Patents by Inventor Jerome Rota
Jerome Rota 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).
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Patent number: 11558564Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2022Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Publication number: 20220408032Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Patent number: 11509839Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Publication number: 20220345643Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Publication number: 20220256102Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Patent number: 11297263Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Publication number: 20220046188Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Patent number: 11159746Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Publication number: 20210258514Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Patent number: 11012641Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Publication number: 20200288069Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Patent number: 10708521Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Publication number: 20190289226Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Patent number: 10257443Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Jason Braness, Jerome Rota, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Brian T. Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Publication number: 20160360123Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: SONIC IP, INC.Inventors: JASON BRANESS, CHRISTOPHER DURHAM, TIMOTHY SAYRE, BENJAMIN COTE, DARRIUS NGUYEN THOMPSON, JEROME ROTA, ALASTAIR MAYO, ERIC WILLIAM GRAB, JERALD DONALDSON, HEATHER HITCHCOCK, DAMIEN CHAVARRIA, MICHAEL JOHN FLOY, ABOU UI AALA AHSAN, BRIAN T. FUDGE, ADAM H. LI
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Patent number: 9369687Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for encoding, distributing, and decoding multimedia files with interleaved video, subtitle, and audio chunks are provided. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. In one embodiment, the generated ‘audio,’ ‘video’ and ‘subtitle’ chunks are interleaved so that the ‘audio’ and ‘subtitle’ chunks are located within the file prior to the ‘video’ chunks containing information concerning the video frames to which they correspond. In other embodiments, the ‘audio’ and ‘subtitle’ chunks can be located after the ‘video’ chunks to which they correspond. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Sonic IP, Inc.Inventors: Jason Braness, Christopher Durham, Timothy Sayre, Benjamin Cote, Darrius Nguyen Thompson, Jerome Rota, Alastair Mayo, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Abou Ul Aala Ahsan, Brian Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Publication number: 20150104153Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Jason Braness, Christopher Durham, Timothy Sayre, Benjamin Cote, Darrius Nguyen Thompson, Jerome Rota, Alastair Mayo, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Ashan Butt, Brian Fudge, Adam H. Li
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Patent number: 8731369Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Sonic IP, Inc.Inventors: Adam H. Li, Jason Braness, Christopher Durham, Timothy Sayre, Benjamin Cote, Darrius Thompson, Jerome Rota, Alastair Mayo, Eric William Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael John Floyd, Ahsan Butt, Brian Fudge
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Publication number: 20050207442Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2004Publication date: September 22, 2005Inventors: Alexander Zoest, Jason Braness, Christopher Durham, Timothy Sayre, Benjamin Cote, Darrius Thompson, Jerome Rota, Adrian Bourke, Alastair Mayo, Eric Grab, Jerald Donaldson, Heather Hitchcock, Damien Chavarria, Michael Floyd, Ahsan Butt, Brian Fudge, Aaron Robinson