Patents by Inventor Forest D. Johns

Forest D. Johns 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).

  • Frame accurate content insertion system
    Patent number: 8843957
    Abstract: A content insertion system helps digital media providers insert replacement content (e.g., localized commercials) at precisely the right places in the video streams delivered to downstream players. Specifically, with frame accuracy, the system inserts content insertion triggers into the delivered video streams. From a source video input, the system determines the trigger positions at which insertion triggers exist with reference to house timecode. The system then locates the corresponding trigger positions in the output video stream with reference to a framecount of frames generated by a digital encoder. The system inserts corresponding content insertion triggers into the delivered video stream when it locates the corresponding trigger positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Christopher M. Lemire, Forest D. Johns
  • Frame Accurate Content Insertion System
    Publication number: 20110314493
    Abstract: A content insertion system helps digital media providers insert replacement content (e.g., localized commercials) at precisely the right places in the video streams delivered to downstream players. Specifically, with frame accuracy, the system inserts content insertion triggers into the delivered video streams. From a source video input, the system determines the trigger positions at which insertion triggers exist with reference to house timecode. The system then locates the corresponding trigger positions in the output video stream with reference to a framecount of frames generated by a digital encoder. The system inserts corresponding content insertion triggers into the delivered video stream when it locates the corresponding trigger positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Christopher M. Lemire, Forest D. Johns