Patents by Inventor Julie Amendson PITT

Julie Amendson PITT 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).

  • System and method for detecting active streams using a heartbeat and secure stop mechanism
    Patent number: 9258207
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for identifying active streaming connections associated with a particular user account. Each active streaming connection transmits heartbeat packets periodically to a server that tracks the receipt of the heartbeat packets. If, for a particular streaming connection, the server stops receiving heartbeat packets, then the server is able to infer that the streaming connection has been terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: NETFLIX, Inc.
    Inventors: James Mitch Zollinger, Julie Amendson Pitt
  • System and method for detecting active streams using a heartbeat and secure stop mechanism
    Patent number: 9197530
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for identifying active streaming connections associated with a particular user account. Each active streaming connection transmits heartbeat packets periodically to a server that tracks the receipt of the heartbeat packets. If, for a particular streaming connection, the server stops receiving heartbeat packets, then the server is able to infer that the streaming connection has been terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: NETFLIX, INC.
    Inventors: James Mitch Zollinger, Julie Amendson Pitt
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ACTIVE STREAMS USING A HEARTBEAT AND SECURE STOP MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20140325060
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for identifying active streaming connections associated with a particular user account. Each active streaming connection transmits heartbeat packets periodically to a server that tracks the receipt of the heartbeat packets. If, for a particular streaming connection, the server stops receiving heartbeat packets, then the server is able to infer that the streaming connection has been terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: James Mitch ZOLLINGER, Julie Amendson PITT
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ACTIVE STREAMS USING A HEARTBEAT AND SECURE STOP MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20140289406
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for identifying active streaming connections associated with a particular user account. Each active streaming connection transmits heartbeat packets periodically to a server that tracks the receipt of the heartbeat packets. If, for a particular streaming connection, the server stops receiving heartbeat packets, then the server is able to infer that the streaming connection has been terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: James Mitch ZOLLINGER, Julie Amendson PITT