Patents by Inventor Andrew MacFarlane

Andrew MacFarlane 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).

  • Publication number: 20090228600
    Abstract: A system and method (“utility”) for facilitating the selection of streaming data by, and the delivery of streaming data to, users of mobile devices is provided. The utility includes a network platform for provisioning the streaming content. The system also includes a website that is operable to list or otherwise identify streaming content that is available from one or more content sources, accessing streaming data from the content sources, processing the streaming data (e.g., by associating metadata with the streaming data, associating targeted advertising with the streaming data, transcoding the data, etc.) and delivering the processed streaming data to the end user associated with a mobile device. The system simplifies the process of accessing streaming data, customizes the streaming data for particular users, enhances the streaming data and makes recommendations, and codes the streaming data for different users associated with different devices, different browsers or other software, and different networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew MacFarlane, Mike McKnight, Garrick Wager, Ryan Chichirico