Patents by Inventor Eric Buehl

Eric Buehl 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).

  • Encoding Optimization Using Quality Level of Encoded Segments
    Publication number: 20130223510
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes encoding a media file using a variable bitrate encoding algorithm based on a plurality of bitrate ranges to generate a set of encoded segments. For each bitrate range, an encoded segment for each segment of the media file is determined from the set of encoded segments based on a quality level of the encoded segment and each bitrate range. The method then identifies a playlist for each bitrate range including the encoded segment for each segment of the media file that was determined for each bitrate range. At least one playlist includes an encoded segment that was generated based on another bitrate range using the variable bitrate encoding algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: HULU LLC
    Inventors: Baptiste Coudurier, Eric Buehl, Robert A. Post, JR., Alexander V. Gutarin
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMBEDDING MEDIA PROGRAMS HAVING CUSTOM USER SELECTABLE THUMBNAILS
    Publication number: 20120054615
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for embedding a media program with a randomly user selected thumbnail is disclosed. The user can scan a media program to identify one of a plurality of media program frames, select the frame of interest, then designate it as the thumbnail to use in connection with the embedded media program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: HULU LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Eric Buehl, Tienan Ren, Xin Jin, Eric I. Feng