Patents by Inventor Adrian P. Phillips

Adrian P. Phillips 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 obfuscating start-up delay in a linear media service environment
    Patent number: 8898717
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment that includes receiving a request for a linear media service and determining that the linear media service is not available. An upstream server is provided with start-up content that is streamed in response to the linear media service not being available. The method also includes switching to the linear media service if the linear media service becomes available. In certain example implementations, the upstream server is an origin server, a residential gateway, an edge cache, an endpoint, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott C. Labrozzi, James M. Hill, Adrian P. Phillips, Mahesh Viveganandhan, William C. VerSteeg