Patents by Inventor Brian E. Kelly

Brian E. Kelly 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).

  • TECHNIQUE FOR DELIVERING THROUGH A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK CONTENT OF ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS, AND VIDEO RECORDINGS PROVIDED BY USERS
    Publication number: 20130339993
    Abstract: A user may utilize a “home video on demand (HVOD)” service to distribute a video recorded using, e.g., a conventional camcorder, to desired viewers who have access to a broadband communications network, e.g., a cable TV network. The inventive system providing the HVOD service may receive from the user the video recording via email, postal mail, the Internet, computer transfer, etc. The inventive system converts the received video recording from its original video format to a uniform format, e.g., an MPEG-2 format. The converted video recording is stored in storage and made available to authorized viewers through the cable TV network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventor: Brian E. Kelly
  • Technique for delivering through a communications network content of entertainment programs, and video recordings provided by users
    Patent number: 8479239
    Abstract: A user may utilize a “home video on demand (HVOD)” service to distribute a video recorded using, e.g., a conventional camcorder, to desired viewers who have access to a broadband communications network, e.g., a cable TV network. The inventive system providing the HVOD service may receive from the user the video recording via email, postal mail, the Internet, computer transfer, etc. The inventive system converts the received video recording from its original video format to a uniform format, e.g., an MPEG-2 format. The converted video recording is stored in storage and made available to authorized viewers through the cable TV network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: Brian E. Kelly