Patents by Inventor Joe C. McPherson

Joe C. McPherson 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).

  • Patent number: 12289355
    Abstract: Systems maintain synchronicity among elements intended to be displayed at various points during a live media stream. At a multimedia player, start playback of a live media stream. The systems receive input from a user selecting a new time of the media stream to playback, which is different than the current playback time of the media stream. The systems adjust playback of the media stream to restart at the new selected time, such that the current playback time of the output media stream is updated to the new selected time. The systems monitor the current playback time of the media stream as adjusted. The systems determine a user-initiated command to execute for displaying one or more visual elements at the multimedia player by polling a command manifest file based on the current playback time as adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: OpenExchange, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich
  • Publication number: 20240236163
    Abstract: Systems maintain synchronicity among elements intended to be displayed at various points during a live media stream. At a multimedia player, start playback of a live media stream. The systems receive input from a user selecting a new time of the media stream to playback, which is different than the current playback time of the media stream. The systems adjust playback of the media stream to restart at the new selected time, such that the current playback time of the output media stream is updated to the new selected time. The systems monitor the current playback time of the media stream as adjusted. The systems determine a user-initiated command to execute for displaying one or more visual elements at the multimedia player by polling a command manifest file based on the current playback time as adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich
  • Patent number: 11909794
    Abstract: Systems maintain synchronicity among elements intended to be displayed at various points during a live media stream. At a multimedia player, start playback of a live media stream. The systems receive input from a user selecting a new time of the media stream to playback, which is different than the current playback time of the media stream. The systems adjust playback of the media stream to restart at the new selected time, such that the current playback time of the output media stream is updated to the new selected time. The systems monitor the current playback time of the media stream as adjusted. The systems determine a user-initiated command to execute for displaying one or more visual elements at the multimedia player by polling a command manifest file based on the current playback time as adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: OPENEXCHANGE, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich
  • Publication number: 20230412659
    Abstract: Systems maintain synchronicity among elements intended to be displayed at various points during a live media stream. At a multimedia player, start playback of a live media stream. The systems receive input from a user selecting a new time of the media stream to playback, which is different than the current playback time of the media stream. The systems adjust playback of the media stream to restart at the new selected time, such that the current playback time of the output media stream is updated to the new selected time. The systems monitor the current playback time of the media stream as adjusted. The systems determine a user-initiated command to execute for displaying one or more visual elements at the multimedia player by polling a command manifest file based on the current playback time as adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich
  • Patent number: 11496533
    Abstract: Systems maintain synchronicity among elements intended to be displayed at various points during a live media stream. At a multimedia player, start playback of a live media stream. The systems receive input from a user selecting a new time of the media stream to playback, which is different than the current playback time of the media stream. The systems adjust playback of the media stream to restart at the new selected time, such that the current playback time of the output media stream is updated to the new selected time. The systems monitor the current playback time of the media stream as adjusted. The systems determine a user-initiated command to execute for displaying one or more visual elements at the multimedia player by polling a command manifest file based on the current playback time as adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: OpenExchange, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich
  • Patent number: 11240279
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to computer systems and methods that maintain synchronicity among elements intended to be displayed at various points during a live media stream. The systems and methods, at a multimedia player, start playback of a live media stream. The systems and methods receive input from a user selecting a new time of the media stream to playback, which is different than the current playback time of the media stream. The systems and methods adjust playback of the media stream to restart at the new selected time, such that the current playback time of the output media stream is updated to the new selected time. The systems and methods monitor the current playback time of the media stream as adjusted. The systems and methods determine a user-initiated command to execute for displaying one or more visual elements at the multimedia player by polling a command manifest file based on the current playback time as adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: OPENEXCHANGE, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich
  • Publication number: 20210227008
    Abstract: Systems maintain synchronicity among elements intended to be displayed at various points during a live media stream. At a multimedia player, start playback of a live media stream. The systems receive input from a user selecting a new time of the media stream to playback, which is different than the current playback time of the media stream. The systems adjust playback of the media stream to restart at the new selected time, such that the current playback time of the output media stream is updated to the new selected time. The systems monitor the current playback time of the media stream as adjusted. The systems determine a user-initiated command to execute for displaying one or more visual elements at the multimedia player by polling a command manifest file based on the current playback time as adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich
  • Patent number: 10999338
    Abstract: Systems maintain synchronicity among elements intended to be displayed at various points during a live media stream. At a multimedia player, start playback of a live media stream. The systems receive input from a user selecting a new time of the media stream to playback, which is different than the current playback time of the media stream. The systems adjust playback of the media stream to restart at the new selected time, such that the current playback time of the output media stream is updated to the new selected time. The systems monitor the current playback time of the media stream as adjusted. The systems determine a user-initiated command to execute for displaying one or more visual elements at the multimedia player by polling a command manifest file based on the current playback time as adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: OpenExchange, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich
  • Publication number: 20200322401
    Abstract: Systems maintain synchronicity among elements intended to be displayed at various points during a live media stream. At a multimedia player, start playback of a live media stream. The systems receive input from a user selecting a new time of the media stream to playback, which is different than the current playback time of the media stream. The systems adjust playback of the media stream to restart at the new selected time, such that the current playback time of the output media stream is updated to the new selected time. The systems monitor the current playback time of the media stream as adjusted. The systems determine a user-initiated command to execute for displaying one or more visual elements at the multimedia player by polling a command manifest file based on the current playback time as adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich
  • Publication number: 20200304548
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to computer systems and methods that maintain synchronicity among elements intended to be displayed at various points during a live media stream. The systems and methods, at a multimedia player, start playback of a live media stream. The systems and methods receive input from a user selecting a new time of the media stream to playback, which is different than the current playback time of the media stream. The systems and methods adjust playback of the media stream to restart at the new selected time, such that the current playback time of the output media stream is updated to the new selected time. The systems and methods monitor the current playback time of the media stream as adjusted. The systems and methods determine a user-initiated command to execute for displaying one or more visual elements at the multimedia player by polling a command manifest file based on the current playback time as adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich
  • Patent number: 10652293
    Abstract: Systems maintain synchronicity among elements intended to be displayed at various points during a live media stream. At a multimedia player, start playback of a live media stream. The systems receive input from a user selecting a new time of the media stream to playback, which is different than the current playback time of the media stream. The systems adjust playback of the media stream to restart at the new selected time, such that the current playback time of the output media stream is updated to the new selected time. The systems monitor the current playback time of the media stream as adjusted. The systems determine a user-initiated command to execute for displaying one or more visual elements at the multimedia player by polling a command manifest file based on the current playback time as adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: OpenExchange, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich
  • Patent number: 10560502
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to computer systems and methods of re-synchronizing playback of a live media stream with execution of a stream of out-of-band commands, where the commands and media stream are transmitted through different network pathways. The systems and methods, at a multimedia player, retrieve a command manifest file from a publishing server or CDN and parse the location of the media stream from the file. The systems and methods load and buffer the media stream from the parsed location and start playback of the media stream. The systems and methods monitor current playback time of the live media stream. The systems and methods also poll the user-initiated commands appended to the command manifest file. The systems and methods determine whether to execute a user-initiated command of the polled user-initiated commands in a user interface of the multimedia player based on the monitored current playback time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: OpenExchange, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich
  • Publication number: 20190068664
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to computer systems and methods of re-synchronizing playback of a live media stream with execution of a stream of out-of-band commands, where the commands and media stream are transmitted through different network pathways. The systems and methods, at a multimedia player, retrieve a command manifest file from a publishing server or CDN and parse the location of the media stream from the file. The systems and methods load and buffer the media stream from the parsed location and start playback of the media stream. The systems and methods monitor current playback time of the live media stream. The systems and methods also poll the user-initiated commands appended to the command manifest file. The systems and methods determine whether to execute a user-initiated command of the polled user-initiated commands in a user interface of the multimedia player based on the monitored current playback time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich
  • Publication number: 20190068665
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to computer systems and methods that maintain synchronicity among elements intended to be displayed at various points during a live media stream. The systems and methods, at a multimedia player, start playback of a live media stream. The systems and methods receive input from a user selecting a new time of the media stream to playback, which is different than the current playback time of the media stream. The systems and methods adjust playback of the media stream to restart at the new selected time, such that the current playback time of the output media stream is updated to the new selected time. The systems and methods monitor the current playback time of the media stream as adjusted. The systems and methods determine a user-initiated command to execute for displaying one or more visual elements at the multimedia player by polling a command manifest file based on the current playback time as adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander J. Kieft, Joe C. McPherson, Michael E. Kolowich