Patents by Inventor Joseph P. Coffaro

Joseph P. Coffaro 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: 10970351
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for allocating storage of media programs among global and local storage assets for hot and cold storage is disclosed. Trend data is obtained from a plurality of sources including web page click-throughs and social media, indexed and combined with data describing available media programs to identify media programs of interest and reallocate them to hot storage as required. The system uses REST-compliant methods and commands and is therefore pluggable and can be used with a variety of existing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Dean Perrine, Christopher D. Blandy, Joseph P. Coffaro
  • Patent number: 10924779
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a broadcast video stream from a primary video component having a live feed from a source remote from the virtual media control system in at least near real time is disclosed. Live queueing events are inserted into the live video feed and automatically interpreted to insert secondary video components that become part of a broadcast video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph P. Coffaro
  • Publication number: 20200068237
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a broadcast video stream from a primary video component having a live feed from a source remote from the virtual media control system in at least near real time is disclosed. Live queueing events are inserted into the live video feed and automatically interpreted to insert secondary video components that become part of a broadcast video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph P. Coffaro
  • Patent number: 10462500
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a broadcast video stream from a primary video component having a live feed from a source remote from the virtual media control system in at least near real time is disclosed. Live queuing events are inserted into the live video feed and automatically interpreted to insert secondary video components that become part of a broadcast video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph P. Coffaro
  • Publication number: 20190102350
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for allocating storage of media programs among global and local storage assets for hot and cold storage is disclosed. Trend data is obtained from a plurality of sources including web page click-throughs and social media, indexed and combined with data describing available media programs to identify media programs of interest and reallocate them to hot storage as required. The system uses REST-compliant methods and commands and is therefore pluggable and can be used with a variety of existing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Dean Perrine, Christopher D. Blandy, Joseph P. Coffaro
  • Patent number: 10089401
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for allocating storage of media programs among global and local storage assets for hot and cold storage is disclosed. Trend data is obtained from a plurality of sources including web page click-throughs and social media, indexed and combined with data describing available media programs to identify media programs of interest and reallocate them to hot storage as required. The system uses REST-compliant methods and commands and is therefore pluggable and can be used with a variety of existing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY
    Inventors: Dean Perrine, Christopher D. Blandy, Joseph P. Coffaro
  • Publication number: 20170359605
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a broadcast video stream from a primary video component having a live feed from a source remote from the virtual media control system in at least near real time is disclosed. Live queuing events are inserted into the live video feed and automatically interpreted to insert secondary video components that become part of a broadcast video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY
    Inventor: Joseph P. Coffaro
  • Publication number: 20170199886
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for allocating storage of media programs among global and local storage assets for hot and cold storage is disclosed. Trend data is obtained from a plurality of sources including web page click-throughs and social media, indexed and combined with data describing available media programs to identify media programs of interest and reallocate them to hot storage as required. The system uses REST-compliant methods and commands and is therefore pluggable and can be used with a variety of existing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Dean Perrine, Christopher D. Blandy, Joseph P. Coffaro