Patents by Inventor Charles Conklin

Charles Conklin 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).

  • Patent number: 9621609
    Abstract: A system and method for content streaming with feature detection, comprising determining a streaming format compatibility criteria of a remote web browser, determining a content selection from a list of one or more content selections, receiving at a content server a streaming request, streaming the content selection, the streaming including dividing a source content into a plurality of segment files, encrypting the plurality of segment files, sending a manifest file from the content server to the remote web browser, receiving requests at the content server for each of the plurality of segment files and a decryption key, sending from the content server each one of the requested plurality of segment files and the decryption key, and selecting the next content selection in the list until the last content selection is selected and streamed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: AMARONE PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventors: Russell Morgan, Philip Kalmes, Charles Conklin, Alex Padmos
  • Patent number: 9270724
    Abstract: A system and method for audio content streaming with feature detection, comprising determining a streaming format compatibility criteria of a remote web browser, determining an audio selection from a list of one or more audio selections, receiving at the content server a streaming request, streaming the audio selection, the streaming including dividing the source audio content into a plurality of segment files, encrypting the plurality of segment files, sending a manifest file from the content server to the remote web browser, receiving requests at the content server for each of the plurality of segment files and a decryption key, sending from the content server each one of the requested plurality of segment files and the decryption key, and selecting the next audio selection in the list until the last audio selection is selected and streamed to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: AMARONE PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventors: Russell Morgan, Philip Kalmes, Charles Conklin, Alex Padmos
  • Patent number: 8869187
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine audience viewing of recorded programs are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises processing first bus information obtained by monitoring a bus of a time shifting device to determine a record time corresponding to when the time-shifting device stored data associated with first media content being recorded for later presentation, processing second bus information obtained by monitoring the bus of the time shifting device to determine a playback time corresponding to when the time-shifting device later retrieved the data to present the recorded first media content, and estimating a possible distribution time corresponding to when the first media content was initially distributed to the time-shifting device based on a difference between the playback time and the record time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, Joseph Milavsky, Morris Lee, William A. Feininger, Charles Conklin, Vasiliki Koutsopanagos, Arun Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20120011533
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine audience viewing of recorded programs are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises processing first bus information obtained by monitoring a bus of a time shifting device to determine a record time corresponding to when the time-shifting device stored data associated with first media content being recorded for later presentation, processing second bus information obtained by monitoring the bus of the time shifting device to determine a playback time corresponding to when the time-shifting device later retrieved the data to present the recorded first media content, and estimating a possible distribution time corresponding to when the first media content was initially distributed to the time-shifting device based on a difference between the playback time and the record time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, Joseph Milavsky, Morris Lee, William A. Feininger, Charles Conklin, Vasiliki Koutsopanagos, Arun Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 8065697
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine audience viewing of recorded programs are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises displaying a previously recorded program on a display, determining a possible original broadcast time corresponding to the previously recorded program, determining program identifying information corresponding to the previously recorded program, and processing the possible original broadcast time information and the program identifying information to compare the previously recorded program with a known broadcast program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David Howell Wright, Joseph Milavsky, Morris Lee, William A. Feininger, Charles Conklin, Vasiliki Koutsopanagos, Arun Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20070186229
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for identifying viewing information associated with a digital media device are disclosed. In an example method, data conveyed via a data bus communicatively coupled to a processor and a data storage device associated with the digital media device is monitored. Event information associated with the digital media device is extracted from the data and the viewing information is identified based on the event information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Charles Conklin, Christen Nielsen, Joseph Milavsky
  • Publication number: 20070050832
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine audience viewing of recorded programs are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises displaying a previously recorded program on a display, determining a possible original broadcast time corresponding to the previously recorded program, determining program identifying information corresponding to the previously recorded program, and processing the possible original broadcast time information and the program identifying information to compare the previously recorded program with a known broadcast program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: David Wright, Joseph Milavsky, Morris Lee, William Feininger, Charles Conklin, Vasiliki Koutsopanagos, Arun Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20050286860
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for tracking a sequence of events associated with a digital recording device are disclosed. Example methods and apparatus read first information transmitted on a data bus in communication with a mass storage device associated with the digital recording device and identify a set of digital information to be stored on the mass storage device based at least in part on the first information. The example methods and apparatus read second information transmitted on the data bus to derive storage location information associated with the set of digital information. Additionally, the example methods and apparatus store time information together with the storage location information to generate a sequence of events record corresponding to the sequence of events associated with the digital recording device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventor: Charles Conklin