Patents by Inventor Eric Ross KLEIN

Eric Ross KLEIN 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).

  • Selective pre-caching of media streams
    Patent number: 11451603
    Abstract: Various embodiments set forth a computer-implemented method for selectively caching digital content for streaming, comprising analyzing a set of traffic data associated with streaming of a plurality of media items in a first time period, selecting, based on the set of traffic data, a first media item for storage in a cache during a second time period, and storing in the cache, prior to receiving a request for the first media item in the second time period, at least a portion of a first media stream of a plurality of media streams associated with the first media item, and at least a portion of a second media stream of the plurality of media streams, wherein each media stream in the plurality of media streams is encoded with different characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Grubb, Eric Ross Klein, Christopher J. Zucker, William B. May, Jr.
  • SELECTIVE PRE-CACHING OF MEDIA STREAMS
    Publication number: 20210266353
    Abstract: Various embodiments set forth a computer-implemented method for selectively caching digital content for streaming, comprising analyzing a set of traffic data associated with streaming of a plurality of media items in a first time period, selecting, based on the set of traffic data, a first media item for storage in a cache during a second time period, and storing in the cache, prior to receiving a request for the first media item in the second time period, at least a portion of a first media stream of a plurality of media streams associated with the first media item, and at least a portion of a second media stream of the plurality of media streams, wherein each media stream in the plurality of media streams is encoded with different characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey GRUBB, Eric Ross KLEIN, Christopher J. ZUCKER, William B. MAY, JR.