Patents by Inventor Brian Meckler
Brian Meckler 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).
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Patent number: 11134299Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Patent number: 10419809Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: sling media llcInventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Publication number: 20180199095Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Patent number: 9558281Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are provided for sharing web pages. The method includes: executing one or more programs stored in a memory of the computer system for generating a representation of a web page that is displayed in a window of a web browser in a user interface of the client computer system; recording the web page over a period of time, the recording including web page changes resulting from input events; recording each input event along with a time stamp associated with the event and associating the time stamp with the event, wherein the recording of the web page, input events, and time stamps are placed in a screencast file; extracting from the screencast file portions related to selected time stamps of the recorded input events; and assembling the portions to generate a combined web page recording.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: OrangeInventors: Brian Meckler, Wilson Lau
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Patent number: 9215287Abstract: The present method and system implements a method for presenting notifications on an electronic device partitioned into two or more distinct instances, each instance being aware of separate sets of events associated to applications running in that instance. The method includes collecting for each instance the notifications corresponding to the separate sets of events, rendering in the active instance the active instance notifications using a first display mode, while rendering the other instance notifications using a second display mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: FRANCE TELECOMInventors: Brian Meckler, Joseph Arceneaux
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Publication number: 20150334446Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Patent number: 9131253Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Publication number: 20140095979Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are provided for sharing web pages. The method includes: executing one or more programs stored in a memory of the computer system for generating a representation of a web page that is displayed in a window of a web browser in a user interface of the client computer system; recording the web page over a period of time, the recording including web page changes resulting from input events; recording each input event along with a time stamp associated with the event and associating the time stamp with the event, wherein the recording of the web page, input events, and time stamps are placed in a screencast file; extracting from the screencast file portions related to selected time stamps of the recorded input events; and assembling the portions to generate a combined web page recording.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Inventors: Brian Meckler, Wilson Lau
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Patent number: 8346605Abstract: A media device allows users to watch and capture portions from a media broadcast. Users may then share the captured media content items with other users, for example, by uploading the items to a community website. Before providing requested media content items to other users, the website may combine advertisements with the media content items. The website may receive advertising revenue from advertisers and may share the advertising revenue with owners of the media content items in exchange for their permission to provide the media content items. The advertisers may provide restrictions on how the advertisements are combined with the media content items, and the content owners may provide restrictions on how the media content items are provided to the users.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Publication number: 20100269138Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: SLING MEDIA INC.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Patent number: 7769756Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2007Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Publication number: 20070234213Abstract: Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Blake Krikorian, Brian Meckler
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Publication number: 20070198532Abstract: A media device allows users to watch and capture portions from a media broadcast. Users may then share the captured media content items with other users, for example, by uploading the items to a community website. Before providing requested media content items to other users, the website may combine advertisements with the media content items. The website may receive advertising revenue from advertisers and may share the advertising revenue with owners of the media content items in exchange for their permission to provide the media content items. The advertisers may provide restrictions on how the advertisements are combined with the media content items, and the content owners may provide restrictions on how the media content items are provided to the users.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventors: Jason Krikorian, Brian Meckler