Patents by Inventor Davis Shepherd

Davis Shepherd 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).

  • Streaming decision in the cloud
    Patent number: 10887363
    Abstract: Generating streaming decisions at one or more remote servers on behalf of a local client is disclosed. An indication of a content request, multi-dimensional client information, and local state information are received from a client device. A record specific to the client device is generated, in a data store, using the received local state information. The data store includes a plurality of records corresponding to respective different client devices. A set of instructions usable by the client device to obtain and play content is determined based at least in part the local state information received from the client device. The determined set of instructions is transmitted to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Li, Davis Shepherd, Xi Liu, Jibin Zhan, Faisal Zakaria Siddiqi, Aditya Ravikumar Ganjam, Ion Stoica, Hui Zhang, Alexey Serbin
  • Dynamic bitrate range selection in the cloud for optimized video streaming
    Patent number: 10848436
    Abstract: Selecting an optimal bitrate range is disclosed. A request for content from a first client is received. An optimal subset of bitrates for the first client is determined. The optimal subset of bitrates for the first client is determined based at least in part on one or more real-time quality measures. A different optimal subset of bitrates is determined for a second client. An indication of the optimal subset of bitrates determined for the first client is provided to the first client. The first client is configured to obtain content according to the indication of the optimal subset of bitrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya Ravikumar Ganjam, Jibin Zhan, Faisal Zakaria Siddiqi, Alexey Serbin, Davis Shepherd, Oleg Vasilyev
  • Streaming decision in the cloud
    Patent number: 10305955
    Abstract: Generating streaming decisions at one or more remote servers on behalf of a local client is disclosed. An indication of a content request, multi-dimensional client information, and local state information are received from a client device. A record specific to the client device is generated, in a data store, using the received local state information. The data store includes a plurality of records corresponding to respective different client devices. A set of instructions usable by the client device to obtain and play content is determined based at least in part the local state information received from the client device. The determined set of instructions is transmitted to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Li, Davis Shepherd, Xi Liu, Jibin Zhan, Faisal Zakaria Siddiqi, Aditya Ravikumar Ganjam, Ion Stoica, Hui Zhang, Alexey Serbin
  • Dynamic bitrate range selection in the cloud for optimized video streaming
    Patent number: 10178043
    Abstract: Selecting an optimal bitrate range is disclosed. A request for content from a first client is received. An optimal subset of bitrates for the first client is determined. The optimal subset of bitrates for the first client is determined based at least in part on one or more real-time quality measures. A different optimal subset of bitrates is determined for a second client. An indication of the optimal subset of bitrates determined for the first client is provided to the first client. The first client is configured to obtain content according to the indication of the optimal subset of bitrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Conviva Inc.
    Inventors: Aditya Ravikumar Ganjam, Jibin Zhan, Faisal Zakaria Siddiqi, Alexey Serbin, Davis Shepherd, Oleg Vasilyev