Patents by Inventor Sean Bartholemew Simmons

Sean Bartholemew Simmons 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).

  • Media rate adaption using a median filter
    Patent number: 9379987
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes encoding a first portion of media at an encoding rate. The first portion of the media is streamed over a network from a sending device to a receiving device. Feedback is received related to packet events occurring during transmission of the first portion of the media over the network. Adjusted feedback is generated, by a computer processor, by applying a median filter to the feedback data. The encoding rate of the media is adjusted based on the adjusted feedback data. An additional portion of the media is encoded at the adjusted encoding rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Shahram Talakoub, Sean Bartholemew Simmons
  • MEDIA RATE ADAPTION USING A MEDIAN FILTER
    Publication number: 20150043333
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes encoding a first portion of media at an encoding rate. The first portion of the media is streamed over a network from a sending device to a receiving device. Feedback is received related to packet events occurring during transmission of the first portion of the media over the network. Adjusted feedback is generated, by a computer processor, by applying a median filter to the feedback data. The encoding rate of the media is adjusted based on the adjusted feedback data. An additional portion of the media is encoded at the adjusted encoding rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Shahram Talakoub, Sean Bartholemew Simmons