Patents by Inventor Kashif Bilal

Kashif Bilal 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: 11234054
    Abstract: The typical service to deliver multimedia content is evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS). However, the eMBMS is a service-oriented network architecture requiring a pre-defined and pre-established user service to stream a live video. The content provider must be a multicast service provider to use the eMBMS services, which many typical content providers are not. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides a live video streaming network architecture that enhances the eMBMS architecture to enable service-less multicast delivery. The provided system includes a virtual network function service running on an application server (AS) that identifies potential multicast scenarios based on user requests for a live video stream within a confined area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignees: QATAR FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, QATAR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kashif Bilal, Kamran Zahoor, Aiman Erbad, Amr Mahmoud Salem Mohamed, Mohsen Mokhtar Guizani
  • Publication number: 20210029413
    Abstract: The typical service to deliver multimedia content is evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS). However, the eMBMS is a service-oriented network architecture requiring a pre-defined and pre-established user service to stream a live video. The content provider must be a multicast service provider to use the eMBMS services, which many typical content providers are not. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides a live video streaming network architecture that enhances the eMBMS architecture to enable service-less multicast delivery. The provided system includes a virtual network function service running on an application server (AS) that identifies potential multicast scenarios based on user requests for a live video stream within a confined area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Kashif Bilal, Kamran Zahoor, Aiman Erbad, Amr Mahmoud Salem Mohamed, Mohsen Mokhtar Guizani