Patents Assigned to Plex, Inc.
  • Digital data streaming using server driven adaptive bitrate
    Patent number: 10848794
    Abstract: A method and system for server driven adaptive transcoding is provided. A transcoding server computer may initially receive a first portion of a particular media file from a media file repository. The transcoding server computer may transcode the first portion of the particular media file into a first transcoded media segment of a first quality and send the first transcoded segment to a client computing device. The transcoding server computer may receive a second portion of the particular media file from the media file repository, transcode the second portion of the particular media file into a second transcoded media segment of a second quality different than the first quality, and send the second transcoded media segment to the client computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Plex, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Olechowski, Elan Feingold, Greg Edmiston, Graham Booker
  • On-demand startup of offline servers and connection routing
    Patent number: 10462265
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing remote access to an unavailable server is provided. In an embodiment, a proxy server computer receives a request to access data over a network from a client computing device. The proxy server computer identifies a particular server computer that is separate from the client computing device to fulfill the request. The proxy server computer then determines that the particular server computer is unavailable to a client computing device. In response to determining the particular server is unavailable to the client computing device, the proxy server computer maintains a transport layer connection from the client computing device. While maintaining the transport layer connection, the proxy server computer initiates startup of the particular server computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Plex, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Edmiston, Schuyler Ullman, Elan Feingold, Scott Olechowski
  • Digital data streaming using server driven adaptive bitrate
    Patent number: 10334287
    Abstract: A method and system for server driven adaptive transcoding is provided. A transcoding server computer may initially receive a first portion of a particular media file from a media file repository. The transcoding server computer may transcode the first portion of the particular media file into a first transcoded media segment of a first quality and send the first transcoded segment to a client computing device. The transcoding server computer may receive a second portion of the particular media file from the media file repository, transcode the second portion of the particular media file into a second transcoded media segment of a second quality different than the first quality, and send the second transcoded media segment to the client computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Plex, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Olechowski, Elan Feingold, Greg Edmiston, Graham Booker