Patents by Inventor Kevin B. Aires

Kevin B. Aires 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 for preparing data
    Patent number: 8635199
    Abstract: A system for preparing data, operable with a server computer system having a store for a first file comprising data (e.g. audio data) and a plurality of sets of lossy data generated from the data in the first file. The system comprises a requesting component for requesting at least two sets of the plurality of sets of lossy data; a receiving component for receiving the at least two sets; and a combining component for combining the at least two sets in order to generate a second file. The data in the second file is of reduced lossiness with respect to the data in the first file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Aires, Ian Hughes, Darren M. Shaw