Patents by Inventor Anthony Miranz

Anthony Miranz 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).

  • Updating content libraries by transmitting release data
    Patent number: 10848816
    Abstract: There are many boxes (e.g., set-top boxes) in a system offering media services to users. Each of the boxes maintains a library with a significant number of titles. Techniques for updating the library in each of these boxes using a transmission infrastructure are described. According to one aspect of the techniques, a service provider is provided with a high bandwidth broadcasting or multicasting capability, a release fragmented into a header and several segments is transmitted to all boxes that are respectively configured to receive a proper release package to update the library. Alternatively, separate release packages may be transmitted via different channels to the boxes, wherein each of the boxes is tuned to a proper channel to receive a proper release package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventors: Prasanna Ganesan, Shahriyar Matloub, Anthony Miranz, Alain Rossman
  • UPDATING CONTENT LIBRARIES BY TRANSMITTING RELEASE DATA
    Publication number: 20180091849
    Abstract: There are many boxes (e.g., set-top boxes) in a system offering media services to users. Each of the boxes maintains a library with a significant number of titles. Techniques for updating the library in each of these boxes using a transmission infrastructure are described. According to one aspect of the techniques, a service provider is provided with a high bandwidth broadcasting or multicasting capability, a release fragmented into a header and several segments is transmitted to all boxes that are respectively configured to receive a proper release package to update the library. Alternatively, separate release packages may be transmitted via different channels to the boxes, wherein each of the boxes is tuned to a proper channel to receive a proper release package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: VUDU, INC.
    Inventors: Prasanna Ganesan, Shahriyar Matloub, Anthony Miranz, Alain Rossman
  • Updating content libraries by transmitting release data
    Patent number: 9838733
    Abstract: There are many boxes (e.g., set-top boxes) in a system offering media services to users. Each of the boxes maintains a library with a significant number of titles. Techniques for updating the library in each of these boxes using a transmission infrastructure are described. According to one aspect of the techniques, a service provider is provided with a high bandwidth broadcasting or multicasting capability, a release fragmented into a header and several segments is transmitted to all boxes that are respectively configured to receive a proper release package to update the library. Alternatively, separate release packages may be transmitted via different channels to the boxes, wherein each of the boxes is tuned to a proper channel to receive a proper release package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: VUDU, INC.
    Inventors: Prasanna Ganesan, Shahriyar Matloub, Anthony Miranz, Alain Rossmann
  • UPDATING CONTENT LIBRARIES BY TRANSMITTING RELEASE DATA
    Publication number: 20160353156
    Abstract: There are many boxes (e.g., set-top boxes) in a system offering media services to users. Each of the boxes maintains a library with a significant number of titles. Techniques for updating the library in each of these boxes using a transmission infrastructure are described. According to one aspect of the techniques, a service provider is provided with a high bandwidth broadcasting or multicasting capability, a release fragmented into a header and several segments is transmitted to all boxes that are respectively configured to receive a proper release package to update the library. Alternatively, separate release packages may be transmitted via different channels to the boxes, wherein each of the boxes is tuned to a proper channel to receive a proper release package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: VUDU, INC.
    Inventors: Prasanna Ganesan, Shahriyar Matloub, Anthony Miranz, Alain Rossmann