Patents by Inventor James A. Malone

James A. Malone 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).

  • Patent number: 10783127
    Abstract: There are provided computer systems and methods for performing componentized data storage. Such a system includes a hardware processor, a system memory, and a data componentization unit including a data resolution module and a data archiving module stored in the system memory. The hardware processor is configured to execute the data componentization unit to receive a data file including multiple data types, and to transform the data file into data components corresponding respectively to the multiple data types. The hardware processor is further configured to execute the data componentization unit to generate database entries each including one of the data components, and to store each of the database entries in one of multiple databases based on the data type corresponding to the data component included in the database entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Malone
  • Patent number: 10250900
    Abstract: There is provided systems and methods for embedding data into a video content. A system includes an encoder, a memory storing the encoder, and a hardware processor configured to execute the encoder from the memory. The hardware processor is configured to execute the encoder from the memory to obtain the data, determine a plurality of pixels in the video content, and embed the data into the video content by inverting the plurality of pixels in the video content according to the data. The system further includes a decoder for decoding the video content to obtain the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Malone
  • Publication number: 20190068987
    Abstract: There is provided systems and methods for embedding data into a video content. A system includes an encoder, a memory storing the encoder, and a hardware processor configured to execute the encoder from the memory. The hardware processor is configured to execute the encoder from the memory to obtain the data, determine a plurality of pixels in the video content, and embed the data into the video content by inverting the plurality of pixels in the video content according to the data. The system further includes a decoder for decoding the video content to obtain the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: James A. Malone
  • Patent number: 9679124
    Abstract: Systems, methods and articles of manufacture providing analytically enhanced user interfaces and smart CAPTCHAs. The analytically enhanced user interfaces may collect information regarding a user's interaction with the user interface, and asynchronously transmit the collected information to a logging service. The smart CAPTCHAs may gather information regarding a user based on the input the user provides to the smart CAPTCHA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Malone
  • Patent number: 9560393
    Abstract: Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for transcoding media content. Embodiments include receiving a request to perform a transcoding operation on a first instance of media content. The transcoding operation is divided into a plurality of sub-operations. Embodiments select one of a plurality of transcoding profiles for use in performing the transcoding operation. Additionally, embodiments configure a plurality of virtual machine instances to perform the plurality of sub-operations, based on configuration information specified within the selected transcoding profile. Execution of the plurality of sub-operations is initiated using the configured plurality of virtual machine instances to produce a plurality of encoded fragments. Embodiments then combine the plurality of encoded fragments to produce an encoded instance of media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Malone, Lawrence Anthony, Philip Richards
  • Publication number: 20160371284
    Abstract: There are provided computer systems and methods for performing componentized data storage. Such a system includes a hardware processor, a system memory, and a data componentization unit including a data resolution module and a data archiving module stored in the system memory. The hardware processor is configured to execute the data componentization unit to receive a data file including multiple data types, and to transform the data file into data components corresponding respectively to the multiple data types. The hardware processor is further configured to execute the data componentization unit to generate database entries each including one of the data components, and to store each of the database entries in one of multiple databases based on the data type corresponding to the data component included in the database entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: James A. Malone
  • Publication number: 20160249079
    Abstract: Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for transcoding media content. Embodiments include receiving a request to perform a transcoding operation on a first instance of media content. The transcoding operation is divided into a plurality of sub-operations. Embodiments select one of a plurality of transcoding profiles for use in performing the transcoding operation. Additionally, embodiments configure a plurality of virtual machine instances to perform the plurality of sub-operations, based on configuration information specified within the selected transcoding profile. Execution of the plurality of sub-operations is initiated using the configured plurality of virtual machine instances to produce a plurality of encoded fragments. Embodiments then combine the plurality of encoded fragments to produce an encoded instance of media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: James A. MALONE, Lawrence ANTHONY, Philip RICHARDS
  • Publication number: 20160070902
    Abstract: Systems, methods and articles of manufacture providing analytically enhanced user interfaces and smart CAPTCHAs. The analytically enhanced user interfaces may collect information regarding a user's interaction with the user interface, and asynchronously transmit the collected information to a logging service. The smart CAPTCHAs may gather information regarding a user based on the input the user provides to the smart CAPTCHA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: James A. MALONE
  • Patent number: 8838657
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for document encoding using block encoding of text are disclosed. A computing device is configured to detect, within a digitized image object, a plurality of element groups, where each group comprises one or more text image elements and is separated from other groups by at least one delimiter. The device generates a numerical representation of the groups, comprising a plurality of numerical values, where a particular value corresponding to a particular group is determined based at least in part on a combined size of text image elements of the particular group. The device stores at least a subset of the numerical representation as a fingerprint representing text contents of the digitized image object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Malone, Derick A. Thompson