Patents Assigned to Opentest, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9641566
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for instantaneous asynchronous media sharing. The method comprises establishing a communication channel between a user device and a server; receiving a media stream object containing a recording of a screen of the user device through the communication channel, as it is recorded; storing the recording to permanent storage as it is received; receiving a publication request at a publication request time; and in response to receiving the publication request, making the recording accessible to one or more viewers within an immediate time frame by generating a complete video file ready for download, wherein the immediate time frame is a time to upload a remaining number of bytes to the server from the publication request time plus a time to complete processing the remaining number of bytes to generate the complete video file. Also disclosed are benefits of the new methods, and alternative embodiments of implementation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Opentest, Inc.
    Inventor: Vinay Siddharam Hiremath