Patents by Inventor Joseph Mark Gang, Jr.

Joseph Mark Gang, Jr. 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).

  • Method for operating an array of video storage units
    Patent number: 6178480
    Abstract: A method for increasing the storage capacity of a video server which utilizes an array of disks is disclosed. The server is operated so that the continuity of a plurality of bit streams is maintained. The inventive method has advantageous characteristics with respect to storage capacity, streaming capacity, start-up latency of new streams, amount of required buffer capacity, scalability, reliability and multiple bit rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Starlight Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Fouad A. Tobagi, Randall B. Baird, Joseph Mark Gang, Jr., Joseph W. M. Pang
  • Method for operating a disk storage system which stores video data so as to maintain the continuity of a plurality of video streams
    Patent number: 5732239
    Abstract: A method for increasing the storage capacity of a video server which utilizes an array of disks is disclosed. The server is operated so that the continuity of a plurality of bit streams is maintained. The inventive method has advantageous characteristics with respect to storage capacity, streaming capacity, start-up latency of new streams, amount of required buffer capacity, scalability, reliability and multiple bit rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Starlight Networks
    Inventors: Fouad A. Tobagi, Randall B. Baird, Joseph Mark Gang, Jr., Joseph W. M. Pang
  • Multicast routing technique
    Patent number: 5696763
    Abstract: Multicast video services are provided in a network having a star topology. The network illustratively compromises a switched hub having a shared transmission medium and a plurality of ports. An Ethernet segment is connected to each port. Client stations belonging to the Ethernet segments communicate to the associated ports information identifying the particular multicasts they wish to receive. This is accomplished by sending special packets (mask update packets) from the client stations to the ports. Only multicast video data packets belonging to multicasts identified in the update packets are transmitted by the ports on the associated Ethernet segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Starlight Networks
    Inventor: Joseph Mark Gang, Jr.