huebsch 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).

  • Facilitating client decisions
    Patent number: 10862994
    Abstract: Facilitating a decision of a content player is disclosed. In some cases, performance information associated with a content player is received. The information is received from a client. A determination is made that an update should be sent to the client. The update is sent to the client. In other cases, information is received from an external entity. Based at least in part on the received information, an instruction is sent to a content player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ryan J. Huebsch, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, Ningning Hu, Ion Stoica, Hui Zhang, Jibin Zhan
  • FACILITATING CLIENT DECISIONS
    Publication number: 20200344320
    Abstract: Facilitating a decision of a content player is disclosed. In some cases, performance information associated with a content player is received. The information is received from a client. A determination is made that an update should be sent to the client. The update is sent to the client. In other cases, information is received from an external entity. Based at least in part on the received information, an instruction is sent to a content player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ryan J. Huebsch, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, Ningning Hu, Ion Stoica, Hui Zhang, Jibin Zhan
  • Monitoring the performance of a content player
    Patent number: 10027779
    Abstract: Improving a content player engagement is described. An engagement of a first content player with respect to a content item being downloaded by the first client is measured. Performance information associated with the first content player is obtained. A quantitative relationship between the engagement and the performance information is determined. How a second client obtains the same content is adjusted based at least in part on the determined quantitative relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Prashanth Pappu, Asad K. Awan, Aditya Ravikumar Ganjam, Ryan J. Huebsch
  • Monitoring the performance of a content player
    Patent number: 10009241
    Abstract: Monitoring performance data associated with a content player is disclosed. Information relating to the state of a content player is obtained on a time driven basis. At least a portion of the obtained information is reported, via a communications interface, to a content distribution monitoring server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ryan J. Huebsch, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, George C. Necula, Ion Stoica, Hui Zhang, Jibin Zhan
  • Monitoring the performance of a content player
    Patent number: 9948747
    Abstract: Improving a content player engagement is described. An engagement of a first content player with respect to a content item being downloaded by the first client is measured. Performance information associated with the first content player is obtained. A quantitative relationship between the engagement and the performance information is determined. How a second client obtains the same content is adjusted based at least in part on the determined quantitative relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Prashanth Pappu, Asad K. Awan, Aditya Ravikumar Ganjam, Ryan J. Huebsch
  • Monitoring the performance of a content player
    Patent number: 9838503
    Abstract: Improving a content player engagement is described. An engagement of a first content player with respect to a content item being downloaded by the first client is measured. Performance information associated with the first content player is obtained. A quantitative relationship between the engagement and the performance information is determined. How a second client obtains the same content is adjusted based at least in part on the determined quantitative relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Prashanth Pappu, Asad K. Awan, Aditya Ravikumar Ganjam, Ryan J. Huebsch
  • Delivering a video stream
    Patent number: 9813475
    Abstract: Delivering a video stream is disclosed. A request for the video stream is received. A past portion of the video stream is delivered to a client. The past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer. Receiving a video stream is also disclosed. A request for the video stream is transmitted. A past portion of the video stream is received. The received past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya Ravikumar Ganjam, Ion Stoica, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, Ryan J. Huebsch, Jibin Zhan, Hui Zhang
  • Monitoring the performance of a content player
    Patent number: 9203913
    Abstract: Improving a content player engagement is described. An engagement of a first content player with respect to a first content item being downloaded by the first client is measured. Performance information associated with the first content player is received. A quantitative relationship between the engagement and the performance information is determined. A setting associated with a download of the first content item by a second client is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Prashanth Pappu, Asad K. Awan, Aditya R. Ganjam, Ryan J. Huebsch
  • Delivering a video stream
    Patent number: 9118742
    Abstract: Delivering a video stream is disclosed. A request for the video stream is received. A past portion of the video stream is delivered to a client. The past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer. Receiving a video stream is also disclosed. A request for the video stream is transmitted. A past portion of the video stream is received. The received past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ion Stoica, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, Ryan J. Huebsch, Jibin Zhan, Hui Zhang
  • Monitoring the performance of a content player
    Patent number: 8874725
    Abstract: Monitoring performance data associated with a content player is disclosed. Information relating to the state of a content player is obtained on a time driven basis. At least a portion of the obtained information is reported, via a communications interface, to a content distribution monitoring server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ryan J. Huebsch, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, George C. Necula, Ion Stoica, Hui Zhang, Jibin Zhan
  • DELIVERING A VIDEO STREAM
    Publication number: 20140297884
    Abstract: Delivering a video stream is disclosed. A request for the video stream is received. A past portion of the video stream is delivered to a client. The past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer. Receiving a video stream is also disclosed. A request for the video stream is transmitted. A past portion of the video stream is received. The received past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ion Stoica, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, Ryan J. Huebsch, Jibin Zhan, Hui Zhang
  • Delivering a video stream
    Patent number: 8626941
    Abstract: Delivering a video stream is disclosed. A request for the video stream is received. A past portion of the video stream is delivered to a client. The past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer. Receiving a video stream is also disclosed. A request for the video stream is transmitted. A past portion of the video stream is received. The received past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ion Stoica, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, Ryan J. Huebsch, Jibin Zhan, Hui Zhang
  • DELIVERING A VIDEO STREAM
    Publication number: 20120278500
    Abstract: Delivering a video stream is disclosed. A request for the video stream is received. A past portion of the video stream is delivered to a client. The past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer. Receiving a video stream is also disclosed. A request for the video stream is transmitted. A past portion of the video stream is received. The received past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: CONVIVA INC.
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ion Stoica, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, Ryan J. Huebsch, Jibin Zhan, Hui Zhang
  • Delivering a video stream
    Patent number: 8244899
    Abstract: Delivering a video stream is disclosed. A request for the video stream is received. A past portion of the video stream is delivered to a client. The past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer. Receiving a video stream is also disclosed. A request for the video stream is transmitted. A past portion of the video stream is received. The received past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya R. Ganjam, Ion Stoica, Karthik K. Lakshminarayanan, Ryan J. Huebsch, Jibin Zhan, Hui Zhang