Patents by Inventor Julie Amundson Pitt

Julie Amundson 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: 10225170
    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: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: NETFLIX, INC.
    Inventors: James Mitch Zollinger, Julie Amundson Pitt
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ACTIVE STREAMS USING A HEARTBEAT AND SECURE STOP MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20180054372
    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: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: James Mitch ZOLLINGER, Julie Amundson PITT
  • System and method for detecting active streams using a heartbeat and secure stop mechanism
    Patent number: 9794151
    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: February 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: NETFLIX, INC.
    Inventors: James Mitch Zollinger, Julie Amundson Pitt
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ACTIVE STREAMS USING A HEARTBEAT AND SECURE STOP MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20160156536
    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: February 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: James Mitch ZOLLINGER, Julie Amundson PITT
  • System and method for detecting active streams using a heartbeat and secure stop mechanism
    Patent number: 8756708
    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 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Netflix Inc.
    Inventors: James Mitch Zollinger, Julie Amundson Pitt
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ACTIVE STREAMS USING A HEARTBEAT AND SECURE STOP MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20140020119
    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 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: James Mitch Zollinger, Julie Amundson Pitt