Patents by Inventor James Mitch Zollinger

James Mitch Zollinger 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).

  • Publication number: 20120278449
    Abstract: Embodiments for changing bit rates in streaming media are provided. As portions of a streaming media file are downloaded for playback, the size of the portion is compared with an expected size determined prior to initiating playback of streaming AV data. The portion of the media file may be padded such that the size of the portion matches the size specified prior to initiating playback of streaming AV data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: NETFLIX Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Ping WU, Christian KAISER, Yung-Hsiao LAI, James Mitch ZOLLINGER, David Randall RONCA
  • Publication number: 20120226915
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for decrypting digital content in a secure environment. The technique includes the steps of receiving a digital rights management (DRM) license associated with a first frame of encrypted data from a DRM server, where the DRM license includes a decryption key for decrypting the first frame of encrypted data, transmitting the DRM license to a secure content playback pipeline for storage, and transmitting the first frame of encrypted data to the secure content playback pipeline for decryption, where, in response to receiving the first frame of encrypted data, a trusted processing entity within the secure content playback pipeline decrypts the first frame of encrypted data based on the decryption key included in the DRM license to generate a first set of decrypted data and store the first set of decrypted data in a secure memory space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: James Mitch ZOLLINGER, Yung-Hsiao Lai, Anthony Neal Park, David Randall Ronca, Scott Gregory Kelly
  • Publication number: 20100158101
    Abstract: Embodiments for changing bit rates in streaming media are provided. As portions of a streaming media file are downloaded for playback, the size of the portion is compared with an expected size determined prior to initiating playback of streaming AV data. The portion of the media file may be padded such that the size of the portion matches the size specified prior to initiating playback of streaming AV data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: CHUNG-PING WU, Christian Kaiser, Yung-Hsiao Lai, James Mitch Zollinger, David Randall Ronca