Patents by Inventor Andrew Covell

Andrew Covell 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).

  • Distributed video content management and sharing system
    Patent number: 9262545
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system which enables cooperative rich media content management, sharing, and publishing across a distributed set of Web sites, Web servers, and media servers based on control information in an online database. Media files are housed on any number of heterogeneous media repositories. The system of the present invention is used for managing, sharing, and publishing rich media content including video, images, animations, audio, etc. Authorized viewers access media files through dynamically generated content and media links embedded on Web sites. Content administrators publish media entries to any number of such distributed Web sites, and can set viewer permissions for individual video entries when published on specific Web sites. Content administrators can also dynamically establish media sharing and access relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Syracuse University
    Inventors: Andrew Covell, Jeremy Patterson, James Daley, Scott Nadzan, Michael A. Fudge, Boyan Kostadinov, Christopher Sedore
  • Distributed Video Content Management and Sharing System
    Publication number: 20080189617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system which enables cooperative rich media content management, sharing, and publishing across a distributed set of Web sites, Web servers, and media servers based on control information in an online database. Media files are housed on any number of heterogeneous media repositories. The system of the present invention is used for managing, sharing, and publishing rich media content including video, images, animations, audio, etc. Authorized viewers access media files through dynamically generated content and media links embedded on Web sites. Content administrators publish media entries to any number of such distributed Web sites, and can set viewer permissions for individual video entries when published on specific Web sites. Content administrators can also dynamically establish media sharing and access relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Syracuse University
    Inventors: Andrew Covell, Jeremy Patterson, James Daley, Scott Nadzan, Michael A. Fudge, Boyan Kostadinov, Christopher Sedore