Patents by Inventor Adele Trombetta

Adele Trombetta 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).

  • System and method for distributing a media content file over a network
    Patent number: 8190704
    Abstract: A customer computer accesses, through a network, a media content file, as follows. A session is opened between a customer computer and either an application server or a media content server. A request to view a media content file is received from the computer. A temporary metafile having a temporary metafile name is created. The metafile contains a network address where the media content file can be obtained, an encrypted name of the media content file and an unencrypted file path leading to the media content file. The temporary metafile name is sent to the customer computer. The customer computer requests the temporary metafile to learn the encrypted media content file name, unencrypted media content file path and the network address. The customer computer subsequently sends the encrypted media content file name and the unencrypted media content file path to the network address to obtain the media content file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Luciano Fenizia, Adele Trombetta
  • Method and system for efficiently billing on-demand service exploitation in computer networks
    Patent number: 7827104
    Abstract: On-demand services are hosted for customers and offered to users of a computer network. Incoming access requests from users are identified as on-demand service access requests. On-demand service usage data is updated to indicate usage of the on-demand services by the users. Customers are billed for on-demand service usage by the users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Giovanni Posabella, Adele Trombetta, Alfredo Vertullo
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING A MEDIA CONTENT FILE OVER A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20090106258
    Abstract: A customer computer accesses, through a network, a media content file, as follows. A session is opened between a customer computer and either an application server or a media content server. A request to view a media content file is received from the computer. A temporary metafile having a temporary metafile name is created. The metafile contains a network address where the media content file can be obtained, an encrypted name of the media content file and an unencrypted file path leading to the media content file. The temporary metafile name is sent to the customer computer. The customer computer requests the temporary metafile to learn the encrypted media content file name, unencrypted media content file path and the network address. The customer computer subsequently sends the encrypted media content file name and the unencrypted media content file path to the network address to obtain the media content file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Luciano Fenizia, Adele Trombetta
  • System and method for distributing a media content file over a network
    Patent number: 7433930
    Abstract: A customer computer accesses, through a network, a media content file, as follows. A session is opened between a customer computer and either an application server or a media content server. A request to view a media content file is received from the computer. A temporary metafile having a temporary metafile name is created. The metafile contains a network address where the media content file can be obtained, an encrypted name of the media content file and an unencrypted file path leading to the media content file. The temporary metafile name is sent to the customer computer. The customer computer requests the temporary metafile to learn the encrypted media content file name, unencrypted media content file path and the network address. The customer computer subsequently sends the encrypted media content file name and the unencrypted media content file path to the network address to obtain the media content file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Luciano Fenizia, Adele Trombetta
  • Method and system for efficiently billing on-demand service exploitation in computer networks
    Publication number: 20050229219
    Abstract: On-demand services are hosted for customers and offered to users of a computer network. Incoming access requests from users are identified as on-demand service access requests. On-demand service usage data is updated to indicate usage of the on-demand services by the users. Customers are billed for on-demand service usage by the users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Giovanni Posabella, Adele Trombetta, Alfredo Vertullo
  • System and method for distributing a media content file over a network
    Publication number: 20040148399
    Abstract: A customer computer accesses, through a network, a media content file, as follows. A session is opened between a customer computer and either an application server or a media content server. A request to view a media content file is received from the computer. A temporary metafile having a temporary metafile name is created. The metafile contains a network address where the media content file can be obtained, an encrypted name of the media content file and an unencrypted file path leading to the media content file. The temporary metafile name is sent to the customer computer. The customer computer requests the temporary metafile to learn the encrypted media content file name, unencrypted media content file path and the network address. The customer computer subsequently sends the encrypted media content file name and the unencrypted media content file path to the network address to obtain the media content file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Luciano Fenizia, Adele Trombetta