Patents by Inventor Bhupendra Natwerlan Shah

Bhupendra Natwerlan Shah 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).

  • Systems and methods for transcoding and place shifting media content
    Patent number: 9160974
    Abstract: A set-top box (STB), digital video recorder (DVR), video player or other host device receives and interacts with a transcode module to provide enhanced transcoding capabilities that may be useful in placeshifting or other applications. The transcode module includes a host interface that couples to and communicates with the host device. The transcode module also includes a processor that receives an encrypted media stream from the host device via the bus interface, decrypts the encrypted media stream, transcodes the encrypted media stream to a different format, re-encrypts the transcoded stream, and provides the re-encrypted media stream to the host device via the host interface. The transcoded media content may be placeshifted to a remote player, stored at the host, or used for any other purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Bhupendra Natwerlan Shah, Padmanabha R. Rao, Ilya Asnis
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSCODING AND PLACE SHIFTING MEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20150222609
    Abstract: A set-top box (STB), digital video recorder (DVR), video player or other host device receives and interacts with a transcode module to provide enhanced transcoding capabilities that may be useful in placeshifting or other applications. The transcode module includes a host interface that couples to and communicates with the host device. The transcode module also includes a processor that receives an encrypted media stream from the host device via the bus interface, decrypts the encrypted media stream, transcodes the encrypted media stream to a different format, re-encrypts the transcoded stream, and provides the re-encrypted media stream to the host device via the host interface. The transcoded media content may be placeshifted to a remote player, stored at the host, or used for any other purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Bhupendra Natwerlan Shah, Padmanabha R. Rao, Ilya Asnis
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSCODING AND PLACE SHIFTING MEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20110055864
    Abstract: A set-top box (STB), digital video recorder (DVR), video player or other host device receives and interacts with a transcode module to provide enhanced transcoding capabilities that may be useful in placeshifting or other applications. The transcode module includes a host interface that couples to and communicates with the host device. The transcode module also includes a processor that receives an encrypted media stream from the host device via the bus interface, decrypts the encrypted media stream, transcodes the encrypted media stream to a different format, re-encrypts the transcoded stream, and provides the re-encrypted media stream to the host device via the host interface. The transcoded media content may be placeshifted to a remote player, stored at the host, or used for any other purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Bhupendra Natwerlan Shah, Padmanabha R. Rao, Ilya Asnis