Patents Assigned to Signiant Inc.
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Publication number: 20250287073Abstract: The present technology provides systems and methods to facilitate seek functionality in real-time streaming and playback of digital media. In particular, the present technology provides for generating an index for a digital media file encoded in a non-streaming format, determining a portion of the digital media file to transcode, and transcoding the portion of the digital media file to a proxy format based on the index.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2025Publication date: September 11, 2025Applicant: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Jochen STRUNK, Robert Martin KRÜGER, Thomas MEYER
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Patent number: 12335580Abstract: The present technology provides systems and methods to facilitate seek functionality in real-time streaming and playback of digital media. In particular, the present technology provides for generating an index for a digital media file encoded in a non-streaming format, determining a portion of the digital media file to transcode, and transcoding the portion of the digital media file to a proxy format based on the index.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2023Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Jochen Strunk, Robert Martin Krüger, Thomas Meyer
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Publication number: 20250063233Abstract: The present technology provides systems and methods to facilitate seek functionality in real-time streaming and playback of digital media. In particular, the present technology provides for generating an index for a digital media file encoded in a non-streaming format, determining a portion of the digital media file to transcode, and transcoding the portion of the digital media file to a proxy format based on the index.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2023Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicant: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Jochen STRUNK, Robert Martin KRÜGER, Thomas MEYER
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Patent number: 11811871Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate cloud-based point-to-point data transfer via machine learning are described herein. A request for a transfer of data between a sending system and a receiving system may be obtained. Receiving system information for the receiving system may be obtained. Values of transfer parameters for performing the transfer may be determined through machine-learning. The transfer may be performed based on the determined values. Results of the transfer may be obtained and provided to the machine-learning algorithm to further train the algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Shane Daniel Barnes, Andrew Olatunde Belo, Ian Kennedy Hamilton
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Publication number: 20200396289Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate cloud-based point-to-point data transfer via machine learning are described herein. A request for a transfer of data between a sending system and a receiving system may be obtained. Receiving system information for the receiving system may be obtained. Values of transfer parameters for performing the transfer may be determined through machine-learning. The transfer may be performed based on the determined values. Results of the transfer may be obtained and provided to the machine-learning algorithm to further train the algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Shane Daniel BARNES, Andrew Olatunde BELO, Ian Kennedy HAMILTON
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Patent number: 10868870Abstract: A system and method is provided for providing secure accelerated data transfer. The system may transparently provide accelerated data transfer between a client and a remote system. The system may provide a method for determining a mapped domain name for identifying an ingress server. The system may provide a method for determining a tunnel route to an egress server selected for establishing a connection with the remote system. The system may provide a method of exchanging data between the client system and the remote system via the ingress server and the egress server.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Ian Kennedy Hamilton, Anthony Vasile
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Patent number: 10735516Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate cloud-based point-to-point data transfer via machine learning are described herein. A request for a transfer of data between a sending system and a receiving system may be obtained. Receiving system information for the receiving system may be obtained. Values of transfer parameters for performing the transfer may be determined through machine-learning. The transfer may be performed based on the determined values. Results of the transfer may be obtained and provided to the machine-learning algorithm to further train the algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Shane Daniel Barnes, Andrew Olatunde Belo, Ian Kennedy Hamilton
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Publication number: 20190245931Abstract: A system and method is provided for providing secure accelerated data transfer. The system may transparently provide accelerated data transfer between a client and a remote system. The system may provide a method for determining a mapped domain name for identifying an ingress server. The system may provide a method for determining a tunnel route to an egress server selected for establishing a connection with the remote system. The system may provide a method of exchanging data between the client system and the remote system via the ingress server and the egress server.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Ian Kennedy HAMILTON, Anthony VASILE
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Patent number: 10264078Abstract: A system and method is provided for providing secure accelerated data transfer. The system may transparently provide accelerated data transfer between a client and a remote system. The system may provide a method for determining a mapped domain name for identifying an ingress server. The system may provide a method for determining a tunnel route to an egress server selected for establishing a connection with the remote system. The system may provide a method of exchanging data between the client system and the remote system via the ingress server and the egress server.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Ian Kennedy Hamilton, Anthony Vasile
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Publication number: 20180115615Abstract: A system and method is provided for providing secure accelerated data transfer. The system may transparently provide accelerated data transfer between a client and a remote system. The system may provide a method for determining a mapped domain name for identifying an ingress server. The system may provide a method for determining a tunnel route to an egress server selected for establishing a connection with the remote system. The system may provide a method of exchanging data between the client system and the remote system via the ingress server and the egress server.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Ian Kennedy HAMILTON, Anthony VASILE
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Patent number: 9830330Abstract: Cloud-based systems and methods to securely share electronic files use a cloud or virtualized server to handle management tasks related to file sharing, while file storage is maintained securely by servers that are not part of the cloud. The content of the file to be shared is not transmitted to or by the cloud. Share requests from file senders, notifications to target recipients, and retrieve requests from target recipients are transmitted to and/or by the cloud.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Signiant Inc.Inventors: David North, Anthony Vasile, Richard C. Clarkson
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Patent number: 9692799Abstract: A plurality of users may interact with a content distribution system in order to share digital media content. The system may receive, store, and/or publish a delivery specification that includes requirements relating to digital content that a first user wishes to receive. The delivery specification for the digital content may include one or more requirements of the digital content to be received. A second user who wishes to provide the digital content may access the delivery specification. The system provides for flexible validation of the media content from the second user. For example, validation may occur at device of the first user, at a device of the second user, and/or at a device of the content distribution system. Upon validation of the media content from the second user, the system may facilitate transfer of the media content from the second user to the first user.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Michael Gregory Nash, Tony Vasile, Ian Kennedy Hamilton
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Publication number: 20170177609Abstract: Cloud-based systems and methods to securely share electronic files use a cloud or virtualized server to handle management tasks related to file sharing, while file storage is maintained securely by servers that are not part of the cloud. The content of the file to be shared is not transmitted to or by the cloud. Share requests from file senders, notifications to target recipients, and retrieve requests from target recipients are transmitted to and/or by the cloud.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Signiant Inc.Inventors: David NORTH, Anthony VASILE, Richard C. CLARKSON
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Patent number: 9614917Abstract: A system and method is provided for providing secure accelerated data transfer. The system may transparently provide accelerated data transfer between a client and a remote system. The system may provide a method for determining a mapped domain name for identifying an ingress server. The system may provide a method for determining a tunnel route to an egress server selected for establishing a connection with the remote system. The system may provide a method of exchanging data between the client system and the remote system via the ingress server and the egress server.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Ian Kennedy Hamilton, Anthony Vasile
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Patent number: 9596216Abstract: Cloud-based systems and methods to securely share electronic files use a cloud or virtualized server to handle management tasks related to file sharing, while file storage is maintained securely by servers that are not part of the cloud. The content of the file to be shared is not transmitted to or by the cloud. Share requests from file senders, notifications to target recipients, and retrieve requests from target recipients are transmitted to and/or by the cloud.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Signiant Inc.Inventors: David North, Anthony Vasile, Richard C. Clarkson
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Patent number: 8930475Abstract: Cloud-based systems and methods to securely share electronic files use a cloud or virtualized server to handle management tasks related to file sharing, while file storage is maintained securely by servers that are not part of the cloud. The content of the file to be shared is not transmitted to or by the cloud. Share requests from file senders, notifications to target recipients, and retrieve requests from target recipients are transmitted to and/or by the cloud.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Dave North, Tony Vasile, Richard C. Clarkson
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Publication number: 20140032503Abstract: A plurality of users may interact with a content distribution system in order to share digital media content. The system may receive, store, and/or publish a delivery specification that includes requirements relating to digital content that a first user wishes to receive. The delivery specification for the digital content may include one or more requirements of the digital content to be received. A second user who wishes to provide the digital content may access the delivery specification. The system provides for flexible validation of the media content from the second user. For example, validation may occur at device of the first user, at a device of the second user, and/or at a device of the content distribution system. Upon validation of the media content from the second user, the system may facilitate transfer of the media content from the second user to the first user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Michael Gregory Nash, Tony Vasile, Ian Kennedy Hamilton
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Patent number: 7152108Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing security using an authorization process in connection with data transfers. Keyed certificates are used to authenticate remote computers. An authorization table maps remote computers to allowable local users and corresponding qualifiers. In order to complete a data transfer process, the system of the present invention authenticates the remote computer, determines its authority to act as a designated local user, and determines whether the remote computer, acting as the designated local user, can perform the actions required for the data transfer.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: December 19, 2006Assignee: Signiant Inc.Inventors: Winston Khan, Ken Bowler, Ian Hamilton