Patents by Inventor David Diner

David Diner 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: 10387629
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for allocating an entitlement to digital media content. In one implementation, the system includes a media server accessible over a communications network and configured to utilize a processor to issue the entitlement including a transferable authorization to access the digital media content to a first user, and to store an entitlement record identified with the first user and authorizing access to the digital media content by the first user in a memory of the media server. The media server is further configured to receive a communication including a data corresponding to the transferable authorization to access the digital media content from a second user and to update the entitlement record to authorize access to the digital media content by the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Arnaud Robert, Robert Schonfeld, Maja Todorovic, David Diner, Shih-Ta (Thomas) Peng
  • Patent number: 10070197
    Abstract: A method for improving quality of experience in a communication between a first plurality of video sources (Cam1, cam2, cam3) to a second plurality of video clients (C1, C2) via a video composing module (VSE) in between said first plurality of video sources and said second plurality of clients, and triggered by a dispatching unit (D) controlling which clients and video sources are participating in said communication, and which respective composed videos (VcompC1, VcompC2) are to be provided from said video composing module (VSE) to respective clients (C1, C2) of said second plurality, comprises the steps of :—receiving from said dispatching unit (D) client related parameters (CP1, CP2) indicating display and layout configuration of said respective composed video (VcompC1, VcompC2) to be provided to said respective client (C1, C2),—identifying a subset of video sources from said first plurality for being coupled to an intermediate video composing module (VSRR)—determining an optimized video feed configuration
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Gianluca Follesa, Steven Van Den Berghe, Hemi Trickey, Annelies Van Moffaert, David Diner
  • Publication number: 20160219342
    Abstract: A method for improving quality of experience in a communication between a first plurality of video sources (Cam1, cam2, cam3) to a second plurality of video clients (C1, C2) via a video composing module (VSE) in between said first plurality of video sources and said second plurality of clients, and triggered by a dispatching unit (D) controlling which clients and video sources are participating in said communication, and which respective composed videos (VcompC1, VcompC2) are to be provided from said video composing module (VSE) to respective clients (C1, C2) of said second plurality, comprises the steps of :—receiving from said dispatching unit (D) client related parameters (CP1, CP2) indicating display and layout configuration of said respective composed video (VcompC1, VcompC2) to be provided to said respective client (C1, C2),—identifying a subset of video sources from said first plurality for being coupled to an intermediate video composing module (VSRR)—determining an optimized video feed configuration
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: ALCATEL LUCENT
    Inventors: Gianluca Follesa, Steven Van Den Berghe, Hemi Trickey, Annelies Van Moffaert, David Diner
  • Publication number: 20140013448
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for allocating an entitlement to digital media content. In one implementation, the system includes a media server accessible over a communications network and configured to utilize a processor to issue the entitlement including a transferable authorization to access the digital media content to a first user, and to store an entitlement record identified with the first user and authorizing access to the digital media content by the first user in a memory of the media server. The media server is further configured to receive a communication including a data corresponding to the transferable authorization to access the digital media content from a second user and to update the entitlement record to authorize access to the digital media content by the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Arnaud Robert, Robert Schonfeld, Maja Todorovic, David Diner, Shin-Ta (Thomas) Peng
  • Patent number: 8571994
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for allocating an entitlement to digital media content. In one implementation, the system includes a media server accessible over a communications network and configured to utilize a processor to issue the entitlement including a transferable authorization to access the digital media content to a first user, and to store an entitlement record identified with the first user and authorizing access to the digital media content by the first user in a memory of the media server. The media server is further configured to receive a communication including a data corresponding to the transferable authorization to access the digital media content from a second user and to update the entitlement record to authorize access to the digital media content by the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Arnaud Robert, Robert Schonfeld, Maja Todorovic, David Diner, Shih-Ta (Thomas) Peng
  • Publication number: 20120291140
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for allocating an entitlement to digital media content. In one implementation, the system includes a media server accessible over a communications network and configured to utilize a processor to issue the entitlement including a transferable authorization to access the digital media content to a first user, and to store an entitlement record identified with the first user and authorizing access to the digital media content by the first user in a memory of the media server. The media server is further configured to receive a communication including a data corresponding to the transferable authorization to access the digital media content from a second user and to update the entitlement record to authorize access to the digital media content by the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Arnaud Robert, Robert Schonfeld, Maja Todorovic, David Diner, Shih-Ta (Thomas) Peng