Patents by Inventor Gary T. Hertel

Gary T. Hertel 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).

  • UNIQUE USER SESSION TRACKING IN ADAPTIVE BITRATE VIDEO DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20210409290
    Abstract: An apparatus having a device of a user and a computer is disclosed. The computer may be configured to (i) transfer a manifest to the device in response to a viewing session being opened. The manifest generally has a plurality of modified links to a plurality of bitrates of a video content. Each one of the modified links may include an identifier that is unique to the viewing session. The computer may also be configured to (ii) receive a particular one of the modified links from the device, (iii) log a presence of the viewing session, and (iv) generate a request by removing the identifier from the particular modified link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Gregory K. Truax, Gary T. Hertel
  • Unique user session tracking in adaptive bitrate video delivery
    Patent number: 11196646
    Abstract: An apparatus having a device of a user and a computer is disclosed. The computer may be configured to (i) transfer a manifest to the device in response to a viewing session being opened. The manifest generally has a plurality of modified links to a plurality of bitrates of a video content. Each one of the modified links may include an identifier that is unique to the viewing session. The computer may also be configured to (ii) receive a particular one of the modified links from the device, (iii) log a presence of the viewing session, and (iv) generate a request by removing the identifier from the particular modified link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory K. Truax, Gary T. Hertel
  • UNIQUE USER SESSION TRACKING IN ADAPTIVE BITRATE VIDEO DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20200336393
    Abstract: An apparatus having a device of a user and a computer is disclosed. The computer may be configured to (i) transfer a manifest to the device in response to a viewing session being opened. The manifest generally has a plurality of modified links to a plurality of bitrates of a video content. Each one of the modified links may include an identifier that is unique to the viewing session. The computer may also be configured to (ii) receive a particular one of the modified links from the device, (iii) log a presence of the viewing session, and (iv) generate a request by removing the identifier from the particular modified link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory K. Truax, Gary T. Hertel
  • Unique user session tracking in adaptive bitrate video delivery
    Patent number: 10749761
    Abstract: An apparatus having a device of a user and a computer is disclosed. The computer may be configured to (i) transfer a manifest to the device in response to a viewing session being opened. The manifest generally has a plurality of modified links to a plurality of bitrates of a video content. Each one of the modified links may include an identifier that is unique to the viewing session. The computer may also be configured to (ii) receive a particular one of the modified links from the device, (iii) log a presence of the viewing session, and (iv) generate a request by removing the identifier from the particular modified link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory K. Truax, Gary T. Hertel