Patents by Inventor Ivan V. Legrand

Ivan V. Legrand 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).

  • Storage system
    Patent number: 11490131
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a stored copy request indicating data and including a request identifier, scheduling publication of the data to an object store, and sending a subscription request indicating the data and the request identifier to the object store. In another embodiment, a method includes receiving a publication request indicating data to be copied, wherein the publication request is a recording request indicating a channel and a timespan, receiving one or more subscription requests for the data, receiving the data, and generating a copy of the data for each subscription request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Synamedia Limited
    Inventors: Mahesh Chakravarthy Vittal Viveganandhan, Hoi-tauw Jozef Chou, Gowdish Kumaraswamy, David Stuart Morgan, Clint Earl Ricker, Ivan V. Legrand
  • Systems, methods, and devices for managing segmented media content
    Patent number: 11212573
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to initiate recording of a media object. The media object includes a first plurality of sequential media segments. The first plurality of sequential media segments is associated with a corresponding plurality of metadata files, each of which providing a description of a respective one of the first plurality of sequential media segments. The method includes generating, in response to receiving the request to initiate recording of the media object, a first common metadata file that is associated with the media object as a function of the corresponding plurality of metadata files. The first common metadata file includes sequencing information associated with the first plurality of sequential media segments. The method includes storing the first plurality of sequential media segments based on the sequencing information included in the first common metadata file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Synamedia Limited
    Inventors: Hoi-Tauw Chou, Ryan Michael Okelberry, Clint Earl Ricker, Ivan V. Legrand
  • Systems, methods, and devices for managing segmented media content
    Publication number: 20210250635
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to initiate recording of a media object. The media object includes a first plurality of sequential media segments. The first plurality of sequential media segments is associated with a corresponding plurality of metadata files, each of which providing a description of a respective one of the first plurality of sequential media segments. The method includes generating, in response to receiving the request to initiate recording of the media object, a first common metadata file that is associated with the media object as a function of the corresponding plurality of metadata files. The first common metadata file includes sequencing information associated with the first plurality of sequential media segments. The method includes storing the first plurality of sequential media segments based on the sequencing information included in the first common metadata file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Hoi-Tauw CHOU, Ryan Michael OKELBERRY, Clint Earl RICKER, Ivan V. LEGRAND
  • Storage System
    Publication number: 20210219003
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a stored copy request indicating data and including a request identifier, scheduling publication of the data to an object store, and sending a subscription request indicating the data and the request identifier to the object store. In another embodiment, a method includes receiving a publication request indicating data to be copied, wherein the publication request is a recording request indicating a channel and a timespan, receiving one or more subscription requests for the data, receiving the data, and generating a copy of the data for each subscription request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Mahesh Chakravarthy Vittal Viveganandhan, Hoi-tauw Jozef Chou, Gowdish Kumaraswamy, David Stuart Morgan, Clint Earl Ricker, Ivan V. Legrand
  • Storage system for recording and retrieving data copy for multiple users
    Patent number: 10992965
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a stored copy request indicating data and including a request identifier, scheduling publication of the data to an object store, and sending a subscription request indicating the data and the request identifier to the object store. In another embodiment, a method includes receiving a publication request indicating data to be copied, wherein the publication request is a recording request indicating a channel and a timespan, receiving one or more subscription requests for the data, receiving the data, and generating a copy of the data for each subscription request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Synamedia Limited
    Inventors: Mahesh Chakravarthy Vittal Viveganandhan, Hoi-tauw Jozef Chou, Gowdish Kumaraswamy, David Stuart Morgan, Clint Ricker, Ivan V. Legrand
  • Segmented video content storage
    Patent number: 10331738
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a segment of content, determining that the segment is referenced by at least one active record of a recordings database, and, responsive to the determination, storing the segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SYNAMEDIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Clint Ricker, Hoi-tauw Jozef Chou, Gowdish Kumaraswamy, David Stuart Morgan, Ivan V. Legrand
  • Segmented Video Content Storage
    Publication number: 20170105028
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a segment of content, determining that the segment is referenced by at least one active record of a recordings database, and, responsive to the determination, storing the segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Clint Ricker, Hoi-tauw Jozef Chou, Gowdish Kumaraswamy, David Stuart Morgan, Ivan V. Legrand
  • Storage System
    Publication number: 20170102890
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a stored copy request indicating data and including a request identifier, scheduling publication of the data to an object store, and sending a subscription request indicating the data and the request identifier to the object store. In another embodiment, a method includes receiving a publication request indicating data to be copied, wherein the publication request is a recording request indicating a channel and a timespan, receiving one or more subscription requests for the data, receiving the data, and generating a copy of the data for each subscription request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Mahesh Chakravarthy Vittal Viveganandhan, Hoi-tauw Jozef Chou, Gowdish Kumaraswamy, David Stuart Morgan, Clint Ricker, Ivan V. Legrand