Patents by Inventor Bhavan Ghandhi

Bhavan Ghandhi 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).

  • Method and system for policy-based re-broadcast video on demand service
    Patent number: 8505047
    Abstract: A content provider broadcasts content to subscribers through a content distribution system. The content distribution system operator can capture broadcast content in accordance with policies established by the content provider and make the content available subsequent to the original broadcast in accordance with applicable business policies. Business policies are created by the content provider by modifying template information models which have associated rules. The content distributor stores the business policies and evaluates rules indicated by the business policies against attributes of a content asset to determine availability of the content asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Liu, Bhavan Ghandhi, Srinivasa C. Samudrala, Kabe Vanderbaan, Jing Zhang
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POLICY-BASED RE-BROADCAST VIDEO ON DEMAND SERVICE
    Publication number: 20120131612
    Abstract: A content provider broadcasts content to subscribers through a content distribution system. The content distribution system operator can capture broadcast content in accordance with policies established by the content provider and make the content available subsequent to the original broadcast in accordance with applicable business policies. Business policies are created by the content provider by modifying template information models which have associated rules. The content distributor stores the business policies and evaluates rules indicated by the business policies against attributes of a content asset to determine availability of the content asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Yan Liu, Bhavan Ghandhi, Srinivasa C. Samudrala, Kabe Vanderbaan, Jing Zhang