Patents by Inventor Jeffrey M. Wilcox

Jeffrey M. Wilcox 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).

  • Smooth streaming client component
    Patent number: 8555163
    Abstract: A streaming abstraction system is described herein that provides application developers a client software development kit (SDK) on top of which to build smooth streaming solutions. The system reduces development time considerably and abstracts platform specific intricacies and protocol handling on the client. In addition, the streaming abstraction system makes it possible to monetize streaming content with advanced features like advertising and analytics and provides advanced capabilities like multiple camera angles, diagnostics, and error handling. In some embodiments, the streaming abstraction system provides an intermediate layer that operates between an application and an underlying client media platform. The intermediate layer manages smooth streaming protocol handling as well as interactions with the platform-specific runtime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vishal Sood, Geqiang (Sam) Zhang, Lin Liu, Krishna Prakash Duggaraju, Sam J. George, Jack E. Freelander, Anirban Roy, John A. Bocharov, Jeffrey M. Wilcox, Raymond Cheng
  • SMOOTH STREAMING CLIENT COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20110307623
    Abstract: A streaming abstraction system is described herein that provides application developers a client software development kit (SDK) on top of which to build smooth streaming solutions. The system reduces development time considerably and abstracts platform specific intricacies and protocol handling on the client. In addition, the streaming abstraction system makes it possible to monetize streaming content with advanced features like advertising and analytics and provides advanced capabilities like multiple camera angles, diagnostics, and error handling. In some embodiments, the streaming abstraction system provides an intermediate layer that operates between an application and an underlying client media platform. The intermediate layer manages smooth streaming protocol handling as well as interactions with the platform-specific runtime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sam J. George, Geqiang (Sam) Zhang, Lin Liu, Krishna Prakash Duggaraju, Vishal Sood, Jack E. Freelander, Anirban Roy, John A. Bocharov, Jeffrey M. Wilcox, Raymond Cheng