Patents by Inventor James R. Wolan, II

James R. Wolan, II 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).

  • Systems and methods to determine when to rejoin a live media broadcast after an interruption
    Patent number: 11490148
    Abstract: Systems and methods to determine when to rejoin a live media broadcast after an interruption are presented herein. Weighting information including individual weights conveying importance of attribute values for a set of broadcast attributes of the live media broadcast may be obtained. One or more of the weighting information, the attribute values, and/or other information may facilitate making a determination of a rejoin point in time in the live media broadcast for rejoining the live media broadcast upon a completion of an interruption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Wolan, II, Efthimis Stefanidis, Vladislav Feldman, Michael J. Strein
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETERMINE WHEN TO REJOIN A LIVE MEDIA BROADCAST AFTER AN INTERRUPTION
    Publication number: 20220078499
    Abstract: Systems and methods to determine when to rejoin a live media broadcast after an interruption are presented herein. Weighting information including individual weights conveying importance of attribute values for a set of broadcast attributes of the live media broadcast may be obtained. One or more of the weighting information, the attribute values, and/or other information may facilitate making a determination of a rejoin point in time in the live media broadcast for rejoining the live media broadcast upon a completion of an interruption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: James R. Wolan, II, Efthimis Stefanidis, Vladislav Feldman, Michael J. Strein