Patents by Inventor BRIAN SOEBEKTI

BRIAN SOEBEKTI 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 player configuration to provide viewing data feedback
    Patent number: 10506299
    Abstract: A method transmits configuration information including a set of events that define when a media program player should send information regarding playback of an advertisement during an advertisement break in a media program. Also, the method transmits, to the user device, advertising control options configured to be output on the user device. A user selection for a control option in the advertising control options is received from the user device, wherein the control option controls sending of an advertisement to the user device during the advertisement break. The method then receives advertisement viewing data describing a viewing of the advertisement on the user device, wherein sending of the advertisement viewing data by the media program player is triggered based on an event in the set of events occurring at the media program player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: HULU, LLC.
    Inventors: Jason A. Kilar, Brian Soebekti, Thomas C. Tate, Wing Chit Mak, Richard W. Tom, Eric I. Feng, Hua Zheng, Jean-Paul Colaco, Xin Jin
  • Media Player Configuration to Provide Viewing Data Feedback
    Publication number: 20160241927
    Abstract: A method transmits configuration information including a set of events that define when a media program player should send information regarding playback of an advertisement during an advertisement break in a media program. Also, the method transmits, to the user device, advertising control options configured to be output on the user device. A user selection for a control option in the advertising control options is received from the user device, wherein the control option controls sending of an advertisement to the user device during the advertisement break. The method then receives advertisement viewing data describing a viewing of the advertisement on the user device, wherein sending of the advertisement viewing data by the media program player is triggered based on an event in the set of events occurring at the media program player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Jason A. Kilar, Brian Soebekti, Thomas C. Tate, Wing Chit Mak, Richard W. Tom, Eric I. Feng, Hua Zheng, Jean-Paul Colaco, Xin Jin
  • Method and apparatus for providing directed advertising based on user preferences
    Patent number: 9286616
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user device are described. The method permits the user to control the presentation of advertisements. In one embodiment, the method receives an identification of the media program to be sent to the user device, transmits metadata defining an advertising break having at least one advertisement opportunity within the media program, at the advertisement opportunity, transmits advertising control options, receives a user selection for the advertising control options, sends the advertisement to the user device according to the user selection for the advertising control options, receives advertising viewing data describing the streaming of the advertisement to the user device, and stores the advertisement viewing data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: HULU, LLC
    Inventors: Jason A. Kilar, Brian Soebekti, Thomas C. Tate, Wing Chit Mak, Richard W. Tom, Eric I. Feng, Hua Zheng, Jean-Paul Colaco, Xin Jin
  • Providing a survey during an advertisement opportunity to improve advertising experience
    Patent number: 9202224
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user device are described. The method permits the user to manage the provision of user information such as surveys and advertisement feedback to the media program provider to improve the advertising experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: HULU, LLC
    Inventors: Jason A. Kilar, Jessica Page Ivy, Wing Chit Mak, Richard W. Tom, Robert Masao Wong, Bryon Edward Schafer, Hua Zheng, Jean-Paul Colaco, Brian Soebekti
  • Method and apparatus for permitting user interruption of an advertisement and the substitution of alternate advertisement version
    Patent number: 8997150
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user device are described. The method permits the user to interrupt the playback of the advertisement and continue with the playback of the media program with no further advertisements, or to interrupt the playback of the advertisement to substitute a different version of the advertisement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Hulu, LLC
    Inventors: Jason A. Kilar, Jessica Page Ivy, Wing Chit Mak, Richard W. Tom, Robert Masao Wong, Bryon Edward Schafer, Hua Zheng, Jean-Paul Colaco, Brian Soebekti
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DIRECTED ADVERTISING BASED ON USER PREFERENCES
    Publication number: 20120110618
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user device are described. The method permits the user to control the presentation of advertisements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HULU LLC
    Inventors: JASON A. KILAR, BRIAN SOEBEKTI, THOMAS C. TATE, WING CHIT MAK, RICHARD W. TOM, ERIC I. FENG, HUA ZHENG, JEAN-PAUL COLACO, XIN JIN
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER INFORMATION TO IMPROVE ADVERTISING EXPERIENCE
    Publication number: 20120110619
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user device are described. The method permits the user to manage the provision of user information such as surveys and advertisement feedback to the media program provider to improve the advertising experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HULU LLC
    Inventors: JASON A. KILAR, JESSICA P. IVY, WING CHIT MAK, RICHARD W. TOM, ROBERT M. WONG, BRYON E. SCHAFER, HUA ZHENG, JEAN-PAUL COLACO, BRIAN SOEBEKTI
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERMITTING USER INTERRUPTION OF AN ADVERTISEMENT AND THE SUBSTITUTION OF ALTERNATE ADVERTISEMENT VERSION
    Publication number: 20120110615
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user device are described. The method permits the user to interrupt the playback of the advertisement and continue with the playback of the media program with no further advertisements, or to interrupt the playback of the advertisement to substitute a different version of the advertisement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HULU LLC
    Inventors: JASON A. KILAR, JESSICA P. IVY, WING CHIT MAK, RICHARD W. TOM, ROBERT M. WONG, BRYON E. SCHAFER, HUA ZHENG, JEAN-PAUL COLACO, BRIAN SOEBEKTI