Patents by Inventor Andrew Joseph Whittaker

Andrew Joseph Whittaker 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).

  • Computer-implemented methods for quality of service optimization using a content adaptive slate image
    Patent number: 11849173
    Abstract: Techniques for a quality of service optimization using a content adaptive slate image in a media player application are described. According to some embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes sending a request for a video from a client device to a content delivery service that is separate from the client device; receiving, by the client device from the content delivery service, a manifest of the video and an intro slate separate from the manifest and separate from the video; displaying the intro slate on the client device; loading an initial frame of the video identified by the manifest onto the client device concurrently with the displaying of the intro slate; and displaying the video on the client device after the displaying of the intro slate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongjun Wu, John F. X. Gaquin, Andrew Joseph Whittaker, Harshil Vikram Katira, Mairo Pedrini