Patents by Inventor Deborah F. Swayne

Deborah F. Swayne 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).

  • Using video viewing patterns to determine content placement
    Patent number: 8799967
    Abstract: A method includes receiving demand information for a first segment of a media content item and receiving demand information for a second segment of the media content item. The method includes assigning the first segment to a first set of distribution nodes of a media content distribution system based at least partially on the demand information for the first segment and based at least partially on a first cost function and assigning the second segment to a second set of distribution nodes of the media content distribution system based at least partially on the demand information for the second segment and based at least partially on a second cost function. The media content distribution system includes a plurality of distribution nodes and each distribution node is configured to provide media content items to at least some of a plurality of endpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: David Applegate, Aaron Archer, Kyung-Wook Hwang, Vijay Gopalakrishnan, Seungjoon Lee, Kadangode K Ramakrishnan, Deborah F Swayne
  • Using Video Viewing Patterns to Determine Content Placement
    Publication number: 20130104175
    Abstract: A method includes receiving demand information for a first segment of a media content item and receiving demand information for a second segment of the media content item. The method includes assigning the first segment to a first set of distribution nodes of a media content distribution system based at least partially on the demand information for the first segment and based at least partially on a first cost function and assigning the second segment to a second set of distribution nodes of the media content distribution system based at least partially on the demand information for the second segment and based at least partially on a second cost function. The media content distribution system includes a plurality of distribution nodes and each distribution node is configured to provide media content items to at least some of a plurality of endpoints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I.L.P.
    Inventors: David Applegate, Aaron Archer, Kyung-Wook Hwang, Vijay Gopalakrishnan, Seungjoon Lee, Kadangode K. Ramakrishnan, Deborah F. Swayne