Patents by Inventor David L. Biderman
David L. Biderman 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: 8752769Abstract: An intelligent synchronization tool ensures access to desired content in a manner that automatically keeps the content current on the portable media device. A variation threshold or user-specified degree of content variation may be introduced among content downloaded to a user's mobile device to prevent the user from becoming bored. Furthermore, intelligent synchronization may automatically populate the portable media device with popular content to save a user time and/or use passive monitoring techniques to ascertain a user's preferences for subsequent population.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: David L. Biderman
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Publication number: 20140143203Abstract: An intelligent synchronization tool ensures access to desired content in a manner that automatically keeps the content current on the portable media device. A variation threshold or user-specified degree of content variation may be introduced among content downloaded to a user's mobile device to prevent the user from becoming bored. Furthermore, intelligent synchronization may automatically populate the portable media device with popular content to save a user time and/or use passive monitoring techniques to ascertain a user's preferences for subsequent population.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventor: David L. Biderman
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Publication number: 20140143204Abstract: An intelligent synchronization tool ensures access to desired content in a manner that automatically keeps the content current on the portable media device. A variation threshold or user-specified degree of content variation may be introduced among content downloaded to a user's mobile device to prevent the user from becoming bored. Furthermore, intelligent synchronization may automatically populate the portable media device with popular content to save a user time and/or use passive monitoring techniques to ascertain a user's preferences for subsequent population.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventor: David L. Biderman
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Publication number: 20140115130Abstract: A client may be configured to access a network by identifying a network bandwidth configuration setting to be used by the client in accessing a networked content source, enabling the client to access the content source using the network bandwidth configuration setting, monitoring client access to the content source, comparing client access metrics to metrics associated with the network bandwidth configuration setting, determining, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the network bandwidth configuration settings for the client, and adjusting the network bandwidth configuration setting if appropriate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: AOL Inc.Inventors: Scott K. BROWN, David L. BIDERMAN
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Publication number: 20140089665Abstract: An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: AOL Inc.Inventors: David F. PARE, David L. BIDERMAN, Stephen LOOMIS, Scott K. BROWN, Michael WISE, David WEXELBLAT, Conor P. CAHILL, David S. BILL
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Patent number: 8634552Abstract: An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: David F. Pare, David L. Biderman, Stephen Loomis, Scott K. Brown, Michael Wise, David Wexelblat, Conor P. Cahill, David S. Bill
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Patent number: 8635345Abstract: A client may be configured to access a network by identifying a network bandwidth configuration setting to be used by the client in accessing a networked content source, enabling the client to access the content source using the network bandwidth configuration setting, monitoring client access to the content source, comparing client access metrics to metrics associated with the network bandwidth configuration setting, determining, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the network bandwidth configuration settings for the client, and adjusting the network bandwidth configuration setting if appropriate.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Scott K. Brown, David L. Biderman
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Publication number: 20130173921Abstract: An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Inventors: DAVID F. PARE, DAVID L. BIDERMAN, STEPHEN E. LOOMIS, SCOTT K. BROWN, MICHAEL WISE, DAVID WEXELBLAT, CONOR P. CAHILL, DAVID S. BILL
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Publication number: 20130173745Abstract: An intelligent synchronization tool ensures access to desired content in a manner that automatically keeps the content current on the portable media device. A variation threshold or user-specified degree of content variation may be introduced among content downloaded to a user's mobile device to prevent the user from becoming bored. Furthermore, intelligent synchronization may automatically populate the portable media device with popular content to save a user time and/or use passive monitoring techniques to ascertain a user's preferences for subsequent population.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Inventor: David L. Biderman
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Publication number: 20130173762Abstract: An intelligent synchronization tool ensures access to desired content in a manner that automatically keeps the content current on the portable media device. A variation threshold or user-specified degree of content variation may be introduced among content downloaded to a user's mobile device to prevent the user from becoming bored. Furthermore, intelligent synchronization may automatically populate the portable media device with popular content to save a user time and/or use passive monitoring techniques to ascertain a user's preferences for subsequent population.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Inventor: David L. Biderman
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Publication number: 20130066958Abstract: Access to content may be enabled by receiving an instruction indicating a client request to access content, accessing a list of content sources capable of rendering the content for which access is requested by the client, determining a performance metric for at least two of the content sources, and selecting among the content sources based on the performance metric to identify a content source to be accessed by the client.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventors: Scott K. BROWN, Keith PETERS, David L. BIDERMAN
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Patent number: 8393544Abstract: An intelligent synchronization tool ensures access to desired content in a manner that automatically keeps the content current on the portable media device. A variation threshold or user-specified degree of content variation may be introduced among content downloaded to a user's mobile device to prevent the user from becoming bored. Furthermore, intelligent synchronization may automatically populate the portable media device with popular content to save a user time and/or use passive monitoring techniques to ascertain a user's preferences for subsequent population.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: David L. Biderman
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Publication number: 20130013754Abstract: A client may be configured to access a network by identifying a network bandwidth configuration setting to be used by the client in accessing a networked content source, enabling the client to access the content source using the network bandwidth configuration setting, monitoring client access to the content source, comparing client access metrics to metrics associated with the network bandwidth configuration setting, determining, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the network bandwidth configuration settings for the client, and adjusting the network bandwidth configuration setting if appropriate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Inventors: Scott K. BROWN, David L. BIDERMAN
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Patent number: 8291062Abstract: Access to content may be enabled by receiving an instruction indicating a client request to access content, accessing a list of content sources capable of rendering the content for which access is requested by the client, determining a performance metric for at least two of the content sources, and selecting among the content sources based on the performance metric to identify a content source to be accessed by the client.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Scott K. Brown, Keith Peters, David L. Biderman
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Patent number: 8284931Abstract: An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2010Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: David F. Pare, David L. Biderman, Stephen E. Loomis, Scott K. Brown, Michael Wise, David Wexelblat, Conor P. Cahill, David S. Bill
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Publication number: 20120254180Abstract: An intelligent synchronization tool ensures access to desired content in a manner that automatically keeps the content current on the portable media device. A variation threshold or user-specified degree of content variation may be introduced among content downloaded to a user's mobile device to prevent the user from becoming bored. Furthermore, intelligent synchronization may automatically populate the portable media device with popular content to save a user time and/or use passive monitoring techniques to ascertain a user's preferences for subsequent population.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventor: DAVID L. BIDERMAN
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Patent number: 8271646Abstract: A client may be configured to access a network by identifying a network bandwidth configuration setting to be used by the client in accessing a networked content source, enabling the client to access the content source using the network bandwidth configuration setting, monitoring client access to the content source, comparing client access metrics to metrics associated with the network bandwidth configuration setting, determining, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the network bandwidth configuration settings for the client, and adjusting the network bandwidth configuration setting if appropriate.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Scott K. Brown, David L. Biderman
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Patent number: 8146826Abstract: An intelligent synchronization tool ensures access to desired content in a manner that automatically keeps the content current on the portable media device. A variation threshold or user-specified degree of content variation may be introduced among content downloaded to a user's mobile device to prevent the user from becoming bored. Furthermore, intelligent synchronization may automatically populate the portable media device with popular content to save a user time and/or use passive monitoring techniques to ascertain a user's preferences for subsequent population.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventor: David L. Biderman
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Patent number: 7797633Abstract: Playing a media file can include receiving input from a user identifying a playback location associated with a media file; downloading media content corresponding to the identified playback location from the media file; displaying a status bar to the user on a display device; and presenting a download indicator associated with the status bar showing an amount of downloaded media content, wherein the downloaded media content comprises a contiguous portion of the media file that includes the identified playback location. Further, playing the media file can include receiving additional input from a user identifying a new playback location associated with a media file; downloading media content corresponding to the new playback location; and presenting a new download indicator associated with the status bar showing an amount of downloaded media content, wherein the downloaded media content comprises a contiguous portion of the media file that includes the new playback location.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher Lance Flick, David L. Biderman, Rainer Brodersen, Jeffrey Robbin, Eric Taylor Seymour, Thomas Michael Madden
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Publication number: 20100228965Abstract: An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: AOL INC.Inventors: DAVID F. PARE, DAVID L. BIDERMAN, STEPHEN E. LOOMIS, SCOTT K. BROWN, MICHAEL WISE, DAVID WEXELBLAT, CONOR P. CAHILL, DAVID S. BILL