Patents by Inventor Cody Howard

Cody Howard 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).

  • Publication number: 20240370903
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for implementing a continuous ad proxy. In certain embodiments, a method may comprise performing an ad proxy service at an ad proxy server, including receiving a content playing indicator from a client device indicating that the client device is playing content, and in response to the content playing indicator, negotiating a plurality of advertisements with an ad server by obtaining ad metadata to fill an ad queue of the ad proxy service. The method may further comprise receiving an ad break indicator from the client device, providing the client with first ad metadata corresponding to a subset of the plurality of advertisements selected from the ad queue to fill the ad break, and automatically refilling the ad queue as advertisements are consumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jeff DiTullio, Brent Hays, Michael Santa Cruz, Cody Howard