Patents by Inventor James Michael Hodapp

James Michael Hodapp 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).

  • Apparatus and method for transmitting live media content
    Patent number: 10069887
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for sending live streams to regular HTTP clients. An incoming live media stream is segmented into segment files. A segment list is used to maintain the logical representation of the segment segment files so that they look like one continuous file. Each segment file is sent to the client through regular HTTP protocol once it is available. Old segment files can be deleted to save storage space and reduce management overhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: THOMSON LICENSING DTV
    Inventor: James Michael Hodapp
  • Media player web service
    Patent number: 9380104
    Abstract: Methods for configuring playback for local or remote rendering in an HTML5 UI. The methods include determining a client type, transmitting a request to a content management server (CMS) for Get media metadata, receiving Get media metadata from the CMS, determining video format for a client, constructing a media URL, and constructing the HTML 5 page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Benjamin Allen Pullen, Cameron DeShawn Jiles, James Michael Hodapp
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING LIVE MEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20130304916
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for sending live streams to regular HTTP clients. An incoming live media stream is segmented into segment files. A segment list is used to maintain the logical representation of the segment segment files so that they look like one continuous file. Each segment file is sent to the client through regular HTTP protocol once it is available. Old segment files can be deleted to save storage space and reduce management overhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventor: James Michael Hodapp
  • MEDIA PLAYER WEB SERVICE
    Publication number: 20120317473
    Abstract: Methods for configuring playback for local or remote rendering in an HTML5 UI. The methods include determining a client type, transmitting a request to a content management server (CMS) for Get media metadata, receiving Get media metadata from the CMS, determining video format for a client, constructing a media URL, and constructing the HTML 5 page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Benjamin Allen PULLEN, Cameron DeShawn Jiles, James Michael Hodapp