Patents Assigned to Novara Technology, LLC
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Patent number: 9124663Abstract: A system and method for bandwidth sharing in a distributed wireless client application using inverse multiplexing termination. The system includes: a group of collocated client playback devices having wide area network (WAN) and local area network (LAN) connectivity, and a centralized inverse multiplexing (IMUX) server which optimizes shared bandwidth of both the WAN via inverse multiplexing and the LAN using either broadcast or multicast of all virtual multiplexing paths to all other client playback devices of the group of collocated client playback devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Novara Technology, LLCInventors: Gregory M. Evans, Scott Curtis, Sean T. Purdy, Alfredo C. Issa
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Patent number: 8477950Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a Wide Area Network (WAN) based home theater system. In one embodiment, a home theater at a subscriber premises includes multiple home theater components, which include multiple audio playback components and a video playback component. Each home theater component is enabled to receive data from and send data to a virtualized home theater service via a WAN. In operation, each home theater component receives an appropriate media content stream for the home theater component from the virtualized home theater service via the WAN and provides playback of the media content stream according to the absolute playback timestamps for the media content stream.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Novara Technology, LLCInventors: Gregory M. Evans, Scott Curtis, Kunal Kandekar, Ravi Reddy Katpelly
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Publication number: 20130034042Abstract: A system and method for bandwidth sharing in a distributed wireless client application using inverse multiplexing termination. The system includes: a group of collocated client playback devices having wide area network (WAN) and local area network (LAN) connectivity, and a centralized inverse multiplexing (IMUX) server which optimizes shared bandwidth of both the WAN via inverse multiplexing and the LAN using either broadcast or multicast of all virtual multiplexing paths to all other client playback devices of the group of collocated client playback devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: NOVARA TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventors: Gregory M. Evans, Scott Curtis, Sean T. Purdy, Alfredo C. Issa
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Patent number: 8289997Abstract: A system and method for bandwidth sharing in a distributed wireless client application using inverse multiplexing termination. The system includes: a group of collocated client playback devices having wide area network (WAN) and local area network (LAN) connectivity, and a centralized inverse multiplexing (IMUX) server which optimizes shared bandwidth of both the WAN via inverse multiplexing and the LAN using either broadcast or multicast of all virtual multiplexing paths to all other client playback devices of the group of collocated client playback devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Novara Technology, LLCInventors: Gregory M. Evans, Scott Curtis, Sean T. Purdy, Alfredo C. Issa
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Publication number: 20120063603Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a Wide Area Network (WAN) based home theater system. In one embodiment, a home theater at a subscriber premises includes multiple home theater components, which include multiple audio playback components and a video playback component. Each home theater component is enabled to receive data from and send data to a virtualized home theater service via a WAN. In operation, each home theater component receives an appropriate media content stream for the home theater component from the virtualized home theater service via the WAN and provides playback of the media content stream according to the absolute playback timestamps for the media content stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: Novara Technology, LLCInventors: Gregory M. Evans, Scott Curtis, Kunal Kandekar, Ravi Reddy Katpelly
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Publication number: 20120066711Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a Wide Area Network (WAN) based home theater system. In one embodiment, a home theater at a subscriber premises includes multiple home theater components, which include multiple audio playback components and a video playback component. Each home theater component is enabled to receive data from and send data to a virtualized home theater service via a WAN. In operation, the virtualized home theater service processes multimedia content to provide a separate content stream for each home theater component. The virtualized home theater service also provides absolute playback timestamps for the media content streams. The absolute playback timestamps are preferably provided to substantially synchronize playback of the media content streams by the home theater components as well as to accommodate for network delays.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: NOVARA TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventors: Gregory M. Evans, Scott Curtis, Kunal Kandekar, Ravi Reddy Katpelly
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Publication number: 20120039309Abstract: A system and method for bandwidth sharing in a distributed wireless client application using inverse multiplexing termination. The system includes: a group of collocated client playback devices having wide area network (WAN) and local area network (LAN) connectivity, and a centralized inverse multiplexing (IMUX) server which optimizes shared bandwidth of both the WAN via inverse multiplexing and the LAN using either broadcast or multicast of all virtual multiplexing paths to all other client playback devices of the group of collocated client playback devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: Novara Technology, LLCInventors: Gregory M. Evans, Scott Curtis, Sean T. Purdy, Alfredo C. Issa