Patents by Inventor Bernard Jeff Craig

Bernard Jeff Craig 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).

  • Media server for supplying video and multi-media data over the public switched telephone network
    Patent number: 5790176
    Abstract: A media server receives, stores and forwards multi-media data and full motion video feature presentations within a public switched telephone network. The media server receives wide band digital video and MPEG encoded video signals. The wide band digital video is encoded using either a real-time MPEG encoding for immediate transmission over network facilities to subscribers or, using a multi-pass MPEG encoder for storage by the Media Server for subsequent transmission. The Media Server includes four levels of storage including DRAM, optical and magnetic disk storage, high speed tape storage and archival storage. A Librarian Processor allocates storage space on a media appropriate to retrieval requirements for the video data. The Librarian is responsive to a Storage Manager Processor and a Session Manager Processor for providing video program data to an Output Controller. The Session Manager Processor monitors all input, output and throughput of the Media Server and monitors all user initiated sessions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Bernard Jeff Craig